The Thing
$1.03
$1.03Legendary Creature — Human Hero
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Thing players are trying out in +1/+1 Counters decks.
Mister Fantastic+25% Synergy
$1.24
She-Hulk, Attorney-at-Law+22% Synergy
$0.33
Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist+21% Synergy
$0.18
Jennifer Walters+16% Synergy
$13.80
Baxter Building+15% Synergy
$0.36
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Thing's +1/+1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the +1/+1 Counters theme.
Evolution Sage+63% Synergy
$2.34
Ripples of Potential+60% Synergy
$2.53
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+53% Synergy
$1.37
Thrummingbird+49% Synergy
$0.29
Flux Channeler+49% Synergy
$3.77
Innkeeper's Talent+49% Synergy
$7.95
Tamiyo, Field Researcher+48% Synergy
$2.52
Inexorable Tide+45% Synergy
$4.31
Ajani Steadfast+45% Synergy
$2.12
Hardened Scales+44% Synergy
$2.09
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Thing +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Resourceful Defense+41% Synergy
$0.39
Mutational Advantage+41% Synergy
$7.71
Doubling Season+37% Synergy
$32.23
Brokers Ascendancy+35% Synergy
$2.13
Farseek+21% Synergy
$0.53
Nature's Lore+16% Synergy
$1.96
Path to Exile+13% Synergy
$1.09
Three Visits+11% Synergy
$4.60
Cultivate+7% Synergy
$0.34
Swords to Plowshares-3% Synergy
$1.19
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Thing +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Teferi's Protection+0% Synergy
$54.50
Ancient Tomb+0% Synergy
$131.68
Farewell-3% Synergy
$5.28
Smothering Tithe-5% Synergy
$60.01
Rhystic Study-13% Synergy
$72.26
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in The Thing decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion+41% Synergy
$3.12
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian+37% Synergy
$0.55
Dreamtide Whale+37% Synergy
$1.97
Patrolling Peacemaker+37% Synergy
$0.91
Kami of Whispered Hopes+33% Synergy
$2.44
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+33% Synergy
$53.75
Ouroboroid+29% Synergy
$27.41
Deepglow Skate+22% Synergy
$0.33
Faeburrow Elder+18% Synergy
$0.39
Shalai and Hallar+18% Synergy
$6.93
Shalai, Voice of Plenty+17% Synergy
$0.93
Hulk, Always Angry+16% Synergy
$2.41
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres+15% Synergy
$0.90
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower+15% Synergy
$42.36
Gamma Grotesque+15% Synergy
$1.81
War Machine, Avenging Arsenal+15% Synergy
$1.47
Mila, Crafty Companion+15% Synergy
$1.78
Wolverine, Best There Is+15% Synergy
$30.57
Herald of Secret Streams+14% Synergy
$9.09
She-Hulk, Wallbreaker+14% Synergy
$1.33
She-Hulk, Jade Defender+14% Synergy
$0.11
Professor Hulk+14% Synergy
$3.47
Hulk, Brutal Brawler+14% Synergy
$41.20
Invisible Woman+14% Synergy
$1.06
Black Widow, Agile Avenger+13% Synergy
$14.38
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar+12% Synergy
$3.55
Iron Man, Armored Avenger+12% Synergy
$4.80
Jaya's Phoenix+11% Synergy
$0.40
Evolution Witness+11% Synergy
$0.27
Grateful Apparition+11% Synergy
$0.31
Pir, Imaginative Rascal+11% Synergy
$4.77
Onakke Oathkeeper+11% Synergy
$1.62
Kalonian Hydra+11% Synergy
$5.59
Twitching Doll+11% Synergy
$2.23
Yuna, Grand Summoner+10% Synergy
$43.80
Human Torch+10% Synergy
$0.97
Forgotten Ancient+9% Synergy
$0.39
Abomination, World Ravager+8% Synergy
$0.41
Abomination, Irradiated Brute+8% Synergy
$0.84
Captain America, Team Leader+7% Synergy
$2.03
Sovereign Okinec Ahau+7% Synergy
$4.34
Birds of Paradise+6% Synergy
$7.76
Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter+5% Synergy
$5.70
Power Pack+4% Synergy
$3.17
Esper Sentinel+3% Synergy
$58.07
Delighted Halfling+2% Synergy
$27.18
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero0% Synergy
$2.94
Noble Hierarch-2% Synergy
$13.18
Valeria Richards, Precocious-2% Synergy
$1.94
Bloom Tender-3% Synergy
$13.10
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Thing's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Chaos Warp+25% Synergy
$0.37
Inspiring Call+18% Synergy
$0.37
Counterspell+17% Synergy
$3.77
Mana Drain+15% Synergy
$56.81
Experimental Augury+11% Synergy
$0.30
Force of Vigor+9% Synergy
$7.97
Fight for the Throne+8% Synergy
$0.88
Stroke of Midnight+7% Synergy
$0.32
Radstorm+7% Synergy
$5.54
Ignite the Beacon+7% Synergy
$0.30
Smashing Spree+7% Synergy
$16.69
Punishing Punch+7% Synergy
$0.15
Protection Magic+7% Synergy
$0.37
HULK SMASH!+6% Synergy
$0.16
Beast Within+6% Synergy
$0.46
Dispel+6% Synergy
$0.32
Into the Flood Maw+5% Synergy
$2.44
Thing Swing+5% Synergy
$0.33
Nature's Claim+4% Synergy
$1.03
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$5.19
An Offer You Can't Refuse+2% Synergy
$2.39
Brainstorm+1% Synergy
$1.62
Invisible Force Field+1% Synergy
$1.00
Manamorphose+0% Synergy
$4.43
First Family0% Synergy
Arcane Denial0% Synergy
$1.92
Heroic Intervention-1% Synergy
$14.29
Dovin's Veto-2% Synergy
$3.60
Generous Gift-2% Synergy
$0.69
Deflecting Swat-4% Synergy
$65.21
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$8.50
Growth Spiral-24% Synergy
$0.32
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for The Thing.
Damning Verdict+37% Synergy
$11.37
Unnatural Restoration+18% Synergy
$1.51
Ultimate Nullification+17% Synergy
$0.79
Earth's Mightiest Heroes+14% Synergy
$0.93
Blasphemous Act+11% Synergy
$3.83
Contentious Plan+11% Synergy
$0.27
It's Clobberin' Time!+10% Synergy
$0.45
Hulk's Thunderclap+7% Synergy
$0.53
Epic Fight+7% Synergy
$0.29
Genesis Ultimatum+7% Synergy
$0.79
Colossal Collision+6% Synergy
$0.22
Nova Flame+6% Synergy
$0.66
Deep Analysis+6% Synergy
$0.35
Into the Time Vortex+5% Synergy
$3.98
Preordain+4% Synergy
$0.47
Wrath of God+4% Synergy
$3.58
Stump Stomp+4% Synergy
$0.36
Ponder+3% Synergy
$1.84
Fantastic Elasticity+3% Synergy
$0.50
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$5.68
Skyshroud Claim+1% Synergy
$0.92
Flame On!-2% Synergy
$0.30
Rampant Growth-5% Synergy
$0.47
Kodama's Reach-10% Synergy
$1.54
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Thing +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Ozolith+33% Synergy
$65.54
The Earth Crystal+29% Synergy
$11.21
Ichormoon Gauntlet+26% Synergy
$4.50
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+22% Synergy
$5.02
The Chain Veil+18% Synergy
$5.56
Insight Engine+18% Synergy
$0.72
The Great Henge+18% Synergy
$62.89
Hulkbuster Armor+14% Synergy
$5.46
Swiftfoot Boots+13% Synergy
$2.46
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$3.66
Titan Forge+7% Synergy
$0.25
Contagion Clasp+7% Synergy
$0.33
Agent's Toolkit+7% Synergy
$6.01
The Skullspore Nexus+7% Synergy
$10.88
Darksteel Reactor+7% Synergy
$0.35
The Key to the Vault+7% Synergy
$0.41
Eternity Vessel+7% Synergy
$15.28
The Reaver Cleaver+6% Synergy
$15.18
The Millennium Calendar+6% Synergy
$2.85
Norn's Annex+6% Synergy
$5.61
Unstable Molecule Suit-1% Synergy
$3.28
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in The Thing decks.
Terrasymbiosis+37% Synergy
$7.75
Branching Evolution+33% Synergy
$6.18
Level Up+32% Synergy
$2.27
All Will Be One+30% Synergy
$14.27
Primal Vigor+29% Synergy
$14.56
Oath of Teferi+26% Synergy
$1.00
Oath of Ajani+22% Synergy
$0.53
Oath of Nissa+18% Synergy
$0.49
Oath of Gideon+15% Synergy
$0.27
Court of Garenbrig+14% Synergy
$15.55
Sphere Grid+14% Synergy
$8.56
World War Hulk+14% Synergy
$1.40
Simic Ascendancy+10% Synergy
$0.52
Annie Joins Up+9% Synergy
$4.26
Stocking the Pantry+7% Synergy
$0.31
Rowan's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.33
Thickest in the Thicket+7% Synergy
$0.36
Teferi's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.40
Origin of the Hulk+7% Synergy
$0.55
The Clone Saga+7% Synergy
$0.27
Claim the Kingdom+7% Synergy
$0.17
Loading Zone+7% Synergy
$1.16
Super Strength+7% Synergy
$0.13
Unnatural Growth+7% Synergy
$3.65
Armor Wars+7% Synergy
$0.30
Super Intelligence+7% Synergy
$0.24
Training Regimen+6% Synergy
$0.19
Asceticism+6% Synergy
$8.04
As Foretold+6% Synergy
$1.73
Garruk's Uprising+6% Synergy
$0.55
Cosmic Crucible+4% Synergy
$0.72
Rhythm of the Wild+4% Synergy
$5.13
Kindred Discovery+4% Synergy
$5.49
Ghostly Prison+3% Synergy
$4.33
Whirlwind of Thought-1% Synergy
$3.33
Propaganda-1% Synergy
$2.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Thing's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+33% Synergy
$2.92
Teferi, Master of Time+30% Synergy
$9.51
Teferi, Temporal Archmage+26% Synergy
$0.88
Wrenn and Realmbreaker+24% Synergy
$5.67
Commodore Guff+22% Synergy
$1.10
Chandra, Legacy of Fire+18% Synergy
$2.86
Ajani, the Greathearted+18% Synergy
$0.96
Narset Transcendent+14% Synergy
$8.12
Ajani, Sleeper Agent+14% Synergy
$2.38
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset+14% Synergy
$3.22
The Eternal Wanderer+14% Synergy
$1.63
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes+14% Synergy
$3.23
Oko, Thief of Crowns+12% Synergy
$4.88
Elspeth Resplendent+11% Synergy
$4.27
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets+11% Synergy
$2.35
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage+11% Synergy
$5.08
Vivien Reid+11% Synergy
$0.42
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+11% Synergy
$13.49
Narset of the Ancient Way+10% Synergy
$0.61
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria+10% Synergy
$5.69
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+10% Synergy
$2.11
Teferi, Time Raveler+8% Synergy
$7.32
Domri, Chaos Bringer+7% Synergy
$0.69
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator+7% Synergy
$1.42
The Wandering Emperor+7% Synergy
$4.87
Basri Ket+7% Synergy
$1.47
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor+7% Synergy
$3.33
Ajani, Caller of the Pride+7% Synergy
$0.64
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+7% Synergy
$5.06
Ajani, Mentor of Heroes+7% Synergy
$7.08
Elspeth, Knight-Errant+7% Synergy
$8.79
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+7% Synergy
$4.88
Kiora, the Crashing Wave+7% Synergy
$1.21
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+5% Synergy
$37.87
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Thing +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+37% Synergy
$2.27
Nesting Grounds+22% Synergy
$0.31
Rogue's Passage+7% Synergy
$0.40
Interplanar Beacon+7% Synergy
$0.18
Mosswort Bridge+6% Synergy
$0.33
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+1% Synergy
$14.92
Boseiju, Who Endures-3% Synergy
$49.11
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$27.39
Reliquary Tower-11% Synergy
$3.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Thing's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Everflowing Chalice+33% Synergy
$0.28
Astral Cornucopia+30% Synergy
$0.26
Replicating Ring+22% Synergy
$0.87
Aetheric Amplifier+21% Synergy
$0.56
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$0.70
Chromatic Orrery+10% Synergy
$34.48
The Eternity Elevator+7% Synergy
$2.96
The Aetherspark+7% Synergy
$19.56
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.69
Sol Ring+4% Synergy
$1.84
Talisman of Creativity+2% Synergy
$2.02
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.26
Chromatic Lantern-3% Synergy
$0.82
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.92
Lands
The mana base behind The Thing's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Sunpetal Grove+26% Synergy
$0.27
Hinterland Harbor+23% Synergy
$0.32
Glacial Fortress+19% Synergy
$0.32
Exotic Orchard+15% Synergy
$0.24
Sodden Verdure+13% Synergy
$0.42
Clifftop Retreat+12% Synergy
$0.28
Rejuvenating Springs+11% Synergy
$3.68
City of Brass+11% Synergy
$11.03
Seaside Citadel+10% Synergy
$0.34
Bountiful Promenade+10% Synergy
$7.04
Training Center+9% Synergy
$16.27
Rootbound Crag+9% Synergy
$0.31
Sulfur Falls+9% Synergy
$0.23
Spire Garden+8% Synergy
$2.20
Sea of Clouds+7% Synergy
$17.77
Spectator Seating+5% Synergy
$6.87
Fabled Passage+5% Synergy
$1.05
Island+3% Synergy
$0.21
Forest+3% Synergy
$0.17
Jungle Shrine+2% Synergy
$0.32
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.34
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.16
Frontier Bivouac+1% Synergy
$0.36
Plains+1% Synergy
$0.13
Volcanic Island+0% Synergy
Tundra+0% Synergy
$3000.00
Reflecting Pool+0% Synergy
$15.20
Tropical Island0% Synergy
Canopy Vista0% Synergy
$0.32
Sacred Foundry-1% Synergy
$9.80
Spara's Headquarters-2% Synergy
$13.61
Raugrin Triome-2% Synergy
$16.41
Breeding Pool-2% Synergy
$9.06
Hallowed Fountain-3% Synergy
$8.07
Path of Ancestry-3% Synergy
$0.31
Temple Garden-4% Synergy
$7.39
Mystic Monastery-5% Synergy
$0.32
Windswept Heath-5% Synergy
$10.13
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.29
Wooded Foothills-6% Synergy
$17.02
Misty Rainforest-6% Synergy
$35.70
Arid Mesa-7% Synergy
$29.61
Prairie Stream-7% Synergy
$0.26
Stomping Ground-7% Synergy
$6.68
Jetmir's Garden-8% Synergy
$16.40
Steam Vents-10% Synergy
$12.51
Flooded Strand-11% Synergy
$15.03
Ketria Triome-11% Synergy
$17.00
Evolving Wilds-12% Synergy
$0.33
Scalding Tarn-15% Synergy
$38.56
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Thing: +1/+1 Counters.
Niambi, Faithful Healer
Vorthos, Steward of Myth
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Astonishing Spider-Man
Aunt May
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic
Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
Mona Lisa, Science Geek
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
Halana, Kessig Ranger // Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
Keleth, Sunmane Familiar // Numa, Joraga Chieftain
Numa, Joraga Chieftain // Slurrk, All-Ingesting
Numa, Joraga Chieftain // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Lu Su, Wu Advisor
Numa, Joraga Chieftain // Tana, the Bloodsower
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher
Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
Aang, Swift Savior
Bast, Panther Goddess
Beast, Erudite Aerialist
Berta, Wise Extrapolator
Bosco, Just a Bear
Cait, Cage Brawler
Catti-brie of Mithral Hall
Chorus of the Conclave
Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Emil, Vastlands Roamer
Emissary Green
Ennis, Debate Moderator
Ferrafor, Young Yew
Flatman
Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
Genghis Frog
Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
Human Torch
Invisible Woman