Counters and burn by sinpath92

Format: Commander

Commander: Shalai and Hallar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Naya +1/+1 counters deck helmed by Shalai and Hallar. It converts every counter placed on your creatures into direct damage to opponents' life totals. The game plan accelerates mana on Turns 1 and 2 to deploy the commander on Turn 3 or 4 alongside an active counter generator. On Turns 5 and 6, explosive multipliers such as Cathars' Crusade, All Will Be One, and Doubling Season rapidly scale both board presence and direct burn output, eliminating the entire table simultaneously. A dense suite of low-cost protection spells shields key permanents from removal, while Grand Abolisher effects on creatures keep critical win turns safe from opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Aragorn, Hornburg Hero
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Halana and Alena, Partners
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Managorger Hydra
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Ouroboroid
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Uncivil Unrest
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth