Pledge of the Eternals (Selesnya midrange weenie)

Pioneer Aggro Competitive Counters GW (Selesnya) Midrange Weenie

Blackgate

Creature (24)

• 4x Adorned Pouncer
• 4x Devoted Crop-Mate
• 2x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 4x Llanowar Elves
• 3x Lone Rider  ^Flip
• 4x Resilient Khenra
• 3x Shalai, Voice of Plenty

Land (22)

• 8x Forest
• 10x Plains
• 4x Sunpetal Grove

Planeswalker (4)

• 4x Ajani, the Greathearted

Instant (7)

• 4x Pledge of Unity
• 3x Selesnya Charm

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Hardened Scales

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Sideboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 2x Prowling Serpopard
• 2x Shifting Ceratops

Artifact (1)

• 1x Grafdigger's Cage

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Fragmentize

Instant (4)

• 1x Brought Back
• 1x Revitalize
• 2x Unbreakable Formation

Enchantment (3)

• 2x Gideon's Intervention
• 1x Leyline of Sanctity

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Ajani's Pridemate
• 1x Conclave Mentor
• 1x Jadelight Ranger
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Tocatli Honor Guard
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Durable Handicraft
• 1x Hydra's Growth
• 1x Oath of Ajani

Instant (3)

• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Light of Hope
• 1x Long Road Home

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Eternalize (ability): A keyword ability that lets a player exile a creature card from their graveyard to create a 4/4 Zombie creature token version of that card.

Deck :

+1/+1 counters and counter synergies matter in this fun Hardened Scales wennie deck that looks to win the game with a versatile mix of combat tricks that include creature buffs, life gain and creature recursion via special ability Eternalize and Devoted Crop-Mate.

Creatures:

• Llanowar Elves (ramp)
• Adorned Pouncer (double strike, eternalize) Gets exponentially better with each +1/+1 counter due to double strike.
• Duskwatch Recruiter   (creature card draw)
• Lone Rider   (first strike, lifelink) Synergy with Pledge of Unity as gets opportunities to flip into It That Rides as One more efficiently.
• Resilient Khenra (ETB buff, eternalize) Synergy with Adorned Pouncer due to double strike and when in graveyard an instant speed combat trick with Devoted Crop-Mate attacking on the battlefield. Give it or any other attacking creature a +2/+2 buff until end of turn.
• Devoted Crop-Mate (return target creature card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield)
• Shalai, Voice of Plenty (conditional hexproof,+1/+1 counter generator)

+1/+1 counter cards & combat tricks:

• Hardened Scales (+1/+1 counters)
• Pledge of Unity (+1/+1 counters, lifegain)

• Shalai, Voice of Plenty (+1/+1 counter generator)

• Selesnya Charm (+2/+2 and trample or conditional removal or creature token)

Planeswalker:

An absolute powerhouse support card in the deck, Ajani, the Greathearted serves the following functions:

• Creatures you control have vigilance: In addition to giving all creatures an excellent defensive ability, this static ability negates the effects of exert on your creature recursion engine, Devoted Crop-Mate.
• You gain 3 life: The most efficient way to transform Lone Rider   into It That Rides as One.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control: Gives all creatures you control counters and triggers Hardened Scales.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy playing the deck! Feedback and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated -Blackgate

Top Ranked	Achieved #23 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #2 position in Pioneer 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Pioneer Aggro 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Pioneer Competitive 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Pioneer legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 11 Rares 16 - 1 Uncommons 4 - 3 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.39
Tokens	Adorned Pouncer 4/4 B, Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Resilient Khenra 4/4 B
Folders	Hey, look at these, Selesnya Inspiration