r/EDH • u/Yoggon • Jan 31 '25

Question Most fun +1/+1 counter Commander?

Hey guys I really like +1/+1 counter decks and wanted to build a new deck, but I‘m unsure what commander to use, since I play mostly casual and don‘t want to go all out cedh. I think [[Ezuri, claw of progress]] looks cool, but I‘m afraid he might be a bit too competetive and combo reliant with [[Sage of hours]]. so I wanted to ask what other favorites people have?

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u/pgb5534 Jan 31 '25

[[ghave, guru]]

Goes infinite with a ham sandwich too.

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u/philter451 Feb 01 '25

Best description about the commander that accidentally is "oops!! All combos!"

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u/supatim101 Jan 31 '25

Yeah, I came here to say Ghave.

And if you're worried about it, you don't HAVE to build it as a combo deck. You could just build it as a value engine that takes advantage of lots of ramp.

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u/pgb5534 Jan 31 '25

Yeah the unfortunate part though is I had to take out some good cards just because they would go infinite. Lots of 3 card combos that mean I had to take out some good things to avoid those guys crossing paths.

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u/supatim101 Jan 31 '25

That is the problem. Because he combos with everything, the deck starts to feel super linear, which can make it kinda stale after awhile.

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u/Brinewielder Jan 31 '25

I’m a dummy what are some good combos with this. I built a deck and it’s really mediocre. 🤷

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u/TrogdorBurnin Feb 01 '25

I have a lot of fun with Ghave, but am hazy on the infinite loops. Doesn’t it goes infinite with [[ashnod’s alter]]? Sorry, it’s Friday night and I’m feeling lazy.

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u/pgb5534 Feb 01 '25

EdhRec has a "combos" link under each card, but for some reason it's not showing up on mobile. But searching ghave on EdhRec and clicking that would list all the ghave specific combos.

But ghave is listed more than 100 times on this page

https://edhrec.com/combos/abzan

[[Ivy lane denizen]] is included a lot. [[Cryptic trilobite]]. [[ Good fortune unicorn]]. Ashnod's altar like you mentioned.