Timeless 5-Color Karn Control
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A five-color control deck leveraging fast mana, Karn, the Great Creator, and The One Ring to lock opponents out while deploying cheap interaction and card advantage engines.
Chrome Mox and Moxes accelerate out early Karn, which tutors artifact answers from the sideboard and threatens a lock with Ensnaring Bridge or Tormod's Crypt in the sideboard. Wishclaw Talisman finds The One Ring for an unstoppable draw engine, or Demonic Tutor for the missing piece. Orcish Bowmasters punishes opposing card draw while Sheoldred, the Apocalypse closes games and gains life. Brainstorm and fetchlands offer perfect card selection, and Dig Through Time digs for key pieces.
Keep hands with at least one fast mana source (Chrome Mox or Mox Jasper/Amber) and a plan: a Karn, a Thoughtseize, or a draw spell. Look for a blue source and a fetchland to enable Brainstorm and Dig. Ship hands that can't produce colored mana or lack any action.
Early: Use Thoughtseize to strip interaction, deploy fast mana, and play Karn or Wishclaw Talisman by turn two. Protect with Lightning Bolt, Swords, and Fatal Push. Mid: Activate The One Ring for card advantage while tutoring for answers. Sheoldred and Orcish Bowmasters apply pressure. Late: Overwhelm with Ring draws into more disruption and threats. Karn's static ability combined with artifact lock pieces wins via concession or Sheoldred beats.
Very vulnerable to artifact hate (Force of Vigor, Collector Ouphe). Fast aggro can overwhelm before the lock is established. Countermagic on Karn or The One Ring is devastating. Relies heavily on resolving early fast mana.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (4) | Rare | Orcish Bowmasters | |
| Mythic Rare | Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | ||
| Planeswalkers (4) | Mythic Rare | Karn, the Great Creator | |
| Instants (13) | Uncommon | Brainstorm | |
| Rare | Dig Through Time | ||
| Uncommon | Fatal Push | ||
| Uncommon | Lightning Bolt | ||
| Uncommon | Swords to Plowshares | ||
| Sorceries (4) | Mythic Rare | Demonic Tutor | |
| Rare | Thoughtseize | ||
| Artifacts (13) | Rare | Chrome Mox | |
| Mythic Rare | Mox Amber | ||
| Mythic Rare | Mox Jasper | ||
| Mythic Rare | The One Ring | ||
| Rare | Wishclaw Talisman | ||
| Lands (22) | Rare | Bloodstained Mire | |
| Rare | Flooded Strand | ||
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Basic Land | Island | ||
| Rare | Ketria Triome | ||
| Basic Land | Plains | ||
| Rare | Polluted Delta | ||
| Mythic Rare | Prismatic Vista | ||
| Rare | Raugrin Triome | ||
| Rare | Spara's Headquarters | ||
| Basic Land | Swamp | ||
| Rare | Windswept Heath | ||
| Rare | Wooded Foothills |