Selesnya +1/+1 counters creature swarm. Cheap creatures spread counters early, and each countered creature makes Hamza and every later creature spell cost less, so the hand dumps quickly. Doublers and spreaders like Conclave Mentor, proliferate and mass-counter effects grow the board. Outlast and "creatures with a counter have X" lords hand out flying, trample, first strike and lifelink, and a layer of counter-triggered card draw keeps the creature chain going. How it wins: It goes wide with countered creatures that gain evasion and trample, then pumps the whole team with mass-counter spells or anthem effects for a lethal alpha strike. Key roles: - Counter enablers: Cheap creatures and enter-the-battlefield effects put counters on several bodies early, turning on Hamza's cost reduction and the "has a counter" lords. (Luminarch Aspirant, Good-Fortune Unicorn, Rishkar, Peema Renegade) - Amplifiers and spreaders: Doublers, proliferate and team-wide counter effects multiply every counter placed, and some creatures grow or make tokens whenever they receive counters. (Conclave Mentor, Metastatic Evangel, Loyal Guardian) - Keyword lords: Outlast creatures and similar lords give every countered creature flying, trample, first strike or lifelink, turning a wide board into an evasive, hard-to-block army. (Abzan Falconer, Abzan Battle Priest, Duskshell Crawler) - Counter-fueled card advantage: Cards that draw per countered creature, on counter placement, or on combat damage from boosted creatures refuel the cheap creature chain Hamza enables. (Armorcraft Judge, Inspiring Call, Haliya, Ascendant Cadet) - Creature-cast value: Hamza's discounts make casting many creatures per turn cheap, which pays off cast and enter triggers that draw cards or ramp mana. (Primordial Sage, Lifecrafter's Bestiary, Gyre Sage) - Mass pump and protection finishers: Instants and sorceries add counters to the whole team while granting indestructible, protecting the board or setting up a lethal swing. (Unbreakable Formation, Duty Beyond Death, 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