Karlov of the Ghost Council: Lifegain
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Karlov of the Ghost Council players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Scheming Silvertongue+20% Synergy
$1.20
Moseo, Vein's New Dean+17% Synergy
$0.97
Defiling Daemogoth+5% Synergy
$2.22
Turbulent Moor-15% Synergy
$6.18
Eclipsed Steppe-15% Synergy
$2.61
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Karlov of the Ghost Council's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Soul Warden+73% Synergy
$3.51
Soul's Attendant+72% Synergy
$5.64
Kambal, Consul of Allocation+59% Synergy
$8.59
Authority of the Consuls+59% Synergy
$4.32
Auriok Champion+54% Synergy
$9.91
Suture Priest+52% Synergy
$5.76
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun+50% Synergy
$0.37
Aetherflux Reservoir+50% Synergy
$23.88
Sunscorch Regent+48% Synergy
$0.49
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+46% Synergy
$11.60
Top Cards
The staple cards most Karlov of the Ghost Council Lifegain decks run as their core.
Blind Obedience+43% Synergy
$6.36
Serra Ascendant+43% Synergy
$34.13
Heliod, Sun-Crowned+43% Synergy
$22.28
Sanguine Bond+40% Synergy
$5.63
Exquisite Blood+34% Synergy
$36.84
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+26% Synergy
$2.78
Blood Artist+17% Synergy
$1.47
Anguished Unmaking+15% Synergy
$0.81
Swords to Plowshares+4% Synergy
$1.44
Path to Exile-2% Synergy
$1.05
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Karlov of the Ghost Council Lifegain game on their own.
Bolas's Citadel+28% Synergy
$17.35
Smothering Tithe+13% Synergy
$53.72
Teferi's Protection+13% Synergy
$51.92
Necropotence+13% Synergy
$37.03
Demonic Tutor+10% Synergy
$70.03
Farewell+8% Synergy
$5.86
Enlightened Tutor+8% Synergy
$36.16
Vampiric Tutor+6% Synergy
$62.01
The One Ring+6% Synergy
$101.75
Ancient Tomb+3% Synergy
$125.34
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Karlov of the Ghost Council decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Voice of the Blessed+40% Synergy
$2.82
Archangel of Thune+37% Synergy
$61.80
Mother of Runes+36% Synergy
$12.66
Exemplar of Light+36% Synergy
$2.44
Guide of Souls+36% Synergy
$2.15
Lunarch Veteran+31% Synergy
$0.31
Haliya, Guided by Light+30% Synergy
$2.20
Archivist of Oghma+28% Synergy
$8.30
Vizkopa Guildmage+28% Synergy
$0.54
The Gaffer+28% Synergy
$6.73
Marauding Blight-Priest+27% Synergy
$0.31
Creeping Bloodsucker+26% Synergy
$5.05
Elenda's Hierophant+25% Synergy
$4.33
Witch of the Moors+25% Synergy
$0.37
Spectrum Sentinel+25% Synergy
$0.40
Starscape Cleric+24% Synergy
$0.64
Amalia Benavides Aguirre+24% Synergy
$0.35
Giver of Runes+22% Synergy
$9.78
Felidar Sovereign+21% Synergy
$3.32
Crested Sunmare+21% Synergy
$9.82
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+20% Synergy
$35.56
Enduring Tenacity+19% Synergy
$14.16
Crypt Ghast+19% Synergy
$17.79
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+19% Synergy
$89.91
Hinterland Sanctifier+19% Synergy
$0.24
Ajani's Pridemate+19% Synergy
$0.26
Wall of Reverence+19% Synergy
$0.32
Sorin of House Markov+18% Synergy
$2.07
Dark Confidant+17% Synergy
$4.28
Lurrus of the Dream-Den+16% Synergy
$2.64
Essence Channeler+16% Synergy
$0.60
Drana's Emissary+16% Synergy
$0.39
Nyx-Fleece Ram+16% Synergy
$0.30
Distinguished Conjurer+15% Synergy
$0.28
Esper Sentinel+14% Synergy
$58.30
Cliffhaven Vampire+14% Synergy
$0.84
Speaker of the Heavens+14% Synergy
$0.81
Ocelot Pride+13% Synergy
$39.45
Obzedat, Ghost Council+13% Synergy
$0.98
Mangara, the Diplomat+12% Synergy
$0.28
Lifecreed Duo+12% Synergy
$0.23
Aerith Gainsborough+11% Synergy
$2.22
Rhox Faithmender+11% Synergy
$1.49
Twilight Prophet+10% Synergy
$3.36
Tithe Drinker+10% Synergy
$0.41
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff+9% Synergy
$14.16
Enduring Innocence+6% Synergy
$4.94
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+5% Synergy
$6.14
Witch Enchanter+1% Synergy
$2.82
Cruel Celebrant-11% Synergy
$0.73
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Karlov of the Ghost Council's Lifegain deck ahead.
Heliod's Intervention+17% Synergy
$2.67
Flawless Maneuver+13% Synergy
$21.48
Fracture+8% Synergy
$0.28
Generous Gift+6% Synergy
$1.62
Beacon of Immortality+6% Synergy
$14.56
Sejiri Shelter+5% Synergy
$1.64
Kaya's Guile+5% Synergy
$1.69
Restoration Magic+4% Synergy
$1.96
Ad Nauseam+4% Synergy
$16.21
Flare of Fortitude+3% Synergy
$3.78
Galadriel's Dismissal+3% Synergy
$25.13
Stroke of Midnight+2% Synergy
$0.36
Utter End+2% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick+2% Synergy
$26.21
Akroma's Will+2% Synergy
$16.26
Return to Dust+2% Synergy
$0.30
Despark+1% Synergy
$0.34
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.00
Dawn's Truce+1% Synergy
$8.49
Silence+1% Synergy
$8.45
Mortify0% Synergy
$0.23
Vanishing Verse-1% Synergy
$0.34
Reprieve-2% Synergy
$1.64
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$12.67
Inkshield-4% Synergy
$4.04
Erode-4% Synergy
$8.54
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$4.19
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Karlov of the Ghost Council.
Toxic Deluge+20% Synergy
$4.98
Sign in Blood+12% Synergy
$2.85
Night's Whisper+11% Synergy
$0.31
Vindicate+11% Synergy
$0.92
Fumigate+11% Synergy
$0.35
Debt to the Deathless+10% Synergy
$0.39
Exsanguinate+8% Synergy
$0.38
Merciless Eviction+7% Synergy
$0.72
Essence Harvest+7% Synergy
$0.40
Read the Bones+6% Synergy
$0.31
Revival // Revenge+6% Synergy
$0.63
Withering Curse+5% Synergy
$2.06
Wrath of God+4% Synergy
$3.32
Raise the Past+4% Synergy
$0.48
Insatiable Avarice+4% Synergy
$5.63
Diabolic Tutor+3% Synergy
$2.09
Kaya's Wrath+2% Synergy
$0.47
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.48
Grim Tutor+2% Synergy
$23.87
Damn+1% Synergy
$2.06
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$28.02
Decorum Dissertation0% Synergy
$10.49
Sevinne's Reclamation-3% Synergy
$0.32
Austere Command-4% Synergy
$0.94
Reanimate-5% Synergy
$8.59
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Karlov of the Ghost Council Lifegain decks.
Well of Lost Dreams+31% Synergy
$4.85
Shadowspear+27% Synergy
$31.83
Tablet of the Guilds+24% Synergy
$0.42
Cosmos Elixir+23% Synergy
$2.92
Lightning Greaves+22% Synergy
$3.93
Fountain of Renewal+14% Synergy
$0.47
Swiftfoot Boots+13% Synergy
$2.99
Whispersilk Cloak+13% Synergy
$3.27
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes+13% Synergy
$6.69
Alhammarret's Archive+12% Synergy
$11.35
The Ozolith+12% Synergy
$68.87
Sun Droplet+11% Synergy
$0.37
The Wind Crystal+7% Synergy
$5.37
Whip of Erebos+7% Synergy
$6.79
Sensei's Divining Top+7% Synergy
$47.01
Excalibur II+7% Synergy
$0.55
Profane Memento+6% Synergy
$1.32
Basilisk Collar+5% Synergy
$3.99
Chalice of Life+5% Synergy
$0.15
Umezawa's Jitte+5% Synergy
$18.55
Bontu's Monument+4% Synergy
$5.36
Brotherhood Regalia+4% Synergy
$8.12
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.51
Loxodon Warhammer+4% Synergy
$2.73
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.32
Skullclamp-18% Synergy
$6.62
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Karlov of the Ghost Council decks.
Ajani's Welcome+28% Synergy
$1.78
Cleric Class+25% Synergy
$2.11
Dawn of Hope+24% Synergy
$0.52
Case of the Uneaten Feast+20% Synergy
$0.38
Lunar Convocation+17% Synergy
$0.45
Abiding Grace+17% Synergy
$0.32
Phyrexian Arena+16% Synergy
$4.02
Bloodchief Ascension+13% Synergy
$19.87
Test of Endurance+12% Synergy
$5.43
Greed+11% Synergy
$0.37
Black Market Connections+9% Synergy
$18.31
Phyrexian Reclamation+8% Synergy
$2.52
Revenge of Ravens+8% Synergy
$0.63
Righteous Cause+8% Synergy
$0.61
Ajani's Mantra+8% Synergy
$0.39
The Meathook Massacre+7% Synergy
$24.87
Land Tax+6% Synergy
$13.05
Light of Promise+6% Synergy
$0.39
Polluted Bonds+6% Synergy
$8.12
Griffin Aerie+6% Synergy
$0.29
Ashes of the Abhorrent+6% Synergy
$0.61
Sunbond+5% Synergy
$0.46
Angelic Accord+4% Synergy
$2.14
Leyline of Hope+4% Synergy
$0.59
Boon Reflection+4% Synergy
$12.83
Bitterblossom+3% Synergy
$35.19
Sheltered by Ghosts+3% Synergy
$1.02
Trouble in Pairs+3% Synergy
$29.28
Trespasser's Curse+3% Synergy
$0.41
Glasswing Grace+2% Synergy
$0.36
Life Insurance+2% Synergy
$0.33
Ghostly Prison-3% Synergy
$3.94
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Karlov of the Ghost Council's Lifegain game plan.
Ajani, Strength of the Pride+24% Synergy
$8.74
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$1.64
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Karlov of the Ghost Council Lifegain decks.
Rogue's Passage+28% Synergy
$0.36
Radiant Fountain+26% Synergy
$0.38
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+21% Synergy
$38.10
Kabira Crossroads+14% Synergy
$0.31
Witch's Clinic+13% Synergy
$12.93
Vault of the Archangel+11% Synergy
$0.52
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$57.13
Shambling Vent+9% Synergy
$0.35
Adventurer's Inn+9% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Locthwain+7% Synergy
$4.00
Restless Fortress+7% Synergy
$0.73
Seraph Sanctuary+7% Synergy
$1.53
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+6% Synergy
$6.08
Cabal Coffers+2% Synergy
$29.69
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$39.67
Arcane Lighthouse+2% Synergy
$1.41
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+2% Synergy
$49.84
War Room+1% Synergy
$1.99
Minas Tirith0% Synergy
$6.78
Castle Ardenvale0% Synergy
$0.25
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-1% Synergy
$11.57
Hall of Heliod's Generosity-1% Synergy
$12.14
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.32
Westvale Abbey-2% Synergy
$2.85
High Market-3% Synergy
$0.48
Bojuka Bog-7% Synergy
$0.63
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.76
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Karlov of the Ghost Council's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+50% Synergy
$0.36
Orzhov Signet+6% Synergy
$0.31
Mox Amber+4% Synergy
$73.71
Talisman of Hierarchy+1% Synergy
$0.40
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.46
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.60
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.25
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$2.60
Mind Stone-10% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Karlov of the Ghost Council's Lifegain decks.
Scoured Barrens+34% Synergy
$0.13
Brightclimb Pathway+14% Synergy
$4.94
Godless Shrine+12% Synergy
$10.16
Marsh Flats+12% Synergy
$30.45
Vault of Champions+11% Synergy
$15.25
Concealed Courtyard+11% Synergy
$1.40
Silent Clearing+10% Synergy
$6.48
Caves of Koilos+8% Synergy
$0.51
Fetid Heath+8% Synergy
$0.35
Obscura Storefront+7% Synergy
$0.38
Isolated Chapel+6% Synergy
$0.35
Orzhov Guildgate+5% Synergy
$0.11
Sejiri Shelter+5% Synergy
$1.64
City of Brass+5% Synergy
$9.98
Foot Headquarters+5% Synergy
$0.23
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$39.06
Reflecting Pool+4% Synergy
$17.20
Mana Confluence+4% Synergy
$33.09
Bleachbone Verge+3% Synergy
$12.09
Scrubland+3% Synergy
Opal Palace+3% Synergy
$0.34
Orzhov Basilica+2% Synergy
$0.33
Glasswing Grace+2% Synergy
$0.36
Plaza of Heroes+2% Synergy
$8.75
Plains+1% Synergy
$0.07
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.25
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$3.00
Witch Enchanter+1% Synergy
$2.82
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$15.52
Windswept Heath+1% Synergy
$11.42
Arid Mesa+1% Synergy
$33.45
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.07
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$18.92
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$32.22
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$17.82
Tainted Field-1% Synergy
$0.36
Shattered Sanctum-1% Synergy
$1.74
Shadowy Backstreet-2% Synergy
$12.79
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.02
Snowfield Sinkhole-2% Synergy
$0.41
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$12.67
Desolate Mire-4% Synergy
$0.31
Sunlit Marsh-4% Synergy
$0.28
Temple of Silence-5% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.26
Evolving Wilds-6% Synergy
$0.39
Shineshadow Snarl-8% Synergy
$0.26
Myriad Landscape-8% Synergy
$0.24
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.36
Path of Ancestry-17% Synergy
$0.32
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Karlov of the Ghost Council: Lifegain.
Sorin of House Markov
Astarion, the Decadent
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Prava of the Steel Legion // Tymna the Weaver
Evra, Halcyon Witness
Celestine, the Living Saint
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Ravos, Soultender
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
The Gaffer
Rodolf Duskbringer
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tymna the Weaver
Linden, the Steadfast Queen
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Ravos, Soultender
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor
Dina, Soul Steeper
Krav, the Unredeemed // Regna, the Redeemer
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
Will, Scion of Peace
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic