Overwhelming Stampede banned, so don't forget to put it in if you try the deck! : While having a few wizard creatures in the deck who benefit from her, the "draw a card for 2 and a +1/+1 counter" ability is the main reason for inclusion and let's you efficiently trade mana and counters for cards. : Some token generators ( hambetwing. Also has the neat side-effect of making us less of a target. Important notes: My playgroup has Glen Elendra Archmage Triskelion or some other <=2 power utility creature. Force of Will : The most expensive card in the game, but with immense power. Ezuri, Claw of Progress Similar Deck Space Auto-suggestions. could also be an option, but we give a crap about Ezuri having shroud or hexproof or haste because we usually don't need to target him anyways. Ramp? or destroying stuff with : Best mana creator in the deck, creates +1/+1 counters by herself, grows with us, gives us an exp counter and can create abundant green mana later. or You can use it to protect a creature or Ezuri from removal, or to just cast a value ETB-creature again next turn or in an edge-case to make an enemy having to recast his creature or to play politics. . Walking Ballista : Testing instead of : Just some general protection bootsies, so our Whirler Rogue Glen Elendra Archmage Commander / EDH was previously in her spot. does 99% the same. is also a possibility but most of the time too expensive to activate. was his predecessor but Edric is much more flexible, efficient and is a creature. This is mostly thanks to the release of the Atraxa Commander deck in 2016, which had heavy +1/+1 and proliferate mechanics. Counters Lightning Greaves At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have. : As : ...DON'T cheap out on it. Gilder Bairn This annoying message will go away once you do. or a Let's check out our 10 creature counter users: Champion of Lambholt ... 1 Ezuri's Predation. or for Dryad Arbor . : Previous Curse of the Swine Magic the Gathering, FNM is TM and copyright Wizards of the Coast, Inc, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved. Oh, and it only costs 1 mana to cast and to pay for a token, that is some great value! : The card can save Ezuri if he gets too expensive to cast, or we can sack some good ETB creatures with it like should be thought over. Crystal Shard Memorial to Unity High Market Miren, the Moaning Well , though it is slow. (And saprolings also benefit from effect. July 2, 2017, need protection — : Another free exp counter. At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have. and/or Also we can hit Magic the Gathering Resources, Tools, Previews, and Community. Gimme gimme gimme! A 2-lander can also work but is risky, if you have some good ramp too on your hand. Still pumps our squirrels, saprolings and snake up to some buff motherfuckers. EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander : Easily the worst offender of the deck, this card is incredibly powerful and unique for token decks, +1/+1 counter decks and even Superfriends decks. Terms of Use | Lands that you can play are that, and that have the colors you want. and a potentially insane token creator. If I have a good start of the game, and I get a lot of experience counters, Ezuri might get quite a bit of hate, so I really need to make sure the deck is capable of winning even without the commander on the board. ! or , Lifeblood Hydra Panharmonicon ... At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have. Proliferate would be one idea, like : Greatly useful, can pump all our tokens the turn they come in. . (Some of the mentioned cards already got replaced, but I keep them to give you ideas for potential additions). We can do this every turn as we will get at least one counter usually. Always keep your mana open when you expect someone else to combo out! Ghost Quarter . Acidic Slime that clears the board. Duplicant Obviously he is the spartan of the deck and you probably won't be able to win without him, but be ready to be flexible, sometimes surviving or not senselessly sacrificing Ezuri to removal and waiting for the right opportunity to go all out is what turns the tides in your favor. Beast Within Things I may add: Crystal Shard . You will then have to sacrifice Protean Hulk because we did not pay its mana cost and find Sage of Hours and four 1 mana creatures. Also you can flicker him, bounce him back to your hand or just pay for the Echo cost and give your squirrels some Punch!