Art by Aleksi Briclot
Commander deckG
Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor
Amass massive +1/+1 counters on your creatures rapidly with Shang-Chi doubling every counter placed, then overwhelm opponents with trampling, evasive behemoths.
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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
1Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor
3GGLegendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
additional copy of Cultivate for hand and field ramp
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
evolves and scales mana production with doubled counters
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
taps for three mana once it receives counters
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
adds extra counters and generates massive mana based on power
Card Draw
10
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws massive cards based on huge modified creatures and casts a free spell
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
sacrifices gigantic creatures to dig deep into the library
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
consistent engine drawing on creature casts
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
draws on high-power entries and grants global trample
Inspiring Call
2GInstant
draws for each modified creature while providing mass indestructible
Armorcraft Judge
3GCreature — Elf Artificer
burst draw for each creature you control with counters
Elemental Bond
2GEnchantment
cantrips off large creatures entering the battlefield
Tribute to the World Tree
GGGEnchantment
draws cards from large creatures or adds doubled counters
Removal
10
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
shuts off problematic commanders while cantripping
Ram Through
1GInstant
one-sided bite removal that can trample damage to an opponent
Inscription of Abundance
1GInstant
modal fight spell that can also place doubled counters
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
classic ETB artifact and enchantment destruction
Kogla, the Titan Ape
3GGGLegendary Creature — Ape
fights on entry and cleanses utility artifacts and enchantments
Ezuri's Predation
5GGGSorcery
one-sided board wipe that leaves behind a beast army
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
GInstant
protects a creature while repeatedly gunning down opposing threats
Threats/Wincons
24
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
grows explosively off every spell cast with Shang-Chi doubling triggers
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
accumulates massive counters and distributes them widely
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
multiplies all +1/+1 counters exponentially on attack
Defiler of Vigor
3GGCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
reduces green costs and distributes counters on permanent casts
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
stacks with commander to quadruple your counters while halving opponents'
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
proliferates doubled counters with every land drop
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
graveyard hate that grows huge and stabilizes life total
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1GLegendary Creature — Plant Druid
places counters on landfall and doubles all counters on your board
Doubling Season
4GEnchantment
stacks with Shang-Chi to quadruple counter placement
Hardened Scales
GEnchantment
adds additional counters whenever counters are placed
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
boosts counters placed, activates to add counters, and gives trample
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
preserves all counters from removed creatures and shifts them forward
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
quickly becomes massive and makes your entire board unblockable
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
gives trample to modified creatures and ramps basic lands on hit
Railway Brawler
3GGCreature — Rhino Warrior
plots in and enters to grant explosive doubled counter buffs to incoming creatures
Benevolent Hydra
XGGCreature — Hydra
amplifies counters placed and redistributes them where needed
Avatar of the Resolute
GGCreature — Avatar
enters enormous in counter-heavy boards with reach and trample
Loyal Guardian
4GCreature — Rhino
lieutenant trigger repeatedly buffs your entire army each combat
Duskshell Crawler
1GCreature — Insect
cheap modified enabler that provides essential trample
Vigor
3GGGCreature — Elemental Incarnation
converts combat damage into doubling counters while shielding attackers
Branching Evolution
2GEnchantment
synergizes directly with Shang-Chi to multiply counters drastically
Primordial Hydra
XGGCreature — Hydra
doubles its own counters every upkeep, reaching lethal size instantly
Stonecoil Serpent
XArtifact Creature — Snake
flexible X-cost threat with trample, reach, and protection from multicolored
Utility
8
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
protects entire board from sweepers and targeted removal
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
GInstant
cheap single-target protection granting hexproof and indestructible
Tyvar's Stand
XGInstant
flexible protection spell that can double as a sudden lethal pump
Silkguard
XGInstant
protects modified creatures with hexproof or adds counters as an X spell
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof for key creatures and commander
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
discounts massively off big creatures, adds counters, ramps, and draws cards
Invigorating Surge
2GInstant
adds two doubled counters and then doubles all counters on a target
