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Karlov of the Ghost Council
Oracle Text
Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov.
{W}{B}, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Karlov of the Ghost Council is a quintessential Orzhov payoff card that turns routine life gain into a terrifying control engine. In play, he rewards a value or midrange game plan that naturally pads your life total while slowly snowballing into a must-answer threat; every life-gain trigger gives him two +1/+1 counters, so small incremental effects become huge fast. Once he grows large enough, he converts that advantage into premium removal by exiling any target creature for {W}{B} and six counters, making him excellent in grindy matches where repeated answers matter. He pairs especially well with cheap life-gain sources like Soul Warden, Vampire Nighthawk, or lifelink creatures, and he becomes even nastier with effects that trigger multiple life gains in a turn. If you can protect him and keep the lifegain flowing, Karlov dominates board stalls, pressures life totals, and quietly transforms ordinary support cards into a lethal, flexible threat.
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Character Background
Karlov of the Ghost Council is a quintessential Orzhov payoff card that turns routine life gain into a terrifying control engine. In play, he rewards a value or midrange game plan that naturally pads your life total while slowly snowballing into a must-answer threat; every life-gain trigger gives him two +1/+1 counters, so small incremental effects become huge fast. Once he grows large enough, he converts that advantage into premium removal by exiling any target creature for {W}{B} and six counters, making him excellent in grindy matches where repeated answers matter. He pairs especially well with cheap life-gain sources like Soul Warden, Vampire Nighthawk, or lifelink creatures, and he becomes even nastier with effects that trigger multiple life gains in a turn. If you can protect him and keep the lifegain flowing, Karlov dominates board stalls, pressures life totals, and quietly transforms ordinary support cards into a lethal, flexible threat.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 09:40:45 UTC