Counter Blitz by makar2112

Format: Commander

Commander: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Bant midrange deck leverages Tidus, Yuna's Guardian to orchestrate an aggressive +1/+1 counters strategy. The game plan focuses on deploying early counter-synergy creatures and mana dorks, landing Tidus on Turn 3, and establishing a compounding card advantage and proliferation loop by Turn 4. The deck converts counter accumulation into overwhelming combat pressure through scaling threats such as Ouroboroid, Maester Seymour, and Forgotten Ancient. Evasion enablers like Herald of Secret Streams, Chocobo Knights, and Duskshell Crawler ensure that tall boards push through defenses unimpeded, while Wave Goodbye acts as a one-sided board clear. Robust defensive spells, including Ripples of Potential and Inspiring Call, protect key permanents from sweepers. Operating without infinite combos, the deck relies on resilient redundancy, explosive mana production from dorks like Incubation Druid and Kami of Whispered Hopes, and steady attrition to close games cleanly around Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armorcraft Judge
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
  • 1 Bane of Progress
  • 1 Blitzball Stadium
  • 1 Bred for the Hunt
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Chocobo Knights
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Mentor
  • 1 Destroy Evil
  • 1 Duskshell Crawler
  • 1 Endless Detour
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fathom Mage
  • 1 Fight Rigging
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Forge of Heroes
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Generous Patron
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grateful Apparition
  • 1 Growth Curve
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Helga, Skittish Seer
  • 1 Herald of Secret Streams
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Loading Zone
  • 1 Lord Jyscal Guado
  • 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Maester Seymour
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Ouroboroid
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Scholar of New Horizons
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 1 Tangled Islet
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Temple of Mystery
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
  • 1 Tireless Tracker
  • 1 Together Forever
  • 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 Yuna's Whistle
  • 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner