Art by Zoltan Boros
Commander deckG
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
Accelerate +1/+1 counters onto creatures and use proliferate and counter synergies to overwhelm opponents with giant trampling threats.
Asked for“A $50 Pir, Imaginative Rascal 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
1Pir, Imaginative Rascal
2GLegendary Creature — Human
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
accumulates counters with evolve and taps for massive mana
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
taps for three mana once it receives a counter
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
boosts additional counters and produces huge mana
Fertilid
2GCreature — Elemental
converts counters into extra lands directly to the field
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
draws a card whenever you cast a creature spell
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws cards equal to greatest power and casts a free spell
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
instant-speed burst draw based on your largest creature
Hunter's Insight
2GInstant
draws cards equal to combat damage dealt by a huge threat
Armorcraft Judge
3GCreature — Elf Artificer
draws cards for each creature you control with counters
Inspiring Call
2GInstant
draws cards for modified creatures and gives team indestructible
Shamanic Revelation
3GGSorcery
draws cards for your wide board and gains substantial life
Garruk's Packleader
4GCreature — Beast
draws whenever large creatures enter the battlefield
Colossal Majesty
2GEnchantment
reliable upkeep draw enabled by high-power creatures
Removal
10
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
creature-based artifact or enchantment destruction
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
neutralizes problematic commanders and cantrips
Acidic Slime
3GGCreature — Ooze
deathtouch blocker that destroys noncreature permanents
Inscription of Abundance
1GInstant
versatile fight spell that can also place counters or gain life
Threats/Wincons
24
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
rapidly grows with Pir on every spell cast across the table
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
amasses huge counters quickly and distributes them across the team
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
grows huge and makes your whole team unblockable
Oran-Rief Ooze
2GCreature — Ooze
puts counters on attackers and grows the entire board
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
graveyard hate that grows larger and gains life
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
proliferates all counters on every land drop
Pollenbright Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
flexible creature that provides counters or proliferates
Bloated Contaminator
2GCreature — Phyrexian Beast
trampling threat that proliferates on combat damage
Loyal Guardian
4GCreature — Rhino
lieutenant trigger adds counters to entire board each combat
Renata, Called to the Hunt
2GGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
ensures every creature enters with bonus counters
Pridemalkin
2GCreature — Cat
distributes a counter and grants trample to all modified creatures
Duskshell Crawler
1GCreature — Insect
cheap creature giving trample to all creatures with counters
Ivy Lane Denizen
3GCreature — Elf Warrior
triggers counters whenever any green creature enters
Mowu, Loyal Companion
3GLegendary Creature — Dog
stacks with Pir to receive multiple additional counters at once
Tuskguard Captain
2GCreature — Human Warrior
outlast lord that gives all modified creatures trample
Longtusk Cub
1GCreature — Cat
generates energy and converts it into +1/+1 counters
Ochre Jelly
XGCreature — Ooze
resilient ooze that splits into smaller counter-bearing tokens on death
Slurrk, All-Ingesting
5GLegendary Creature — Ooze
spreads counters whenever modified creatures die
Primeval Protector
10GCreature — Avatar
huge discounted beater that buffs the entire team
Experiment One
GCreature — Human Ooze
cheap early beater that scales and regenerates
Pelt Collector
GCreature — Elf Warrior
efficient one-drop that grows alongside larger creatures and gains trample
Avatar of the Resolute
GGCreature — Avatar
enters massive based on your existing board with reach and trample
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
2GLegendary Creature — Elf Druid
distributes counters and turns modified creatures into mana dorks
Mistcutter Hydra
XGCreature — Hydra
hasty uncounterable mana sink that scales massively with Pir
Utility
8
Hardened Scales
GEnchantment
cheap synergistic enchantment that adds extra counters
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
counter doubler and repeatable counter placement engine
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
free equip protection and immediate haste for big threats
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
GInstant
cheap protection providing hexproof and indestructible
Tyvar's Stand
XGInstant
versatile protection spell that doubles as a lethal pump finish
Snakeskin Veil
GInstant
protects a key threat with hexproof while placing a counter
