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Commander

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Emiel the Blessed

{3}: Exile another target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {G/W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it. If it's a Unicorn, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead. ({G/W} can be paid with either {G} or {W}.)

Creature
Emiel the Blessed (2x2) 10
1

Artifact

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (clb) 298
1
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (ncc) 363
1
Mana Crypt

At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Mana Crypt deals 3 damage to you. {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Mana Crypt (plst) EMA-225
1
Selesnya Signet

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

Artifact
Selesnya Signet (clu) 227
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (clb) 871
1
Talisman of Unity

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. Talisman of Unity deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Unity (mkc) 244
1

Aura Package

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Rancor

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has trample. When Rancor is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Rancor to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Rancor (2x2) 156
1
Reins of the Vinesteed

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2. When enchanted creature dies, you may return Reins of the Vinesteed from your graveyard to the battlefield attached to a creature that shares a creature type with that creature.

Enchantment
Reins of the Vinesteed (mor) 134
1
Shielded by Faith

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has indestructible. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may attach Shielded by Faith to that creature.

Enchantment
Shielded by Faith (c15) 8
1
Siona, Captain of the Pyleas

When Siona, Captain of the Pyleas enters the battlefield, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Aura card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Whenever an Aura you control becomes attached to a creature you control, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

Creature
Siona, Captain of the Pyleas (thb) 226
1

Core

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Barrenton Medic

{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. Put a -1/-1 counter on Barrenton Medic: Untap Barrenton Medic.

Creature
Barrenton Medic (shm) 4
1
Devoted Druid

{T}: Add {G}. Put a -1/-1 counter on Devoted Druid: Untap Devoted Druid.

Creature
Devoted Druid (2x2) 143
1
Luxior, Giada's Gift

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each counter on it. Equipped permanent isn't a planeswalker and is a creature in addition to its other types. (Loyalty abilities can still be activated.) Equip planeswalker {1} Equip {3}

Artifact
Luxior, Giada's Gift (snc) 240
1
Midnight Guard

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, untap Midnight Guard.

Creature
Midnight Guard (bbd) 99
1
Swift Reconfiguration

Flash Enchant creature or Vehicle Enchanted permanent is a Vehicle artifact with crew 5 and it loses all other card types. (It's not a creature unless it's crewed.)

Enchantment
Swift Reconfiguration (nec) 10
1
Vizier of Remedies

If one or more -1/-1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many -1/-1 counters minus one are put on it instead.

Creature
Vizier of Remedies (akh) 38
1

Enable Persist

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Bloodspore Thrinax

Devour 1 (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with that many +1/+1 counters on it.) Each other creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Bloodspore Thrinax.

Creature
Bloodspore Thrinax (2xm) 155
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
Death's Presence

Whenever a creature you control dies, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the power of the creature that died.

Enchantment
Death's Presence (mic) 137
1
Good-Fortune Unicorn

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

Creature
Good-Fortune Unicorn (mh1) 201
1
Ivy Lane Denizen

Whenever another green creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Creature
Ivy Lane Denizen (cmr) 236
1
Juniper Order Ranger

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and a +1/+1 counter on Juniper Order Ranger.

Creature
Juniper Order Ranger (mic) 153
1
Luminous Broodmoth

Flying Whenever a creature you control without flying dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a flying counter on it.

Creature
Luminous Broodmoth (iko) 21
1
Master Chef

Commander creatures you own have "This creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it" and "Other creatures you control enter the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on them."

Enchantment
Master Chef (clb) 241
1
Renata, Called to the Hunt

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 the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature Enchantment
Renata, Called to the Hunt (thb) 196
1
Serra Redeemer

Flying Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, put two +1/+1 counters on that creature.

Creature
Serra Redeemer (dmu) 282
1

GY Loops

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Angelic Renewal

Whenever a creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may sacrifice Angelic Renewal. If you do, return that card to the battlefield.

Enchantment
Angelic Renewal (uma) 10
1
Brood Monitor

Devoid (This card has no color.) When Brood Monitor enters the battlefield, create three 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}."

Creature
Brood Monitor (bfz) 164
1
Extraction Specialist

Lifelink When Extraction Specialist enters the battlefield, return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature can't attack or block for as long as you control Extraction Specialist.

Creature
Extraction Specialist (snc) 12
1
Fiend Hunter

When Fiend Hunter enters the battlefield, you may exile another target creature. When Fiend Hunter leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Creature
Fiend Hunter (uma) 17
1
Karmic Guide

Flying, protection from black Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.) When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Karmic Guide (voc) 90
1
Renegade Rallier

Revolt — When Renegade Rallier enters the battlefield, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, return target permanent card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Renegade Rallier (aer) 133
1
Saffi Eriksdotter

Sacrifice Saffi Eriksdotter: When target creature is put into your graveyard this turn, return that card to the battlefield.

Creature
Saffi Eriksdotter (tsr) 260
1
Sun Titan

Vigilance Whenever Sun Titan enters the battlefield or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Sun Titan (ncc) 210
1
Triskelion

Triskelion enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Triskelion: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature Artifact
Triskelion (ddf) 57
1
Vesperlark

Flying When Vesperlark leaves the battlefield, return target creature card with power 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Evoke {1}{W} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)

Creature
Vesperlark (mh1) 35
1

Persist

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Aerie Ouphes

Sacrifice Aerie Ouphes: It deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Aerie Ouphes (eve) 65
1
Heartmender

At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a -1/-1 counter from each creature you control. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Heartmender (shm) 228
1
Kitchen Finks

When Kitchen Finks enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Kitchen Finks (uma) 216
1
Kithkin Spellduster

Flying {1}{W}, Sacrifice Kithkin Spellduster: Destroy target enchantment. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Kithkin Spellduster (eve) 8
1
Lesser Masticore

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. {4}: Lesser Masticore deals 1 damage to target creature. Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature Artifact
Lesser Masticore (mh1) 225
1
Safehold Elite

Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Creature
Safehold Elite (uma) 220
1

Sac Outlet

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Altar of Dementia

Sacrifice a creature: Target player mills cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

Artifact
Altar of Dementia (mh1) 218
1
Ashnod's Altar

Sacrifice a creature: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Ashnod's Altar (plst) EMA-218
1
Blasting Station

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Blasting Station deals 1 damage to any target. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may untap Blasting Station.

Artifact
Blasting Station (5dn) 107
1
Spawning Pit

Sacrifice a creature: Put a charge counter on Spawning Pit. {1}, Remove two charge counters from Spawning Pit: Create a 2/2 colorless Spawn artifact creature token.

Artifact
Spawning Pit (dst) 141
1

Token Makers

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Basri's Lieutenant

Vigilance, protection from multicolored When Basri's Lieutenant enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Whenever Basri's Lieutenant or another creature you control dies, if it had a +1/+1 counter on it, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.

Creature
Basri's Lieutenant (m21) 9
1
Blessed Sanctuary

Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to you and creatures you control. Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 white Unicorn creature token.

Enchantment
Blessed Sanctuary (jmp) 1
1
Desecrated Tomb

Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying.

Artifact
Desecrated Tomb (m19) 230
1
Flourishing Defenses

Whenever a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature, you may create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.

Enchantment
Flourishing Defenses (shm) 114
1
Genesis Chamber

Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield, if Genesis Chamber is untapped, that creature's controller creates a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.

Artifact
Genesis Chamber (bbd) 235
1
Herd Baloth

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Herd Baloth, you may create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.

Creature
Herd Baloth (mh2) 165
1
One with the Kami

Flash Enchant creature you control Whenever enchanted creature or another modified creature you control dies, create X 1/1 colorless Spirit creature tokens, where X is that creature's power. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)

Enchantment
One with the Kami (nec) 27
1
Presence of Gond

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token."

Enchantment
Presence of Gond (jmp) 420
1
Scurry Oak

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Scurry Oak, you may create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.

Creature
Scurry Oak (mh2) 172
1

Win Cons

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Altar of the Brood

Whenever another permanent enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent mills a card.

Artifact
Altar of the Brood (ktk) 216
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 (ncc) 284
1
Concordant Crossroads

All creatures have haste.

Enchantment
Concordant Crossroads (sld) 467
1
Elegant Entourage

Alliance — Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, target creature other than Elegant Entourage gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

Creature
Elegant Entourage (snc) 143
1
Helix Pinnacle

Shroud (This enchantment can't be the target of spells or abilities.) {X}: Put X tower counters on Helix Pinnacle. At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are 100 or more tower counters on Helix Pinnacle, you win the game.

Enchantment
Helix Pinnacle (eve) 68
1
Hurricane

Hurricane deals X damage to each creature with flying and each player.

Sorcery
Hurricane (10e) 270
1
Sands of Delirium

{X}, {T}: Target player mills X cards.

Artifact
Sands of Delirium (m13) 216
1
Squall Line

Squall Line deals X damage to each creature with flying and each player.

Instant
Squall Line (tsp) 222
1
Whetwheel

{X}{X}, {T}: Target player mills X cards. Morph {3} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Artifact
Whetwheel (fut) 168
1
Willow Geist

Trample Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Willow Geist. When Willow Geist dies, you gain life equal to its power.

Creature
Willow Geist (mid) 207
1

Sideboard

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Beast Within

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

Instant
Beast Within (lcc) 233
1
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (rvr) 138
1
Generous Gift

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

Instant
Generous Gift (lcc) 128
1
Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Indestructible As long as your devotion to white is less than five, Heliod isn't a creature. Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or enchantment you control. {1}{W}: Another target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Heliod, Sun-Crowned (thb) 18
1
Nature's Lore

Search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Nature's Lore (mkc) 178
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 (otc) 85
1
Phyrexian Altar

Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Phyrexian Altar (2x2) 311
1
Rampant Growth

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

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (otc) 201
1
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (cmm) 57
1
Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (mkc) 88
1
Three Visits

Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Three Visits (otc) 209
1
Walking Ballista

Walking Ballista enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. {4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Walking Ballista. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Walking Ballista: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature Artifact
Walking Ballista (2xm) 306
1

Maybeboard

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Birthing Pod

({G/P} can be paid with either {G} or 2 life.) {1}{G/P}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact
Birthing Pod (nph) 104
1
Chord of Calling

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.) Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Instant
Chord of Calling (2xm) 158
1
Congregation at Dawn

Search your library for up to three creature cards, reveal them, then shuffle and put those cards on top in any order.

Instant
Congregation at Dawn (rav) 198
1
Eladamri's Call

Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Instant
Eladamri's Call (mh1) 197
1
Eldritch Evolution

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.

Sorcery
Eldritch Evolution (emn) 155
1
Green Sun's Zenith

Search your library for a green creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Shuffle Green Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

Sorcery
Green Sun's Zenith (2x2) 150
1
Hibernation's End

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever you pay Hibernation's End's cumulative upkeep, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of age counters on Hibernation's End, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Hibernation's End (csp) 110
1
Instrument of the Bards

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a harmony counter on Instrument of the Bards. {3}{G}, {T}: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of harmony counters on Instrument of the Bards, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If that card is legendary, create a Treasure token. Then shuffle.

Artifact
Instrument of the Bards (afr) 190
1
Magus of the Order

{G}, {T}, Sacrifice Magus of the Order and another green creature: Search your library for a green creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Magus of the Order (cmr) 242
1
Medicine Runner

When Medicine Runner enters the battlefield, you may remove a counter from target permanent.

Creature
Medicine Runner (shm) 230
1
Primal Command

Choose two — • Target player gains 7 life. • Put target noncreature permanent on top of its owner's library. • Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. • Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Primal Command (mm3) 132
1
Protean Hulk

When Protean Hulk dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Protean Hulk (a25) 185
1
Shared Summons

Search your library for up to two creature cards with different names, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Instant
Shared Summons (m20) 193
1
Suncleanser

When Suncleanser enters the battlefield, choose one — • Remove all counters from target creature. It can't have counters put on it for as long as Suncleanser remains on the battlefield. • Target opponent loses all counters. That player can't get counters for as long as Suncleanser remains on the battlefield.

Creature
Suncleanser (m19) 39
1
Uncage the Menagerie

Search your library for up to X creature cards with different names that each have mana value X, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Uncage the Menagerie (hou) 137
1
Wild Pair

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, you may search your library for a creature card with the same total power and toughness, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Wild Pair (cn2) 196
1
Woodland Bellower

When Woodland Bellower enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a nonlegendary green creature card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Woodland Bellower (ori) 207
1
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

{2}{G}, {T}, Put a verse counter on Yisan, the Wanderer Bard: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard (m15) 209
1

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Description

{"ops":[{"insert":"GW Combo Guide\n\nThe core of this deck is built around the interactions surrounding Devoted Druid and it's ability to untap by placing a -1/-1 counter on it. Specifically I wanted to avoid also build around graveyard combos that do not involve black, which would end up reovlving around aristocrat / Blood Artist type effects, and Black also has a much higher density of free sac outlets, so I wanted the challenge of doing it in a non-black color combination.\n\n***Devoted Druid***\n\nDevoted Druid can be an infinite mana source with two cards that eliminate the downside of adding -1/-1 counters to it\n* Swift Reconfiguration - Turning Druid into a Vehicle means that it won't die to negative toughness unless crewed, while still being a self-untapping mana rock. \n* Luxior, Giada's Gift - Luxior's buff scales with the number of counters placed on it, offsetting the toughness loss. \n\nBarrenton Medic acts as a pseudo Devoted Druid, though it does not generate mana - it is useful to prevent damage, and combos with the same two cards above for infinite untaps. \n\n**Vizier of Remedies and -1/-1 Counter negation**\n\nThe third card to combo with our engines of Druid and MEdic is Vizier of Remedies, which lets you activate the untap abilities for free - a well known combo with Walking Ballista in Modern to generate infintie mana (this deck currently does not run Ballista but could have it swapped in for one of the many win conditions included). \n\nVizier of REmedies also combos well with Persist Creatures, of which there are 6 in the deck - these aren't really important for their abilities beyond having Persist (though Lesser Masticore does allow for infinite creature pings with infinite mana, and Kitchen Finks gains you infinite life). With Vizier (and other Persist Enablers in play), with a sac outlet on board, you get infinite ETBs and infinite deaths, and depending on the sac outlet you have other win conditions, since the -1/-1 counter of Persist is negated.\n\n* Altar of Dementia - Infinite Mill\n* Ashnod's Altar - Another Infinite (colorless) Mana source\n* Blasting Station - Infinite Pings\n* Spawning Pit - with infinite mana, you can get infinite additional creatures\n\nOther -1/-1 negators are those that have other creatures ETB with +1/+1 counters, negating the -1/-1 debuff of Persist. \n\n* Bloodspore Thrinax (needs to eat another creature first)\n* Cathars' Crusade\n* Death's Presence (order triggers so that when Persist Creature dies, the Persist trigger resolves first so it returns to the battlefield, and then becomes the target of the Death Presene Trigger so it gets the +1/+1 counters)\n* Good Fortune Unicorn\n* Ivy Lane Denizen (only works with Green Persist Creatures)\n* Luminous Broodmoth - Doesn't technically negate the -1/-1 counter; the first time it dies, it returns as normal using the Persist Counter. Then when it dies a second time with the -1/-1 counter, instead of dying permanently it is returned without the -1/-1 counter but with the flying counter instead. Then when it dies again with the flying counter but no -1/-1 counter, it resets the cycle\n* Master Chef (requires commander to be out)\n* Renata Called to the HUnt\n* Serra Redeemer\n\n**Infinite Deaths and ETBS**\n\nIf we don't have a sac outlet that will infinitely mill or ping our opponent to death, what can we do with all this death and rebirth?