Art by Raymond Swanland
Commander deckGU
Tanazir Quandrix
Amass +1/+1 counters utilizing Quandrix mathematics and Simic bio-enhancements, then attack with Tanazir Quandrix to turn your entire board into lethal colossal threats.
Asked for“Quandrix Flavored/Simic- flavored g/u deck. sab sunen as comander. use the school and the guild's counter to blend into a fun but stable deck. include the best mana system i can get”
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
1Tanazir Quandrix
3GULegendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Evolves with +1/+1 counters to generate massive mana
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Taps for three mana once it receives a +1/+1 counter
Card Draw
10
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws cards equal to largest creature and casts a free spell
Fathom Mage
2GUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever +1/+1 counters are placed on it
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Burst draw based on highest power or overrun pump
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Indestructible combat damage card draw engine
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
Draws a card whenever creatures get counters for the first time
Bred for the Hunt
1GUEnchantment
Draws cards when creatures with +1/+1 counters deal combat damage
Prime Speaker Zegana
2GGUULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Enters with counters and draws massive cards based on board power
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
22
Master Biomancer
2GUCreature — Elf Wizard
Ensures incoming creatures enter with abundant counters
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
Doubles +1/+1 counters across your entire board on attack
Hydroid Krasis
XGUCreature — Jellyfish Hydra Beast
Scalable flying trampler that gains life and draws cards
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Stockpiles counters from spells and redistributes them
Vorel of the Hull Clade
1GULegendary Creature — Human Merfolk
Simic staple that doubles counters on your key permanents
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
2GGULegendary Creature — Human Mutant
Distributes counters and proliferates twice upon death
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
2GULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Provides trample to creatures with +1/+1 counters
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Grows on card draw and replaces itself with Squid tokens
Simic Ascendancy
GUEnchantment
Alternative win condition feeding on placed counters
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1GLegendary Creature — Plant Druid
Landfall counter distributor and board-wide counter doubler
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Swams the board with Plant tokens boosted by Landfall
Kiora's Follower
GUCreature — Merfolk
Untaps utility permanents, counters engines, or lands
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
Makes your attacking team unblockable as it grows
Basking Broodscale
1GCreature — Eldrazi Lizard
Generates Eldrazi Spawn tokens when counters are added
Flux Channeler
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Proliferates on every noncreature spell cast
Herald of Secret Streams
3UCreature — Merfolk Warrior
Makes all creatures with +1/+1 counters completely unblockable
Loyal Guardian
4GCreature — Rhino
Lieutenant trigger places +1/+1 counters on each creature
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
Grants trample and ramps lands whenever modified creatures connect
The Goose Mother
XGULegendary Creature — Bird Hydra
Scalable flyer that produces Food and card advantage
Walking Ballista
XXArtifact Creature — Construct
Versatile mana sink and targeted removal or finisher
Utility
8
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects your board with hexproof and indestructible
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
Increases counter placement and creates counters directly
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters when modified creatures leave the battlefield
Doubling Season
4GEnchantment
Doubles all token generation and counter placement
Branching Evolution
2GEnchantment
Doubles all +1/+1 counters placed on your creatures
Primal Vigor
4GEnchantment
Additional doubling effect for tokens and +1/+1 counters
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and protection to key creatures and commander
