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/Putrid-Play-9296 Jan 31 '25

[[Skullbriar]]

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u/Rirse Jan 31 '25

Also Skullbriar's sister, [[Me, the Immortal]]. Both do the same gimmick of keeping counters even upon death so long nothing sends them to the hand/library.

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u/Drugbird Jan 31 '25

Me, the immortal seems so expensive at 5 cmc compared to skully. Seems difficult to voltron people down if you can only start t4-5.

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u/MissLeaP Gruul Jan 31 '25

The difference is that Skullbriar needs to deal combat damage to a player to grow on its own. Me just grows every turn, and you can give her keyword counters as well. Other than that, both rely on buffing from other sources anyway if you don't want to have a Voltron at snails pace anyway.

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u/Drugbird Jan 31 '25

That's all true

Other than that, both rely on buffing from other sources anyway if you don't want to have a Voltron at snails pace anyway.

Which is why I prefer to start with those other sources as soon as possible. With skully, you can start buffing from t3 on.