Rhonas - Count on Me!

Commander / EDH* Aggro Counters Mono-Green

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Counters (15)

• 1x Avatar of the Resolute
• 1x Bramblewood Paragon
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Lifeblood Hydra
• 1x Loyal Guardian
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Ravenous Slime
• 1x Renegade Krasis
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk
• 1x Vigor

Cards (12)

• 1x Benefactor's Draught
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Ripjaw Raptor
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Utility (14)

• 1x Blinding Fog
• 1x Bonds of Mortality
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Creeping Renaissance
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lure
• 1x Primeval Bounty
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Surrak, the Hunt Caller
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Verdant Confluence
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Lands (35)

• 25x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Winding Canyons

Commander (1)

Hate (13)

• 1x Ancient Animus
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Polukranos, World Eater
• 1x Pounce
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Whiptongue Hydra
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Mana (10)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Scout
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Sol Ring

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Rhonas heads up a +1/+1 counters themed mono-green assault.

Rhonas

Having played a bunch of mono-green, my decks consistently struggled to interact with the board. Rhonas provides a unique ability to leverage reasonably effective Fight cards to hate on our foes. Rhonas himself is a potential win-condition, often able to be buffed into voltron territorty. Mono green and a low CMC gives us incredible speed, assuming we can land a 4-Power creature the turn after Rhonas lands. The combination of interaction and tempo enable really aggressive play, but with an uncommon level of resiliency.

Strategy

Deathtouch and Indestructible are our first stop to abuse: various Fight cards allow Rhonas to slay creatures, and we can throw him into combat with impunity, so cards like Lure and Infiltration Lens do work (shout out to the OG Thicket Basilisk). After that, we're going to look at +1/+1 counters. Why? because I don't have another counters-themed deck going at the moment, and because Rhonas gives many of those creatures who don't have trample, trample. We also get a sort of snake-headed tribal thing going? Being mono-green, by rewarding the things we want to be doing, like playing creatures and ramping.

Playtesting

1. Undocumented 'Scoop-Games' and Solitaire: Rhonas performs reasonably well, and no major issues are identified.
2. Lose. 1v1, vs Naban, Dean of Iteration. Good ramp, cards, hate, and utility. +1/+1 counters was not prevalent as a theme, but was poised to do work until a bounce-loop with a Stunt Double+Naban, Dean of Iteration+Halimar Tidecaller combo. Ultimately, that combo plus Altar of the Brood and a Keening Stone finished Rhonas. 1 more round...

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.49
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone