Art by Volkan Baǵa
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov. {W}{B}, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.
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Most Played With Karlov of the Ghost Council (179)
Sol Ring
81% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
72% of decks · $0.49
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
54% of decks · $0.36
Anguished Unmaking
54% of decks · $1.72
Aetherflux Reservoir
54% of decks · $21.47
Orzhov Signet
53% of decks · $0.37
Sanguine Bond
49% of decks · $7.89
Path to Exile
49% of decks · $0.64
Serra Ascendant
48% of decks · $29.40
Sunscorch Regent
48% of decks · $0.39
Talisman of Hierarchy
48% of decks · $0.57
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
48% of decks · $22.16
Phyrexian Arena
47% of decks · $4.26
Exemplar of Light
46% of decks · $0.91
Voice of the Blessed
46% of decks · $2.56
Blood Artist
46% of decks · $3.84
Exquisite Blood
46% of decks · $40.38
Pristine Talisman
46% of decks · $0.40
Mother of Runes
45% of decks · $12.14
Guide of Souls
45% of decks · $3.30
Archangel of Thune
42% of decks · $48.98
Marauding Blight-Priest
41% of decks · $0.32
Lightning Greaves
38% of decks · $4.00
Lunarch Veteran
38% of decks
Swiftfoot Boots
36% of decks
Elenda's Hierophant
36% of decks · $4.94
Well of Lost Dreams
36% of decks · $5.84
Damn
35% of decks · $1.84
Toxic Deluge
35% of decks · $5.17
Enduring Tenacity
35% of decks · $14.87
Haliya, Guided by Light
35% of decks · $4.30
Archivist of Oghma
35% of decks · $6.37
Starscape Cleric
35% of decks · $0.84
Black Market Connections
35% of decks · $10.47
Bolas's Citadel
34% of decks · $16.17
Esper Sentinel
32% of decks · $58.38
Despark
32% of decks · $0.32
Ajani's Welcome
31% of decks · $2.99
Creeping Bloodsucker
31% of decks · $4.82
Night's Whisper
31% of decks · $6.25
The Gaffer
31% of decks · $6.90
Shadowspear
30% of decks · $30.19
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
29% of decks · $9.62
Sign in Blood
29% of decks · $2.74
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29% of decks · $36.39
Cleric Class
29% of decks · $1.90
Generous Gift
28% of decks · $0.92
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
28% of decks · $2.13
Giver of Runes
28% of decks · $9.22
Smothering Tithe
28% of decks · $56.14
Dawn of Hope
27% of decks · $0.77
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27% of decks · $0.41
Vizkopa Guildmage
27% of decks · $0.56
Lunar Convocation
27% of decks · $1.53
Witch of the Moors
26% of decks · $0.36
Hinterland Sanctifier
26% of decks · $0.32
Sorin of House Markov
25% of decks
Dark Confidant
25% of decks · $3.55
Fracture
25% of decks · $0.34
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25% of decks · $98.82
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
25% of decks · $8.58
Cosmos Elixir
24% of decks · $2.87
Teferi's Protection
24% of decks · $46.16
Flawless Maneuver
24% of decks · $9.70
Crypt Ghast
23% of decks · $18.07
Felidar Sovereign
22% of decks · $5.19
Demonic Tutor
22% of decks · $69.17
Exsanguinate
22% of decks · $0.40
Case of the Uneaten Feast
22% of decks · $0.39
Ajani's Pridemate
22% of decks · $0.29
Scheming Silvertongue
22% of decks
Mortify
21% of decks · $0.19
Vindicate
21% of decks · $0.93
Essence Channeler
21% of decks · $0.45
Mangara, the Diplomat
20% of decks · $0.32
Heliod's Intervention
19% of decks · $3.04
Distinguished Conjurer
19% of decks · $0.26
