---
name: "Karona, False God"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Haste"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1624"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Robert Hovey & Scott Okumura"
oracle_id: "9ea1f10c-5ceb-4ac0-84c6-29046dea649a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karona-false-god-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Karona, False God
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Haste

## Oracle Text
Haste
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player untaps Karona and gains control of it.
Whenever Karona attacks, creatures of the creature type of your choice get +3/+3 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Molten Primordial](/printing/molten-primordial-gtc.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [Dominus of Fealty](/printing/dominus-of-fealty-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit Avatar
3. [Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund](/printing/karrthus-tyrant-of-jund-plst.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
4. [Chaos Lord](/printing/chaos-lord-ice.md) — Creature — Human
5. [Enter the Avatar State](/printing/enter-the-avatar-state-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
6. [Kari Zev's Expertise](/printing/kari-zevs-expertise-paer.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1624
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Robert Hovey & Scott Okumura
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`