Growth Hormones: Pauper +1/+1 Counter Synergies

Pauper* Aggro Casual Combo Control Counters Midrange

Gattison

Gets Counters: ETB (89)

• 1x Academy Drake
• 1x Adaptive Shimmerer
• 1x Adder-Staff Boggart
• 1x Ainok Guide
• 1x Apex Hawks
• 1x Arctic Merfolk
• 1x Ardent Soldier
• 1x Ardenvale Paladin
• 1x Arsenal Thresher
• 1x Aven Surveyor
• 1x Baloth Gorger
• 1x Benalish Lancer
• 1x Bog Hoodlums
• 1x Clockwork Beetle
• 1x Clockwork Condor
• 1x Daru Stinger
• 1x Defiant Ogre
• 1x Duskwalker
• 1x Embalmed Brawler
• 1x Embereth Paladin
• 1x Enclave Elite
• 1x Faerie Squadron
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Festercreep
• 1x Festerhide Boar
• 1x Fierce Invocation
• 1x Floodchaser
• 1x Formless Nurturing
• 1x Frontier Mastodon
• 1x Garenbrig Paladin
• 1x Ghastly Gloomhunter
• 1x Gnarlid Colony
• 1x Gnarlid Pack
• 1x Hagra Constrictor
• 1x Helium Squirter
• 1x Henge Walker
• 1x Hooded Assassin
• 1x Ivy Elemental
• 1x Kavu Aggressor
• 1x Kavu Primarch
• 1x Lieutenants of the Guard
• 1x Lifecraft Cavalry
• 1x Llanowar Elite
• 1x Loathsome Chimera
• 1x Locthwain Paladin
• 1x Martyr's Soul
• 1x Messenger Jays
• 1x Nath's Elite
• 1x Night Market Aeronaut
• 1x Oaken Brawler
• 1x Orchard Elemental
• 1x Paperfin Rascal
• 1x Phantom Nomad
• 1x Phantom Tiger
• 1x Pincer Spider
• 1x Pouncing Kavu
• 1x Prison Barricade
• 1x Quag Vampires
• 1x Rhizome Lurcher
• 1x Sandsteppe Outcast
• 1x Sawtooth Thresher
• 1x Scrounging Bandar
• 1x Selvala's Enforcer
• 1x Servant of the Scale
• 1x Shinewend
• 1x Skitter of Lizards
• 1x Skyclave Sentinel
• 1x Skyreach Manta
• 1x Somberwald Spider
• 1x Spike Colony
• 1x Spike Drone
• 1x Spike Worker
• 1x Squad Captain
• 1x Stingmoggie
• 1x Stronghold Confessor
• 1x Suntouched MYr
• 1x Swaggering Corsair
• 1x Tajuru Stalwart
• 1x Trufflesnout
• 1x Trusty Retriever
• 1x Undercity Scavenger
• 1x Undergrowth Scavenger
• 1x Underworld Charger
• 1x Underworld Rage-Hound
• 1x Urborg Skeleton
• 1x Vantress Paladin
• 1x Vodalian Serpent
• 1x Voracious Typhon
• 1x Winnower Patrol

Gives Counters (71)

• 1x Ancestral Vengeance
• 1x Arbor Armament
• 1x Ashnod's Transmogrant
• 1x Basri's Acolyte
• 1x Battlefield Promotion
• 1x Battlegrowth
• 1x Bond Beetle
• 1x Burst of Strength
• 1x Cannibalize
• 1x Cave of Temptation
• 1x Charmed Stray
• 1x Common Bond
• 1x Courage in Crisis
• 1x Dauntless Survivor
• 1x Dragonscale Boon
• 1x Earthen Arms
• 1x Elven Rite
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Feral Contest
• 1x Helium Squirter
• 1x Hunger of the Howlpack
• 1x Hunt the Weak
• 1x Hunter's Edge
• 1x Idyllic Grange
• 1x Implement of Ferocity
• 1x Inspiring Roar
• 1x Iron Bully
• 1x Ironshell Beetle
• 1x Jade Bearer
• 1x Jade Guardian
• 1x Kujar Seedsculptor
• 1x Light of Hope
• 1x Living Totem
• 1x Mark of Mutiny
• 1x Might Beyond Reason
• 1x Nature's Panoply
• 1x Naya Sojourners
• 1x New Horizons
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Outmuscle
• 1x Pollenbright Druid
• 1x Predatory Hunger
• 1x Pridemalkin
• 1x River Heralds' Boon
• 1x Sanguine Glorifier
• 1x Satyr Grovedancer
• 1x Scale the Heights
• 1x Scrounging Bandar
• 1x Servant of the Scale
• 1x Shambling Shell
• 1x Silverflame Ritual
• 1x Soul's Might
• 1x Sparring Construct
• 1x Stealth Mission
• 1x Stony Strength
• 1x Strength of Solidarity
• 1x Stromkirk Mentor
• 1x Subtle Strike
• 1x Supply-Line Cranes
• 1x Teferi's Time Twist
• 1x Test of Faith
• 1x Teyo's Lightshield
• 1x Thrive
• 1x Timberland Guide
• 1x Travel Preparations
• 1x Tuinvale Treefolk
• 1x Ulvenwald Bear
• 1x Unexpected Fangs
• 1x Unholy Indenture
• 1x Weapon Rack
• 1x Wurmskin Forger

Gives Counters: Repeatable (11)

• 1x Advocate of the Beast
• 1x Essence Symbiote
• 1x Eternal Thirst
• 1x Ferocity
• 1x Forced Adaptation
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Primal Cocoon
• 1x Sadistic Glee
• 1x Spike Colony
• 1x Spike Drone
• 1x Spike Worker

Gives Counters: Death (6)

• 1x Elder Cathar
• 1x Goblin Assault Team
• 1x Guul Draz Mucklord
• 1x Lawless Broker
• 1x Spinal Centipede
• 1x Steadfast Sentry

Gets Counters: Repeatable (58)

• 1x Arena Trickster
• 1x Aven Farseer
• 1x Bloodcrazed Neonate
• 1x Bloodflow Connoisseur
• 1x Bloodmad Vampire
• 1x Bojuka Brigand
• 1x Carnivorous Moss-Beast
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Citanul Druid
• 1x Defiant Salvager
• 1x Elvish Handservant
• 1x Elvish Vanguard
• 1x Erdwal Ripper
• 1x Falkenrath Torturer
• 1x Frostweb Spider
• 1x Gavony Unhallowed
• 1x Godtracker of Jund
• 1x Graypelt Hunter
• 1x Heirs of Stromkirk
• 1x Hobblefiend
• 1x Jungle Delver
• 1x Kronch Wrangler
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Makeshift Battalion
• 1x Makindi Shieldmate
• 1x Malevolent Noble
• 1x Mortician Beetle
• 1x Mossdog
• 1x Mysterious Egg
• 1x Nimana Sell-Sword
• 1x Ninth Bridge Patrol
• 1x Oran-Rief Survivalist
• 1x Pheres-Band Tromper
• 1x Phyrexian Broodlings
• 1x Prowling Felidar
• 1x Pyre Hound
• 1x Pyroceratops
• 1x Rising Populace
• 1x Sabertooth Mauler
• 1x Savage Gorger
• 1x Sengir Bats
• 1x Silumgar Scavenger
• 1x Spellgorger Weird
• 1x Stromkirk Patrol
• 1x Territorial Scythecat
• 1x Thriving Grubs
• 1x Thriving Ibex
• 1x Thriving Rats
• 1x Thriving Rhino
• 1x Thriving Turtle
• 1x Throne Warden
• 1x Thunder Drake
• 1x Tuktuk Grunts
• 1x Umara Raptor
• 1x Unruly Mob
• 1x Verdant Automaton
• 1x Voracious Null
• 1x Vulpikeet

Counters Synergy (19)

• 1x Ainok Artillerist
• 1x Bioshift
• 1x Bloodbriar
• 1x Daru Stinger
• 1x Embalmed Brawler
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Festercreep
• 1x Floodchaser
• 1x Lightwalker
• 1x Mutant's Prey
• 1x Oblivion's Hunger
• 1x Sawtooth Thresher
• 1x Shinewend
• 1x Skyclave Sentinel
• 1x Spike Colony
• 1x Spike Drone
• 1x Spike Worker
• 1x Stingmoggie
• 1x Titanic Brawl

Lord Effects (7)

• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Crowned Ceratok
• 1x Gnarlid Colony
• 1x Hagra Constrictor
• 1x Helium Squirter
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Pridemalkin

Hate (2)

• 1x Bring Low
• 1x Rite of the Serpent

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Sideboard

Other (5)

• 1x Adherent of Hope
• 1x Ancient Animus
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Lurking Automaton
• 1x Opal Palace

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This is a list of all cards in Pauper that have anything to do with +1/+1 counters. If you think a card should be added to this list, please leave a comment below.

• GETS COUNTERS: ETB - Cards in this category are those that ETB with counters on them, but otherwise cannot generate any more +1/+1 counters on their own.
• GETS COUNTERS: REPEATABLE - Cards in this category are those that have an ability of some sort that can repeatedly generate +1/+1 counters for itself when in play.
• GIVES COUNTERS - Cards in this category will put counters on targets of your choosing when you cast them/when it resolves. These cards are useful for putting counters on creatures that cannot generate their own counters.
• GIVES COUNTERS: DEATH - Cards in this category are creature cards that will put counters on targets of your choosing, but only once the creature dies, and not before.
• GIVES COUNTER: REPEATABLE - Cards in this category are those with abilities that, once in play, can repeatedly place +1/+1 counters on targets of your choosing.
• COUNTERS SYNERGY - Cards in this category don't necessarily generate counters, instead they receive additional benefits when they have +1/+1 counters on them.
• LORD EFFECTS - Cards in this category don't necessarily generate counters either, instead they offer additional benefits to other creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them.
• HATE - Cards in this category are actually used against a +1/+1 counters strategy by offering some additional benefit when used on an enemy target with counters on it.
• SIDEBOARD - Cards in the sideboard are technically legal in Pauper, and technically meet the requirements of one of the categories above so I'm including them for the sake of completion. However, they also involve things outside the scope of Pauper, such as Planeswalkers and Commanders. Pauper EDH players should definitely be aware of most of these cards, otherwise they are curiosities that you can do with as you will.

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In addition to all the cards listed here, there are also a great many cards with named mechanics on them that produce +1/+1 counters. In order to keep this list reasonably small, I have listed below each specific mechanic in Pauper that creates counters instead. Search for cards with the following keywords in either The Gatherer or Scryfall for even more +1/+1 counters goodies.

• Adapt
• Amass
• Awaken
• Bloodthirst
• Bolster
• Dethrone
• Devour
• Evolve
• Explore
• Fabricate
• Graft
• Heroic
• Megamorph
• Mentor
• Modular
• Monstrosity
• Outlast
• Reinforce
• Renown
• Riot
• Scavenge
• Support
• Tribute
• Undying
• Unleash

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Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper legal.
Cards	240
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Energy Reserve, Manifest 2/2 C, On an Adventure, Snake 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Monarch Emblem
Folders	Gattison's Lists, spooga, Interesting Builds, reference