Counter Blitz by MCSquared16

Format: Commander

Commander: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a Bant +1/+1 counters midrange strategy led by Tidus, Yuna's Guardian. The game plan revolves around deploying early creatures that enter with or generate counters, casting Tidus on curve, and using his Cheer ability to draw cards and proliferate each turn. As the game develops, counter-doublers like The Earth Crystal and recurring growth engines like Forgotten Ancient scale the team into massive threats. Combat enablers such as Duskshell Crawler and Sphere Grid grant trample, while Chocobo Knights grants double strike to close out games rapidly. To protect its heavy permanent investment, the list runs a robust protection package featuring Heroic Intervention, Clever Concealment, and shield counters. The deck finishes games by overwhelming opponents through sequential combat eliminations or resolving an asymmetric Damning Verdict.

Decklist (101 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Bred for the Hunt
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chocobo Knights
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Duskshell Crawler
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fathom Mage
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Forge of Heroes
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
  • 1 Gatta and Luzzu
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grateful Apparition
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Score
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Inexorable Tide
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
  • 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Maester Seymour
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prishe's Wanderings
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Repulsive Mutation
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Sazh Katzroy
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Sidequest: Catch a Fish // Cooking Campsite
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Summon: Bahamut
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Summon: Yojimbo
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tangled Islet
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
  • 1 Torgal, A Fine Hound
  • 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner
  • 1 Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis // Lasting Fayth