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Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
{2}{B}, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas.
Reference price of the card: €4.67
Average lands in decks for Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet: 36
ZombiesSacrificeAristocratsTokensControlReanimatorVampiresLifegain
Build your Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed59
- Interaction61
- Resilience72
- Closing77
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Jet Medallion · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Fleshbag Marauder · Crypt Ghast · Accursed Marauder · Death Baron · Grave Pact · Gravecrawler · Phyrexian Arena · Undead Augur · Dictate of Erebos · Endless Ranks of the Dead · Lord of the Accursed · Blood Artist · Grave Titan · Toxic Deluge · Sheoldred's Edict · Victimize · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Sign in Blood · Village Rites · Butcher of Malakir · Cemetery Reaper · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Defile · Go for the Throat · Soul Shatter · Cryptbreaker · Damnation · Infernal Grasp · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Tragic Slip · Withering Torment · Champion of the Perished · Plaguecrafter · Reanimate · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Bontu's Monument · Mind Stone · Ashnod's Altar · Charcoal Diamond · Undead Warchief · Vona's Hunger · Night's Whisper · Army of the Damned · Black Market · Diregraf Colossus · Black Market Connections · Blasphemous Edict · Lord of the Undead · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed · Exsanguinate · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Nirkana Revenant · Morbid Opportunist · Murderous Rider // Swift End · Corrupted Conviction · Deadly Dispute · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Phyrexian Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Death Baron | 52% | +46% |
| Undead Augur | 50% | +45% |
| Endless Ranks of the Dead | 45% | +41% |
| Lord of the Accursed | 44% | +40% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 55% | +38% |
| Grave Titan | 43% | +37% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 47% | +36% |
| Gravecrawler | 51% | +36% |
| Cemetery Reaper | 38% | +34% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 39% | +33% |
| Grave Pact | 51% | +32% |
| Cryptbreaker | 35% | +31% |
| Champion of the Perished | 34% | +31% |
| Accursed Marauder | 52% | +30% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 42% | +27% |
| Liliana, Dreadhorde General | 40% | +27% |
| Undead Warchief | 30% | +26% |
| Vona's Hunger | 30% | +26% |
| Soul Shatter | 37% | +26% |
| Diregraf Colossus | 27% | +23% |
| Lord of the Undead | 26% | +23% |
| Army of the Damned | 28% | +23% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 25% | +20% |
| Gray Merchant of Asphodel | 70% | +19% |
💰 The best cards for your Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Undead Augur
- Lord of the Accursed
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Grave Titan
- Gravecrawler
- Cemetery Reaper
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Death Baron
- Endless Ranks of the Dead
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Undead Warchief
- Vona's Hunger
- Soul Shatter
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Dictate of Erebos
- Grave Pact
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Wand of Orcus
- Attrition
- Damnation
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet's color identity?
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet deck run?
Real Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet?
The three highest-synergy cards are Death Baron, Undead Augur, Endless Ranks of the Dead. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet decks.
What combos does Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet have?
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet deck cost?
You can start cheap: Undead Augur, Lord of the Accursed, Fleshbag Marauder are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.