Learn how to play the Karlach, Fury Of Avernus commander deck in Magic: The Gathering!
In Magic, Astarion, the Decadent is a 4/4 Vampire Elf Rogue with both lifelink and deathtouch.
If your life total is high enough, this can become an alternate win condition.
Including important effects on artifacts and enchantments will allow you to retain them after one of your board wipes.
If you suspect that your opponent has these effects in their deck, hold on to your removal spells.
However,the life-gain focus opens up a lot of draw options.
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This allows you to draw at a lower cost than the other listed options.
Ramp
Black and white both offer some solid acceleration outside the standard artifact packet.
White has several “catchup” ramp options, but none is quite as pervasive as Smothering Tithe.
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Black includes multiple mana accelerants, including Crypt Ghast, whichdoubles the mana produced by your Swamps.
Damage causes loss of life, so damage does trigger these effects.
Thankfully,there are several effects available to ramp up your life gain.
Alhammarret’s Archive also doubles your all-important card draw effects, making it a must-add card!
Wound Reflection is an even more powerful version, because it isn’t limited to your turn.
This means that if one of your opponents attacks another, Wound Reflection will increase the life loss.
Survive combat and you’ll get great rewards with Magic: The Gathering’s survival mechanic.
