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