Tayam's Carnival of Counters

Commander / EDH* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Counters Proliferate Reanimator

Red05

+1/+1 Counters (13)

• 1x Pelt Collector
• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Putrid Goblin
• 1x Abzan Ascendancy
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Aron, Benalia's Ruin
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Good-Fortune Unicorn
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Watchful Radstag
• 1x Felidar Retreat
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Death's Presence

Other Counters (6)

• 1x Deadly Grub
• 1x Grimdancer
• 1x Keensight Mentor
• 1x Elspeth Resplendent
• 1x Hexavus
• 1x Scavenged Brawler

Counter Multipliers (5)

• 1x Huatli's Raptor
• 1x Winding Constrictor
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal

Basic Lands (30)

• 12x Forest
• 9x Plains
• 9x Swamp

Multilands (2)

• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Reflecting Pool

Ramp (11)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Scholar of New Horizons
• 1x Wall of Roots
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Honest Rutstein
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade

Card Advantage (10)

• 1x Together Forever
• 1x Angelic Sleuth
• 1x Bygone Bishop
• 1x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Nikara, Lair Scavenger
• 1x Tocasia's Welcome
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Protection (4)

• 1x Arwen, Mortal Queen
• 1x Resourceful Defense
• 1x Tyrant Guard
• 1x Cauldron of Souls

Boardwipes (2)

• 1x Hazardous Conditions
• 1x Austere Command

Commander (1)

Removal (11)

• 1x Hopeful Initiate
• 1x Requisition Raid
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients
• 1x Cankerbloom
• 1x Drown in Ichor
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Banewhip Punisher
• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Atomize

Special Lands (4)

• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Saltcrusted Steppe

Tutors (1)

• 1x Lost Auramancers

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Maybeboard

Card Advantage (11)

• 1x Dusk Legion Duelist
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Armorcraft Judge
• 1x Bloodtracker
• 1x Embrose, Dean of Shadow  ^Flip
• 1x Etched Oracle
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Skyclave Shadowcat
• 1x Tributary Instructor
• 1x Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
• 1x Sanctuary Warden

Other Counters (6)

• 1x Baleful Ammit
• 1x Archfiend of the Dross
• 1x Scavenging Ghoul
• 1x Voracious Hatchling
• 1x Woolly Razorback
• 1x Liege of the Tangle

Protection (4)

• 1x Ollenbock Escort
• 1x Cathedral Acolyte
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Oblivion's Hunger

Boardwipes (3)

• 1x Sarulf, Realm Eater
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Celestial Judgment

Finishers (1)

• 1x Grimoire of the Dead

Ramp (1)

• 1x Ordeal of Nylea

Tutors (1)

• 1x Ayara's Oathsworn

+1/+1 Counters (9)

• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Bloodcrazed Paladin
• 1x Arwen, Weaver of Hope
• 1x Jugan Defends the Temple  ^Flip
• 1x Keensight Mentor
• 1x Undergrowth Champion
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

Combat Support (8)

• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Hagra Constrictor
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Sigarda's Summons

Removal (4)

• 1x Benalish Sleeper
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Knight of Autumn
• 1x Transmogrifying Wand

Token Generators (3)

• 1x Torens, Fist of the Angels
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Paradox Zone

Too Mean (1) (1)

• 1x Aura Shards

Counter Multipliers (9)

• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Blightbelly Rat
• 1x Grateful Apparition
• 1x Pollenbright Druid
• 1x Bloated Contaminator
• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Virtue of Loyalty
• 1x Planewide Celebration

Mana Rocks (Counters) (6)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Component Pouch
• 1x Replicating Ring
• 1x Empowered Autogenerator

Persist (4)

• 1x Butcher Ghoul
• 1x Safehold Elite
• 1x Kitchen Finks
• 1x Restless Apparition

Too Expensive (4)

• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Agatha's Soul Cauldron
• 1x Damning Verdict
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Special Lands (2)

• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip

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Gameplay Mission: Have fun playing cards with different kinds of counters and using these as fuel for Tayam's recursion effect. Build up an army of small creatures that grow over time and march into combat when the time is right. This deck is more focused on a go-wide creature strategy and keeping them on the board than having them die or sacrificed in an aristocrat's style gampeplay.

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Possible Edits

ADD more card draw? (play more games first)

CONSIDER Grimoire, S Muse, W Reclamation, ED Shadows, Skullclamp, H Constrictor, M Nightblade, C Judgment, B Progress

CONSIDER Overrun and similar effects for alpha strike?

CONSIDER token generators like Mycoloth if focus is on creatures & cards with ETB effects

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During Game

Use Lost Auramancers to tutor for Cathars' Crusade or Death's Presence

Pay attention to sequencing your stack correctly for cards that add counters on ETB with cards that care about power/toughness like Watchful Radstag and Pelt Collector

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Deck Stats

TBD cards with counters or relevance to counters (TBD% +1/+1 counters and TBD% other/any counters)

TBD cards with effects related to creatures ETB

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Deck Notes

Primary card selection criteria:

1) Creatures 3 mana value or less 2) Cards that create >1 counter or multiple counter types 3) Counters that are still useful even if Tayam isn't able to remove them

Doesn't run many creatures with -1/-1 counters like Persist since these cancel out +1/+1 counters

Date added	2 weeks
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.05
Tokens	Angel 3/3 W, Beast 3/3 G, Cat Beast 2/2 W, Clue, Copy Clone, 6/1 G Token Creature Insect, Spirit 1/1 W
Based on	Tayam and the Motley Crew Red05 EDH