Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Whenever you attack, if it's the first combat phase of the turn, untap all attacking creatures. They gain first strike until end of turn. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
A ready-made Karlach decklist
Complete 100-card mono-red deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Karlach decks play in EDH
Karlach, Fury of Avernus is a mono-red commander costing 4R, and its legendary creature - tiefling barbarian line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Karlach, Fury of Avernus decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $85.81Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Removal (3)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Karlach, Fury of Avernus decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Karlach, Fury of Avernus deck?
Karlach, Fury of Avernus has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Karlach, Fury of Avernus?
The cards played most often in Karlach, Fury of Avernus decks include Desert Were-Worm, Command the Stage, Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Karlach, Fury of Avernus deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $85.81 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Karlach, Fury of Avernus deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.