In Counters We Trust

Commander / EDH Counters GU (Simic)

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Creature (27)

• 1x Aphetto Alchemist
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Elusive Krasis
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Hydroid Krasis
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Lighthouse Chronologist
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Phantom Nantuko
• 1x Plaxcaster Frogling
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Renata, Called to the Hunt
• 1x Sage of Fables
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Spike Weaver
• 1x Walking Ballista

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns
• 1x Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Land (35)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Botanical Sanctum
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 8x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 8x Island
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Lumbering Falls
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Primal Empathy
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Simic Ascendancy
• 1x Sylvan Library

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Gemstone Array
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Replicating Ring
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Instant (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Rapid Hybridization

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So i've been away from the game since around eldrich moon and came back shortly after Ikoria released and decided it would be a good idea to dust off my favorite commander and see what new cards could go into the deck. When I took a break from the game, simic was only feared in one format, edh. And that had little to do with gold simic cards but rather the inherent strength of combining green's ramp with blue's card advantage. Now? the shadow of simic leers over every constructed format in the game, fielding such abominations like Oko, Thief of Crowns , Growth Spiral , Hydroid Krasis , Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath , and now Omnath, Locus of Creation . Who knew combining the two most powerful things you can do in the game would be overpowered?! Well....at least Vorel gets to play with some powerful new toys before this whole game comes crashing down around us.

The Goal of the Deck

What this deck wants to do is abuse the effects of cards that use counters and create ungodly huge creatures

Making Vorel Better

Rings of Brighthearth and Illusionist's Bracers allows me to activate Vorel's ability twice, allowing you to even further multiply counters on a single target, or to double the counters on two cards simultaneously. Illusionist's Bracers also allow for infinite untaps with Aphetto Alchemist

Freed from the Real / Pemmin's Aura + Pentad Prism / Gemstone Array Lets you activate Vorel's ability an infinite number of times, all while giving you infinite colored mana

Seedborn Muse and Lighthouse Chronologist both fill the void that was left by Prophet of Kruphix 's banning.

Advice and suggestions are highly appreciated

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Counters 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GU (Simic) 4 years ago
Date added	11 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Boar 2/2 G, Elk 3/3 G, Food, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Morph 2/2 C, Replicated Ring
Folders	Ug commander, My Current Decks, not mine, EDH inspiration , Watch, EDH, 1, E. fun EDH, commander, to check out