The Astonishing Ant-Man test by ElderSlug

Format: Commander

Commander: The Astonishing Ant-Man

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Simic +1/+1 counters and tokens midrange deck helmed by The Astonishing Ant-Man. The core plan leverages dense card draw to stack counters on the commander and other bodies, then converts those counters into Insect armies via his activated ability while layering counter-doublers (Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, Doubling Season, Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor) and token doublers (Adrix and Nev, Twincasters). Primary wins come from go-wide combat finishes (Craterhoof Behemoth, Finale of Devastation, Overrun) or efficient infinite token/counter loops in the 99 (notably Scurry Oak lines). Secondary paths include Psychosis Crawler drain off massive draw and oversized threats like Toothy, Imaginary Friend or Champion of Lambholt. The commander is a cheap value engine but not required for the deck's combo or combat plans.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
  • 1 Alchemist's Refuge
  • 1 Ant-Man, Colony Commander
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Dreamroot Cascade
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Ezuri, Claw of Progress
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 8 Forest
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gaea's Gift
  • 1 Growth Curve
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Heritage Reclamation
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Score
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Intruder Alarm
  • 1 Iron Man, Armored Avenger
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mind Over Matter
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Novijen, Heart of Progress
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overrun
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Pir, Imaginative Rascal
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 The Astonishing Ant-Man
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Toothy, Imaginary Friend
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Willowrush Verge
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Yavimaya Coast
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zimone, Paradox Sculptor