Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov.
, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.
Karlov is a 2-mana commander that snowballs by gaining life: every lifegain trigger adds two +1/+1 counters, growing him into a massive beater and fueling his exile ability. You build a lifegain engine, swing for commander damage, and repeatedly exile threats while padding your life total against the table.
Cheap, fast-deploying commander that becomes a huge threat by turn 4-5
Built-in repeatable removal that exiles (hits indestructible and recursive threats)
Lifegain triggers care about events, not amounts, so even 1-life pings power him up
Strong synergy with the deep BW lifegain and aristocrats package
Heavily commander-dependent; removal and recasting stalls the whole plan
Vulnerable to exile, bounce, and counters resetting his counter pile
Single large attacker is easy to chump-block or deflect
Slower lifegain payoffs do little against fast combo decks
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