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Recross the Paths - Bess, Soul Nourisher - Average Bess Deck
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $321.55
Salt Sum: 31.44
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $0.49
Bess, Soul Nourisher

Whenever one or more other creatures with base power and toughness 1/1 enter the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Bess, Soul Nourisher. Whenever Bess attacks, each other creature you control with base power and toughness 1/1 gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Bess.

Creature
Bess, Soul Nourisher (ncc) 67
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 7Price: $31.93
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
1
Halo Fountain

{W}, {T}, Untap a tapped creature you control: Create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token. {W}{W}, {T}, Untap two tapped creatures you control: Draw a card. {W}{W}{W}{W}{W}, {T}, Untap fifteen tapped creatures you control: You win the game.

Artifact
Halo Fountain (snc) 15
1
Oketra's Monument

White creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 white Warrior creature token with vigilance.

Artifact
Oketra's Monument (dmc) 188
1
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an artifact or creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead. {1}{G}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact or creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Artifact
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire (mom) 198
1
Scepter of Celebration

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has trample. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green and white Citizen creature tokens. Equip {3}

Artifact
Scepter of Celebration (ncc) 64
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (plst) CMD-261
1
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (scd) 279
1

Creatures

Quantity: 32Price: $105.63
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

Vigilance Adeline, Resplendent Cathar's power is equal to the number of creatures you control. Whenever you attack, for each opponent, create a 1/1 white Human creature token that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control.

Creature
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar (moc) 167
1
Avacyn's Pilgrim

{T}: Add {W}.

Creature
Avacyn's Pilgrim (scd) 171
1
Beast Whisperer

Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.

Creature
Beast Whisperer (plst) GRN-123
1
Cadira, Caller of the Small

Trample Whenever Cadira, Caller of the Small deals combat damage to a player, for each token you control, create a 1/1 white Rabbit creature token.

Creature
Cadira, Caller of the Small (clb) 269
1
Champion of Lambholt

Creatures with power less than Champion of Lambholt's power can't block creatures you control. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Champion of Lambholt.

Creature
Champion of Lambholt (moc) 293
1
Cultivator of Blades

Fabricate 2 (When this creature enters the battlefield, put two +1/+1 counters on it or create two 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature tokens.) Whenever Cultivator of Blades attacks, you may have other attacking creatures get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is Cultivator of Blades's power.

Creature
Cultivator of Blades (khc) 55
1
Elvish Mystic

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Elvish Mystic (khc) 58
1
Esper Sentinel

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is Esper Sentinel's power.

Creature Artifact
Esper Sentinel (mh2) 12
1
Fyndhorn Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Fyndhorn Elves (cmr) 228
1
Gala Greeters

Alliance — Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, choose one that hasn't been chosen this turn — • Put a +1/+1 counter on Gala Greeters. • Create a tapped Treasure token. • You gain 2 life.

Creature
Gala Greeters (snc) 148
1
Kami of Whispered Hopes

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 Kami of Whispered Hopes's power.

Creature
Kami of Whispered Hopes (mom) 196
1
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime

Protection from Werewolves Human creatures you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any of this creature's colors." {4}{G}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Creature
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime (mid) 230
1
Llanowar Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Llanowar Elves (plst) M19-314
1
Luminarch Aspirant

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Creature
Luminarch Aspirant (ncc) 205
1
Maja, Bretagard Protector

Other creatures you control get +1/+1. Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 white Human Warrior creature token.

Creature
Maja, Bretagard Protector (scd) 235
1
Managorger Hydra

Trample Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Managorger Hydra.

Creature
Managorger Hydra (moc) 307
1
Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Mentor of the Meek (moc) 196
1
Mirror Entity

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) {X}: Until end of turn, creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X and gain all creature types.

Creature
Mirror Entity (clb) 701
1
Mother of Runes

{T}: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Creature
Mother of Runes (clb) 702
1
Queen Allenal of Ruadach

Queen Allenal of Ruadach's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control. If one or more creature tokens would be created under your control, those tokens plus a 1/1 white Soldier creature token are created instead.

Creature
Queen Allenal of Ruadach (dmu) 210
1
Rhys the Redeemed

{2}{G/W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 green and white Elf Warrior creature token. {4}{G/W}{G/W}, {T}: For each creature token you control, create a token that's a copy of that creature.

Creature
Rhys the Redeemed (plst) SHM-237
1
Rumor Gatherer

Alliance — Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card instead.

Creature
Rumor Gatherer (clb) 705
1
Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Sakura-Tribe Elder (scd) 208
1
Scute Swarm

Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of Scute Swarm instead.

Creature
Scute Swarm (ncc) 310
1
Selfless Savior

Sacrifice Selfless Savior: Another target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Creature
Selfless Savior (m21) 36
1
Sigil Captain

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature is 1/1, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Sigil Captain (cmd) 225
1
Skrelv, Defector Mite

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Skrelv, Defector Mite can't block. {W/P}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Creature Artifact
Skrelv, Defector Mite (one) 33
1
Torens, Fist of the Angels

Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 1/1 green and white Human Soldier creature token with training.

Creature
Torens, Fist of the Angels (vow) 249
1
Toski, Bearer of Secrets

This spell can't be countered. Indestructible Toski, Bearer of Secrets attacks each combat if able. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Toski, Bearer of Secrets (khm) 197
1
Wild Beastmaster

Whenever Wild Beastmaster attacks, each other creature you control gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is Wild Beastmaster's power.