\n\n* Altar of the Brood - Infinite Mill\n* Champion of Lambholt - gets infinitely huge and unblockable\n* Elegant Entourage - gets infinitely huge with trample\n* Willow Geist - Infinitely large with Trample \n* Blessed Sanctuary - Infinite Unicorn tokens\n* Desecrate Tomb - Infinite flying bats\n* Genesis Chamber - Infinite Myr\n\n**Infinite Deaths and ETBs (with a little work**\n\nSome combo lines that require a sac outlet, a creature with a +1/+1 counter (ie not a persist creature, unless you have Serra Redemer in place), and a creature that puts counters on ETB creatures\n\n* Basri's Lietuant - sac the creature with a counter, create a Knight Token, put the counter on the token, sac the token, repeat\n* Herd Baloth / Scurry Oak - if you have an Ivy Lane Denizen, Death's Presence, or Cathar's Crusade, you can target these creatures with +1/+1 counters to make a bunch of the relevant tokens\n\nMaking infinite tokens like this, combo'd with Concordant Crossroads to hit face with damage\n\n**Infinite Mana**\n\nGoing back to Devoted Druid (or a Persist Combo with Ashnod's Altar), there are ways to make use of the infinite mana to win\n\n* Helix Pinnacle \n* Hurricane / Squall Line (must have more life than everyone else)\n* Whetwheel and Sands of Delirium (can only target one player per turn cycle)\n\n**Infinite Untaps**\n\nOne trick with Barrenton Medic and Devoted Druid is that the combos with them also allow for infinite untaps. Enchanting either creature (cannot be enchanted with Swift Reconfiguration) with PResence of Gond will let you make infinite Elves. This also works with enchanting Midnight Guard, who will untap when the creature he creatures ETBs\n\n**Aura Package**\n\nPresence of Gond and Swift REconfiguration can be brought to hand with Siona, Captain of hte Pyleas who has a number of combo lines \n\n* Shielded By Fath and Siona makes infinite 1/1 Soldiers\n* Reins of the Vinsteed targeting a human or a soldier and a sac outlet makes infinite sacs (enchant the creature created \n* Rancor doesn't go infinte usually, but is limited by the number of Green mana you have (which could be infintie with Druid, or if you add Phyrexian ALtar), you can get an infintie number of death / ETB triggers \n* One with the Kami works with the number of effects that put +1/+1 counters on creatures as they ETB (which modifies them) and a sac outlet. Say you enchant Siona, make a token with a +1/+1 counter, and then sac said token, you then get two tokens that enter with +1/+1 counters, and repeat. \n\n**Graveyard loops**\n\nTo write later - These always make my head hurt\n\n**A Word on Commander Choice**\n\nEmiel is in and of itself not a main combo engine, and this is a commander deck that can go off without him. However I chose him for a couple of reasons\n\n* Flavor - In an earlier version of this deck there were a few more Unicorn typal cards, though those have been cut down to just Blessed Sanctuary and Good Fortune Unicorn. \n* Protection - Emiel can act as a form of protection for your combo pieces by blinking them in response to removal if you have the mana open. \n* Combo - If you have enough infinite G/W mana (usually by way of Druid, or if you add Phyrexian Altar), he can be a redundant piece to the Persist enablers by putting a +1/+1 counter on them to negate the -1/-1 counter - not the most efficient mana wise, but it is possible. \n\n**Deck Upgrades**\n\nThe biggest combo pieces missing (mostly due to price) are Phyrexian Altar (another sac outlet), Heliod SUn Crowned, and Walking Ballista. Heliod particularly would want some sort of Soul Sister type effect to be added to the deck to combo with Scurry Oak or Herd Baloth. I also in this build have opted to go all in on combo, without running any common GW staples (removal, ramp outside core mana rocks - the Mana Crypt is because I opened it by chance and want to actually use it so why not here?), so those can be swapped in as necessary. These can be found in the sideboard.\n\nI also have opted to not run any creature tutors, as I find them to be antithetical to the variance inherent in the 100 card singleton nature of EDH, and part of the challenge of this deck will be to assemble any number of combo lines with what you are dealt, versus tutoring them up. Possible options can be found in the maybeboard\n"}]}
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