Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Secret Lair Drop 1646 • mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1646
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana white mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green · White
- Artist
- Laura Plansker
- Market price
- $1.73
What it does
This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard.
Once during each of your turns, you may cast a creature spell from your graveyard.
"We do not take sick days in this army."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Karador, Ghost Chieftain was originally introduced in the 2011 Commander release as a centerpiece for graveyard-centric strategies. The character is established in Magic: The Gathering lore as a centaur spirit who leads a legion of restless ghosts in the Abzan Houses of Tarkir. His mechanical identity, which allows players to cast creature cards from their graveyard, cemented him as a perennial favorite for the Commander format, balancing thematic flavor with tactical graveyard resource management.
The Secret Lair version, featuring artwork by Laura Plansker, was released as part of a curated series of specialized promotional drops. Plansker’s design utilizes a distinct, stylized aesthetic that departs from traditional fantasy art, focusing on atmospheric, macabre textures to evoke the ghostly nature of the chieftain. This version was received as a premium collectible intended for players seeking unique artistic interpretations of well-known competitive staples, reflecting the broader strategy of Wizards of the Coast to engage the secondary market through limited-run, artist-focused variants.
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