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Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin Commander Deck

by spectral_orc100 cards

This Selesnya +1/+1 counters deck spreads counters across a wide board of creatures. Every creature with a counter makes Hamza cheaper and discounts each further creature spell, so the deck can chain several threats in one turn. Counter doublers, repeatable counter sources and team-wide keyword lords turn that board into evasive, lifelinking attackers, while counter-based card draw keeps the hand full. How it wins: It overwhelms opponents with a wide, growing board of countered creatures that gain trample, flying and first strike from lords, often finished with a team-wide pump or mass counter placement. Key roles: - Counter spreading and cost reduction: Cheap creatures and effects put counters on several bodies quickly, turning on Hamza's discount and every "creature with a counter" payoff (Luminarch Aspirant, Rishkar, Peema Renegade, Good-Fortune Unicorn). - Counter amplifiers: Doublers, proliferate and enter-with-extra-counters effects multiply every counter placed and make each creature arrive already modified (Conclave Mentor, Renata, Called to the Hunt, Metastatic Evangel). - Counter-triggered growth and value: Creatures that grow, make tokens or recur cards whenever counters land on them or on their allies, rewarding each placement twice (Herd Baloth, Wildwood Scourge, Evolution Witness). - Keyword lords: Outlast and similar creatures grant trample, flying, first strike and lifelink to every countered creature, making the board evasive and resilient in combat (Abzan Falconer, Abzan Battle Priest, Ainok Bond-Kin). - Counter-fueled card draw: Draw effects scale with the number of countered creatures or with creature casts, refilling the hand so the commander's discount can be used every turn (Armorcraft Judge, Inspiring Call, Haliya, Ascendant Cadet). - Mass pumps and protection finishers: Team-wide counters, indestructibility and overrun effects protect the board from wipes and turn a wide board into lethal damage (Unbreakable Formation, Felidar Retreat, End-Raze Forerunners).

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin decklist

  • Arcane Signet
  • Lifecrafter's Bestiary
  • Sol Ring
  • Blossoming Sands
  • Canopy Vista
  • Command Tower
  • Evolving Wilds
  • 14× Forest
  • Fortified Village
  • Llanowar Reborn
  • Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 10× Plains
  • Selesnya Sanctuary
  • Sungrass Prairie
  • Sunpetal Grove
  • Temple of Plenty
  • Abzan Battle Priest
  • Abzan Falconer
  • Ainok Bond-Kin
  • Armorcraft Judge
  • Basking Broodscale
  • Basri's Lieutenant
  • Botanical Brawler
  • Champion of Lambholt
  • Conclave Mentor
  • Constable of the Realm
  • Dusk Legion Duelist
  • Duskshell Crawler
  • Elite Scaleguard
  • End-Raze Forerunners
  • Evolution Witness
  • Fertilid
  • Forgotten Ancient
  • Genesis Hydra
  • Gnarlid Colony
  • Good-Fortune Unicorn
  • Gyre Sage
  • Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
  • Herd Baloth
  • Juniper Order Ranger
  • Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • Loyal Guardian
  • Luminarch Aspirant
  • Managorger Hydra
  • Metastatic Evangel
  • Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • Mindless Automaton
  • Pridemalkin
  • Primordial Sage
  • Renata, Called to the Hunt
  • Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • Scavenging Ooze
  • Slurrk, All-Ingesting
  • Stonecoil Serpent
  • Towashi Guide-Bot
  • Tuskguard Captain
  • Wildwood Scourge
  • Felidar Retreat
  • Garruk's Uprising
  • Ordeal of Nylea
  • Stocking the Pantry
  • Together Forever
  • Beast Within
  • Break Ties
  • Dromoka's Command
  • Duty Beyond Death
  • Hunter's Insight
  • Inspiring Call
  • Signature Slam
  • Snakeskin Veil
  • Unbreakable Formation
  • Basri's Solidarity
  • Cultivate
  • Rampant Growth
  • Requisition Raid
  • Forest
  • Plains
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