Nev, the Practical Dean
$0.29
$0.29Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Nev, the Practical Dean's +1/+1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the +1/+1 Counters theme.
Kinetic Ooze+80% Synergy
$0.32
Stonecoil Serpent+71% Synergy
$0.31
Mistcutter Hydra+69% Synergy
$3.60
Hungering Hydra+69% Synergy
$3.88
Loading Zone+68% Synergy
$1.16
Inspiring Call+68% Synergy
$0.37
Hardened Scales+67% Synergy
$2.09
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood+63% Synergy
$0.35
Branching Evolution+61% Synergy
$6.18
Silkguard+60% Synergy
$0.47
Top Cards
The staple cards most Nev, the Practical Dean +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Steelbane Hydra+60% Synergy
$0.41
Genesis Hydra+59% Synergy
$0.39
Fractal Harness+53% Synergy
$0.27
Animist's Awakening+52% Synergy
$0.35
Benevolent Hydra+51% Synergy
$0.96
Primordial Hydra+50% Synergy
$1.33
Goldvein Hydra+49% Synergy
$3.05
Hydra's Growth+48% Synergy
$1.50
Tyvar's Stand+41% Synergy
$0.57
Garruk's Uprising+24% Synergy
$0.55
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Nev, the Practical Dean +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Seedborn Muse+14% Synergy
$14.50
Worldly Tutor+8% Synergy
$26.56
Gaea's Cradle+7% Synergy
$1578.57
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$131.68
Crop Rotation-8% Synergy
$3.71
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Nev, the Practical Dean decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Lifeblood Hydra+50% Synergy
$0.33
Voracious Hydra+50% Synergy
$4.15
Kami of Whispered Hopes+47% Synergy
$2.44
Nexos+44% Synergy
$13.13
Evolution Sage+41% Synergy
$2.34
Hormagaunt Horde+36% Synergy
$0.54
Endless One+36% Synergy
$1.52
Capricopian+35% Synergy
$2.09
Feral Hydra+35% Synergy
$0.36
Hooded Hydra+33% Synergy
$1.85
Nyxborn Hydra+32% Synergy
$0.25
Ohran Frostfang+29% Synergy
$5.14
Tributary Instructor+27% Synergy
$0.27
Contortionist Troupe+27% Synergy
$0.19
Ivy Elemental+27% Synergy
$0.24
Jadelight Spelunker+26% Synergy
$0.30
Aberrant+26% Synergy
$3.93
Broodguard Elite+26% Synergy
$0.30
Nyxbloom Ancient+26% Synergy
$29.46
Gargos, Vicious Watcher+26% Synergy
$0.95
Forgotten Ancient+25% Synergy
$0.39
Vastwood Hydra+24% Synergy
$1.51
Renata, Called to the Hunt+22% Synergy
$0.22
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+21% Synergy
$53.75
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+19% Synergy
$3.04
Deeproot Elite+18% Synergy
$0.26
Forerunner of the Heralds+18% Synergy
$0.44
Vineshaper Mystic+18% Synergy
$0.15
Wildgrowth Walker+18% Synergy
$0.40
Topography Tracker+18% Synergy
$0.27
Deeproot Champion+18% Synergy
$0.25
Jadelight Ranger+18% Synergy
$0.35
Aerie Ouphes+18% Synergy
$0.23
Sentinel of the Nameless City+17% Synergy
$0.41
Deeproot Historian+17% Synergy
$0.25
Managorger Hydra+17% Synergy
$1.38
Saryth, the Viper's Fang+17% Synergy
$3.89
Ochre Jelly+16% Synergy
$0.38
World Shaper+15% Synergy
$9.20
Metallic Mimic+15% Synergy
$0.63
Loyal Guardian+15% Synergy
$0.36
Walking Ballista+14% Synergy
$12.59
Oran-Rief Hydra+13% Synergy
$1.87
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower+9% Synergy
$42.36
Disciple of Freyalise0% Synergy
$1.22
Fanatic of Rhonas0% Synergy
$9.08
Craterhoof Behemoth-3% Synergy
$21.37
Fyndhorn Elves-4% Synergy
$1.94
Llanowar Elves-17% Synergy
$0.38
Elvish Mystic-18% Synergy
$0.43
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Nev, the Practical Dean's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Serene Sunset+36% Synergy
$0.21
Squall Line+35% Synergy
$2.10
Molder+27% Synergy
$0.15
Krosan Grip+26% Synergy
$1.69
Strength of the Tajuru+17% Synergy
$0.32
Snakeskin Veil+15% Synergy
$0.21
Ram Through+15% Synergy
$0.56
Strength of Will+15% Synergy
$1.40
Heritage Reclamation+13% Synergy
$0.29
Gift of the Viper+10% Synergy
$0.25
Khalni Ambush+9% Synergy
$0.45
Fog+9% Synergy
$1.36
Nourishing Shoal+8% Synergy
$0.59
Windstorm+8% Synergy
$0.27
Tangle+7% Synergy
$5.49
Moment's Peace+7% Synergy
$4.10
Vastwood Fortification+7% Synergy
$0.22
Evolution Charm+7% Synergy
$0.28
Chord of Calling+7% Synergy
$6.58
Arachnogenesis+6% Synergy
$6.79
Collective Resistance+4% Synergy
$0.89
Constant Mists+4% Synergy
$18.66
Infectious Bite+3% Synergy
$0.89
Noxious Revival+3% Synergy
$7.21
Return to Nature+3% Synergy
$0.22
Archdruid's Charm+3% Synergy
$5.55
Origin of Metalbending+2% Synergy
$0.25
Obscuring Haze+1% Synergy
$5.17
Nature's Claim-1% Synergy
$1.03
Beast Within-2% Synergy
$0.46
Return of the Wildspeaker-8% Synergy
$1.00
Heroic Intervention-10% Synergy
$14.29
Tamiyo's Safekeeping-10% Synergy
$5.05
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Nev, the Practical Dean.
Pest Infestation+43% Synergy
$0.46
Hurricane+43% Synergy
$0.49
Unnatural Restoration+39% Synergy
$1.51
Exponential Growth+34% Synergy
$0.51
Genesis Wave+34% Synergy
$0.36
Primal Might+33% Synergy
$0.24
Awaken the Woods+30% Synergy
$16.47
Fangs of Kalonia+23% Synergy
$0.30
Finale of Devastation+20% Synergy
$51.45
Wildest Dreams+17% Synergy
$0.46
Celestial Reunion+17% Synergy
$0.94
Courage in Crisis+16% Synergy
$0.22
For the Common Good+15% Synergy
$2.92
Smell Fear+13% Synergy
$0.28
The Crowd Goes Wild+9% Synergy
$0.15
Corrosive Gale+9% Synergy
$0.15
Enshrined Memories+8% Synergy
$0.74
Thrive+8% Synergy
$0.18
Long Rest+8% Synergy
$0.20
Valgavoth's Onslaught+8% Synergy
$0.31
Full Flowering+8% Synergy
$1.75
Sami's Curiosity+8% Synergy
$0.15
Knockout Maneuver+8% Synergy
$0.12
Enter the Unknown+8% Synergy
$0.38
Over the Edge+8% Synergy
$0.24
Wave of Vitriol+8% Synergy
$1.77
The Great Aurora+7% Synergy
$0.64
Visions of Dominance+7% Synergy
$0.93
Gelatinous Genesis+7% Synergy
$0.72
Noxious Assault+6% Synergy
$0.27
Open the Way+6% Synergy
$0.60
Sylvan Tutor+6% Synergy
$45.09
Carnivorous Canopy+6% Synergy
$0.28
Bridgeworks Battle+4% Synergy
$0.56
Bala Ged Recovery+3% Synergy
$5.68
Green Sun's Zenith+2% Synergy
$29.42
Skyshroud Claim-1% Synergy
$0.92
Ezuri's Predation-1% Synergy
$2.14
Overwhelming Stampede-8% Synergy
$0.59
Nature's Lore-10% Synergy
$1.96
Three Visits-10% Synergy
$4.60
Kodama's Reach-10% Synergy
$1.54
Explore-13% Synergy
$0.29
Rampant Growth-15% Synergy
$0.47
Harmonize-18% Synergy
$0.27
Cultivate-23% Synergy
$0.34
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Nev, the Practical Dean +1/+1 Counters decks.
