Durable Handicraft

Enchantment

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.

{5}{G}, Sacrifice Durable Handicraft: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

TheHamster on

1 year ago

Plan once Baulders gate comes out to sub the commanders to Lulu with Master chef background, subbing out Adaptive Automaton due to yes, it being a lord, but not giving counters and just pumping isn't as relephant for this deck and also Durable Handicraft mainly cause I have to pay an additional 1 for the counters, yes potentially doubling them later on is nice, but having this same effect in the command zone seems way better to me.

LinkOpensChest_wav on Yikes! Humans!

2 years ago

Today is payday, so I'm ordering Tireless Tracker, Champion of Lambholt, Kyler, Sigardian Emissary, and Devout Chaplain. Tireless Tracker hurt to buy, but I don't think it's likely to come down in price anytime soon, so I think it was a good investment.

I ordered Beast Whisperer too. Poor elf is going to feel a bit out of place amidst all these humans and angels, but hopefully they'll accept him :P

Harmonize is cheap, so that was a no-brainer as well.

I've also started to think what I can cut and what I can replace.

I will cut: Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, Cathar's Call, Durable Handicraft, Lunarch Veteran  ^Flip

I will add: Tireless Tracker, Citadel Siege, Parallel Lives, Cathars' Crusade, Beastmaster Ascension

I'm not sure yet where I'll add some of the other cards I just ordered, but I'll have to tinker around with the deck and see where I can replace things to get the most value. I might backtrack on some of this too after next time I play it. Cards like Cathars' Crusade and Beastmaster Ascension might put a mark on me, whereas sometimes those small budget spells can fly a bit more under the radar, such as Durable Handicraft. It doesn't really have a "reputation".

You're amazing though. I feel like you should get some credit as this deck's co-author haha

Apollo_Paladin on Blue-Green Counters

3 years ago

Durable Handicraft, Titania's Boon, Wild Onslaught, Song of Freyalise, Thrive, and Nissa, Voice of Zendikar could all find a home here.

Perhaps not each one off that list, but there's certainly at least a couple that are worth trying for you (also not real expensive to order singles of online).

Also, if Simic Ascendancy is your primary win condition, then you absolutely need to be running 4 copies. I'd highly recommend throwing another one in there to bump it up to a 4-count.

op1ekun on Zegana counters

3 years ago

Another batch of cuttable creatures, the premise is simple either they don't progress counters plan or are too expensive for what they do: - Conclave Naturalists - Armorcraft Judge - Avatar of the Resolute - Nimbus Swimmer - Skatewing Spy - Tuskguard Captain - Blighted Woodland - AEtherize - Bow of Nylea - Uncage the Menagerie - AEtherspouts - Durable Handicraft - Hunt the Weak - Recross the Paths - Winding Way - Rhonas's Monument

eyes2sky on Knuckle Simicwiches

4 years ago

Durable Handicraft

Optimator on Bastards on Parade

4 years ago

Some potential cards. Most of these might be side-grades or out of budget but are worth noting in the Maybeboard. I have a few of these:

Ramp:

Creatures are obviously optimal, what with elf anthems and counters and stuff. I would try to squeeze in the first three if you can. The tempo of getting your commander down on turn 2 is amazing.

Fyndhorn Elves , Priest of Titania , Boreal Druid , Farhaven Elf , Leyline of Abundance , Castle Garenbrig , Llanowar Tribe , Overgrowth , Reap and Sow , Kodama's Reach , Explosive Vegetation , Nature's Lore , Ranger's Path , Skyshroud Claim , Grow from the Ashes , Emerald Medallion , Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip, Harrow , Circuitous Route

Utility:

Rishkar's Expertise , Soul's Majesty , Mirror Shield , Zendikar Resurgent , Primal Rage , Heroic Intervention , Return to Nature , Overwhelming Stampede , Overrun , Beastmaster Ascension , Loxodon Warhammer , Colossal Majesty , Rancor , Vivien, Champion of the Wilds , Blossoming Defense , Withstand Death , Titanic Brawl , Ancient Animus , Momentous Fall , Nature's Claim , Once and Future , Regrowth , Wildest Dreams , Road of Return , Creeping Corrosion , Season of Growth , Blanchwood Armor , Sandwurm Convergence , Garruk, Primal Hunter , Vivien Reid , Vivien of the Arkbow , Ghost Quarter ,

Aspect of Mongoose is nice but prevents untapping shenanigans with your commander.

