Art by Nijihayashi
Commander deckGUW
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Generate +1/+1 and keyword counters (hexproof, shield, lifelink, and trample), shift them onto your best attackers with Tidus, and trigger Cheer to consistently draw cards and proliferate your board out of reach.
Asked for“A white, blue, green deck with Tidus, Yuna's Guardian as the commander and a focus on counters, including +1/+1 counters and keyword counters like hexproof and indestructible counters. I don't want any single card to be worth more than $10.”
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
1Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
GWULegendary Creature — Human Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Gyre Sage
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Grows with evolve and taps for large amounts of green mana
Incubation Druid
1GCreature — Elf Druid
Taps for three mana of any color once it receives a counter
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2GCreature — Spirit
Boosts counter generation and taps for mana equal to its power
Card Draw
10
Inspiring Call
2GInstant
Draws cards for modified creatures and protects them from board wipes
Armorcraft Judge
3GCreature — Elf Artificer
Refills your hand based on the number of creatures with counters
Fathom Mage
2GUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws a card each time counters are placed or moved onto it
Danny Pink
3ULegendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor
Draws cards whenever counters are placed on creatures you control
Benthic Biomancer
UCreature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
Loots cards whenever +1/+1 counters are put on it
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws a huge burst of cards off a tall creature and casts a free spell
Bred for the Hunt
1GUEnchantment
Rewards attacking with counter-bearing creatures with card draw
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Steady card draw engine for your creature-heavy deck
Removal
10
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Modal board wipe that can clean creatures or artifacts/enchantments
Single Combat
3WWSorcery
Leaves your single best modified creature intact while clearing opposing boards
Time Wipe
2WWUSorcery
Bounces Tidus to your hand to recast while wiping the board
Threats/Wincons
24
Slippery Bogbonder
3GCreature — Human Druid
Instantly grants a hexproof counter and consolidates counters
Titanoth Rex
7GGCreature — Dinosaur Beast
Cycles for a trample counter or acts as a massive finisher
Splendor Mare
2WCreature — Elk Unicorn
Cycles cheaply to place a lifelink counter on any creature
Scavenged Brawler
6Artifact Creature — Construct
Exiles from graveyard to grant four keyword counters and four +1/+1 counters
Crystalline Giant
3Artifact Creature — Giant
Generates a fresh keyword counter every combat for Tidus to move
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
1GWULegendary Creature — Bird Demon
Enters with a shield counter and lets you cast spells from library using counters
Kros, Defense Contractor
1GWULegendary Creature — Cat Advisor
Distributes shield and counter effects while goading opposing threats
Abzan Falconer
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Gives evasion to your entire team with +1/+1 counters
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
Provides trample and ramps lands whenever modified creatures connect
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
Rapidly balloons in size from all players casting spells
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Amasses counters from any player's spells to distribute across your team
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Grows from Cheer's card draw and leaves an army of tokens behind
Sunscorch Regent
3WWCreature — Dragon
Gains counters and life whenever opponents cast spells
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
3WLegendary Creature — Angel
Protects your board and provides a late-game counter-pumping mana sink
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
Becomes unblockable and makes your other attackers unblockable too
Conclave Mentor
GWCreature — Centaur Cleric
Increases +1/+1 counter placement and provides incidental lifegain
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
4GWLegendary Creature — Elephant Warrior
Discounts future creature spells based on counters in play
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
2GWLegendary Creature — Cat Noble
Massively scales up the power of buffed creatures on combat
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferates all your counters whenever a land enters
Flux Channeler
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Proliferates all counters whenever you cast noncreature spells
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
2GGULegendary Creature — Human Mutant
Adds +1/+1 counters on ETB and double proliferates upon dying
Master Biomancer
2GUCreature — Elf Wizard
Ensures every creature enters with additional +1/+1 counters
Vorel of the Hull Clade
1GULegendary Creature — Human Merfolk
Doubles the counters on any creature you control
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
XWLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Distributes +1/+1 counters to your entire battlefield
Utility
8
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
Enhances counter placement and provides an on-demand counter source
Simic Ascendancy
GUEnchantment
Alternative win condition that accumulates growth from your strategy
Contractual Safeguard
2WInstant
Copies keyword counters like hexproof and shield to all your creatures
Elspeth Resplendent
3WWLegendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
Places flying, lifelink, vigilance, or first strike counters on your threats
Resourceful Defense
2WEnchantment
Preserves all types of counters whenever your permanents leave the battlefield
Together Forever
WWEnchantment
Recurs creatures with counters to hand if they die
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste to keep Tidus safe