Bloodchief Ascension
18% of decks · $21.38
Dark Ritual
18% of decks · $7.19
Lifecreed Duo
18% of decks · $0.21
Debt to the Deathless
18% of decks
Farewell
18% of decks · $6.20
Drana's Emissary
18% of decks · $0.33
Land Tax
17% of decks · $16.88
Cliffhaven Vampire
17% of decks · $0.68
Fumigate
17% of decks · $0.31
Aerith Gainsborough
17% of decks · $2.69
Fell the Profane
16% of decks
Fellwar Stone
16% of decks
Rhox Faithmender
16% of decks · $1.88
Witch Enchanter
16% of decks
The Meathook Massacre
16% of decks · $24.67
Ocelot Pride
16% of decks · $42.75
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16% of decks · $6.53
Impassioned Orator
15% of decks · $0.31
Enlightened Tutor
15% of decks · $38.32
Inkshield
15% of decks · $4.97
Whispersilk Cloak
15% of decks · $2.22
Necropotence
15% of decks · $38.23
Vampiric Tutor
15% of decks · $54.45
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
15% of decks · $0.81
Deadly Rollick
15% of decks · $28.68
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15% of decks · $1.76
Alhammarret's Archive
15% of decks · $10.52
Twilight Prophet
15% of decks · $3.77
The Ozolith
15% of decks · $61.76
Read the Bones
14% of decks · $0.29
The Wind Crystal
14% of decks · $6.68
Speaker of the Heavens
14% of decks · $0.61
Greed
13% of decks · $0.32
Ghostly Prison
12% of decks · $6.22
Utter End
12% of decks · $0.31
Mind Stone
12% of decks
Test of Endurance
12% of decks · $7.53
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12% of decks · $7.60
Stroke of Midnight
12% of decks · $0.28
Austere Command
11% of decks · $0.37
Flare of Fortitude
11% of decks · $4.84
The One Ring
11% of decks · $116.27
Reanimate
11% of decks · $10.11
Phyrexian Reclamation
10% of decks · $2.86
Merciless Eviction
10% of decks · $0.53
Bitterblossom
10% of decks · $32.66
Glasswing Grace
10% of decks
Skullclamp
10% of decks · $5.21
Whip of Erebos
10% of decks · $9.52
Malakir Rebirth
9% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
9% of decks
Akroma's Will
9% of decks · $16.72
Clever Concealment
9% of decks · $3.63
Dawn's Truce
9% of decks · $9.99
Excalibur II
9% of decks · $0.88
Trouble in Pairs
9% of decks · $25.56
Raise the Past
9% of decks · $0.82
Revival // Revenge
9% of decks
Beacon of Immortality
8% of decks · $15.72
Basilisk Collar
8% of decks · $3.74
Sheltered by Ghosts
8% of decks · $1.76
Restoration Magic
8% of decks · $1.85
Kaya's Guile
8% of decks · $1.43
Commander's Sphere
8% of decks · $0.34
Sensei's Divining Top
8% of decks · $39.63
Light of Promise
8% of decks · $0.43
Thought Vessel
8% of decks
Diabolic Tutor
8% of decks · $2.21
Wrath of God
8% of decks · $4.01
Bontu's Monument
8% of decks · $4.60
Kaya's Wrath
8% of decks · $0.46
Revenge of Ravens
7% of decks · $0.38
Ajani's Mantra
7% of decks · $0.37
Vanishing Verse
7% of decks · $0.32
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7% of decks · $0.79
Wayfarer's Bauble
7% of decks · $5.61
Leyline of Hope
7% of decks · $1.41
Sevinne's Reclamation
7% of decks · $0.39
Mox Amber
6% of decks · $86.61
Reprieve
6% of decks · $1.51
Profane Memento
6% of decks · $1.21
Polluted Bonds
6% of decks · $10.28
Brotherhood Regalia
6% of decks · $10.22
Unearth
6% of decks · $0.54
Chalice of Life
6% of decks
Grim Tutor
6% of decks · $23.87
Bastion of Remembrance
6% of decks · $0.30
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of decks
Decorum Dissertation
6% of decks · $5.28
Silence
6% of decks · $10.18
Trespasser's Curse
6% of decks · $0.36
Sunbond
6% of decks · $0.55
Galadriel's Dismissal
5% of decks · $29.40
Griffin Aerie
5% of decks · $0.27
Gift of Orzhova
5% of decks · $0.24
Disenchant
5% of decks · $0.10
Angelic Accord
5% of decks · $2.49
Feed the Swarm
5% of decks · $0.24
Ad Nauseam
5% of decks · $9.89
Insatiable Avarice
5% of decks · $6.15
Loxodon Warhammer
5% of decks · $2.58
Return to Dust
5% of decks · $0.34
New Cards
Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
27% of decks · $4.47
Liliana the Faultless
17% of decks · $4.42
Enlightened Confidant
10% of decks · $7.09
Ajani Resolute
8% of decks · $9.45
Gleaming Splendor
6% of decks · $30.72
Creatures (50)
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
54% of decks · $0.36
Serra Ascendant
48% of decks · $29.40
Sunscorch Regent
48% of decks · $0.39
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
48% of decks · $22.16
Exemplar of Light
46% of decks · $0.91
Voice of the Blessed
46% of decks · $2.56
Blood Artist
46% of decks · $3.84
Mother of Runes
45% of decks · $12.14
Guide of Souls
45% of decks · $3.30
Archangel of Thune
42% of decks · $48.98
Marauding Blight-Priest
41% of decks · $0.32
Lunarch Veteran
38% of decks
Elenda's Hierophant
36% of decks · $4.94
Enduring Tenacity
35% of decks · $14.87
Haliya, Guided by Light
35% of decks · $4.30
Archivist of Oghma
35% of decks · $6.37
Starscape Cleric
35% of decks · $0.84
Esper Sentinel
32% of decks · $58.38
Creeping Bloodsucker
31% of decks · $4.82
The Gaffer
31% of decks · $6.90
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
29% of decks · $9.62
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29% of decks · $36.39
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
28% of decks · $2.13
Giver of Runes
28% of decks · $9.22
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27% of decks · $0.41
Vizkopa Guildmage
27% of decks · $0.56
Witch of the Moors
26% of decks · $0.36
Hinterland Sanctifier
26% of decks · $0.32
Sorin of House Markov
25% of decks
Dark Confidant
25% of decks · $3.55
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25% of decks · $98.82
Crypt Ghast
23% of decks · $18.07
Felidar Sovereign
22% of decks · $5.19
Ajani's Pridemate
22% of decks · $0.29
Scheming Silvertongue
22% of decks
Essence Channeler
21% of decks · $0.45
Mangara, the Diplomat
20% of decks · $0.32
Distinguished Conjurer
19% of decks · $0.26
Lifecreed Duo
18% of decks · $0.21
Drana's Emissary
18% of decks · $0.33
Cliffhaven Vampire
17% of decks · $0.68
Aerith Gainsborough
17% of decks · $2.69
Rhox Faithmender
16% of decks · $1.88
Witch Enchanter
16% of decks
Ocelot Pride
16% of decks · $42.75
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16% of decks · $6.53
Impassioned Orator
15% of decks · $0.31
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
15% of decks · $0.81
Twilight Prophet
15% of decks · $3.77
Speaker of the Heavens
14% of decks · $0.61
Instants (33)
Anguished Unmaking
54% of decks · $1.72
Path to Exile
49% of decks · $0.64
Despark
32% of decks · $0.32
Generous Gift
28% of decks · $0.92
Fracture
25% of decks · $0.34
Teferi's Protection
24% of decks · $46.16
Flawless Maneuver
24% of decks · $9.70
Mortify
21% of decks · $0.19
Heliod's Intervention
19% of decks · $3.04
Dark Ritual
18% of decks · $7.19
Fell the Profane
16% of decks
Enlightened Tutor
15% of decks · $38.32
Inkshield
15% of decks · $4.97
Vampiric Tutor
15% of decks · $54.45
Deadly Rollick
15% of decks · $28.68
Utter End
12% of decks · $0.31
Stroke of Midnight
12% of decks · $0.28
Flare of Fortitude
11% of decks · $4.84
Malakir Rebirth
9% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
9% of decks
Akroma's Will
9% of decks · $16.72
Clever Concealment
9% of decks · $3.63
Dawn's Truce
9% of decks · $9.99
Beacon of Immortality
8% of decks · $15.72
Restoration Magic
8% of decks · $1.85
Kaya's Guile
8% of decks · $1.43
Vanishing Verse
7% of decks · $0.32
Reprieve
6% of decks · $1.51
Silence
6% of decks · $10.18
Galadriel's Dismissal
5% of decks · $29.40
Disenchant
5% of decks · $0.10
Ad Nauseam
5% of decks · $9.89
Return to Dust
5% of decks · $0.34
Sorceries (26)
Damn
35% of decks · $1.84
Toxic Deluge
35% of decks · $5.17
Night's Whisper
31% of decks · $6.25
Sign in Blood
29% of decks · $2.74
Demonic Tutor
22% of decks · $69.17
Exsanguinate
22% of decks · $0.40
Vindicate
21% of decks · $0.93
Debt to the Deathless
18% of decks
Farewell
18% of decks · $6.20
Fumigate
17% of decks · $0.31
Read the Bones
14% of decks · $0.29
Austere Command
11% of decks · $0.37
Reanimate
11% of decks · $10.11
Merciless Eviction
10% of decks · $0.53
Raise the Past
9% of decks · $0.82
Revival // Revenge
9% of decks
Diabolic Tutor
8% of decks · $2.21
Wrath of God
8% of decks · $4.01
Kaya's Wrath
8% of decks · $0.46
Sevinne's Reclamation
7% of decks · $0.39
Unearth
6% of decks · $0.54
Grim Tutor
6% of decks · $23.87
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of decks
Decorum Dissertation
6% of decks · $5.28
Feed the Swarm
5% of decks · $0.24
Insatiable Avarice
5% of decks · $6.15
Utility Artifacts (24)
Aetherflux Reservoir
54% of decks · $21.47
Lightning Greaves
38% of decks · $4.00
Swiftfoot Boots
36% of decks
Well of Lost Dreams
36% of decks · $5.84
Bolas's Citadel
34% of decks · $16.17
Shadowspear
30% of decks · $30.19
Cosmos Elixir
24% of decks · $2.87
Whispersilk Cloak
15% of decks · $2.22
Alhammarret's Archive
15% of decks · $10.52
The Ozolith
15% of decks · $61.76
The Wind Crystal
14% of decks · $6.68
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12% of decks · $7.60
The One Ring
11% of decks · $116.27
Skullclamp
10% of decks · $5.21
Whip of Erebos
10% of decks · $9.52
Excalibur II
9% of decks · $0.88
Basilisk Collar
8% of decks · $3.74
Sensei's Divining Top
8% of decks · $39.63
Bontu's Monument
8% of decks · $4.60
Wayfarer's Bauble
7% of decks · $5.61
Profane Memento
6% of decks · $1.21
Brotherhood Regalia
6% of decks · $10.22
Chalice of Life
6% of decks
Loxodon Warhammer
5% of decks · $2.58
Mana Artifacts (10)
Sol Ring
81% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
72% of decks · $0.49
Orzhov Signet
53% of decks · $0.37
Talisman of Hierarchy
48% of decks · $0.57
Pristine Talisman
46% of decks · $0.40
Fellwar Stone
16% of decks
Mind Stone
12% of decks
Commander's Sphere
8% of decks · $0.34
Thought Vessel
8% of decks
Mox Amber
6% of decks · $86.61
Enchantments (34)
Sanguine Bond
49% of decks · $7.89
Phyrexian Arena
47% of decks · $4.26
Exquisite Blood
46% of decks · $40.38
Black Market Connections
35% of decks · $10.47
Ajani's Welcome
31% of decks · $2.99
Cleric Class
29% of decks · $1.90
Smothering Tithe
28% of decks · $56.14
Dawn of Hope
27% of decks · $0.77
Lunar Convocation
27% of decks · $1.53
Case of the Uneaten Feast
22% of decks · $0.39
Bloodchief Ascension
18% of decks · $21.38
Land Tax
17% of decks · $16.88
