Art by Wisnu Tan
Commander deckGW
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Distribute +1/+1 counters widely across your battlefield to discount Hamza and subsequent massive creatures, then overwhelm opponents with proliferation and keyword-granting counter payoffs.
Asked for“A $50 Hamza, Guardian of Arashin commander deck — a +1/+1 counters deck with proliferate, counter doublers, and creatures that scale into massive threats.”
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
1Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
4GWLegendary Creature — Elephant Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
Adds extra counters and produces mana equal to its power
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
2GLegendary Creature — Elf Druid
Distributes counters and turns counter-bearing creatures into dorks
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws a card on every creature cast discounted by Hamza
Armorcraft Judge
3GCreature — Elf Artificer
Draws a card for each creature with a counter on it
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Grants trample and cantrips when large creatures enter
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
3Artifact
Provides scrying and smooth card draw off creature casts
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Draws cards equal to your biggest creature or buffs the team
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Triggers off smaller utility creatures entering early
Camaraderie
4GWSorcery
Pumps your board and draws cards proportional to creature count
Removal
10
Generous Gift
2WInstant
Flexible answer to any problematic noncreature or creature threat
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
Creature-based artifact or enchantment removal discounted by Hamza
Nature's Claim
GInstant
One-mana answer to opposing key artifacts and enchantments
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Flexible wrath for creatures or all artifacts and enchantments
Fell the Mighty
4WSorcery
Asymmetrical board wipe keeping your small or specific creatures
Wanderer's Strike
4WSorcery
Exiles an opposing threat while proliferating your board
Threats/Wincons
24
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
Grows rapidly off every spell cast by any player
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Amasses counters on opponents' turns and redistributes them
Abzan Falconer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Gives flying to every creature you control with a counter
Tuskguard Captain
2GCreature — Human Warrior
Grants trample to all modified creatures to punch through
Duskshell Crawler
1GCreature — Insect
Grants trample and enters with a counter to trigger discounts
Sunscorch Regent
3WWCreature — Dragon
Scales quickly with counter growth and gains life on opponents' casts
Enduring Scalelord
4GWCreature — Dragon
Loops counter placement when other creatures gain counters
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
Grows with every creature and makes your army unblockable
Conclave Mentor
GWCreature — Centaur Cleric
Doubles/adds an additional counter to any placement and gains life
Good-Fortune Unicorn
1GWCreature — Unicorn
Ensures every creature enters with a +1/+1 counter to feed Hamza
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
XWLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Spreads counters across your entire team repeatedly
Elite Scaleguard
4WCreature — Human Soldier
Taps down blockers whenever your counter-bearing creatures attack
Ainok Bond-Kin
1WCreature — Dog Soldier
Gives first strike to all creatures with counters
Botanical Brawler
GWCreature — Elemental Warrior
Gains counters whenever another permanent gets one
Oran-Rief Ooze
2GCreature — Ooze
Distributes counters on entry and when attacking
Bloom Hulk
3GCreature — Plant Elemental
Budget beater that proliferates your entire board on entry
Grateful Apparition
1WCreature — Spirit
Proliferates counters whenever it deals combat damage
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
Graveyard hate that grows itself and sustains your life total
Renata, Called to the Hunt
2GGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
Gives every entering creature a counter to speed up discounts
High Sentinels of Arashin
3WCreature — Bird Soldier
Scales in power with your wide board of counters
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
2GWLegendary Creature — Cat Noble
Massively buffs creatures based on their boosted power on combat
Kurbis, Harvest Celebrant
XGGLegendary Creature — Treefolk
Can enter large and removes counters to prevent damage to creatures
Slurrk, All-Ingesting
5GLegendary Creature — Ooze
Spreads counters when your modified creatures die
Juniper Order Ranger
3GWCreature — Human Knight Ranger
Buffs itself and any creature entering under your control
Utility
9
Hardened Scales
GEnchantment
Foundational counter multiplier at a single green mana
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferates your entire army with every land drop
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free equip cost to safeguard Hamza or key beaters
Unbreakable Formation
2WInstant
Protects against board wipes and can add counters for an alpha strike
Felidar Retreat
3WEnchantment
Landfall generates tokens or spreads counters and vigilance
Citadel Siege
2WWEnchantment
Consistently places two counters on a creature every combat
Semester's End
3WInstant
Board protection that returns creatures with an extra counter
