Denzilore CountersHold by zone64

Format: Commander

Commander: Denzilore Fatehold

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius tempo-aggro strategy commanded by Denzilore Fatehold. The game plan revolves around casting low-cost utility creatures and scry/surveil enablers during the opening turns, then deploying Denzilore via flash on Turn 4. Every scry and surveil action subsequently pumps the entire team with +1/+1 counters, transforming cheap evasive creatures into lethal threats. The deck capitalizes on this counter engine through exceptional card draw payoffs like Danny Pink and Dusk Legion Duelist, while breaking combat parity with unblockability effects like Rikku, Resourceful Guardian and asymmetric board wipes like Wave Goodbye and Damning Verdict. While the combat clock requires multiple rotations to finish the table, the deck is insulated by a top-tier suite of phasing and indestructible protection spells, ensuring the board state survives opposing interaction to close out the game on Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Chandra, Chill of Compliance
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit Pylons
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptic Command
  • 1 Crystal Grotto
  • 1 Crystalline Crawler
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Danny Pink
  • 1 Denzilore Fatehold
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dissolve
  • 1 Diviner of Victory // Unwind History
  • 1 Dusk Legion Duelist
  • 1 Elminster
  • 1 Elvish Mariner
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Falcon and Redwing
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Fear of Surveillance
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Gandalf, White Rider
  • 1 Generous Pup
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Glen Elendra Archmage
  • 1 Gossip's Talent
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 H.E.R.B.I.E., Lovable Robot
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hopeful Initiate
  • 1 Il Mheg Pixie
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Kid Loki
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Laser Screwdriver
  • 1 Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Pensive Professor
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Proctor of Potential
  • 1 Proft, Consulting Detective
  • 1 Retreat to Coralhelm
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
  • 1 Serum Visions
  • 1 Sinister Sabotage
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sonic Screwdriver
  • 1 Spellbook Vendor
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Thassa, God of the Sea
  • 1 The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
  • 1 The Temporal Anchor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Triskelavus
  • 1 Triskelion
  • 1 University Campus
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wave Goodbye
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion