Counter Blitz by danny_boi_

Format: Commander

Commander: Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This Bant midrange deck leverages +1/+1 counters, proliferate synergies, and combat triggers led by Tidus, Yuna's Guardian. The early game focuses on deploying low-mana counter carriers such as Luminarch Aspirant and Duskshell Crawler before casting Tidus on curve. Once Tidus is active, combat damage triggers his Cheer ability, drawing cards and proliferating counters across the entire squad each turn. Mid-game scaling comes from force multipliers like Brokers Ascendancy, Branching Evolution, and Zimone, Paradox Sculptor, transforming modest attackers into overwhelming threats. Evasion and combat bonuses from Chocobo Knights, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian, and Duskshell Crawler ensure damage connects cleanly past opposing blockers. While vulnerable to early sweeper effects, cards like Damning Verdict, Inspiring Call, and Ripples of Potential provide both asymmetric board control and vital board wipe insurance to secure a turn 8 combat finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Altered Ego
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Auron, Venerated Guardian
  • 1 Blitzball Stadium
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Bred for the Hunt
  • 1 Brokers Ascendancy
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chocobo Knights
  • 1 Collective Effort
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Duskshell Crawler
  • 1 Emergency Phytomedic // Seed Suture
  • 1 Endless Detour
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fathom Mage
  • 1 Flooded Grove
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Forge of Heroes
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Gatta and Luzzu
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grateful Apparition
  • 1 Guiding Hydra
  • 1 Gyre Sage
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Hinterland Harbor
  • 1 Incubation Druid
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Kimahri, Valiant Guardian
  • 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
  • 1 Luminarch Aspirant
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Maester Seymour
  • 1 Nesting Grounds
  • 1 O'aka, Traveling Merchant
  • 1 Ornery Tumblewagg
  • 1 Overflowing Basin
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path of Discovery
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Protection Magic
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Radiant Grove
  • 1 Reluctant Role Model
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Shelinda, Yevon Acolyte
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Summon: Ixion
  • 1 Summon: Valefor
  • 1 Summon: Yojimbo
  • 1 Summoner's Sending
  • 1 Sungrass Prairie
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 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 Thrummingbird
  • 1 Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
  • 1 Together Forever
  • 1 Tromell, Seymour's Butler
  • 1 Vineglimmer Snarl
  • 1 Wakka, Devoted Guardian
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Yuna's Decision
  • 1 Yuna's Whistle
  • 1 Yuna, Grand Summoner
  • 1 Zimone, Paradox Sculptor