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Commander deckGU
Beast, Erudite Aerialist
Distribute +1/+1 counters to Beast each turn to grant him flying, reliably dealing combat damage to draw cards and overwhelm opponents with counter synergies.
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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
1Beast, Erudite Aerialist
3GULegendary Creature — Mutant Scientist Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Taps for green mana equal to +1/+1 counters on it
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Taps for three mana of any color once it has a counter
Card Draw
10
Bred for the Hunt
1GUEnchantment
Draws cards whenever creatures with +1/+1 counters deal combat damage
Fathom Mage
2GUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws a card every time one or more counters are placed on it
Inspiring Call
2GInstant
Draws cards for modified creatures and gives team indestructible
Curiosity Crafter
3UCreature — Bird Wizard
Provides card draw on combat damage and removes hand size limit
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable card draw engine on combat damage
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws cards equal to greatest power and casts a free spell
Benthic Biomancer
UCreature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
Loots whenever counters are put on it
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
Draws a card when a counter is placed on any creature for the first time each turn
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Draws cards whenever attacking creatures deal combat damage
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws a card for each creature spell cast
Removal
10
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
Free counterspell protecting your board when commander is out
Threats/Wincons
24
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
Increases counters placed and can add counters at instant speed
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters when your creatures leave the battlefield
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
Increases counter distribution and taps for massive mana
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
Grows rapidly with every spell cast by any player
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Steadily redistributes counters to Beast and other threats
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Grows with card draws and leaves behind flying squid tokens
Master Biomancer
2GUCreature — Elf Wizard
Ensures all entering creatures immediately receive counters
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
Doubles +1/+1 counters on all creatures when attacking
Herald of Secret Streams
3UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
Makes all creatures with +1/+1 counters unblockable
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1GLegendary Creature — Plant Druid
Places counters on landfall and doubles counters late game
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferates on every land drop to bolster counters
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles all counters placed on your permanents
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
Grants trample to modified creatures and fetches lands on hit
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
2GGULegendary Creature — Human Mutant
Puts counters on creatures and proliferates twice on death
Vorel of the Hull Clade
1GULegendary Creature — Human Merfolk
Doubles the counters on target permanent
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
2GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Grants trample and adapts to place counters on demand
Quirion Beastcaller
1GCreature — Dryad Warrior
Accumulates counters on creature casts and spreads them upon death
Branching Evolution
2GEnchantment
Doubles the number of +1/+1 counters placed on your creatures
Simic Ascendancy
GUEnchantment
Places counters and provides an alternate win condition
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
Provides graveyard hate while gaining life and collecting counters
Hydroid Krasis
XGUCreature — Jellyfish Hydra Beast
Scalable flying threat that draws cards and gains life on cast
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
2GLegendary Creature — Human
Adds additional counters whenever any counters are placed
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
3ULegendary Creature — Illusion
Grows when drawing cards and replaces itself massively on exit
Utility
8
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects entire board with hexproof and indestructible
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides shroud and haste to protect Beast
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste while allowing Beast to be targeted
Slip Out the Back
UInstant
Puts a counter on Beast to give flying while dodging removal
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
GInstant
One-mana protection spell giving hexproof and indestructible
Sword of Truth and Justice
3Artifact — Equipment
Puts a counter on a creature and proliferates on combat damage
Fight Rigging
2GEnchantment
Guarantees a counter each combat and free casts a spell via hideaway
Silkguard
XGInstant
Mass protective instant that distributes counters to multiple targets
