But on MLK Jr day no one wants to be blackHey , you asked for it . <| sep |> Indeed . I really hope that happens or the season is gonna fall flat for me . <| sep |> Exactly . He cant ignore this unless he straight up approves . <| sep |> Karlov doesn ' t care about how much life you gain , just that you gain life , so it ' s better to use small and reusable lifegain instead of big oneshot effects for the most part . Grey merchant isn ' t as big a help as it normally is in a non monoblack deck , especially with the expanded life totals in EDH . You ' re also lacking sacrifice fodder to make Ayli that worthwhile . If you really want more removal , Kuro , Pitlord is expensive but synergizes well with lifegain . I ' d suggest going up to 38 or even 40 lands if you include him though . Archangel ' s light is bad in every format . Maybe if you were playing a selfmill deck , but you aren ' t . That should be the first on the chopping block . Rituals don ' t work great in EDH , you might be better off cutting dark ritual for a mana rock . Kaya and Mind Twist don ' t fit the theme of the deck super well .