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Counters & Soldiers - Boot Camp

Modern Counters GW (Selesnya) Soldiers

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The idea for this deck is to have lots of Soldiers that can be improved with +1/+1 counters. It used to have only mono-white and pretty much all-human creatures, however I've diversified with more green spells/creatures to make better use of the +1/+1 counters mechanic.

I originally built this as a Budget deck but upgraded it with better cards acquired via Clash Packs, event decks, and the occasional booster. You could easily lower the cost of this by replacing just a few of the higher cost cards. Canopy Vista and Windswept Heath could be replaced with lower-cost dual or even single-color lands, and Collected Company could be replaced with another Raise the Alarm. All of the aforementioned pricey cards were acquired from clash packs or pre-release events; I wouldn't have bought them separately. I can't really think of a good replacement for Gavony Township; you either replace it with more basic land but lose the option of a Turn 5+ army buff, or replace it with a non-creature spell that adds counters but lose the potential mana. Similarly, I can't think of a lower-cost variant of Hardened Scales.

I could use some help with the sideboard, so any feedback would be appreciated!

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-2 Angelic Overseer - The human synergy was nice, but in practice I just never ended up using it.

-2 Doomed Traveler - Certainly not bad, but Servant of the Scale is better.

-2 Elder Cathar - Decent and a good blocker, but Gideon's Avenger might work better for my purpose.

-1 Elite Inquisitor

-2 Honor of the Pure - This deck's creature loadout is no longer mono-white, so this enchantment is irrelevant.

-1 Ordeal of Heliod - It was handy in some cases for indirect lifegain, but Feed the Clan might get the job done more quickly.

-2 Brave the Elements - No longer mono-white, so nope.

-1 Gideon's Lawkeeper - I love these guys, but I wanted to make room for counter generators (Servant of the Scale). Also, Gideon's Avenger will still help direct traffic.

-2 Topan Freeblade

-2 Bonds of Faith - Between Gideon's Lawkeeper, Gideon's Avenger, and Banishing Light this card was a little redundant in terms of stunning/disabling enemy creatures. Certainly enjoyed it, though.

+2 Gideon's Avenger - Seemed a better use of a 3-drop than Elder Cathar, and its ability to gain a counter whenever an opponent's creature attacks can help buff this big-time.

+3 Servant of the Scale - Great one-drop that is useful even when it dies.

+4 Avatar of the Resolute - Great two-drop creatures in terms of power, secondary abilities, and with the added focus on counter generation in this deck, they'll likely come in with buffed attributes.

+2 Inspiring Call - Replacement for Brave the Elements in terms of protecting creatures. Also, card draw!

+2 Feed the Clan - Replacement for Ordeal of Heliod,

+2 Hardened Scales - This card is insane and works great with this deck.

+2 Ainok Bond-Kin - With the added ability to generate counters in this deck, the secondary ability of this guy'll trigger a lot more often.

Major changes again! Sticking to mono-white was limiting myself too much, so the goal here was to dabble more in Green for better +1/+1 counter generation and creatures that benefit from this.

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Date added 8 years
Last updated 7 years
Legality

This deck is Modern legal.

Rarity (main - side)

2 - 0 Mythic Rares

27 - 2 Rares

6 - 4 Uncommons

12 - 7 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 2.42
Tokens Human Soldier 1/1 W
Folders Modern, Collected Company, Budget Fun-Decks
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