They Grow Up So Fast (Standard MTG Deck)

+1/+1 is the name of the game, and the more counters the merrier. I built this deck for fun after pulling a lot of Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig's in Arena and decided to build a deck around counters given the other cards I had collected. So let's get down to breaking it down.

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Pelt Collector is a must in this deck, since it keeps growing on its own as the game progresses. Though Incubation Druid doesn't necessarily help in terms of counters, it does give quite a bit of mana that could be used to cast hydras like Hydroid Krasis and Voracious Hydra which both come out with counters and have some advantageous effects. Knight of Autumn has the option to enter with counters or can be used to gain 4 life if needed, which in turn can trigger Heliod, Sun-Crowned's passive effect, giving another counter to a creature. The last creature in this deck is Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig, coming out with 4 +1/+1 counters and grows each time a bigger creature or green creature enters. Noncreature cards that help with counters are Hydra's Growth, Pledge of Unity, and The Great Henge. The last card to definitely mention is Simic Ascendancy which can act as a wincon if all goes well!

Banishing Light is added in the deck to provide some removal, as Vivien, Arkbow Ranger can add some counters, a form of removal, and extra threats in to the game. Ajani, the Greathearted can give more life, and add counters across the board, as well as using Ajani, Strength of the Pride to gain life and get Ajani Pridemate tokens that are sure to gain a good amount of counters. The ultimate for this Ajani can also be used as a one-sided board wipe in sticky situations. Nissa, Who Shakes the World gets more counters to potentially add to Simic Ascendancy while turning lands into creatures.

This deck started off at 65, forcing me to make some tough decisions as to what to omit and what to move over to the sideboard; even with the slight changes, I can't help but feel like this deck is missing something, or could run smoother and more efficiently. I am very open to any suggestions you guys may have in making this deck run smoother and more competitive, and I could always use help with the sideboard! Thanks for checking out my build and reading the description!

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Revision 2 See all

(4 years ago)

+2	Ajani, Strength of the Pride	main
+2	Ajani, the Greathearted	main
+2	Awakening of Vitu-Ghazi	side
-1	Banishing Light	main
+1	Castle Garenbrig	main
+1	Evolution Sage	maybe
+1	Forest	main
-2	Ilysian Caryatid	side
-1	Incubation Druid	side
-2	Island	main
+4	Nissa, Who Shakes the World	main
-2	Plains	main
-2	Return to Nature	side
-1	Serra's Guardian	side
+1	The First Iroan Games	maybe
+1	Wildborn Preserver	maybe
-1	Worldsoul Colossus	side

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 1 Mythic Rares 29 - 8 Rares 8 - 5 Uncommons 0 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Ajani's Pridemate, Emblem Nissa, Who Shakes the World
Folders	Thrasher's Builds
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