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Commander deckW
Deanna Troi, Psychic Counsel
Swarm the battlefield with creature tokens and efficient threats that immediately enter with +1/+1 counters thanks to Deanna Troi, then leverage counter payoffs, flying granting, and team-wide protection to overwhelm opponents.
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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
1Deanna Troi, Psychic Counsel
1WLegendary Creature — Betazoid Human Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
catches up on plains and enters with a counter
Keeper of the Accord
3WCreature — Human Soldier
ramps basic plains and generates tokens each round
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
draws cards from noncreature spells and scales with counters
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
draws a card when small creatures or tokens enter
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
efficient draw engine triggering off small creatures
Enduring Innocence
1WWEnchantment Creature — Sheep Glimmer
reliable creature-entry draw that recurs itself
Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
3WLegendary Creature — Elf Druid
cheap convoke body that draws on token creation
Rumor Gatherer
1WWCreature — Elf Wizard
scries and draws cards whenever multiple creatures enter
Dawn of Hope
1WEnchantment
draws off lifegain and serves as a mana-sink token maker
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
draws two cards from dying 1/1 tokens or creatures
Removal
10
Cathar Commando
1WCreature — Human Soldier
flash creature that blows up an artifact or enchantment
Skyclave Apparition
1WWCreature — Kor Spirit
exiles low-cost nonland permanents cleanly
Threats/Wincons
24
Secure the Wastes
XWInstant
instant-speed token army that all enter with +1/+1 counters
White Sun's Zenith
XWWWInstant
reusable instant token generator to ambush opponents
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
creates attacking tokens each combat that enter buffed
Hero of Bladehold
2WWCreature — Human Knight
attacks to spawn two tokens and pump attacking team
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
pumps the entire squad whenever any creature enters
Abzan Falconer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
gives flying to all your creatures with counters
Ainok Bond-Kin
1WCreature — Dog Soldier
gives first strike to all your creatures with counters
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
XWLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
enters with counters and spreads them to your team
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
enters with extra counters and dies into flying Thopters
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
enters with an extra counter and machine-guns targets
Autonomous Assembler
5Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker
prototype threat that spreads counters to assembly-workers
Resolute Reinforcements
1WCreature — Human Soldier
flash creature that brings another buffed body along
Call the Coppercoats
2WInstant
instant flash army scaling with opposing creatures
Basri Ket
1WWLegendary Planeswalker — Basri
planeswalker that adds counters and makes attacking soldiers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4WWLegendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
spits out three tokens every turn to receive counters
Felidar Retreat
3WEnchantment
landfall produces buffed tokens or pumps existing board
Increasing Devotion
3WWSorcery
produces five and later ten tokens from the graveyard
Siege Veteran
2WCreature — Human Soldier
distributes counters and leaves soldier tokens on nontoken deaths
Luminarch Aspirant
1WCreature — Human Cleric
places +1/+1 counters on key attackers every combat
Serra Redeemer
3WWCreature — Angel Soldier
adds two additional counters to smaller entering creatures
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
2WLegendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
enters with a Food and adds counters whenever tokens enter
Intrepid Adversary
1WCreature — Human Scout
lifelink creature that acts as an anthem for the team
Utility
8
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
preserves counters when your augmented creatures die
Resourceful Defense
2WEnchantment
retains and redistributes counters as creatures leave
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
ultimate defensive phase-out to protect board and life
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
free indestructible protection while commander is out
Unbreakable Formation
2WInstant
board protection or an aggressive vigilance/counter push
Together Forever
WWEnchantment
returns creatures with counters on them to hand upon death
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
hexproof and haste protection for key creatures
