<p>If you've played Commander for a while, odds are you've seen tons of YouTube videos, articles, and even Reddit threads about changes to make to a precon to bring it up to speed with better-constructed Commander decks. We've even got <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some of those upgrade guides on our site</a>, showing you what to add and what to cut from any preconstructed deck you can think of.</p>
<p>Those guides are helpful because all readers are beginning from the same spot. All <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bello, Bard of the Brambles" href="#" target="_blank">Bello, Bard of the Brambles</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>-led <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/animated-army" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Animated Army</em></a> decks start out the same, meaning that articles, videos, and social media posts that talk about adds/cuts are working with the same base.</p>
<p>But what if you've built your own deck from scratch? This guide will give a general template for finding cards to add, cards to cut, and how to make any Commander deck a better version of itself.</p>
<p>Let's learn how to tune up your Commander deck!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>


<p>Although every deck is different, most decks will have at least a few necessities in common. That's why we're calling this section "Eating Our Vegetables" - it's often more fun to include synergistic pieces in your deck, but you need a solid foundation to build a functional deck on.</p>
<p>Plus, with enough time, you can learn to love your vegetables for the strength they lend to your deck!</p>
<p>In order to compete at almost any bracket, we'll need ramp, removal, and card advantage. I'd argue that most decks also need board wipes and (to a lesser extent) graveyard hate. These groups, often referred to as the deck's "veggies," are key to any list's success.</p>
<p>I'll explain what each of those mean, and their importance to your deck, below.</p>
<h3>Ramp - Gives You Access to More Mana Than Simply Playing One Land per Turn</h3>
<p>Most decks need around 10 pieces of ramp. Big mana decks, like those running <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar" href="#" target="_blank">Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Atraxa, Grand Unifier" href="#" target="_blank">Atraxa, Grand Unifier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, may need more.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gishath, Sun&#039;s Avatar"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fynn, the Fangbearer"></div></div>
<p>It's reasonable to include up to 15 ramp spells in those decks, and I've even seen successful lists that go all-in on a few high mana value spells run as many as 20.</p>
<p>Decks that are generally lower-to-the-ground can get away with less ramp and more "gas." Decks led by <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fynn, the Fangbearer" href="#" target="_blank">Fynn, the Fangbearer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for example, are full of one- and two-drop creatures that don't require much mana to be game-changing threats.</p>
<p>There's clearly a spectrum of acceptability here, but most decks are going to want at least a few ways to get ahead on mana. My personal bare minimum is seven, even in decks that don't care too much about ramp. That means that I have a ~40% chance to find one of these cards in my opening hand, which is a number I'm comfortable with.</p>
<p>Some classic ramp pieces include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rampant Growth" href="#" target="_blank">Rampant Growth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Llanowar Elves" href="#" target="_blank">Llanowar Elves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rampant Growth"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Llanowar Elves"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sol Ring"></div></div>
<h3>Removal - Lets You Get Rid of Your Opponents' Scariest Things</h3>
<p>Most decks also require about 10 pieces of removal, with aggressive decks needing less and control decks needing more.</p>
<p>A deck that seeks to win quickly, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krenko, Mob Boss" href="#" target="_blank">Krenko, Mob Boss</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, may only run 5-7 pieces of efficient interaction due to its game plan and color identity. But a pilot that wants a long, drawn-out victory with their <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shorikai, Genesis Engine" href="#" target="_blank">Shorikai, Genesis Engine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> list would likely include 15 or more interactive spells in their 99. Again, there's a range here.</p>
<p>This is also dependent on your commander's color identity. Some color combinations, like <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> have access to better removal than <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> decks do. It's important to know that running more removal can sometimes make up for having lower quality removal overall, but it's the combination of efficiency and frequency that makes a deck's interaction suite effective.</p>
<p>Some classic removal spells include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doom Blade" href="#" target="_blank">Doom Blade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crush Contraband" href="#" target="_blank">Crush Contraband</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unsummon" href="#" target="_blank">Unsummon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Doom Blade"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Crush Contraband"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Unsummon"></div></div>
<h3>Card Advantage - Gives You Access to More Cards Than Simply Drawing One Card per Turn</h3>
<p>Next up is card advantage, which most decks need 12+ pieces of.</p>
<p>If you're an aggressive deck, you need to make sure that you're refilling your hand with low-cost, high-impact spells to keep the game moving.</p>
<p>If you're a slower, more control-oriented deck, you need to make sure you're drawing into the answers you need to keep your opponents' threats at bay.</p>
<p>Point is, card advantage is important, whether it's impulse draw, milling cards, or straight up drawing cards the old-fashioned way. Most Commander players would benefit from including more card advantage in their decks, and it's the easiest way to make sure that your lists feel more consistent.</p>
<p>Plus, with the deluge of new cards we're seeing, there's bound to be some card advantage pieces that work perfectly with any strategy you choose to center your Commander deck on.</p>
<p>Some classic card advantage pieces include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Divination" href="#" target="_blank">Divination</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Act on Impulse" href="#" target="_blank">Act on Impulse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mentor of the Meek" href="#" target="_blank">Mentor of the Meek</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Divination"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Act on Impulse"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mentor of the Meek"></div></div>


<h3>Board Wipes - Let You Get Everything off the Board in One Fell Swoop</h3>
<p>Let's talk about board wipes. I include at least two sweepers in all of my decks. That means that, without tutoring for one, there's about a 25% chance I'll see one of them within eight draws. I'm comfortable with that number, because I feel that I'll need a sweeper that early in roughly one in every four games.</p>
<p>Having access to a panic button is nice, but I don't require it every game. Decks that commit heavily to the battlefield, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Najeela, the Blade-Blossom" href="#" target="_blank">Najeela, the Blade-Blossom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, would do well to include one-sided wipes like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Raise the Palisade" href="#" target="_blank">Raise the Palisade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Decks that have fewer on-board pieces, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eluge, the Shoreless Sea" href="#" target="_blank">Eluge, the Shoreless Sea</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, are likely to include more than two board wipes to ensure that their life total isn't in danger.</p>
<p>As always, your mileage may vary, but I've found that two wipes is usually enough. Some classic board wipes include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Damnation" href="#" target="_blank">Damnation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blasphemous Act" href="#" target="_blank">Blasphemous Act</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cyclonic Rift" href="#" target="_blank">Cyclonic Rift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Damnation"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Blasphemous Act"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cyclonic Rift"></div></div>
<h3>Graveyard Hate - Lets You Remove Opponents’ Access to Cards in Their Graveyards</h3>
<p>Next up, let's talk about the most neglected Commander staple: graveyard hate. Way too many Commander decks have something to do with the graveyard.</p>
<p>Whether it's a dedicated <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Meren of Clan Nel Toth" href="#" target="_blank">Meren of Clan Nel Toth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> reanimator list or just an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oloro, Ageless Ascetic" href="#" target="_blank">Oloro, Ageless Ascetic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck that happens to be running <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sevinne&#039;s Reclamation" href="#" target="_blank">Sevinne&#039;s Reclamation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, you'll usually find that at least one player in your Commander pod will be messing with their 'yard in one fashion or another.</p>
<p>Wizards has given us a lot of low-deckbuilding-cost ways to hate out our opponents' graveyards, from MDFCs (like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Boggart Trawler" href="#" target="_blank">Boggart Trawler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>), to modal spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rakdos Charm" href="#" target="_blank">Rakdos Charm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, to hyper-efficient artifacts like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Soul-Guide Lantern" href="#" target="_blank">Soul-Guide Lantern</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, there's really no excuse for not including at least one of these pieces in your 99.</p>
<p>Some classic graveyard hate pieces include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scavenging Ooze" href="#" target="_blank">Scavenging Ooze</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dauthi Voidwalker" href="#" target="_blank">Dauthi Voidwalker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deathrite Shaman" href="#" target="_blank">Deathrite Shaman</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Boggart Trawler"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rakdos Charm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Soul-Guide Lantern"></div></div>


<p>Now, let's talk about the fun part of upgrading: going all-in on certain strategies that make a deck yours.</p>
<p>For this section I'll focus on a +1/+1 counters deck led by <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hamza, Guardian of Arashin" href="#" target="_blank">Hamza, Guardian of Arashin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I've taken his average decklist from EDHREC, and pasted it below so you can see what we're working with.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="HamzaV1" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Abzan Battle Priest
*1 Abzan Falconer
*1 Ainok Bond-Kin
*1 Armorcraft Judge
*1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
*1 Avacyn&#039;s Pilgrim
*1 Beast Whisperer
*1 Botanical Brawler
*1 Champion of Lambholt
*1 Conclave Mentor
*1 Defiler of Vigor
*1 Duskshell Crawler
*1 Envoy of the Ancestors
*1 Evolution Sage
*1 Evolution Witness
*1 Fertilid
*1 Forgotten Ancient
*1 Good-Fortune Unicorn
*1 Gyre Sage
*1 Herd Baloth
*1 Incubation Druid
*1 Ivy Lane Denizen
*1 Juniper Order Ranger
*1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
*1 Kodama of the West Tree
*1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
*1 Loyal Guardian
*1 Luminarch Aspirant
*1 Managorger Hydra
*1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
*1 Renata, Called to the Hunt
*1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
*1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Tuskguard Captain
*1 Warden of the Grove
*1 Wildwood Scourge
[/Creatures]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ajani, the Greathearted
[/Planeswalkers]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Great Henge
*1 The Ozolith
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
*1 Basri&#039;s Solidarity
*1 Cultivate
*1 Damning Verdict
*1 Kodama&#039;s Reach
*1 Rampant Growth
*1 Requisition Raid
*1 Shamanic Revelation
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Generous Gift
*1 Heroic Intervention
*1 Inspiring Call
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Pledge of Unity
*1 Swords to Plowshares
*1 Unbreakable Formation
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Branching Evolution
*1 Cathars&#039; Crusade
*1 Felidar Retreat
*1 Garruk&#039;s Uprising
*1 Hardened Scales
*1 Terrasymbiosis
*1 Tribute to the World Tree
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Canopy Vista
*1 Command Tower
*10 Forest
*1 Fortified Village
*1 Gavony Township
*1 Karn&#039;s Bastion
*1 Krosan Verge
*1 Llanowar Reborn
*1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
*1 Overgrown Farmland
*10 Plains
*1 Selesnya Sanctuary
*1 Sungrass Prairie
*1 Sunpetal Grove
*1 Temple Garden
*1 Temple of Plenty
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<p>This list is by no means bad, but it certainly has room for improvement.</p>
<p>We'll tweak the amount of certain card categories that are here, and improve the overall card quality within the deck.</p>


<p><strong>Ramp:</strong> With access to ramp in the command zone, we just don't need 15 more pieces in our 99. I'll be cutting <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rampant Growth" href="#" target="_blank">Rampant Growth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cultivate" href="#" target="_blank">Cultivate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kodama&#039;s Reach" href="#" target="_blank">Kodama&#039;s Reach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>We're focused quite heavily on creatures in this deck, so having these moderately effective ramp spells gumming up the two- and three-drop spot on our mana curve doesn't do much for us.</p>
<p>I'd rather use that mana to cast a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Incubation Druid" href="#" target="_blank">Incubation Druid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rampant Growth"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cultivate"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kodama&#039;s Reach"></div></div>
<p><strong>Removal: </strong>This deck doesn't have nearly enough removal. With just five pieces currently in the 99, we're leaving ourselves open to our opponents running away with the game before we can get our board state online.</p>
<p>We'll be adding five more awesome interactive spells:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cankerbloom" href="#" target="_blank">Cankerbloom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> - a nice way to threaten opponents with on-demand removal, and can buff up our creatures if we don't need the interaction it provides.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Steelbane Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Steelbane Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> - will work quite nicely with our commander's cost-reducing ability, letting it get huge for a smaller mana investment.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Inscription of Abundance" href="#" target="_blank">Inscription of Abundance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archdruid&#039;s Charm" href="#" target="_blank">Archdruid&#039;s Charm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> - both provide some awesome flexibility, with each mode on these two spells having a purpose in our deck.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Titanic Brawl" href="#" target="_blank">Titanic Brawl</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is exactly what a fight spell should be: it costs just <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, and can be cast at instant speed.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cankerbloom"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Steelbane Hydra"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Titanic Brawl"></div></div>
<p><strong>Card Advantage:</strong> This section is already quite solid. We've got 12 pieces of card advantage, but I'd like to add a few more, given how good this deck is at generating excess mana and dumping its hand onto the board.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Herd Heirloom" href="#" target="_blank">Herd Heirloom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar" href="#" target="_blank">Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will do the trick, with both providing some nice utility beyond just letting us see more cards.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Herd Heirloom"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar"></div></div>
<p><strong>Board Wipes and Graveyard Hate:</strong> There's just one sweeper in here right now, so I went ahead and added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunfall" href="#" target="_blank">Sunfall</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to bring us to an even two. This spell is awesome, leaving us with a big, +1/+1 counter-laden creature to make up for whatever we lost in the wipe.</p>
<p>I also added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scavenging Ooze" href="#" target="_blank">Scavenging Ooze</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as our graveyard hate piece, a nice fit thanks to its +1/+1 counter growth.</p>


<p>For those of you who want to move beyond simple counts of basic deck necessities, let's talk a bit about other upgrades.</p>
<p>It's important to include cards that directly help your game plan, cards that support you when things aren't going right, and cards that help turn a good board state into a great one.</p>
<p>This list is relatively well-tuned already, but I've got my eye on a few cuts to make room for better cards.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Renata, Called to the Hunt" href="#" target="_blank">Renata, Called to the Hunt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Good-Fortune Unicorn" href="#" target="_blank">Good-Fortune Unicorn</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ivy Lane Denizen" href="#" target="_blank">Ivy Lane Denizen</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for example, are slower versions of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arwen, Weaver of Hope" href="#" target="_blank">Arwen, Weaver of Hope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. We don't need all of these effects, so Renata, the Unicorn, and the Elf are gone.</p>
<p>And, while <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Herd Baloth" href="#" target="_blank">Herd Baloth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Juniper Order Ranger" href="#" target="_blank">Juniper Order Ranger</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are certainly cool mana-curve topping creatures, we're hoping to make some splashier plays at the five-mana spot.</p>
<p>As cool as they are, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Basri&#039;s Solidarity" href="#" target="_blank">Basri&#039;s Solidarity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ajani, the Greathearted" href="#" target="_blank">Ajani, the Greathearted</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ainok Bond-Kin" href="#" target="_blank">Ainok Bond-Kin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> have got to go. They'd have a home in a Bracket 2 version of this list, but we're aiming pretty firmly for Bracket 3 here.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ivy Lane Denizen"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Juniper Order Ranger"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ainok Bond-Kin"></div></div>
<p>We've got room for three more cards now, and I want to make sure they're high impact.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sovereign Okinec Ahau" href="#" target="_blank">Sovereign Okinec Ahau</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> certainly fits the bill. For just four mana, he can turn a middling board state into a game-ending one in no time.</p>
<p>We'll be throwing the recently released <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ouroboroid" href="#" target="_blank">Ouroboroid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in there too, for the exact same reason. This card's recent release date is likely the only reason it wasn't in the deck before.</p>
<p>Lastly, as a bit of protection from opponents' interaction, I've added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Invasion of Gobakhan" href="#" target="_blank">Invasion of Gobakhan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This is a neat little mini-discard spell, a repeatable way to get +1/+1 counters on our creatures, and a way to protect them from errant removal if need be. All that for just <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-1" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>!</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sovereign Okinec Ahau"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ouroboroid"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Invasion of Gobakhan"></div></div>


<p>With all that said and done, here's our upgraded Hamza list:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="HamzaV2" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Abzan Battle Priest
*1 Abzan Falconer
*1 Armorcraft Judge
*1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
*1 Avacyn&#039;s Pilgrim
*1 Beast Whisperer
*1 Botanical Brawler
*1 Cankerbloom
*1 Champion of Lambholt
*1 Conclave Mentor
*1 Defiler of Vigor
*1 Duskshell Crawler
*1 Envoy of the Ancestors
*1 Evolution Sage
*1 Evolution Witness
*1 Fertilid
*1 Forgotten Ancient
*1 Gyre Sage
*1 Incubation Druid
*1 Ivy Lane Denizen
*1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
*1 Kodama of the West Tree
*1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
*1 Loyal Guardian
*1 Luminarch Aspirant
*1 Managorger Hydra
*1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
*1 Ouroboroid
*1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
*1 Scavenging Ooze
*1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty
*1 Sovereign Okinec Ahau
*1 Steelbane Hydra
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Tuskguard Captain
*1 Warden of the Grove
*1 Wildwood Scourge
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Herd Heirloom
*1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
*1 Sol Ring
*1 The Great Henge
*1 The Ozolith
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Archdruid&#039;s Charm
*1 Beast Within
*1 Generous Gift
*1 Heroic Intervention
*1 Inscription of Abundance
*1 Inspiring Call
*1 Path to Exile
*1 Pledge of Unity
*1 Swords to Plowshares
*1 Titanic Brawl
*1 Unbreakable Formation
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Branching Evolution
*1 Cathars&#039; Crusade
*1 Felidar Retreat
*1 Garruk&#039;s Uprising
*1 Hardened Scales
*1 Terrasymbiosis
*1 Tribute to the World Tree
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Damning Verdict
*1 Requisition Raid
*1 Shamanic Revelation
[/Sorceries]
[Battles]
*1 Invasion of Gobakhan // Lightshield Array
[/Battles]
[Lands]
*1 Canopy Vista
*1 Command Tower
*10 Forest
*1 Fortified Village
*1 Gavony Township
*1 Karn&#039;s Bastion
*1 Krosan Verge
*1 Llanowar Reborn
*1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
*1 Overgrown Farmland
*10 Plains
*1 Selesnya Sanctuary
*1 Sungrass Prairie
*1 Sunpetal Grove
*1 Temple Garden
*1 Temple of Plenty
[/Lands]"></span></div>


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