Shalai and Hallar 09/10/26 by Asotnas

Format: Commander

Commander: Shalai and Hallar

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This deck is a Naya +1/+1 counters midrange deck commanded by Shalai and Hallar. The primary strategy focuses on assembling an expansive board of creatures that distribute counters, converting those counters into direct damage to opponents' life totals via the commander's triggered ability. In addition to combat beatdown augmented by evasion enablers like Abzan Falconer and Garruk's Uprising, the deck packs a game-ending two-card combo between Shalai and Hallar and The Red Terror, which loops infinitely upon any counter placement. The mana curve is moderate, supported by land ramp and mana dorks, though taplands occasionally slow down early turns. The deck's primary limitations stem from sparse reactive interaction, minimal plan shielding, and low card draw density, which makes recovery difficult if the board is wiped before the engine stabilizes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Ajani, the Greathearted
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Good-Fortune Unicorn
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Invigorating Hot Spring
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Juniper Order Ranger
  • 1 Kami of Celebration
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Krosan Verge
  • 1 Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
  • 1 Loyal Guardian
  • 1 Managorger Hydra
  • 1 Mayael's Aria
  • 1 Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Naya Panorama
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Pridemalkin
  • 1 Renata, Called to the Hunt
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Highlands
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Silverback Elder
  • 1 Smile at Death
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 The Red Terror
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Timber Gorge
  • 1 Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
  • 1 Ulamog, the Defiler
  • 1 Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Warden of the Grove
  • 1 Worldly Tutor