experience counter by zertoup

Format: Commander

Commander: Kelsien, the Plague

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Kelsien, the Plague is a Mardu experience-counter control deck. The primary plan is to give Kelsien deathtouch via Basilisk Collar, Gorgon's Head, or Falthis, then use its tap ability to kill donated or opposing creatures, gaining experience counters until Kelsien becomes a one-shot voltron threat. The deck also runs a second experience engine around Otharri, Suns' Glory, with Minthara, Daxos, Aang, Kratos, and Kalemne as backup payoffs. It can make opponent creature tokens with Forbidden Orchard, Slaughter Specialist, and Hunted Bonebrute, ensuring Kelsien always has targets. Removal is dense and instant-speed, while Anointed Procession and Otharri provide a wide token endgame if the commander is stalled.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aang, Airbending Master
  • 1 Acrobatic Leap
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Daxos the Returned
  • 1 Daydream
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drumbellower
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
  • 1 Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Goblin Sharpshooter
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gorgon's Head
  • 1 Humble Defector
  • 1 Hunted Bonebrute
  • 1 Hunter's Blowgun
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
  • 1 Kelsien, the Plague
  • 1 Kratos, Stoic Father
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Maha, Its Feathers Night
  • 1 Mari, the Killing Quill
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
  • 1 Minthara, Merciless Soul
  • 1 Mirrodin Avenged
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Otharri, Suns' Glory
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Rune of Mortality
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Slaughter Specialist
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Surge of Salvation
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
  • 1 Termination Facilitator
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vorpal Sword
  • 1 White Plume Adventurer
  • 1 You Are Already Dead