Counter Blitz by Magic_Chef

Format: Commander

Commander: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This Bant deck helmed by Tidus, Yuna's Guardian executes a focused +1/+1 counters and proliferate aggro-midrange strategy. The primary plan ramps during the opening turns with efficient mana dorks and land ramp, establishes early modified creatures, and deploys Tidus to curate counter placement. Once in combat, Tidus's Cheer trigger draws cards and proliferates to rapidly inflate the board. Midgame turns transition this compounding stat advantage into lethal damage through evasion enablers like Herald of Secret Streams, Champion of Lambholt, and Damning Verdict. The list also features an infinite mana package with Incubation Druid and Pemmin's Aura. High-tier protection spells including Heroic Intervention, Inspiring Call, and Luminous Broodmoth shield wide boards against sweepers, while a versatile interaction suite handles opposing threats. Without relying strictly on commander presence, the deck leverages redundant anthems and proliferate engines to consistently overwhelm tables by Turns 6 to 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Bred for the Hunt
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Brokers Ascendancy
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Dreamtide Whale
  • 1 Duskshell Crawler
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Falco Spara, Pactweaver
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fathom Mage
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Germination Practicum
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grateful Apparition
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hushwood Verge
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
  • 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Maester Seymour
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pemmin's Aura
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Tezzeret's Gambit
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
  • 1 Together Forever
  • 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
  • 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner