I used to have a Riku deck that I liked alot, but it often drew hate and after the Primeval Titan ban, the deck just lost something and was retired. As a response to an absolutely evil Marath deck in my playgroup, I built an Animar deck to capitalize on the pro-white against Marath, and hopefully outrace him before he gets an insane amount of mana and Basilisk Collar out on the battlefield.
Recently rebuilt my Zur deck as a response to a few Oloro decks in my playgroup. I used to run 30 enchantments in this deck, but as Zur is always prone to hate, I decided to downgrade the search targets in favor of more protection and removal to deal with my opponents while I try and get Zur back online.
An obvious omission in this list is Necropotence, but I only own one and it is in my Kaalia deck.
I welcome suggestions for any "hidden gems" or underused cards that I can try out. I am also perfecting the mana base too, shortly, by picking up the shocks I am missing.
I haven't converted to Marath yet (although I think it's imminent) there are some updates I have made to the deck that I just entered. Please still feel free to leave feedback.
Standard Karador creature toolbox/recursion strategy, but with a legendary subtheme and focus. In almost every game, the first creature I'm tutoring for is Captain Sisay.
Mm, whats the purpose of Squee in your deck? Is he there for just Survival of the Fittest?
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Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is also always devastating for your opponents if you hit her and she's left answered. Each fat would hit for at least 10.
Yes, exactly. Squee is in there for free Survival activations. Gisela would be insane in here, but I only own one copy presently, and it is in my Kaalia deck.
1 Norin the Wary
Artifacts:
1 Sol Ring
1 Springleaf Drum
1 Expedition Map
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Skullclamp
2 Fire Diamond
2 Mind Stone
2 Genesis Chamber
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Cloudstone Curio
3 Honor-Worn Shaku
3 Mimic Vat
3 Sculpting Steel
3 Tangle Wire
3 Hammer of Purphoros
4 Helm of Possession
4 Teferi's Puzzle Box
5 Memory Jar
5 Conjurer's Closet
5 Mind's Eye
Artifact creatures:
2 Iron Myr
4 Solemn Simulacrum
6 Duplicant
Goblins!:
1 Goblin Welder
2 Goblin Recruiter
2 Mogg War Marshal
2 Stingscourger
3 Goblin Matron
3 Goblin Chieftain
3 Goblin King
3 Rummaging Goblin
3 Squee, Goblin Nabob
4 Beetleback Chief
4 Goblin Gardener
4 Krenko, Mob Boss
5 Siege-Gang, Commander
5 Goblin Assassin
5 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
6 Goblin Marshal
3 Imperial Recruiter
3 Manic Vandal
3 Viashino Heretic
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Moggcatcher
4 Flametongue Kavu
5 Zealous Conscripts
5 Invader Parasite
Enchantments:
4 Purphoros, God of the Forge
4 Stranglehold
5 Confusion in the Ranks
6 Warstorm Surge
7 Vicious Shadows
Instants:
3 Chaos Warp
4 Wild Ricochet
5 Word of Seizing
Sorceries:
1 Faithless Looting
2 Mizzium Mortars
2 Wild Guess
3 Anger of the Gods
3 Wheel of Fortune
4 Aftershock
4 Ruination
5 Incendiary Command
9 Blasphemous Act
1x Red Sun's Zenith
1x Earthquake
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Vesuva
1 Thespian's Stage
1 Strip Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Buried Ruin
1 Mystifying Maze
1 Temple of the False God
1 Kher Keep
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Darksteel Citadel
1 Great Furnace
1 Forgotten Cave
20 Mountain
3 Animar, Soul of Elements
Artifacts:
2 Lightning Greaves
2 Swiftfoot Boots
3 Crystal Shard
4 Birthing Pod
Artifact Creatures:
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
Creatures:
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Fyndhorn Elves
2 Coiling Oracle
2 Sakura-Tribe Elder
2 Sylvan Caryatid
2 Fauna Shaman
2 Riftsweeper
2 Scavenging Ooze
3 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
3 Eternal Witness
3 Goblin Flectomancer
3 Man-o'-War
3 Trygon Predator
3 Yavimaya Elder
4 Chameleon Colossus
4 Clone
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Forgotten Ancient
4 Mystic Snake
4 Oxidda Scrapmelter
4 Venser, Shaper Savant
5 Acidic Slime
5 Body Double
5 Deranged Hermit
5 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
5 Mercurial Chemister
5 Mulldrifter
5 Murkfiend Liege
5 Prophet of Kruphix
5 Riftwing Cloudskate
5 Urabrask the Hidden
5 Wolfir Silverheart
6 Consecrated Sphinx
6 Deadeye Navigator
6 Draining Whelk
6 Inferno Titan
6 Prime Speaker Zegana
6 Primordial Sage
6 Rubblehulk
7 Krosan Tusker
7 Phyrexian Ingester
7 Simic Sky Swallower
7 Sphinx of Uthuun
8 Terastodon
1x Mistcutter Hydra
5 Asceticism
Planeswalkers:
3 Domri Rade
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
4 Xenagos, the Reveler
Instants:
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Punishing Fire
3 Beast Within
3 Capsize
3 Chaos Warp
3 Krosan Grip
3 Spell Crumple
Sorceries:
1x Green Sun's Zenith
4 Harmonize
8 Praetor's Counsel
Land:
1 Grove of the Burnwillows
1 Breeding Pool
1 Stomping Ground
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Sulfur Falls
1 Cascade Bluffs
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Flooded Grove
1 Temple of Abandon
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Copperline Gorge
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Raging Ravine
1 Command Tower
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Llanowar Reborn
1 Vivid Crag
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Desolate Lighthouse
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
1 Mystifying Maze
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Temple of the False God
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Island
3 Forest
2 Mountain
3 Animar, Soul of Elements
Ramp:
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Fyndhorn Elves
2 Coiling Oracle
2 Sakura-Tribe Elder
2 Sylvan Caryatid
3 Yavimaya Elder
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
4 Xenagos, the Reveler
7 Krosan Tusker
Draw/Tutor:
1x Green Sun's Zenith
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Fauna Shaman
3 Domri Rade
3 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
4 Birthing Pod
4 Harmonize
5 Mulldrifter
6 Consecrated Sphinx
6 Prime Speaker Zegana
6 Primordial Sage
7 Sphinx of Uthuun
Removal/Counters:
2 Punishing Fire
2 Scavenging Ooze
3 Beast Within
3 Capsize
3 Chaos Warp
3 Crystal Shard
3 Krosan Grip
3 Man-o'-War
3 Spell Crumple
3 Trygon Predator
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Mystic Snake
4 Oxidda Scrapmelter
4 Venser, Shaper Savant
5 Acidic Slime
5 Mercurial Chemister
5 Riftwing Cloudskate
6 Draining Whelk
6 Inferno Titan
7 Phyrexian Ingester
8 Terastodon
2 Riftsweeper
3 Eternal Witness
6 Deadeye Navigator
8 Praetor's Counsel
Protection/Buffs:
2 Lightning Greaves
2 Swiftfoot Boots
3 Goblin Flectomancer
5 Asceticism
5 Murkfiend Liege
5 Urabrask the Hidden
5 Wolfir Silverheart
6 Rubblehulk
Copy effects:
4 Clone
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
5 Body Double
5 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Other creatures:
1x Mistcutter Hydra
4 Chameleon Colossus
4 Forgotten Ancient
5 Deranged Hermit
5 Prophet Kruphix
7 Simic Sky Swallower
Land:
1 Grove of the Burnwillows
1 Breeding Pool
1 Stomping Ground
1 Hinterland Harbor
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Sulfur Falls
1 Cascade Bluffs
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Flooded Grove
1 Temple of Abandon
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Copperline Gorge
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Raging Ravine
1 Command Tower
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Llanowar Reborn
1 Vivid Crag
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Desolate Lighthouse
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
1 Mystifying Maze
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Temple of the False God
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Island
3 Forest
2 Mountain
4 Zur the Enchanter
Artifacts:
0 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
2 Dimir Signet
2 Swiftfoot Boots
2 Talisman of Progress
3 Darksteel Ingot
3 Darksteel Plate
3 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Sword of Fire and Ice
5 Batterskull
Artifact Creatures:
2 Spellskite
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Solemn Simulacrum
Creatures:
2 Stoneforge Mystic
3 Auramancer
3 Hanna, Ship's Navigator
3 Monk Idealist
4 Archaeomancer
4 Notion Thief
5 Mulldrifter
6 Sun Titan
Enchantments:
1 Vanishing
2 Animate Dead
2 Copy Artifact
2 Diplomatic Immunity
2 Greater Auromancy
2 Rest in Peace
3 Aura of Silence
3 Copy Enchantment
3 Detention Sphere
3 Empyrial Armor
3 Ghostly Prison
3 Nevermore
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Propaganda
3 Rhystic Study
3 Underworld Connections
4 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5 Tezzeret the Seeker
5 Venser, the Sojourner
Instants:
0 Pact of Negation
1 Brainstorm
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
2 Counterspell
2 Far // 3 Away
2 Orzhov Charm
2 Remand
2x Unexpectedly Absent
3 Absorb
3x Blue Sun's Zenith
3 Capsize
3 Spell Crumple
3 Undermine
3 Unmake
Sorceries:
3 Praetor's Grasp
4 Day of Judgment
4 Diabolic Tutor
4 Gild
4 Supreme Verdict
6 Life's Finale
6 Terminus
Land:
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Mystic Gate
1 Temple of Deceit
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Temple of Silence
1 Command Tower
1 Nimbus Maze
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Faerie Conclave
1 Arcane Sanctum
1 Vivid Creek
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Barren Moor
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Temple of the False God
1 Esper Panorama
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Flood Plain
1 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Plains
3 Swamp
3 Island
4 Zur the Enchanter
Ramp:
0 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
2 Dimir Signet
3 Darksteel Ingot
4 Solemn Simulacrum
Draw/Tutor:
1 Brainstorm
2 Stoneforge Mystic
3x Blue Sun's Zenith
3 Rhystic Study
3 Underworld Connections
4 Diabolic Tutor
4 Notion Thief
5 Mulldrifter
5 Tezzeret the Seeker
Removal/Counters:
0 Pact of Negation
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
2 Counterspell
2 Far // 3 Away
2 Orzhov Charm
2 Remand
2 Rest in Peace
2x Unexpectedly Absent
3 Absorb
3 Aura of Silence
3 Capsize
3 Detention Sphere
3 Nevermore
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Praetor's Grasp
3 Spell Crumple
3 Undermine
3 Unmake
4 Day of Judgment
4 Diabolic Tutor
4 Gild
4 Supreme Verdict
6 Life's Finale
6 Terminus
2 Animate Dead
3 Auramancer
3 Hanna, Ship's Navigator
3 Monk Idealist
4 Archaeomancer
6 Sun Titan
Protection/Buffs:
1 Vanishing
2 Diplomatic Immunity
2 Greater Auromancy
2 Spellskite
2 Swiftfoot Boots
3 Darksteel Plate
3 Empyrial Armor
3 Ghostly Prison
3 Propaganda
3 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5 Batterskull
5 Venser, the Sojourner
Copy effects:
2 Copy Artifact
3 Copy Enchantment
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
Land:
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Mystic Gate
1 Temple of Deceit
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Temple of Silence
1 Command Tower
1 Nimbus Maze
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Faerie Conclave
1 Arcane Sanctum
1 Vivid Creek
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Barren Moor
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Temple of the False God
1 Esper Panorama
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Flood Plain
1 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Plains
3 Swamp
3 Island
An obvious omission in this list is Necropotence, but I only own one and it is in my Kaalia deck.
I welcome suggestions for any "hidden gems" or underused cards that I can try out. I am also perfecting the mana base too, shortly, by picking up the shocks I am missing.
Yes, that is a great card suggestion
8 Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Artifacts:
1 Sol Ring
2 Lightning Greaves
3 Darksteel Ingot
4 Birthing Pod
Artifact creatures:
6 Triskelion
Creatures:
1 Birds of Paradise
2 Scavenging Ooze
2 Fauna Shaman
2 Riftsweeper
2 Lotleth Troll
2 Qasali Pridemage
3 Fleshbag Marauder
3 Fierce Empath
3 Eternal Witness
4 Crypt Ghast
5 Reveillark
5 Lord of Extinction
5 Acidic Slime
5 Archon of Justice
5 Karmic Guide
5 Phyrexian Plaguelord
6 Sun Titan
6 Grave Titan
6 Harvester of Souls
6 Skeletal Vampire
7 Avenger of Zendikar
7 Sepulchral Primordial
8 Woodfall Primus
Legendary creatures:
2 Saffi Eriksdotter
4 Captain Sisay
4 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
6 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
7 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
7 Sheoldred, Whispering One
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Aura Shards
4 Greater Good
6 Deadbridge Chant
7 Debtor's Knell
Planeswalkers:
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
5 Garruk, Primal Hunter
Instants:
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path of Exile
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Eladamri's Call
2 Grisly Salvage
3 Beast Within
3 Oblation
3 Putrefy
5 Rescue from the Underworld
Sorceries:
1 Green Sun's Zenith
2 Farseek
2 Life from the Loam
3 Buried Alive
4 Skyshroud Claim
4 Reap and Sow
4 Day of Judgment
4 Jarad's Orders
5 Unburial Rites
5 Living Death
6 Kirtar's Wrath
6 Austere Command
Lands:
1 Murmuring Bosk
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
1 Woodland Cemetery
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Marsh Flats
1 Windswept Heath
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Command Tower
1 Stirring Wildwood
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Temple of the False God
1 High Market
1 Homeward Path
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Secluded Steppe
1 Barren Moor
1 Tranquil Thicket
3 Forest
3 Plains
3 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 Kor Haven
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Yavimaya Hollow
8 Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Sisay/Karador protection:
2 Lightning Greaves
Ramp:
1 Sol Ring
1 Birds of Paradise
2 Farseek
3 Darksteel Ingot
4 Crypt Ghast
4 Skyshroud Claim
4 Reap and Sow
4 Garruk Wildspeaker
Draw/tutor:
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Worldly Tutor
2 Eladamri's Call
2 Grisly Salvage
2 Fauna Shaman
3 Buried Alive
3 Fierce Empath
4 Birthing Pod
4 Captain Sisay
4 Greater Good
4 Jarad's Orders
5 Garruk, Primal Hunter
6 Harvester of Souls
2 Life from the Loam
2 Riftsweeper
2 Saffi Eriksdotter
3 Eternal Witness
5 Living Death
5 Reveillark
5 Karmic Guide
5 Rescue from the Underworld
5 Unburial Rites
6 Sun Titan
6 Deadbridge Chant
7 Debtor's Knell
7 Sheoldred, Whispering One
Removal:
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
2 Scavenging Ooze
2 Qasali Pridemage
3 Beast Within
3 Fleshbag Marauder
3 Oblation
3 Oblivion Ring
3 Putrefy
3 Aura Shards
4 Day of Judgment
5 Acidic Slime
5 Archon of Justice
5 Phyrexian Plaguelord
6 Kirtar's Wrath
6 Austere Command
8 Woodfall Primus
2 Lotleth Troll
4 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
5 Lord of Extinction
6 Grave Titan
6 Skeletal Vampire
6 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
6 Triskelion
7 Avenger of Zendikar
7 Sepulchral Primordial
7 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Please leave card suggestions or your own Karador lists, as I am thinking of changing this deck some.
Yes, exactly. Squee is in there for free Survival activations. Gisela would be insane in here, but I only own one copy presently, and it is in my Kaalia deck.
1 Norin the Wary
Artifacts:
1 Sol Ring
1 Springleaf Drum
1 Expedition Map
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Skullclamp
2 Iron Myr
2 Fire Diamond
2 Mind Stone
2 Genesis Chamber
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Cloudstone Curio
3 Honor-Worn Shaku
3 Mimic Vat
3 Sculpting Steel
3 Tangle Wire
4 Helm of Possession
4 Door of Destinies
4 Teferi's Puzzle Box
5 Memory Jar
5 Coat of Arms
5 Conjurer's Closet
5 Mind's Eye
6 Caged Sun
Artifact creatures:
3 Adaptive Automaton
Goblins!:
1 Goblin Welder
2 Goblin Recruiter
2 Mogg War Marshal
3 Goblin Matron
3 Goblin Chieftain
3 Goblin King
4 Stingscourger
4 Beetleback Chief
4 Krenko, Mob Boss
5 Siege-Gang, Commander
5 Goblin Assassin
5 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
6 Goblin Marshal
3 Imperial Recruiter
3 Viashino Heretic
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Moggcatcher
4 Flametongue Kavu
5 Zealous Conscripts
5 Invader Parasite
6 Inferno Titan
7 Molten Primordial
Enchantments:
4 Mana Echoes
4 Stranglehold
5 Confusion in the Ranks
6 Warstorm Surge
7 Vicious Shadows
Instants:
3 Chaos Warp
5 Word of Seizing
Sorceries:
1 Faithless Looting
1 Winds of Change
3 Wheel of Fortune
4 Aftershock
4 Ruination
5 Incendiary Command
9 Blasphemous Act
1 Red Sun's Zenith
1 Earthquake
2 Molten Disaster
3 Goblin Offensive
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Vesuva
1 Thespian's Stage
1 Strip Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Buried Ruin
1 Mystifying Maze
1 Temple of the False God
1 Shivan Gorge
1 Kher Keep
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Darksteel Citadel
1 Great Furnace
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Smoldering Crater
19 Mountain