Optimus Counters Deck by ArmedRiceBowl

Format: Commander

Commander: Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a Jeskai artifact and +1/+1 counters combat deck commanded by Optimus Prime, Hero. The primary strategy focuses on deploying low-cost artifact ramp and synergistic utility creatures during early turns, then casting Optimus Prime using his More Than Meets the Eye ability on Turn 4. Once on the battlefield as Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader, attacking triggers bolster 2 and grants trample, rapidly distributing counters across your board. High-impact support permanents like Cathars' Crusade, Illustrious Wanderglyph, and Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon expand your army, while evasion enablers such as Herald of Secret Streams, Abzan Falconer, and Akroma's Will push through lethal combat damage across all three opponents by Turn 7. The deck features robust plan shielding with cards like Flawless Maneuver and Ripples of Potential, and Optimus Prime naturally resists board wipes by returning converted upon death. Efficient single-target removal and counters protect your tempo while your modified creatures overwhelm the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akki Battle Squad
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Angelfire Ignition
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcbound Shikari
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bronze Guardian
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cayth, Famed Mechanist
  • 1 Chrome Dome
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Danny Pink
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dispatch
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Enthusiastic Mechanaut
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Generous Pup
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Illustrious Wanderglyph
  • 1 Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Izzet Charm
  • 1 Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist // Jetfire, Air Guardian
  • 1 Lion Sash
  • 1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
  • 1 Lux Artillery
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mech Hangar
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 One with the Machine
  • 1 Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader
  • 1 Perilous Landscape
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle
  • 1 Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Razortide Bridge
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reckless Handling
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Rustvale Bridge
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Silverbluff Bridge
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel Overseer
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tempered Steel
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Together Forever
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Uncivil Unrest
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Wave Goodbye