Counters:

Some obvious out-of-budget stuff here and some lower-powered stuff too but I'll suggest them for posterity.

Llanowar Reborn , Karn's Bastion , Forge of Heroes , The Great Henge , Incubation Druid , Loyal Guardian , Tuskguard Captain , Pollenbright Druid , Solidarity of Heroes , Biogenic Upgrade , Durable Handicraft , Planewide Celebration , Courage in Crisis , Verdant Confluence , Bow of Nylea , Contagion Clasp , Contagion Engine , Hydra's Growth , Path of Discovery , Retreat to Kazandu , Forced Adaptation , Evolutionary Escalation , New Horizons , Nissa, Voice of Zendikar , Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter , Vivien, Arkbow Ranger , Kalonian Hydra , Arbor Armament , Stony Strength , Savage Summoning , Hunger of the Howlpack , Soul's Might , The Crowd Goes Wild , Armory of Iroas , Weapon Rack , Predatory Hunger , Primeval Bounty

I have a Drove of Elves I'm not using

Abzkaban on Ghave That Bitch an Infinite Combo [Primer]

4 years ago

Chhris

Glad someone likes the flag tracker! I thought it was a cool feature.

I mentioned Animation Module before, and I just don't know if it's impactful enough. In a combo where I'm going infinite, it's basically win-more. It's a mana dump that spits out tokens. If I wanted a mana dump like that, I'd go with Slimefoot, the Stowaway since when I sac the saps he kills the table. Outside of a combo, its second ability costs too much for what it does and isn't repeatable. The first effect could give us some gas when digging through the deck with Skullclamp , but since we have to pay the when a counter is placed to get our creature, I feel we're better off using Ghave. Could be useful in the event we're cut off from the commander, and I might consider it for the budget version.

The synergy between Module and Durable Handicraft is cute. I love those kinds of interactions, but I feel they're a bit slow for the deck. Even if we want to pilot the deck slower, I feel there are better uses for our mana.

The only legendaries in the deck are Ghave, Guru of Spores , Mikaeus, the Unhallowed , and Saffi Eriksdotter . That's just not enough for me to want to cut something for Kethis, the Hidden Hand . Though I think he's brilliant and would love to play or build a deck around him.

These are still great suggestions, and even if I don't feel they fit this iteration of the deck, I'd like to take everything that's been suggested and put them in the Single Card Discussion section of the primer. That'll be my new project...when I get around to it. Lol

Thank you so much for supporting the deck! It means a lot to me!

Takermania on

4 years ago

So, I like the ramp. Definitely looks better and will allow you to play Kraj sooner. Let's talk about card draw. Fathom Mage is a must-have as you get to draw a card for free every time you put a +1/+1 counter on it. Sage of Fables is good as it lets you cash in your counters for cards. Not quite as good as Fathom mage, because you have to pay for the ability. Path of Discovery pulls double duty by giving your creatures counters AND smoothing out your draws Bred for the Hunt is also an effective and free source of card draw.

Moving onto getting counters on things and protecting them

Durable Handicraft and Retreat to Kazandu are great options for easy ways to get counters on things Hardened Scales can lead to some really silly things, though admittedly, it is a little pricey Sporeback Troll can save your team or specific creatures, assuming you have the mana Counterspells are also useful for stopping a boardwipe Glen Elendra Archmage is fantastic as putting a +1/+1 counter on it negates the -1/-1 it gets from persist, meaning you can just keep using the ability Mystic Snake and Frilled Mystic are also good options as they are creatures as well If you want to be mean, you could put in a Trygon Predator to help shut down artifacts and enchanments. Speaking of which, you might want to consider Bane of Progress for that purpose Overall its looking good though!