pie chart

Counters & Soldiers - Boot Camp

Modern Counters GW (Selesnya) Soldiers

gfbeach

Playtest
Playtest v1
Similar Deck Space
Image View
Timeline
Edit
Edit
Live Edit
Cycle deck to front page
Feature (1 token)
Feature (1 token)
Card Recommendations
Compare to: Your Inventory
Compare to: Your Inventory & Decks
Compare to: Another Deck
Card Odds
Card Odds v1
Draw hand
Add to folder
Copy
Download / Export / Embed Code
Date added 9 years
Last updated 8 years
Legality

This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)

2 - 0 Mythic Rares

27 - 2 Rares

6 - 4 Uncommons

12 - 7 Commons
Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.42
Tokens Human Soldier 1/1 W
Folders Modern, Collected Company, Budget Fun-Decks
Votes
Ignored suggestions
Shared with
Views
Upvote 0
0

Creature (28)

Land (22)

Enchantment (6)

Instant (2)

Sorcery (2)

Sideboard

Creature (3)

Enchantment (6)

Instant (4)

The idea for this deck is to have lots of Soldiers that can be improved with +1/+1 counters. It used to have only mono-white and pretty much all-human creatures, however I've diversified with more green spells/creatures to make better use of the +1/+1 counters mechanic.

I originally built this as a Budget deck but upgraded it with better cards acquired via Clash Packs, event decks, and the occasional booster. You could easily lower the cost of this by replacing just a few of the higher cost cards. Canopy Vista and Windswept Heath could be replaced with lower-cost dual or even single-color lands, and Collected Company could be replaced with another Raise the Alarm. All of the aforementioned pricey cards were acquired from clash packs or pre-release events; I wouldn't have bought them separately. I can't really think of a good replacement for Gavony Township; you either replace it with more basic land but lose the option of a Turn 5+ army buff, or replace it with a non-creature spell that adds counters but lose the potential mana. Similarly, I can't think of a lower-cost variant of Hardened Scales.

I could use some help with the sideboard, so any feedback would be appreciated!

Suggestions

Updates Add

Oct. 9, 2015
Edit

-2 Angelic Overseer - The human synergy was nice, but in practice I just never ended up using it.

-2 Doomed Traveler - Certainly not bad, but Servant of the Scale is better.

-2 Elder Cathar - Decent and a good blocker, but Gideon's Avenger might work better for my purpose.

-1 Elite Inquisitor

-2 Honor of the Pure - This deck's creature loadout is no longer mono-white, so this enchantment is irrelevant.

-1 Ordeal of Heliod - It was handy in some cases for indirect lifegain, but Feed the Clan might get the job done more quickly.

-2 Brave the Elements - No longer mono-white, so nope.

-1 Gideon's Lawkeeper - I love these guys, but I wanted to make room for counter generators (Servant of the Scale). Also, Gideon's Avenger will still help direct traffic.

-2 Topan Freeblade

-2 Bonds of Faith - Between Gideon's Lawkeeper, Gideon's Avenger, and Banishing Light this card was a little redundant in terms of stunning/disabling enemy creatures. Certainly enjoyed it, though.

+2 Gideon's Avenger - Seemed a better use of a 3-drop than Elder Cathar, and its ability to gain a counter whenever an opponent's creature attacks can help buff this big-time.

+3 Servant of the Scale - Great one-drop that is useful even when it dies.

+4 Avatar of the Resolute - Great two-drop creatures in terms of power, secondary abilities, and with the added focus on counter generation in this deck, they'll likely come in with buffed attributes.

+2 Inspiring Call - Replacement for Brave the Elements in terms of protecting creatures. Also, card draw!

+2 Feed the Clan - Replacement for Ordeal of Heliod,

+2 Hardened Scales - This card is insane and works great with this deck.

+2 Ainok Bond-Kin - With the added ability to generate counters in this deck, the secondary ability of this guy'll trigger a lot more often.

Major changes again! Sticking to mono-white was limiting myself too much, so the goal here was to dabble more in Green for better +1/+1 counter generation and creatures that benefit from this.

Sept. 30, 2015
Edit
Sept. 25, 2015
Edit
Sept. 13, 2015
Edit

Comments View Archive

Attention! Complete Comment Tutorial! This annoying message will go away once you do!

Become a supporter of TappedOut and hide ads for only $3/month!

Important! Formatting tips — Comment Tutorial — markdown syntax

Please login to comment