Bess, Soul Nourisher

Commander / EDH Counters GW (Selesnya) Tokens

keitterman

Land (34)

• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 13x Forest
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Homeward Path
• 13x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Mana Dorks (9)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Heronblade Elite
• 1x Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
• 1x Kami of Whispered Hopes

Doublers (8)

• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Hydra's Growth
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

Creature Boosters (5)

• 1x Primal Rage
• 1x Wild Beastmaster
• 1x Loyal Unicorn
• 1x Starlight Spectacular
• 1x Cultivator of Blades

Instant Army (9)

• 1x Secure the Wastes
• 1x Awaken the Woods
• 1x Grand Crescendo
• 1x White Sun's Twilight
• 1x Call the Coppercoats
• 1x March of the Multitudes
• 1x Squirrel Nest
• 1x Galadhrim Ambush
• 1x Second Harvest

Mana Boosters (9)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Staff of Titania
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Wand of the Worldsoul
• 1x Smothering TitheGC

Army Builders (8)

• 1x Rhys the Redeemed
• 1x Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
• 1x Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1x Horn of Gondor
• 1x Scepter of Celebration
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Rabble Rousing
• 1x Ghalta and Mavren

Misc. creatures (1)

• 1x Managorger Hydra

Commander (1)

Protection/Response (9)

• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pest Infestation
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Aura ShardsGC
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Hour of Reckoning

Card Draw (7)

• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Symmetry Matrix
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Shamanic Revelation

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Sideboard

Other (3)

• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Soul's Attendant

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Maybeboard

Makes a lot of HP, but shouldn't be needed if everyone else is dead (1)

• 1x Essence Warden

Taps you out when you should already be big (1)

• 1x Mirror Entity

That she has to connect to trigger, makes her slow (1)

• 1x Cadira, Caller of the Small

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Bess doing her best.

The idea here is to try and keep all your CMC's low, throw a lot of crap on the board, swing big and wide.

Bess doesn't really need a lot to get going, so cast your army generators early.

The soul sisters are in this deck just to gain life, but they could easily be swapped out for an Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines or tutors

Creatures that you will want to activate after attacking with Bess:
- Heronblade Elite
- Kami of Whispered Hopes

Make sure to stack your triggers correctly. You'll want to following creature's "on-attack" to resolve before Bess's trigger:
- Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
- Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
- Rabble Rousing
- Ghalta and Mavren (obviously, always pick the vampires)
- Staff of Titania

These creatures should have their "on-attack" resolve after Bess's trigger:
- Mirror Entity (not an on-attack, but don't use this ability until after Bess's on attack resolved, or you'll screw yourself)
- Wild Beastmaster
- Cultivator of Blades

Note that Jaheira, Friend of the Forest allows TOKENS to tap for mana, so you can tap treasures for mana without sacrificing them.

Lastly, Cryptolith Rite should probably be swapped for Earthcraft

Date added	1 year
Last updated	9 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 1 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Citizen 1/1 GW, Copy Clone, Dinosaur X/X G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 GW, Forest Dryad 1/1 G, Human 1/1 W, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Insect 1/1 G, Pest 1/1 BG, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Squirrel 1/1 G, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Warrior 1/1 W