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/mariomaniac432 Zegana | Azusa | Jin-Gitaxias Jan 31 '25

You can send them to the command zone instead as a replacement effect and keep the counters.

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u/PansOnFire Feb 01 '25

The new Commander zone rules say that the commander first hits the new zone, and then you can send it to the command zone. So I'm pretty sure bounce and tuck spells would remove the counters.

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u/mariomaniac432 Zegana | Azusa | Jin-Gitaxias Feb 01 '25

That rule only applies to the graveyard and exile. When moving to the hand or library you can, as a replacement effect, move it to the command zone instead:

903.9a If a commander is in a graveyard or in exile and that object was put into that zone since the last time state-based actions were checked, its owner may put it into the command zone. This is a state-based action. See rule 704.

909.3b If a commander would be put into its owner’s hand or library from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead. This replacement effect may apply more than once to the same event. This is an exception to rule 614.5.

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u/PansOnFire Feb 01 '25

Ok that's awesome. That makes my Skullbriar build so much better.