Art by Nathaniel Himawan
Commander deckGU
Ant-Man, Colony Commander
Distribute +1/+1 counters across every turn cycle to reliably trigger Ant-Man's Insect token creation, then overwhelm opponents with an unblockable, counter-boosted army.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Ant-Man, Colony Commander
1GULegendary Creature — Human Rogue Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Evolves and taps for massive amounts of green mana
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws cards for casting our creature spells
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Turns attacking Insect tokens into card draw engines
Fathom Mage
2GUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws cards repeatedly whenever counters are placed
Inspiring Call
2GInstant
Protects counter-laden creatures while refilling the hand
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
Triggers card draw whenever counters are placed on creatures
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Massive draw based on the biggest counter-stacked creature
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Rewards our wide board of attacking tokens with cards
Shamanic Revelation
3GGSorcery
Huge card draw burst scaling with the Insect swarm
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Draws cards whenever token swarms connect with opponents
Removal
10
An Offer You Can't Refuse
UInstant
Low-cost protection against game-ending noncreature spells
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
Disenchant on a body that can receive counters
Threats/Wincons
24
Master Biomancer
2GUCreature — Elf Wizard
Enters all new creatures with counters to generate immediate Insects
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
Doubles all +1/+1 counters across your board on attack
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
Grows on any player's turn to produce Insects on opponent turns
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Stockpiles counters on opponents' turns and distributes them for tokens
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1GLegendary Creature — Plant Druid
Puts counters on landfall and doubles existing counters
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
Increases counter placement and produces huge mana
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
Adds extra counters and provides an activated counter source
Hardened Scales
GEnchantment
Core synergy piece that augments every counter added
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
2GLegendary Creature — Human
Increases counter generation from every trigger
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
Graveyard hate that adds counters at instant speed during enemy turns
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
Grows from entering tokens and makes entire board unblockable
Simic Ascendancy
GUEnchantment
Alternate win condition fueled by rapid counter accumulation
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Grows with counter triggers and bursts into an army of tokens
Vorel of the Hull Clade
1GULegendary Creature — Human Merfolk
Doubles counters on key creatures or artifacts
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles counters placed on your permanents while crippling foes
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
Decisive game-ending overrun effect for wide boards
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
2GGULegendary Creature — Human Mutant
Enters with counters and proliferates twice when dying
Deepglow Skate
4UCreature — Fish
Instantly doubles all counters on your battlefield
Branching Evolution
2GEnchantment
Doubles the number of counters put on creatures
Loyal Guardian
4GCreature — Rhino
Spreads counters to the whole team every combat step
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
Budget overrun finisher that grants vigilance and trample
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Floods the board with Plant tokens and buffs them with counters
Herald of Secret Streams
3UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
Grants unblockable to all creatures with +1/+1 counters
Utility
8
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters from removed creatures and reallocates them
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Board-wide hexproof and indestructible against wipes
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants Ant-Man immediate haste and protection to attack safely
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects Ant-Man with hexproof while allowing targetable counters
Bow of Nylea
1GGLegendary Enchantment Artifact
Instant-speed counter activation to trigger Ant-Man on opponents' turns
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
2Legendary Artifact
Exiles cards at instant speed to put counters and share abilities
Slippery Bogbonder
3GCreature — Human Druid
Flash protection that moves counters and grants hexproof on any turn
Silkguard
XGInstant
Scalable protection for modified creatures that places +1/+1 counters
