Art by David Robert Hovey
Commander deckGW
The Doctor, EMH
Distribute +1/+1 counters across your board and repeatedly trigger The Doctor's enter-the-battlefield ability with flicker effects to massively grow your creatures.
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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
1The Doctor, EMH
3GWGWLegendary Artifact Creature — Illusion Doctor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
taps for three mana once it gets a counter
Card Draw
10
Armorcraft Judge
3GCreature — Elf Artificer
draws cards for each creature with a counter
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws cards equal to your biggest creature's power
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
instant-speed burst card draw based on largest creature
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
draws cards whenever your creatures hit an opponent
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early draw engine that scales as its power grows
Shamanic Revelation
3GGSorcery
draws cards for your wide battlefield and gains life
Dusk Legion Duelist
1WCreature — Vampire Soldier
draws cards whenever counters are placed on it
Removal
10
Aura Shards
1GWEnchantment
cleanses enemy artifacts and enchantments with every creature
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
flexible board wipe for creatures or artifacts/enchantments
Tragic Arrogance
3WWSorcery
selective board wipe that lets you keep your best threat
Krosan Grip
2GInstant
split second answer to problematic artifacts and enchantments
Threats/Wincons
24
Conclave Mentor
GWCreature — Centaur Cleric
doubles up counter placement and provides life gain
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
amplifies counter placement and generates abundant mana
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
boosts counters and adds counters on demand
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
preserves counters when your creatures leave the battlefield
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
XWLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
distributes +1/+1 counters to your whole team
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
accumulates counters and redistributes them widely
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
3WLegendary Creature — Angel
grants hexproof and pumps the team with counters
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
grows huge and makes your whole board unblockable
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
2GWLegendary Creature — Cat Noble
massively increases counters on attack
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
1GWLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior
stops interaction on your turn and draws cards
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1GLegendary Creature — Plant Druid
puts counters on landfall and doubles counters later
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
proliferates all counters whenever lands enter
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
doubles +1/+1 counters across your entire board on attack
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
4GWLegendary Creature — Elephant Warrior
reduces creature casting costs based on counters
Abzan Falconer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
gives all creatures with counters flying for evasion
Basri's Lieutenant
3WCreature — Human Knight
generates knight tokens when modified creatures die
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
grants trample and ramps lands on combat damage
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
1GGLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
ensures all subsequent creatures enter with extra counters
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
explosively distributes counters whenever creatures enter
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
doubles your counter placement while halving opponents' counters
Tuskguard Captain
2GCreature — Human Warrior
gives trample to each creature with a counter
Utility
8
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
ultimate defense that phases out your board safely
Teleportation Circle
3WEnchantment
blinks The Doctor every turn to continuously grow the board
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
repeatable end-step blink for The Doctor's enter trigger
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects key creatures with hexproof and provides haste
