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Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar · GW · 100 cards · 36 lands
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Strategy
Kutzil does two very different things. The static line - opponents cannot cast spells during your turn - means your combat step is safe from instant-speed answers, which is a bigger deal than it looks. The draw trigger only fires for creatures whose power is above their printed power, so the deck is built on +1/+1 counters, not on big creatures.
Early: Hardened Scales, Conclave Mentor and Good-Fortune Unicorn make every later counter go further, so they are worth playing before anything expensive. Llanowar Elves, Avacyn's Pilgrim, Birds of Paradise and Elvish Mystic get Kutzil down on turn two. Luminarch Aspirant starts adding counters on its own every turn.
Mid: Now every attack should be drawing cards. Rishkar, Duskshell Crawler, Pridemalkin and Kami of Whispered Hopes spread counters around; Abzan Falconer turns them into evasion so the damage actually connects. Managorger Hydra and Forgotten Ancient grow without help. With Kutzil out, you can attack into open mana without fearing a trick, which is what makes an otherwise fragile counters board reliable.
Late: Inspiring Call and Teferi's Protection are the insurance - one replaces the board, the other saves it outright. Aura Shards and Austere Command handle problem permanents. The cat subtheme is not decoration: Arahbo, Regal Caracal, Feline Sovereign and King of the Pride all pump a board that is already above base power, which keeps the draw trigger firing.
Win conditions: Wins by attacking with a counters board that draws cards as it connects, protected by Kutzil shutting off interaction on your turn.
- Hardened Scales - Every counter becomes two
- Abzan Falconer - Turns counters into evasion
- Luminarch Aspirant - Free counter every turn
- Rishkar, Peema Renegade - Counters plus mana
- Inspiring Call - Protects and refills
- Teferi's Protection - Saves the board outright
- Managorger Hydra - Grows off the whole table's spells
- Aura Shards - Repeatable removal off every creature
~$340.43
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.
Whenever one or more creatures you control each with power greater than its base power deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Creatures (47)
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
Legendary Creature — Cat Noble
$3.33
Ward {2}
Whenever Sovereign Okinec Ahau attacks, for each creature you control with power greater than that creature's base power, put a number of +1/+1 counters on that creature equal to the difference.
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior
$5.76
First strike
Whenever Mirri attacks, each opponent can't block with more than one creature this combat.
As long as Mirri is tapped, no more than one creature can attack you each combat.
Pridemalkin
Creature — Cat
$0.19
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Forgotten Ancient
Creature — Elemental
$0.33
Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
$0.25
When Rishkar enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
Each creature you control with a counter on it has "{T}: Add {G}."
Good-Fortune Unicorn
Creature — Unicorn
$0.28
Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
Duskshell Crawler
Creature — Insect
$0.3
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Abzan Falconer
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.24
Outlast {W} ({W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.
Champion of Lambholt
Creature — Human Warrior
$2.81
Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block creatures you control.
Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Kami of Whispered Hopes
Creature — Spirit
$4.75
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a permanent you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on that permanent instead.
{T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is this creature's power.
Conclave Mentor
Creature — Centaur Cleric
$0.35
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
When this creature dies, you gain life equal to its power.
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
Legendary Creature — Angel
$1.1
Flying
You, planeswalkers you control, and other creatures you control have hexproof.
{4}{G}{G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Botanical Brawler
Creature — Elemental Warrior
$0.32
Trample
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on another permanent you control, if it's the first time +1/+1 counters have been put on that permanent this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Managorger Hydra
Creature — Hydra
$0.92
Trample
Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Evolution Witness
Creature — Elf Shaman Mutant
$0.25
{1}{G}: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, return target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
Luminarch Aspirant
Creature — Human Cleric
$0.4
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Legendary Creature — Squirrel
$6.54
This spell can't be countered.
Indestructible
Toski attacks each combat if able.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Skyknight Squire
Creature — Cat Scout
$0.46
Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
As long as this creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, it has flying and is a Knight in addition to its other types.
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
$0.53
Mikaeus enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Mikaeus.
{T}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Mikaeus: Put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Legendary Creature — Cat Avatar
$1.12
Other Cats you control get +1/+1.
Whenever Arahbo or another nontoken Cat you control enters, create a 1/1 white Cat creature token.
Skyhunter Strike Force
Creature — Cat Knight
$2.87
Flying
Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, other creatures you control have melee.
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Legendary Creature — Elephant Warrior
$0.31
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Qasali Pridemage
Creature — Cat Wizard
$0.23
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Regal Caracal
Creature — Cat
$0.37
Other Cats you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink. (Damage dealt by those creatures also causes you to gain that much life.)
When this creature enters, create two 1/1 white Cat creature tokens with lifelink.
Loyal Guardian
Creature — Rhino
$0.21
Trample
Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Beast Whisperer
Creature — Elf Druid
$7.61
Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.
Scavenging Ooze
Creature — Ooze
$0.19
{G}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you gain 1 life.
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Lion Sash
Artifact Creature — Equipment Cat
$2.23
{W}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a permanent card, put a +1/+1 counter on this permanent.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on this Equipment.
Reconfigure {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Feline Sovereign
Creature — Cat
$1.97
Other Cats you control get +1/+1 and have protection from Dogs.
Whenever one or more Cats you control deal combat damage to a player, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment that player controls.
Keeper of Fables
Creature — Cat
$0.33
Whenever one or more non-Human creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Kodama of the West Tree
Legendary Creature — Spirit
$18.85
Reach
Modified creatures you control have trample. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Whenever a modified creature you control deals combat damage to a player, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Ohran Frostfang
Snow Creature — Snake
$7.45
Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Ouroboroid
Creature — Plant Wurm
$34.48
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on each creature you control, where X is this creature's power.
Renata, Called to the Hunt
Legendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
$0.23
Renata's power is equal to your devotion to green. (Each {G} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to green.)
Each other creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Warden of the Grove
Creature — Hydra
$1.59
At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, it endures X, where X is the number of counters on this creature. (Put X +1/+1 counters on the creature that entered or create an X/X white Spirit creature token.)
Envoy of the Ancestors
Creature — Human Cleric
$0.33
Outlast {W} ({W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)
Modified creatures you control have lifelink. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Basking Broodscale
Creature — Eldrazi Lizard
$0.22
Devoid (This card has no color.)
{1}{G}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, you may create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}."
Armorcraft Judge
Creature — Elf Artificer
$0.14
When this creature enters, draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Gyre Sage
Creature — Elf Druid
$0.85
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
{T}: Add {G} for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$0.24
Whenever Haliya enters or attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Whenever one or more creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Instants (8)
Inspiring Call
Instant
$0.32
Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Beast Within
Instant
$0.61
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.71
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Teferi's Protection
Instant
$34.74
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Stroke of Midnight
Instant
$0.35
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Return of the Wildspeaker
Instant
$1.43
Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control.
• Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.
Sorceries (5)
Requisition Raid
Sorcery
$0.38
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {1} — Destroy target artifact.
+ {1} — Destroy target enchantment.
+ {1} — Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature target player controls.
Rampant Growth
Sorcery
$0.41
Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cultivate
Sorcery
$0.36
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Farewell
Sorcery
$4.77
Choose one or more —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all graveyards.
Austere Command
Sorcery
$0.33
Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.
Enchantments (3)
Felidar Retreat
Enchantment
$1.07
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, choose one —
• Create a 2/2 white Cat Beast creature token.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
Hardened Scales
Enchantment
$2.1
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.
Aura Shards
Enchantment
$20.1
Whenever a creature you control enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Lands (36)
Gavony Township
Land
$4.94
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}{G}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.39
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Abandoned Air Temple
Land
$6.34
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
{T}: Add {W}.
{3}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Restless Prairie
Land
$0.4
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G} or {W}.
{2}{G}{W}: This land becomes a 3/3 green and white Llama creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
Whenever this land attacks, other creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Boseiju, Who Endures
Legendary Land
$48.29
{T}: Add {G}.
Channel — {1}{G}, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Legendary Land
$17.03
Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
Land
$0.37
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each green creature that entered this turn.
Mosswort Bridge
Land
$0.3
Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
{G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.
Karn's Bastion
Land
$2.37
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Legendary Land
$5.66
{T}: Add {W}.
Channel — {2}{W}, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Llanowar Reborn
Land
$0.22
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
Graft 1 (This land enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever a creature enters, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this land onto it.)
Basic lands: 14 Forest 10 Plains
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