Art by Chris Rallis
Saved commander deck
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
The deck focuses on generating and moving +1/+1 counters to trigger Simic Ascendancy and outscale opponents through combat and sacrifice synergies.
Prompt: Build a Commander deck that includes Simic Ascendancy. Make black and green the main colors. Create lots of +1/+1 counters.
Commander
1 cards
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
{1}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
15 cards
Crystalline Crawler
{4}Artifact Creature — Construct
Converts +1/+1 counters into mana of any color.
Incubation Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Produces three mana once it has a counter.
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
{2}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Turns all creatures with counters into mana dorks.
Kami of Whispered Hopes
{2}{G}Creature — Spirit
provides mana scaling with counters and increases all counter placement
Nature's Lore
{1}{G}Sorcery
classic green ramp to ensure timely deployment of high-cmc hydras
Three Visits
{1}{G}Sorcery
efficient tool to pull forests from the deck onto the battlefield
Card Draw
7 cards
Armorcraft Judge
{3}{G}Creature — Elf Artificer
Draws cards for each creature with a counter.
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws cards for every creature spell cast.
Tribute to the World Tree
{G}{G}{G}Enchantment
Adds counters or draws cards based on creature size.
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
allows you to convert a creature with many counters into massive card draw
Lifeblood Hydra
{X}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
scales with counters and provides cards and life upon death
Removal
10 cards
Casualties of War
{2}{B}{B}{G}{G}Sorcery
High impact multi-permanent destruction.
Retribution of the Ancients
{B}Enchantment
Uses counters as fuel to kill creatures.
Gaze of Granite
{X}{B}{B}{G}Sorcery
flexible board wipe that can handle low-cmc tokens or nonland permanents
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
premier black board wipe to deal with indestructible or high toughness threats
Nissa, Ascended Animist
{3}{G}{G}{G/P}{G/P}Legendary Planeswalker — Nissa
can destroy enchantments/artifacts or act as an Overrun finisher
Threats/Wincons
13 cards
Forgotten Ancient
{3}{G}Creature — Elemental
Massive counter generation that can be distributed.
Hydra's Growth
{2}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Exponentially increases counters on a single threat.
Kalonian Hydra
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Doubles counters on all creatures when it attacks.
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
{4}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Massively boosts your counters while crippling opponents.
Walking Ballista
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Flexible win condition or removal piece.
Hangarback Walker
{X}{X}Artifact Creature — Construct
Resilient creature that leaves tokens upon death.
Champion of Lambholt
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Warrior
Grows and makes your army unblockable.
Managorger Hydra
{2}{G}Creature — Hydra
Grows quickly with every spell cast by any player.
Polukranos, Unchained
{2}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Zombie Hydra
Reusable threat that utilizes counters.
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
{1}{G}Legendary Creature — Plant Druid
consistent counter placement and a powerful doubling effect per landfall
Railway Brawler
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Rhino Warrior
doubles the counters of any creature entering the battlefield
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
sacrifice outlet to trigger Reyhan at will while growing board presence
Utility
14 cards
Winding Constrictor
{B}{G}Creature — Snake
Synergizes with BG focus to add extra counters.
Corpsejack Menace
{2}{B}{G}Creature — Fungus
Doubles all +1/+1 counters placed on creatures.
Branching Evolution
{2}{G}Enchantment
Doubles the number of counters put on creatures.
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
{2}{G}Legendary Creature — Human
Adds an extra counter to any effect.
Bloodspore Thrinax
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Lizard
Buffs entire team based on its own counters.
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
{1}{G}Legendary Artifact
Additional counter boost and cycling potential.
Benevolent Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
acts as another multiplier for +1/+1 counters being placed
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
provides Undying which allows creatures to return with counters and trigger Reyhan again
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
cheap sacrifice outlet to facilitate moving counters in response to removal
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
vital protection for a board state heavily invested in counters
Eternal Witness
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
essential recursion for bringing back key counter-synergy pieces
