Art by Irvin Rodriguez
Commander deckU
Lieutenant Commander Data
Cast noncreature spells and proliferate to amass +1/+1 counters across your board, then convert those counters into massive card advantage with Data's ability while overwhelming opponents with spellcraft token armies.
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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
1Lieutenant Commander Data
2ULegendary Artifact Creature — Android Scientist
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Everflowing Chalice
0Artifact
Enters with counters and synergizes with proliferate
Astral Cornucopia
XXXArtifact
Scalable mana rock that benefits from counter proliferation
Card Draw
10
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever you cast your cantrips and interaction
Tezzeret's Gambit
3UPSorcery
Draws two cards and proliferates counters on creatures
Frantic Search
2UInstant
Effectively free spell that generates counters and digs deep
Removal
11
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
Free protection spell while Data is on the battlefield
Threats/Wincons
23
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Enters with counters for Data to draw cards or ping targets
Hangarback Walker
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Accumulates counters and produces Thopter army upon dying
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Gains counters off card draw and explodes into Squid tokens
Shark Typhoon
5UEnchantment
Creates huge flying Shark tokens off noncreature casts
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates 2/2 flying Drakes off instant and sorcery spells
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Wide board presence of flying Bird Illusions
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
4ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Creates Fractured tokens with +1/+1 counters on them
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
Gains counters off artifacts and attacks unblockable
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
2UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Doubles proliferate triggers and gains invulnerability counters
Flux Channeler
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Proliferates on every noncreature spell you cast
Thrummingbird
1UCreature — Phyrexian Bird Horror
Proliferates counters on combat damage
Glen Elendra Archmage
3UCreature — Faerie Wizard
Counterspell on a stick whose persist counters Data can remove
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Drains opponents life totals as you draw through the deck
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
Produces artifact tokens scaled with spell costs and recurs graveyard
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
2UCreature — Human Wizard // Artifact
Spits out tokens and transforms to empower token swarm
Ledger Shredder
1UCreature — Bird Advisor
Connives on multi-spell turns to load up on counters
The Watcher in the Water
3UULegendary Creature — Kraken
Creates Tentacles on card draw to lock down attackers
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
Evasive threat that punishes opposing extra draws
Nadir Kraken
1UUCreature — Kraken
Gains counters and creates Tentacles whenever you draw
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
3ULegendary Creature — Illusion
Scales quickly with card draws and fuels Data's activation
Triskelion
6Artifact Creature — Construct
Provides removable counters for Data or creature removal
Utility
8
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives commander hexproof and haste protection
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters when modified creatures leave play
Power Conduit
2Artifact
Manipulates counters from permanents into fresh +1/+1 counters
Sensei's Divining Top
1Artifact
Repeatable noncreature cast that smooths topdecks
Isochron Scepter
2Artifact
Imprints cantrips or counterspells for repeated noncreature triggers
Spellseeker
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Tutors up critical low-cost instants and sorceries
