Betor, Count to All by Disix

Format: Commander

Commander: Betor, Kin to All

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Abzan midrange deck is commanded by Betor, Kin to All, focusing on accumulating high creature toughness and stacking +1/+1 counters to trigger tiered end-step rewards. Early turns establish mana through basic-fetching spells and mana dorks like Birds of Paradise and Cultivate, paving the way to cast Betor on Turn 5. Meeting the initial 10-toughness threshold generates consistent card draw, while scaling toughness to 20 provides pseudo-vigilance by untapping your board. By Turn 7, deploying massive-toughness creatures like Tree of Redemption or stacking counters via The Earth Crystal and Barrensteppe Siege pushes total toughness past 40. This triggers Betor's third ability to halve opponents' life totals, quickly closing the game by Turn 9 alongside combat damage or Craterhoof Behemoth. The deck protects its board with efficient instant-speed shields like Snakeskin Veil and Divine Resilience, though it relies on natural draws due to a lack of nonland tutors.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Devotee
  • 1 Abzan Monument
  • 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
  • 1 Alesha's Legacy
  • 1 Ancient Bronze Dragon
  • 1 Anthem of Champions
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Betor, Kin to All
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bite Down
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Blossoming Sands
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Contaminant Grafter
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Creosote Heath
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Divine Resilience
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Doran, Besieged by Time
  • 1 Dragon Sniper
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
  • 15 Forest
  • 1 Forum of Amity
  • 1 Germination Practicum
  • 1 Gideon, the Oathsworn
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Good-Fortune Unicorn
  • 1 Great Forest Druid
  • 1 Heritage Reclamation
  • 1 Hollowmurk Siege
  • 1 Host of the Hereafter
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Inspiring Paladin
  • 1 Jungle Hollow
  • 1 Kin-Tree Severance
  • 1 Knockout Maneuver
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lightfoot Technique
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Visionary
  • 1 Mirage Mesa
  • 1 Moment of Reckoning
  • 1 Nature's Will
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Revival of the Ancestors
  • 1 Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
  • 1 Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Skirmish Rhino
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Stalwart Successor
  • 1 Stirring Hopesinger
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Tangled Florahedron // Tangled Vale
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Titan's Grave
  • 1 Tree of Perdition
  • 1 Tree of Redemption
  • 1 Warden of the Grove
  • 1 Wilderland Scrounger
  • 1 Wildgrowth Archaic