Art by Todd Lockwood
Commander deckBGW
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Fill the graveyard with iconic creatures to cast Karador cheaply and repeatedly loop high-impact enter-the-battlefield and death triggers. The deck avoids messy theft effects to ensure clean, frictionless gameplay over webcam while showcasing expressive, classic cards.
Asked for“I am an alterist and will be drawing all 100 cards. Make me something that would be fun to run over webcam magic. I like older cards and fun interactions.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Karador, Ghost Chieftain
5WBGLegendary Creature — Centaur Spirit
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Elves of Deep Shadow
GCreature — Elf Druid
early creature mana and life-for-black fixing
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1GCreature — Snake Shaman
sacrifices itself on command to ramp and fuel Karador
Wood Elves
2GCreature — Elf Scout
searches up forests untapped and leaves a body to sacrifice
Farhaven Elf
2GCreature — Elf Druid
fetch basic land on entry with recursion synergy
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
turns small sacrifice fodder into massive card advantage
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
draws cards whenever non-token creatures die
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
steady webcam-friendly draw trigger each turn
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
rewards recasting creatures from the graveyard
Wall of Blossoms
1GCreature — Plant Wall
cantripping early blocker and classic blink target
Disciple of Bolas
3BCreature — Human Wizard
sacrifices high-power creatures for bursts of cards and life
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
sacrifices big creatures to dig deep and stock the graveyard
Removal
11
Shriekmaw
4BCreature — Elemental
evokeable creature removal that fuels graveyard count
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
repeatable creature removal on a body
Fleshbag Marauder
2BCreature — Zombie Warrior
clean webcam-friendly edict effect that bypasses hexproof
Plaguecrafter
2BCreature — Human Shaman
upgraded edict that hits planeswalkers and hands
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
staple naturalize effect attached to a recurrable creature
Qasali Pridemage
GWCreature — Cat Wizard
cheap artifact and enchantment removal with an exalted boost
Threats/Wincons
23
Eternal Witness
1GGCreature — Human Shaman
iconic green recursive creature to recover key spells
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
reanimates key creatures and sacrifices itself via echo
Reveillark
4WCreature — Elemental
pairs with Karmic Guide and small creatures for infinite value loops
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
turns every mill and creature death into burn damage
Lord of Extinction
3BGCreature — Elemental
massive stats that scale off all graveyards
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
classic dragon that drains the whole table upon death
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
commanding board presence that generates zombie tokens
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
sweeps opposing small boards while massively buffing yours
Archon of Cruelty
6BBCreature — Archon
high-impact reanimation target providing immense value swing
Ashen Rider
4WWBBCreature — Archon
exiles any problem permanent on both entry and exit
Fiend Artisan
BGBGCreature — Nightmare
grows huge with full graveyards and tutors key pieces
Foundation Breaker
3GCreature — Elemental
evokeable artifact and enchantment destruction
Golgari Grave-Troll
4GCreature — Troll Skeleton
classic premier dredge engine that grows into a huge body
Underrealm Lich
3BGCreature — Zombie Elf Shaman
replaces card draw with self-mill selection and stays resilient
Stitcher's Supplier
BCreature — Zombie
mills six cards across entering and dying for one mana
Satyr Wayfinder
1GCreature — Satyr
early self-mill creature that ensures land drops
Junji, the Midnight Sky
3BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
versatile death trigger that reanimates non-dragons
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
punishes wide boards with mass -2/-2 and life loss
Woodfall Primus
5GGGCreature — Treefolk Shaman
persisting threat that repeatedly destroys noncreature permanents
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
floods the board with plant tokens to close games
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
premier overrun finisher to secure lethal attacks
Utility
8
Spore Frog
GCreature — Frog
repeatable fog to protect your life total from combat damage
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
free instant-speed creature sacrifice outlet and scrying engine
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
one-mana sacrifice outlet that grows into a sizable threat
Altar of Dementia
2Artifact
free sacrifice outlet that mills yourself or opponents to win
Buried Alive
2BSorcery
tutors your three best recursion targets directly to the graveyard
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Karador and key recursive engines with free shroud
