Charge counters have always been interesting part of MTG history. They are counters you put on noncreature artifacts, much like you would put +1/+1 counters on creatures. While those counters give creatures more attacking power, charge counters are used to influence abilities. Throughout the history of magic, ways have developed to generate more charge counters, and even move them between artifacts. This allows for a lot of cool combos with cards that take a lot of work to make counters, but do powerful things with them.
This is especially shown in the newest set, Core 2019. This set welcomed the Mercadian Masques staple
Magistrate's Scepter
into the Modern format. This card is extremely powerful, as only for three counters, you can get an extra turn!
Basically, the best way to win is to find a way to get 3 charge counters each turn to get infinite turns. To help us is
Coretapper
, which can generate three counters in one turn, at the cost of the creature. Also,
Winding Constrictor
and
Vorel of the Hull Clade
work with charge counters, to generate a whole bunch.
Other win conditions are available with charge counters as well.
Titan Forge
can create a 9/9 token every turn, making 3 swings for a win. If you can get 7 counters on
Lightning Coils
, you can get enough power to destroy your opponent instantly!
The sideboard includes
Desolation Twin
in case you want to put
Astral Cornucopia
mana somewhere. Feel free to replace it with another eldrazi or any wincon with a high mana cost.
