Best Choice For +1/+1 Counter Deck?
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Posted on March 3, 2014, 9:10 p.m. by ResidentEmo
I don't know if there's an official and / or popular term for decks that's main goal is to get many +1/+1 counters on the field, so I just called it what it is.
Anyways, I have both Corpsejack Menace and Archangel of Thune , both of which seem like good choices for a +1/+1 deck. As much as I'd like to go mono-green, if a dual colored one would hold up better, that would be best.
Given the commons / rares that are in the current Standard block, what would be better to add to the deck? Enough cards of another color to bother with adding another color in the first place? I don't know if what I said will be of much help, considering you guys don't know all the cards I have in total, but any tips to make a better +1/+1 deck would be appreciated!
Cobthecobbler says... #3
You could go the BUG route with Corpesjack and Master Biomancer . Biomancer is amazing for creating counters
March 3, 2014 9:23 p.m.
ResidentEmo says... #5
matteus400 - I'm trying to make a deck for FNM. So it'd have to be in the standard block :(
Cobthecobbler - Yes, that Master Biomancer does look awesome.
brokendwarf - I do happen to have a Kalonian Hydra as well, which I was going to add. It's just more of 'is it worth it to add a whole other color to the deck just for a small handful of creatures'? Chance-wise when it comes to lands and whatnot.
March 3, 2014 9:54 p.m.
ItAintOptional says... #6
Archangel of Thune does wonders for putting +1/+1 counters on creatures. Take a look at my EDH deck Power Thirsty I can beef up creatures no problem and in many different ways.
March 3, 2014 9:59 p.m.
What you're looking for is a Simic deck. It will mostly be cards from Gatecrash and Dragon's Maze but you'll have access to cards like Vorel of the Hull Clade , Experiment One , Renegade Krasis , Elusive Krasis , Battering Krasis , Cloudfin Raptor , Master Biomancer , Fathom Mage , and Prime Speaker Zegana . Then there are utility cards like Bioshift , Mutant's Prey , and Bred for the Hunt . Cards from Theros/BNG I would recommend are Prophet of Kruphix , Bow of Nylea , Nessian Demolok , Nessian Wilds Ravager , and Siren of the Fanged Coast . I hope these help!
March 3, 2014 10:01 p.m.
Epochalyptik - Idk why I double posted, I only hit submit once. Could you delete one of them and then delete this comment?
March 3, 2014 10:02 p.m.
ItAintOptional says... #9
Went through my deck so you dont have to. These are the main counter growing features of it. Feral Hydra , Mikaeus, the Lunarch , Fangren Firstborn , Advocate of the Beast , Mistcutter Hydra , Polukranos, World Eater , Scourge of Skola Vale , Tolsimir Wolfblood , Vorel of the Hull Clade , Ajani, Caller of the Pride , Hunt the Weak , Primeval Bounty , Doubling Season , Cathars' Crusade , Beastmaster Ascension , and Forgotten Ancient all will help you with building the counters.
March 3, 2014 10:11 p.m.
ItAintOptional - ResidentEmo is looking for Standard legal cards, most of the ones you suggested aren't Standard legal. Also, how are Tolsimir Wolfblood or Beastmaster Ascension related to +1/+1 counters?
March 3, 2014 10:18 p.m.
ItAintOptional says... #11
JWiley129 after I posted the second time I realized my mistake. My bad. Those are more for just getting quick beefy creatures is all. If it were something other than standard, they would be something to look into possibly. Was only trying to help but probably should read more in depth instead.
March 3, 2014 10:31 p.m.
Standard cards that add +1/+1 counters quickly are Kalonian Hydra , Scavenging Ooze , anything with Scavenge, Vorel of the Hull Clade .
You could make a Jund deck featuring mostly Hydras like Kalonian Hydra , Savageborn Hydra and Mistcutter Hydra , with mana accelerators like Elvish Mystic , Sylvan Caryatid and Voyaging Satyr . Utility creatures include Corpsejack Menace , Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch and Crowned Ceratok . Utility spells include Bioshift and Forced Adaptation but they're not very good.
MadScientist says... #2
Doubling Cube , Doubling Season are two that you would want to use.
Plus fill the deck with heroic creatures and hydras.
Take a look at Hydra Commander it is my EDH counter/X cost deck.
March 3, 2014 9:19 p.m.