Creature
Wild Beastmaster (mic) 146
1
Wood Elves

When Wood Elves enters the battlefield, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Wood Elves (moc) 316
1
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol

Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token that's a copy of this creature that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)

Creature
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol (clb) 51
1

Enchantments

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Aura Shards

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Enchantment
Aura Shards (plst) INV-233
1
Battle for Bretagard

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Create a 1/1 white Human Warrior creature token. II — Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token. III — Choose any number of artifact tokens and/or creature tokens you control with different names. For each of them, create a token that's a copy of it.

Enchantment
Battle for Bretagard (khm) 203
1
Beastmaster Ascension

Whenever a creature you control attacks, you may put a quest counter on Beastmaster Ascension. As long as Beastmaster Ascension has seven or more quest counters on it, creatures you control get +5/+5.

Enchantment
Beastmaster Ascension (ncc) 283
1
Cathars' Crusade

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Enchantment
Cathars' Crusade (jmp) 95
1
Hardened Scales

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.

Enchantment
Hardened Scales (2x2) 151
1
Rabble Rousing

Hideaway 5 (When this enchantment enters the battlefield, look at the top five cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) Whenever you attack with one or more creatures, create that many 1/1 green and white Citizen creature tokens. Then if you control ten or more creatures, you may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

Enchantment
Rabble Rousing (snc) 24
1
Skrelv's Hive

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and create a 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature token with toxic 1 and "This creature can't block." Corrupted — As long as an opponent has three or more poison counters, creatures you control with toxic have lifelink.

Enchantment
Skrelv's Hive (one) 34
1
Tocasia's Welcome

Whenever one or more creatures with mana value 3 or less enter the battlefield under your control, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Enchantment
Tocasia's Welcome (bro) 30
1

Instants

Quantity: 10Price: $33.40
Aura Mutation

Destroy target enchantment. Create X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens, where X is that enchantment's mana value.

Instant
Aura Mutation (scd) 217
1
Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (plst) NPH-103
1
Call the Coppercoats

Strive — This spell costs {1}{W} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Choose any number of target opponents. Create X 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens, where X is the number of creatures those opponents control.

Instant
Call the Coppercoats (onc) 60
1
Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (moc) 187
1
Grand Crescendo

Create X 1/1 green and white Citizen creature tokens. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Grand Crescendo (ncc) 16
1
Heroic Intervention

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Heroic Intervention (afc) 161
1
March of the Multitudes

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens with lifelink.

Instant
March of the Multitudes (scd) 236
1
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (moc) 198
1
Rite of Harmony

Whenever a creature or enchantment enters the battlefield under your control this turn, draw a card. Flashback {2}{G}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Rite of Harmony (mid) 236
1
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (moc) 211
1

Lands

Quantity: 33Price: $74.27
Bountiful Promenade

Bountiful Promenade enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Bountiful Promenade (clb) 348
1
Canopy Vista

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) Canopy Vista enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Canopy Vista (moc) 393
1
Castle Ardenvale

Castle Ardenvale enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains. {T}: Add {W}. {2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Land
Castle Ardenvale (ltc) 361
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (plst) CMD-269
1
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (plst) HOU-198
9
Fortified Village

As Fortified Village enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Forest or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, Fortified Village enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Fortified Village (moc) 401
1
Gavony Township

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{G}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Land
Gavony Township (moc) 406
1
Mirrex

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if Mirrex entered the battlefield this turn. {3}, {T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Phyrexian Mite artifact creature token with toxic 1 and "This creature can't block." (Players dealt combat damage by it also get a poison counter.)

Land
Mirrex (one) 254
1
Overgrown Farmland

Overgrown Farmland enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Overgrown Farmland (mid) 265
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (plst) AKH-256
11
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (moc) 421
1
Sungrass Prairie

{1}, {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Land
Sungrass Prairie (moc) 427
1
Sunpetal Grove

Sunpetal Grove enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Sunpetal Grove (xln) 257
1
Temple Garden

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) As Temple Garden enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Temple Garden (grn) 258
1
Temple of Plenty

Temple of Plenty enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Plenty enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Temple of Plenty (moc) 435
1

Planeswalkers

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Archangel Elspeth

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink. −2: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It becomes an Angel in addition to its other types and gains flying. −6: Return all nonland permanent cards with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Planeswalker
Archangel Elspeth (mom) 6
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 8Price: $19.62
Austere Command

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.

Sorcery
Austere Command (moc) 172
1
Awaken the Woods

Create X 1/1 green Forest Dryad land creature tokens. (They're affected by summoning sickness.)

Sorcery
Awaken the Woods (bro) 170
1
Camaraderie

You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures you control. Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Sorcery
Camaraderie (scd) 219
1
Cultivate

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.

Sorcery
Cultivate (moc) 295
1
Increasing Devotion

Create five 1/1 white Human creature tokens. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, create ten of those tokens instead. Flashback {7}{W}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Increasing Devotion (onc) 76
1
Martial Coup

Create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. If X is 5 or more, destroy all other creatures.

Sorcery
Martial Coup (onc) 79
1
Rampant Growth

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (2x2) 155
1
Shamanic Revelation

Draw a card for each creature you control. Ferocious — You gain 4 life for each creature you control with power 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Shamanic Revelation (scd) 211
1

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