The Meathook Massacre
16% of decks · $24.67
Necropotence
15% of decks · $38.23
Greed
13% of decks · $0.32
Ghostly Prison
12% of decks · $6.22
Test of Endurance
12% of decks · $7.53
Phyrexian Reclamation
10% of decks · $2.86
Bitterblossom
10% of decks · $32.66
Glasswing Grace
10% of decks
Trouble in Pairs
9% of decks · $25.56
Sheltered by Ghosts
8% of decks · $1.76
Light of Promise
8% of decks · $0.43
Revenge of Ravens
7% of decks · $0.38
Ajani's Mantra
7% of decks · $0.37
Ashes of the Abhorrent
7% of decks · $0.79
Leyline of Hope
7% of decks · $1.41
Polluted Bonds
6% of decks · $10.28
Bastion of Remembrance
6% of decks · $0.30
Trespasser's Curse
6% of decks · $0.36
Sunbond
6% of decks · $0.55
Griffin Aerie
5% of decks · $0.27
Gift of Orzhova
5% of decks · $0.24
Angelic Accord
5% of decks · $2.49
Planeswalkers (2)
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
25% of decks · $8.58
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15% of decks · $1.76
Utility Lands (26)
Rogue's Passage
44% of decks
Vault of the Archangel
43% of decks
Bojuka Bog
40% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28% of decks
Radiant Fountain
27% of decks
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
24% of decks
Castle Locthwain
16% of decks
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
16% of decks
Reliquary Tower
15% of decks
Kabira Crossroads
15% of decks
Shambling Vent
13% of decks
Witch's Clinic
13% of decks
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13% of decks
Cabal Coffers
11% of decks
Adventurer's Inn
11% of decks
Seraph Sanctuary
11% of decks
Restless Fortress
10% of decks
War Room
9% of decks
High Market
8% of decks
Minas Tirith
8% of decks
Ancient Tomb
8% of decks
Urza's Saga
7% of decks
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6% of decks
Arcane Lighthouse
6% of decks
Temple of the False God
6% of decks
Castle Ardenvale
5% of decks
Lands (50)
Plains
98% of decks
Swamp
98% of decks
Command Tower
87% of decks
Isolated Chapel
72% of decks
Caves of Koilos
64% of decks
Godless Shrine
63% of decks
Scoured Barrens
55% of decks
Tainted Field
48% of decks
Fetid Heath
47% of decks
Vault of Champions
47% of decks
Shattered Sanctum
41% of decks
Marsh Flats
39% of decks
Orzhov Basilica
37% of decks
Brightclimb Pathway
37% of decks
Shineshadow Snarl
33% of decks
Temple of Silence
33% of decks
Concealed Courtyard
32% of decks
Silent Clearing
28% of decks
Bleachbone Verge
27% of decks
Shadowy Backstreet
19% of decks
Exotic Orchard
17% of decks
Fell the Profane
16% of decks
Witch Enchanter
16% of decks
Scrubland
15% of decks
Desolate Mire
14% of decks
Evolving Wilds
14% of decks
Orzhov Guildgate
11% of decks
Glasswing Grace
10% of decks
Turbulent Moor
10% of decks
Malakir Rebirth
9% of decks
Myriad Landscape
9% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
9% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
9% of decks
Eclipsed Steppe
9% of decks
Obscura Storefront
8% of decks
City of Brass
8% of decks
Fabled Passage
8% of decks
Fisk Tower
8% of decks
Foot Headquarters
8% of decks
Plaza of Heroes
8% of decks
Prismatic Vista
8% of decks
Mana Confluence
7% of decks
Flooded Strand
7% of decks
Windswept Heath
7% of decks
Reflecting Pool
7% of decks
Sunlit Marsh
6% of decks
Arid Mesa
6% of decks
Polluted Delta
6% of decks
Bloodstained Mire
6% of decks
Agadeem's Awakening
6% of decks
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