Counter Combo 3.0 by AvgGreenPlayer

Format: Commander

Commander: Shalai and Hallar

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 51

Deck overview

This Naya combo deck leverages +1/+1 counter synergies to execute lethal, instant-speed damage loops. Commanded by Shalai and Hallar, the primary win condition pairs the commander with The Red Terror, creating a closed loop where counter placement causes burn damage, which in turn places counters and deals infinite direct damage across the table. The list is supported by dense creature tutors like Eladamri's Call and Time of Need, alongside robust secondary combo lines such as Heliod, Sun-Crowned paired with Walking Ballista, and Rosie Cotton of South Lane paired with Scurry Oak. An exceptional protection suite featuring Grand Abolisher, Veil of Summer, and Heroic Intervention insulates combo turns from counterspells and removal. While lacking heavy continuous stax or massive raw card draw engines, the deck achieves high consistency and resilience through functional redundancy and fast mana acceleration.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Basking Broodscale
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Bretagard Stronghold
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Essence Channeler
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Herd Baloth
  • 1 Heroic Feast
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Lifelink
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Llanowar Reborn
  • 1 Lyra, Archangel of Dawn
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Overgrown Farmland
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pia, Aether Ascetic
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savage Summoning
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shalai and Hallar
  • 1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Silkguard
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spike Feeder
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Spirit Link
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sunbond
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Take Up the Shield
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Red Terror
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Time of Need
  • 1 Trelasarra, Moon Dancer
  • 1 Triskelion
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch's Clinic
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth