Hey, so I started playing MTG a few months ago with my friends. We all pretty much started at the same time and just play casually with each other (no tournaments, FMN etc) and we were thinking about playing EDH as a format.
Since I just started a few months ago I don't have that much of a card pool to draw from, so if we do start playing EDH we will be ordering these cards from the internet. I'm trying to keep it budget wise with the bombs of the deck being ~3$ each.
So after looking at the generals I really like the idea of Karador and have trying building a deck around him. Basic idea is to ramp him onto the field, and getting him to cheat onto the field bombs or utility creatures with etb effects from the graveyard. I've got cards which tutor up cards into the graveyard from the deck which I think would be useful for that.
Any suggestions? Particularly the land, as I'm not sure I've done the right thing, as only having 1 of each card and having 100 cards did my head in when building this deck.
Perilous Forays is one of the best cards ever for Karador. It is a wonderful sac outlet. From what I have discovered, I use Karador as an ETB trigger deck, and so long as you have a sac outlet, you will be fine. Forays, Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Tower, High Market are the ones I use, however, I know you are more on a budget, Forays certainly fits. Basically, the best way to run Karador is with plenty of sac outlets so you can get repeated triggers.
I run 43 creature Karador, I think the heavier creature base I have, the better he gets, and the more likely to be able to recast your threats late game. As silly as this sounds, try to have a deck that doesn't rely too heavily on Karador, just use him as a backup plan or for added value.
Since I just started a few months ago I don't have that much of a card pool to draw from, so if we do start playing EDH we will be ordering these cards from the internet. I'm trying to keep it budget wise with the bombs of the deck being ~3$ each.
So after looking at the generals I really like the idea of Karador and have trying building a deck around him. Basic idea is to ramp him onto the field, and getting him to cheat onto the field bombs or utility creatures with etb effects from the graveyard. I've got cards which tutor up cards into the graveyard from the deck which I think would be useful for that.
Any suggestions? Particularly the land, as I'm not sure I've done the right thing, as only having 1 of each card and having 100 cards did my head in when building this deck.
1x Acidic Slime
1x Avatar of Woe
1x Blood Artist
1x Bloodgift Demon
1x Disciple of Bolas
1x Elvish Visionary
1x Farhaven Elf
1x Fierce Empath
1x Fleshbag Marauder
1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
1x Golgari Brownscale
1x Grave Titan
1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
1x Karador, Ghost Chieftain
1x Kessig Cagebreakers
1x Loxodon Hierarch
1x Magus of the Disk
1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1x Mortivore
1x Necrotic Sliver
1x Nether Traitor
1x Qasali Pridemage
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Shriekmaw
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Splinterfright
1x Sun Titan
1x Teneb, the Harvester
1x Wood Elves
1x Yavimaya Elder
1x Black Sun's Zenith
1x Buried Alive
1x Cultivate
1x Day of Judgment
1x Diabolic Tutor
1x Farseek
1x Grim Flowering
1x Harmonize
1x Jarad's Orders
1x Mulch
1x Phyrexian Rebirth
1x Planar Cleansing
1x Rampant Growth
1x Stitch Together
1x Unburial Rites
Instants
1x Gnaw to the Bone
1x Grisly Salvage
1x Oblation
Enchantments
1x Collective Blessing
1x Grave Pact
1x Greater Good
1x Underworld Connections
1x Wreath of Geists
Artifacts
1x Birthing Pod
1x Chromatic Lantern
1x Golgari Signet
1x Grimoire of the Dead
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Orzhov Signet
1x Selesnya Signet
1x Skullclamp
1x Arctic Flats
1x Brushland
1x Cathedral of War
1x Caves of Koilos
1x Command Tower
1x Elfhame Palace
1x Evolving Wilds
7x Forest
1x Golgari Guildgate
1x Golgari Rot Farm
1x Isolated Chapel
1x Llanowar Wastes
1x Orzhov Basilica
4x Plains
1x Rupture Spire
1x Selesnya Guildgate
1x Selesnya Sanctuary
1x Sunpetal Grove
8x Swamp
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Transguild Promenade
1x Acidic Slime
1x Avatar of Woe
1x Blood Artist
1x Bloodgift Demon
1x Disciple of Bolas
1x Eternal Witness
1x Farhaven Elf
1x Fauna Shaman
1x Fierce Empath
1x Fleshbag Marauder
1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
1x Golgari Brownscale
1x Golgari Grave-Troll
1x Grave Titan
1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
1x Karador, Ghost Chieftain
1x Kessig Cagebreakers
1x Loxodon Hierarch
1x Magus of the Disk
1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1x Mortivore
1x Necrotic Sliver
1x Qasali Pridemage
1x Reya Dawnbringer
1x Rune-Scarred Demon
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Shriekmaw
1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Splinterfright
1x Sun Titan
1x Teneb, the Harvester
1x Wood Elves
1x Yavimaya Elder
1x Akroma's Vengeance
1x Black Sun's Zenith
1x Buried Alive
1x Cultivate
1x Day of Judgment
1x Diabolic Tutor
1x Farseek
1x Grim Flowering
1x Harmonize
1x Jarad's Orders
1x Life from the Loam
1x Mulch
1x Phyrexian Rebirth
1x Rampant Growth
1x Unburial Rites
Instants
1x Gnaw to the Bone
1x Grisly Salvage
1x Oblation
Enchantments
1x Collective Blessing
1x Grave Pact
1x Greater Good
1x Rancor
1x Underworld Connections
Artifacts
1x Birthing Pod
1x Bonehoard
1x Chromatic Lantern
1x Grimoire of the Dead
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Skullclamp
1x Arctic Flats
1x Brushland
1x Caves of Koilos
1x Command Tower
1x Elfhame Palace
1x Evolving Wilds
7x Forest
1x Golgari Guildgate
1x Golgari Rot Farm
1x Graypelt Refuge
1x Isolated Chapel
1x Llanowar Wastes
1x Orzhov Basilica
4x Plains
1x Rupture Spire
1x Selesnya Guildgate
1x Sunpetal Grove
1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
8x Swamp
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Transguild Promenade
Here's deck with improvements. I've done some goldfishing with tappedout and it's pretty synergistic.
Also, ramp creatures are key. Ondu Giant, Wood Elves, Farhaven Elf, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Solemn Simulacrum and other things like that are your best friend. Run plenty, you won't regret it.
I run 43 creature Karador, I think the heavier creature base I have, the better he gets, and the more likely to be able to recast your threats late game. As silly as this sounds, try to have a deck that doesn't rely too heavily on Karador, just use him as a backup plan or for added value.
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Thoughts on proxies: