Counter Swarm

Commander / EDH BUG (Sultai) Counters Evolve Proliferate

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Creature (47)

• 1x Agent Frank Horrigan
• 1x Arwen, Weaver of Hope
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Bloodspore Thrinax
• 1x Cathedral Acolyte
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Contaminant Grafter
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Danny Pink
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Duskshell Crawler
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Experiment One
• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Fangren Firstborn
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Hagra Constrictor
• 1x Herald of Secret Streams
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Kami of Whispered Hopes
• 1x Loyal Guardian
• 1x Marcus, Mutant Mayor
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Park Heights Maverick
• 1x Renata, Called to the Hunt
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
• 1x Sapphire Drake
• 1x Skatewing Spy
• 1x Slurrk, All-Ingesting
• 1x Surrak and Goreclaw
• 1x Tainted Observer
• 1x Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
• 1x Tenured Inkcaster
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Tributary Instructor
• 1x Tyranid Prime
• 1x Viral Drake
• 1x Watchful Radstag
• 1x Winding Constrictor

Land (30)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 7x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 5x Island
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Artifact (5)

• 1x Anduril, Narsil Reforged
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
• 1x Recon Craft Theta
• 1x Sol Ring

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Overwhelming Encounter
• 1x The Crowd Goes Wild
• 1x Titania's Command

Commander (1)

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Bred for the Hunt
• 1x Curse of Predation
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Master Chef
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Song of Freyalise

Instant (5)

• 1x Atomize
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Lethal Scheme
• 1x Mutational Advantage
• 1x Silkguard

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Sideboard

Creature (16)

• 1x Basking Broodscale
• 1x Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
• 1x Dreamtide Whale
• 1x Elrond of the White Council
• 1x Emissary Green
• 1x Gala Greeters
• 1x Iridescent Hornbeetle
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Ornery Tumblewagg
• 1x Pollywog Prodigy
• 1x Primeval Protector
• 1x Runadi, Behemoth Caller
• 1x Twenty-Toed Toad
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
• 1x Yarok, the Desecrated

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Communal Brewing
• 1x Court of Garenbrig
• 1x Simic Ascendancy
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree

Artifact (3)

• 1x Lux Artillery
• 1x Sword of Truth and Justice
• 1x The Great Henge

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Quilled Greatwurm
• 1x Zimone, Paradox Sculptor

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Innkeeper's Talent

Instant (1)

• 1x Revitalizing Repast  ^Flip

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Have you ever asked yourself which strategy is better: building a TALL board made of a few very strong creatures, or a W I D E board made of a lot of tiny creatures? Well wonder no more, because this deck can do BOTH!! And all thanks to its commander Xavier Sal, Infested Captain, which can make your board wider with its first ability, or taller with its second ability!!

making wide boards

Making wide boards isn't easy, but Avenger of Zendikar has got you covered, he also suggests getting help from Mycoloth, Watchful Radstag, and Chasm Skulker, but don't forget there are a LOT of creatures here to help, and with this deck's mana curve, you should be able to fill your board pretty quick

Making your wide board taller

If you already have a decent board, but you need to get it bigger, I suggest using Avenger of Zendikar's second ability, Defiler of Vigor, Drana, Liberator of Malakir, Fangren Firstborn, Kalonian Hydra, Loyal Guardian, Tyranid Prime, Overwhelming Encounter, Titania's Command, Curse of Predation, Song of Freyalise, and Anduril, Narsil Reforged

buffing creatures before they enter the battlefield

If you don't want to wait for your creatures to have countless counters on them, don't worry, there are a lot of options to have your creatures enter the battlefield buffed: Arwen, Weaver of Hope, Bloodspore Thrinax, Master Biomancer, Renata, Called to the Hunt, Surrak and Goreclaw, and Master Chef

proliferate

You now have a lot of creatures with counters on them, and maybe some of your opponents have either poison counters, you might as well proliferate a bit to pump those nubers up, right? For that, other than Xavier Sal, Infested Captain's second ability, we have Agent Frank Horrigan, Contaminant Grafter, Evolution Sage, Park Heights Maverick, Roalesk, Apex Hybrid, Tainted Observer, Thrummingbird, Viral Drake, Atomize, Mutational Advantage, Inexorable Tide, Contagion Engine, and Recon Craft Theta. Anyhow you will probably want Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus on the board with its indestructible counter as soon as possible to double (or more) the effect of each proliferate you trigger.

tall boys

maybe you don't like wide boards, and maybe you are here to watch big boys fight, and that's ok too. For people like you we have a variety of big boys like Agent Frank Horrigan, Roalesk, Apex Hybrid, Kalonian Hydra, and Slurrk, All-Ingesting, but most importantly we have small boys who do a lot of damage once they get big, like Blighted Agent, Champion of Lambholt, Chasm Skulker, Experiment One, Fathom Mage, Gyre Sage, Kami of Whispered Hopes, Mycoloth, and Viral Drake. To help make them big you can always count on Ezuri, Claw of Progress

key cards that will get you out of control

This deck can get out of control real quick, but it requires a few key cards to do so, most importantly cards that double your counters come to mind, such as Doubling Season, Primal Vigor, Branching Evolution, Corpsejack Menace, Kalonian Hydra; but those cards that add one more counter to each trigger also get crazy quick, those cards would be Hardened Scales, Kami of Whispered Hopes, Winding Constrictor, and Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

I want to get to my good cards faster, can I do it?

Yes you can, this deck has a combination of draw engines and ramp engines that should cover your needs with Danny Pink, Fathom Mage, Marcus, Mutant Mayor, Tributary Instructor, and Bred for the Hunt to get you your favourite cards faster and Rishkar, Peema Renegade, Gyre Sage, Kami of Whispered Hopes, Defiler of Vigor, Fertilid, and all your favourite green ramps for all your mana needs

now I have a huge board, but what do I do with it?

now that all of your creatures have counters on them, you can count on Overwhelming Encounter, The Crowd Goes Wild, Duskshell Crawler, Hagra Constrictor, Herald of Secret Streams, Skatewing Spy, Sapphire Drake, Surrak and Goreclaw, Tenured Inkcaster to secure a win. Lastly if you want to protect tour board, look no further than Cathedral Acolyte, Mer-Ek Nightblade, Slurrk, All-Ingesting, Silkguard, Mutational Advantage, and Inspiring Call

Now, are you winning son? of course you are, I'm so proud of you!

Date added	10 months
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 6 Mythic Rares 45 - 14 Rares 27 - 2 Uncommons 5 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.64
Tokens	Alien 0/0 U, Bear 2/2 G, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Experience Token, Insect 1/1 G, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Squid 1/1 U, The Monarch, Treasure