Simic Growth

Commander / EDH* GU (Simic)

Jennavieve

Creature (30)

• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Avatar of the Resolute
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Combine Guildmage
• 1x Cytoplast Root-Kin
• 1x Elusive Krasis
• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Galloping Lizrog
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Hungering Hydra
• 1x Hydradoodle
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Obsessive Skinner
• 1x Pelt Collector
• 1x Plaxcaster Frogling
• 1x Predator Ooze
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Ravenous Slime
• 1x Skatewing Spy
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Vinelasher Kudzu
• 1x Zameck Guildmage
• 1x Zegana, Utopian Speaker

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Biogenic Upgrade
• 1x Give / Take
• 1x Increasing Savagery
• 1x Part the Waterveil
• 1x Prey Upon
• 1x Repudiate / Replicate
• 1x Sleep
• 1x Verdant Confluence

Land (38)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Fertile Thicket
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 6x Forest
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Guildmages' Forum
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 5x Island
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Novijen, Heart of Progress
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sapseep Forest
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Soaring Seacliff
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Woodland Stream

Artifact (6)

• 1x Armory of Iroas
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Power Conduit
• 1x Ring of Evos Isle
• 1x Ring of Kalonia

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Vivien of the Arkbow

Commander (1)

Instant (17)

• 1x Applied Biomancy
• 1x Bioshift
• 1x Burst of Strength
• 1x Cackling Counterpart
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Essence Capture
• 1x Familiar's Ruse
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Gridlock
• 1x Hindervines
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Lifecrafter's Gift
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Simic Charm
• 1x Solidarity of Heroes
• 1x Spell Rupture
• 1x Titanic Brawl

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Bred for the Hunt
• 1x Claustrophobia
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Into the Wilds
• 1x Path of Discovery
• 1x Retreat to Kazandu
• 1x Wilderness Reclamation

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Creature (23)

• 1x Arcbound Slith
• 1x Battering Krasis
• 1x Bloodspore Thrinax
• 1x Crocanura
• 1x Experiment Kraj
• 1x Fungal Behemoth
• 1x Gilder Bairn
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Naya Soulbeast
• 1x Phantom Nantuko
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Renegade Krasis
• 1x Reverent Hunter
• 1x Rot Shambler
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Scrounging Bandar
• 1x Shambleshark
• 1x Sharktocrab
• 1x Simic Fluxmage
• 1x Simic Manipulator
• 1x Species Gorger
• 1x Strangleroot Geist
• 1x Vastwood Hydra

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Alpha Authority
• 1x Curse of Predation
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Forced Adaptation
• 1x Krasis Incubation
• 1x Ordeal of Thassa
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Tricks of the Trade
• 1x Triumph of Ferocity
• 1x Wilderness Reclamation

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Blessings of Nature
• 1x Incremental Growth
• 1x Miming Slime
• 1x Nissa's Judgment
• 1x Savage Stomp

Artifact (3)

• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Evolution Vat
• 1x Vanguard's Shield

Instant (2)

• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Unsummon

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Here we have a deck with one simple strategy in mind, amass as many +1/+1 counters as possible on my creatures until they overwhelms opponents. My first deck used a graveyard mechanic and there was a bit too much going on which made it hard to get the cards I was looking for. This is a more stream-lined response to that that should scale nicely for short or long games.

First and foremost is the commander, Vorel of the Hull Clade which can cheaply make a lot of counters depending on what's already on the field.

There are also a good number of enchantments and artifacts that build up counters over time: Ring of Evos Isle , Ring of Kalonia , Forced Adaptation , Death's Presence , Hardened Scales , Inexorable Tide , Doubling Season . And a couple sorceries that can help big: Increasing Savagery and Biogenic Upgrade . As well as a couple of lands: Novijen, Heart of Progress and Oran-Rief, the Vastwood .

Most of the creatures also contribute to the swell of counters, primarily: commander Vorel of the Hull Clade , Avatar of the Resolute , Forgotten Ancient , Galloping Lizrog , Kalonian Hydra , Primordial Hydra , Ravenous Slime , and Vigor . And we can't forget the planeswalker: Vivien of the Arkbow who can also bring out counters.

There are also a few cards that can help move counters around when beneficial: Combine Guildmage , Forgotten Ancient , Bioshift , Power Conduit , and Power Conduit which actually creates a new counter rather than just shifting ones so it also triggers abilities that create extras like Doubling Season . Useful to reset a creature with the Evolve ability or to dump a game-winning amount on something unblockable like Elusive Krasis .

I threw in some cards that give me trample or unblockable to help get the pumped up damage through to opponents: Zegana, Utopian Speaker , Herald of the Secret Streams, Avatar of the Resolute , Elusive Krasis , Galloping Lizrog , Kalonian Hydra , Primordial Hydra , Vigor , and Ring of Kalonia . There are also quite a few cards that allow me to clear some of my opponent's creatures with my beefed up guys: Prey Upon , Mutant's Prey , Simic Manipulator , Titanic Brawl , and Vivien of the Arkbow .

Made sure to have some protection for my creatures to try to keep them out as long as possible. Shroud/Hexproof: Plaxcaster Frogling , Ring of Evos Isle , and Simic Charm . Damage mitigation: Hindervines and Vigor . Indestructible: Inspiring Call .

I always love having some control in my decks so there's a few standard counter spells: Counterspell , Spell Rupture , Familiar's Ruse , and Essence Capture which throws in another bonus +1/+1 counter. A few cards to disable opponents creatures: Sleep , Claustrophobia , Applied Biomancy , and Gridlock (helpful to diffuse defenses if I wanna take a big swing).

Finally, a little extra fun to make things interesting. Flicker and bounce backs if I want to retrigger any "when enters the battlefield" effects: Ghostly Flicker , Simic Charm , Applied Biomancy , Familiar's Ruse , and Simic Growth Chamber . And duplication spells to get doubles of my more useful creatures: Altered Ego , Progenitor Mimic , Cackling Counterpart .

I'm feeling pretty good about this setup so far but I'd love to get some feedback. If anybody knows of anything else that could help me move counters around please let me know!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 34 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	114
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Copy Clone, Experience Token, Plant 0/1 G