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Karona, False God
Legendary Creature — Avatar · 1WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Karona, False God is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player untaps Karona and gains control of it.
Whenever Karona attacks, creatures of the creature type of your choice get +3/+3 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €1.23
Average lands in decks for Karona, False God: 37
AurasForced CombatEnchantressPillow FortGroup HugChaosVoltronGroup Slug
Build your Karona, False God deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Karona, False God 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Karona, False God deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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: B+ (76/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed52
- Interaction85
- Resilience75
- Closing90
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 2 Island, 1 Swamp, 2 Mountain, 2 Forest)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Shiny Impetus · Chromatic Lantern · Farseek · Vow of Flight · Vow of Wildness · Propaganda · Ghostly Prison · Assault Suit · Parasitic Impetus · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Vow of Lightning · Psychic Impetus · Cultivate · Jon Irenicus, Shattered One · Fellwar Stone · Redemption Arc · Sphere of Safety · The Sound of Drums · Vow of Torment · Swords to Plowshares · Sythis, Harvest's Hand · Martial Impetus · Xantcha, Sleeper Agent · Faeburrow Elder · Vow of Duty · Agitator Ant · Ghoulish Impetus · Promise of Loyalty · Nature's Lore · Rampant Growth · Armadillo Cloak · Kodama's Reach · Sanctum Weaver · Vow of Malice · Birds of Paradise · Path to Exile · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Eriette of the Charmed Apple · Three Visits · Duelist's Heritage · Enchantress's Presence · Zur the Enchanter · Kardur, Doomscourge · Khârn the Betrayer · Take the Bait · Windborn Muse · Satyr Enchanter · Tempt with Discovery · Bloom Tender · Commander's Sphere · Counterspell · Curse of Opulence · Humble Defector · Jukai Naturalist · Coercive Impetus · Disrupt Decorum · Incriminating Impetus · Mesa Enchantress · Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist · Sterling Grove · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · The World Tree · Temple Garden · Stomping Ground · Indatha Triome · Breeding Pool · Hallowed Fountain · Ketria Triome · Godless Shrine · Homeward Path · Jetmir's Garden · Sacred Foundry · Overgrown Tomb · Evolving Wilds · Spara's Headquarters · Windswept Heath · Zagoth Triome · Raugrin Triome · Wooded Foothills · Jungle Shrine · Misty Rainforest · Ziatora's Proving Ground · Savai Triome · Steam Vents · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Karona, False God
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Karona, False God, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Shiny Impetus | 58% | +57% |
| Vow of Flight | 48% | +48% |
| Vow of Wildness | 48% | +47% |
| Assault Suit | 43% | +42% |
| Parasitic Impetus | 42% | +41% |
| Vow of Lightning | 41% | +41% |
| Psychic Impetus | 40% | +40% |
| Propaganda | 47% | +40% |
| Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos | 41% | +40% |
| Ghostly Prison | 45% | +39% |
| Jon Irenicus, Shattered One | 38% | +38% |
| Redemption Arc | 37% | +37% |
| Vow of Torment | 36% | +36% |
| The Sound of Drums | 36% | +36% |
| Martial Impetus | 33% | +33% |
| Xantcha, Sleeper Agent | 33% | +32% |
| Vow of Duty | 32% | +32% |
| Ghoulish Impetus | 31% | +31% |
| Agitator Ant | 31% | +31% |
| Sphere of Safety | 36% | +30% |
| Promise of Loyalty | 31% | +30% |
| Homeward Path | 29% | +28% |
| Armadillo Cloak | 27% | +27% |
| Vow of Malice | 27% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Karona, False God 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.
- Shiny Impetus
- Vow of Flight
- Vow of Wildness
- Assault Suit
- Parasitic Impetus
- Vow of Lightning
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Propaganda
- Ghostly Prison
- The Sound of Drums
- Sphere of Safety
- Homeward Path
- Sythis, Harvest's Hand
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
- Jetmir's Garden
- Indatha Triome
- Raugrin Triome
- Savai Triome
- Bothersome Quasit
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Karona, False God
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Approach of the Second Sun + Windfall → Win the game
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Axebane Guardian + High Alert → Infinite colored mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Karona, False God's color identity?
Karona, False God is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Karona, False God come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Karona, False God deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 87 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Karona, False God deck run?
Real Karona, False God decks run 37 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 Karona, False God?
The three highest-synergy cards are Shiny Impetus, Vow of Flight, Vow of Wildness. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Karona, False God decks.
What combos does Karona, False God have?
Karona, False God has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle. 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 Karona, False God deck cost?
You can start cheap: Shiny Impetus, Vow of Flight, Vow of Wildness 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.