Art by Milivoj Ćeran
Saved commander deck
Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman
Distribute +1/+1 counters across your board to grant all creatures deathtouch, then exploit deathtouch via cheap bite spells, pinging artifacts, and trample effects to dominate combat and control the board.
Prompt: Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Bushmaster, Coiled Henchman
{1}{G}Legendary Creature — Snake Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Llanowar Elves
{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Classic turn-one mana dork that can later carry counters and deathtouch.
Fyndhorn Elves
{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Redundant one-mana dork to accelerate early plays.
Gyre Sage
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Grows with evolve and produces massive amounts of green mana.
Incubation Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Taps for three mana once given a counter, while gaining deathtouch.
Kodama's Reach
{2}{G}Sorcery — Arcane
Consistent ramp staple to keep land drops flowing.
Card Draw
10 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws a card for every creature cast.
Inspiring Call
{2}{G}Instant
Mass card draw and indestructible protection for your modified creatures.
Armorcraft Judge
{3}{G}Creature — Elf Artificer
Draws a card for each creature with a +1/+1 counter.
Rishkar's Expertise
{4}{G}{G}Sorcery
Draws cards based on your largest creature and casts a free spell.
Return of the Wildspeaker
{4}{G}Instant
Flexible burst draw or a team-wide buff for closing games.
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Sacrifice outlet that converts tall creatures into immense card advantage.
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable draw engine rewarding combat connections.
Hunter's Insight
{2}{G}Instant
Turns a large trampling deathtouch attacker into huge card draw.
Guardian Project
{3}{G}Enchantment
Continuous draw on nontoken creature ETBs in singleton.
Removal
10 cards
Bite Down
{1}{G}Instant
One-way bite effect that destroys any creature when paired with deathtouch.
Master's Rebuke
{1}{G}Instant
Instant-speed bite spell to eliminate any threat cleanly.
Ram Through
{1}{G}Instant
One-way damage that tramples excess damage through to the opponent.
Nature's Way
{1}{G}Sorcery
Gives vigilance and trample while biting an opposing creature.
Bushwhack
{G}Sorcery
Flexible modal spell serving as early land search or a deathtouch fight.
Kenrith's Transformation
{1}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Cantripping aura that neutralizes troublesome commanders.
Cosmic Hunger
{1}{G}Instant
Instant-speed bite targeting creatures or planeswalkers.
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Hardened Scales
{G}Enchantment
Doubles down on every counter distribution effect for one mana.
Branching Evolution
{2}{G}Enchantment
Doubles all +1/+1 counters placed on your creatures.
Doubling Season
{4}{G}Enchantment
Premier engine for doubling counter production.
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
{1}{G}Legendary Artifact
Adds extra counters and provides repeatable counter placement.
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters when modified creatures leave the battlefield.
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
{2}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Spreads counters on ETB and turns modified creatures into mana dorks.
Managorger Hydra
{2}{G}Creature — Hydra
Quickly balloons out of control from every player's spellcasts.
Kalonian Hydra
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Doubles all counters on all creatures whenever it attacks.
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
{1}{G}Legendary Creature — Plant Druid
Places counters on landfall and doubles counters on all creatures.
Forgotten Ancient
{3}{G}Creature — Elemental
Gathers counters rapidly and distributes them freely across the team.
Champion of Lambholt
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Warrior
Grows with each creature and makes your deathtouch attackers unblockable.
Kodama of the West Tree
{2}{G}Legendary Creature — Spirit
Gives trample to modified creatures and ramps basic lands on combat damage.
Evolution Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Proliferates every +1/+1 counter on every land drop.
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
{4}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles your counter generation while halving opponents' counters.
Scavenging Ooze
{1}{G}Creature — Ooze
Graveyard hate that grows itself into a deathtouch blocker.
Defiler of Vigor
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Discounts green spells and spreads counters across the entire board.
Tribute to the World Tree
{G}{G}{G}Enchantment
Provides counters to smaller creatures or draws cards off larger ones.
Renata, Called to the Hunt
{2}{G}{G}Legendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
Guarantees every creature enters with a +1/+1 counter and immediate deathtouch.
Kami of Whispered Hopes
{2}{G}Creature — Spirit
Enhances counter placement while generating substantial mana.
Loyal Guardian
{4}{G}Creature — Rhino
Distributes +1/+1 counters to your entire team each combat.
Pridemalkin
{2}{G}Creature — Cat
Grants trample to all creatures with +1/+1 counters, making deathtouch lethal.
Duskshell Crawler
{1}{G}Creature — Insect
Two-drop that adds a counter and grants trample to modified creatures.
Walking Ballista
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
With Bushmaster granting deathtouch, each ping cleanly kills any creature.
Triskelion
{6}Artifact Creature — Construct
Enters with counters and immediately snipes opposing creatures with deathtouch.
Utility
8 cards
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Board protection giving indestructible and hexproof.
Tyvar's Stand
{X}{G}Instant
Scalable protection spell that can double as a lethal combat pump.
Silkguard
{X}{G}Instant
Distributes +1/+1 counters and shields all modified creatures with hexproof.
Viridian Longbow
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Equipment that turns any deathtouch creature into an active tap-to-kill sniper.
Thornbite Staff
{2}Kindred Artifact — Shaman Equipment
Combos with deathtouch creatures to untap and machine-gun opposing boards.
