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Overview:
This Selesnya +1/+1 counters/Human tribal deck focuses on building a wide board with varied creature powers to enable Coven triggers, leveraging counter synergies for incremental value. While it has some strong payoffs and token generation, it lacks fast combo finishes and has limited interaction/protection, making it vulnerable to disruption.
Primer:
Core Strategy: The deck aims to establish a critical mass of creatures with different powers to activate Coven consistently, using Leinore's card draw to fuel counter distribution. Key phases:
- Early Setup: Ramp with Avacyn's Pilgrim/Somberwald Sage while deploying varied-power creatures like Ainok Bond-Kin and Heronblade Elite.
- Counter Synergy: Use Juniper Order Ranger and Victory's Envoy to amplify +1/+1 counters, enabling payoffs like Champion of Lambholt (evasion) and Wild Beastmaster (alpha strikes).
- Win Conversion: Close games through combat with Sigarda's Vanguard (double strike), Odric, Master Tactician (combat control), or overwhelming token armies from Kessig Cagebreakers/Somberwald Beastmaster.
Mulligan Priorities:
- 3 lands with green/white sources
- At least 1 ramp spell and 2 creatures with different base power
- Avoid hands without early plays (<3 CMC)
Key Tips:
- Sequence creatures by power to enable Coven before combat
- Use Unbreakable Formation pre-combat to protect key pieces
- Celebrate the Harvest scales with board diversity for explosive ramp
Weaknesses:
Critical:
- No infinite combos or stax locks to close games quickly
- Heavy reliance on board state (folds to repeated wipes) Moderate:
- Limited counter redundancy (only 3 tutors)
- Slow recovery from early interaction Minor:
- Some high-CMC payoffs (e.g., 7-mana Angel of Glory's Rise)
Most Important Cards:
- Champion of Lambholt
- Juniper Order Ranger
- Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
- Victory's Envoy
- Verdurous Gearhulk
- Lifecrafter's Bestiary
- Shamanic Revelation
- Sigarda's Vanguard
- Wild Beastmaster
- Odric, Master Tactician
Attribute Ratings:
Speed: 5/10
- Goldfish win ~T8-9 via combat overkill
- No fast mana or cost reduction for explosive starts
Resilience: 4/10
- Limited protection (only 3 indestructible sources)
- Slow rebuild after wipes despite some recursion
Consistency: 6/10
- 8 card draw engines and 3 tutors
- Coven requirement creates inherent variance
Interaction: 3/10
- Only 5 targeted removals (2 instant) and 3 board wipes
- No free counterspells or stack interaction
Rating Justification:
The deck sits between "Focused Casual" (T9-11 combat) and "Optimized Casual" (T8-10 value) tiers. While it has better synergy than precons with cards like Lifecrafter's Bestiary, the lack of combo finishes and minimal interaction prevent it from reaching optimized levels. The heavy reliance on combat and vulnerability to disruption align it closer to upgraded precons than true high-power builds.
Power level: 4.0 - 4.5
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