Art by Junggeun Yoon
Saved commander deck
Big Bertha
Ramp aggressively into Big Bertha with massive X values, amplify her +1/+1 counters with doublers and untap effects, and overwhelm opponents with huge trample attacks and power-based card draw.
Prompt: Big Bertha commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Big Bertha
{X}{G}Legendary Creature — Mutant Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Sol Ring
{1}Artifact
Fast mana staple to pay for generic costs and Bertha's X cost
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
Chump blocks early and accelerates land development
Cultivate
{2}{G}Sorcery
Provides land ramp onto the battlefield and ensures land drops
Kodama's Reach
{2}{G}Sorcery — Arcane
Fixes land drops and develops mana for huge mana sinks
Gyre Sage
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Grows with Bertha and taps for enormous amounts of green mana
Incubation Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Taps for three mana once it receives a +1/+1 counter
Kami of Whispered Hopes
{2}{G}Creature — Spirit
Increases counter placement and produces mana equal to its power
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
{1}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Scout
Produces massive bursts of mana based on Bertha's huge power
Card Draw
10 cards
Return of the Wildspeaker
{4}{G}Instant
Draws a hand full of cards scaled to Bertha's enormous power
Rishkar's Expertise
{4}{G}{G}Sorcery
Draws cards equal to Bertha's power and casts a free spell
Garruk's Uprising
{2}{G}Enchantment
Draws when Bertha enters and provides crucial trample to tall threats
Hunter's Insight
{2}{G}Instant
Draws cards equal to combat damage dealt by a massive Bertha
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Emergency card draw engine in response to removal targeting Bertha
Tribute to the World Tree
{G}{G}{G}Enchantment
Provides repeatable card draw or counters for arriving creatures
Inspiring Call
{2}{G}Instant
Protects your modified creatures from wipes while refilling hand
Armorcraft Judge
{3}{G}Creature — Elf Artificer
Draws cards for each creature you control with +1/+1 counters
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Steady card draw trigger whenever you cast creature spells
Removal
10 cards
Beast Within
{2}{G}Instant
Flexible instant-speed permanent removal for any problem piece
Kenrith's Transformation
{1}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Neutralizes problematic enemy commanders and cantrips
Nature's Claim
{G}Instant
Extremely efficient one-mana artifact or enchantment removal
Reclamation Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
Blinkable and tutorable artifact and enchantment destruction
Ram Through
{1}{G}Instant
One-sided creature removal that tramples excess damage to face
Tail Swipe
{G}Instant
Cheap fight or bite effect leveraging Bertha's huge base power
Master's Rebuke
{1}{G}Instant
Instant-speed bite spell to eliminate creatures or planeswalkers safely
Song of the Dryads
{2}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Turns any threatening permanent into a harmless basic Forest
Ezuri's Predation
{5}{G}{G}{G}Sorcery
One-sided board wipe that creates an army of 4/4 Beasts
Scavenging Ooze
{1}{G}Creature — Ooze
Targeted graveyard hate that grows larger with +1/+1 counters
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Hardened Scales
{G}Enchantment
Increases every counter placed on Bertha and other creatures
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
{1}{G}Legendary Artifact
Passive counter addition plus an on-board counter-adding mana sink
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
Stores Bertha's counters if she dies and transfers them back
Branching Evolution
{2}{G}Enchantment
Doubles all +1/+1 counters placed on creatures you control
Doubling Season
{4}{G}Enchantment
Doubles counters Bertha enters with and doubles tap-ability counters
Primal Vigor
{4}{G}Enchantment
Doubles all +1/+1 counters placed on Bertha and allies
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
{4}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles your counter placement while halving your opponents'
Kalonian Hydra
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Doubles +1/+1 counters on every attacking creature every turn
Managorger Hydra
{2}{G}Creature — Hydra
Grows rapidly into a massive trample threat whenever anyone casts spells
Forgotten Ancient
{3}{G}Creature — Elemental
Accumulates counters on every spell cast and distributes them to Bertha
Primordial Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Exponentially doubles its own counters and tramples over blockers
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
{1}{G}Legendary Creature — Plant Druid
Places counters on landfall and doubles all counters on creatures
Kodama of the West Tree
{2}{G}Legendary Creature — Spirit
Grants modified creatures trample and ramps lands on combat damage
Defiler of Vigor
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Provides mana discounts with Phyrexian mana and spreads counters
Champion of Lambholt
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Warrior
Grows quickly and makes your entire board unblockable
Evolution Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Proliferates counters on Bertha and your board with every land drop
Railway Brawler
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Rhino Warrior
Plots to double the power of subsequent creatures via counters
Stonecoil Serpent
{X}Artifact Creature — Snake
Versatile X-cost beater with trample, reach, and protection from multicolored
Walking Ballista
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Converts excess mana and counters into direct targeted damage
Hangarback Walker
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Scalable X-spell threat that leaves behind a swarm of Thopters upon death
Benevolent Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Adds extra counters to targets and redistributes them as needed
Voracious Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Flexible X Hydra that can double its counters or act as spot removal
Utility
8 cards
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Protects Bertha and key pieces with hexproof and indestructible
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
{G}Instant
One-mana protection against targeted exile and destruction effects
Tyvar's Stand
{X}{G}Instant
Protective combat trick that can pump Bertha to lethal sizes
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to activate tap abilities right away
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip protection and haste enabler
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Provides trample, lifelink, and strips opponent hexproof and indestructible
Seedborn Muse
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Spirit
Untaps Bertha on each opponent's turn to repeat her counter ability
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
Allows Bertha to tap immediately and untaps her for extra growth
