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This alone would make Karlov a worthy Lifegain Commander, but it can also exile creatures at instant speed, in exchange for six +1/+1 counters

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On top of that, Aurora, Dreaming Guardians three strength and five willpower pair with its two lore to make it a solid card by itself, able to likely withstand a few attacks in the early game - especially given that having Shift 3, allowing you to bring it out on top of another Aurora card for a lower ink cost, means you can have it on the field very early on