Bow of Nylea+30% Synergy
$3.83
The Earth Crystal+28% Synergy
$11.21
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+19% Synergy
$5.02
The Ozolith+19% Synergy
$65.54
Glowcap Lantern+17% Synergy
$0.25
The Great Henge+13% Synergy
$62.89
Lightning Greaves+11% Synergy
$3.66
Shadowed Caravel+9% Synergy
$0.19
Chimeric Mass+9% Synergy
$0.30
Diviner's Wand+9% Synergy
$0.43
Quietus Spike+8% Synergy
$1.91
Hall of Triumph+8% Synergy
$0.41
Vedalken Orrery+8% Synergy
$18.09
Contagion Engine+7% Synergy
$13.57
Maskwood Nexus+7% Synergy
$2.26
Altar of Dementia+7% Synergy
$16.89
Exploration Broodship+3% Synergy
$3.45
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$2.46
Emerald Medallion-7% Synergy
$2.87
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Nev, the Practical Dean decks.
Lattice Library+54% Synergy
$0.22
Unbound Flourishing+43% Synergy
$2.29
Stocking the Pantry+42% Synergy
$0.31
Terrasymbiosis+35% Synergy
$7.75
High Score+33% Synergy
$1.33
Level Up+32% Synergy
$2.27
Innkeeper's Talent+29% Synergy
$7.95
Path of Discovery+26% Synergy
$0.31
Sylvan Anthem+25% Synergy
$1.39
Court of Garenbrig+23% Synergy
$15.55
Unnatural Growth+22% Synergy
$3.65
Sphere Grid+21% Synergy
$8.56
Up the Beanstalk+20% Synergy
$2.18
Fight Rigging+16% Synergy
$0.48
Tale of Katara and Toph+16% Synergy
$1.68
Wilderness Reclamation+12% Synergy
$2.04
Guardian Project+10% Synergy
$12.11
Mana Bloom+8% Synergy
$0.27
Twists and Turns+8% Synergy
$0.26
Long List of the Ents+8% Synergy
$0.20
Rite of Passage+8% Synergy
$4.90
Bower Passage+8% Synergy
$0.72
Arboreal Alliance+8% Synergy
$0.47
Paradox Zone+8% Synergy
$0.88
Font of Fertility+8% Synergy
$0.37
Frontier Siege+8% Synergy
$0.20
Song of Freyalise+7% Synergy
$0.43
Death's Presence+7% Synergy
$0.39
Master Chef+7% Synergy
$0.23
Gaea's Touch+6% Synergy
$3.06
Doubling Season+4% Synergy
$32.23
Springleaf Parade+4% Synergy
$8.31
Retreat to Kazandu+4% Synergy
$0.73
Snake Umbra+2% Synergy
$1.16
Burgeoning+1% Synergy
$35.69
Exploration+1% Synergy
$34.14
Tribute to the World Tree-1% Synergy
$12.72
Kenrith's Transformation-2% Synergy
$1.06
Elemental Bond-2% Synergy
$4.37
Blanchwood Armor-3% Synergy
$0.23
Colossal Majesty-3% Synergy
$1.58
Sylvan Library-8% Synergy
$28.04
Wild Growth-16% Synergy
$0.47
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Nev, the Practical Dean's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Nissa, Who Shakes the World+18% Synergy
$3.84
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Nev, the Practical Dean +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+45% Synergy
$2.27
Llanowar Reborn+33% Synergy
$0.26
Mosswort Bridge+27% Synergy
$0.33
War Room+26% Synergy
$2.87
Tranquil Thicket+25% Synergy
$0.19
Evendo, Waking Haven+22% Synergy
$13.43
Rogue's Passage+17% Synergy
$0.40
Drannith Ruins+17% Synergy
$0.39
Buried Ruin+15% Synergy
$0.36
Lair of the Hydra+12% Synergy
$0.36
The Biblioplex+9% Synergy
$0.22
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$1.73
Volatile Fault+8% Synergy
$0.31
Dust Bowl+8% Synergy
$36.10
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+8% Synergy
$18.34
Tree of Tales+7% Synergy
$1.37
Arcane Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$1.28
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$1.64
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis+6% Synergy
$0.68
Field of Ruin+6% Synergy
$0.35
Guildless Commons+5% Synergy
$3.38
Thespian's Stage+5% Synergy
$0.48
Reliquary Tower+4% Synergy
$3.36
Lotus Field+3% Synergy
$2.30
Ghost Quarter+3% Synergy
$0.95
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$54.27
Three Tree City+0% Synergy
$27.19
Command Beacon+0% Synergy
$7.41
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.29
Boseiju, Who Endures-8% Synergy
$49.11
Castle Garenbrig-9% Synergy
$7.01
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth-14% Synergy
$14.92
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Nev, the Practical Dean's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Brass Infiniscope+36% Synergy
$0.33
Elementalist's Palette+35% Synergy
$0.29
Astral Cornucopia+27% Synergy
$0.26
Caged Sun+20% Synergy
$3.57
Arcane Signet+17% Synergy
$0.69
Extraplanar Lens+16% Synergy
$12.42
Herd Heirloom+11% Synergy
$4.44
Liquimetal Torque+8% Synergy
$3.57
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.26
Moss Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.23
Patchwork Banner+3% Synergy
$1.89
Sol Ring-16% Synergy
$1.84
Lands
The mana base behind Nev, the Practical Dean's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Command Tower+29% Synergy
$0.34
Opal Palace+24% Synergy
$0.26
Hidden Hideout+17% Synergy
$2.00
Path of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.31
Snow-Covered Forest+10% Synergy
$0.93
Khalni Ambush+9% Synergy
$0.45
Archway Commons+9% Synergy
$0.12
Study Hall+8% Synergy
$0.20
Unclaimed Territory+8% Synergy
$0.28
Secluded Courtyard+8% Synergy
$0.29
Hall of Oracles+8% Synergy
$0.26
Hidden Grotto+8% Synergy
$0.25
Vastwood Fortification+7% Synergy
$0.22
Bridgeworks Battle+4% Synergy
$0.56
Bala Ged Recovery+3% Synergy
$5.68
Demolition Field+3% Synergy
$0.27
Urza's Cave+2% Synergy
$0.89
Cavern of Souls+0% Synergy
$51.61
Disciple of Freyalise0% Synergy
$1.22
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.29
Forest-5% Synergy
$0.17
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Nev, the Practical Dean: +1/+1 Counters.
Jermane, Pride of the Circus
Emil, Vastlands Roamer
Emissary Green
Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
Leatherhead, Iron Gator
Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma
Michelangelo, Mutant BFF
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
Spider-Man, Miles Morales
Wolfsbane, Highland Hero
Halana, Kessig Ranger // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
The Boulder, Ready to Rumble
Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker
Ferrafor, Young Yew
Lizard, Connors's Curse
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Kodama of the East Tree
Mutagen Man, Living Ooze
Beast, Erudite Aerialist
Bosco, Just a Bear
Chorus of the Conclave
Genghis Frog
Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
Kraven the Hunter
Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order
Storm, Queen of Wakanda
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones // Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Fluros of Myra's Marvels // Hardy of Myra's Marvels
Glacian, Powerstone Engineer // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Halana, Kessig Ranger // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Halana, Kessig Ranger // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Heroes in a Half Shell
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Imoen, Mystic Trickster // Master Chef
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan