The Thing: +1/+1 Counters
Legendary Creature — Human Hero
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Thing players are trying out in +1/+1 Counters decks.
World War Hulk+15% Synergy
$38.77
Invisible Woman+14% Synergy
Mister Fantastic+14% Synergy
$49.98
Human Torch+14% Synergy
$49.99
The Vision+14% Synergy
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.
Level Up+72% Synergy
$2.11
Flux Channeler+69% Synergy
$3.90
Evolution Sage+67% Synergy
$2.60
Thrummingbird+61% Synergy
$0.28
Ripples of Potential+61% Synergy
$1.96
Ouroboroid+53% Synergy
$35.33
Terrasymbiosis+53% Synergy
$9.00
The Ozolith+53% Synergy
$68.87
The Earth Crystal+53% Synergy
$11.47
Tamiyo, Field Researcher+52% Synergy
$2.73
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Thing +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Doubling Season+50% Synergy
$32.33
Mutational Advantage+46% Synergy
$7.95
Branching Evolution+45% Synergy
$6.41
Swords to Plowshares+30% Synergy
$1.44
Nature's Lore+28% Synergy
$2.31
Birds of Paradise+23% Synergy
$13.48
Farseek+18% Synergy
$0.71
Three Visits+17% Synergy
$5.51
Heroic Intervention+17% Synergy
$13.39
Path to Exile+10% Synergy
$1.05
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Thing +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Ancient Tomb+9% Synergy
$125.34
Farewell+3% Synergy
$5.86
Gaea's Cradle+2% Synergy
$1459.07
Teferi's Protection0% Synergy
$51.92
Smothering Tithe-1% Synergy
$53.72
Field of the Dead-4% Synergy
$33.49
The One Ring-5% Synergy
$101.75
Cyclonic Rift-12% Synergy
$41.26
Rhystic Study-13% Synergy
$69.44
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in The Thing decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+46% Synergy
$1.17
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion+46% Synergy
$3.14
Dreamtide Whale+46% Synergy
$2.50
Kami of Whispered Hopes+45% Synergy
$2.44
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider+38% Synergy
$53.88
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian+38% Synergy
$0.60
Patrolling Peacemaker+38% Synergy
$0.99
Deepglow Skate+30% Synergy
$0.35
Shalai and Hallar+30% Synergy
$7.33
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower+27% Synergy
$43.80
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar+24% Synergy
$2.62
Esper Sentinel+23% Synergy
$58.30
Herald of Secret Streams+23% Synergy
$6.85
Kalonian Hydra+23% Synergy
$5.61
Faeburrow Elder+19% Synergy
$0.46
Delighted Halfling+18% Synergy
$25.79
Onakke Oathkeeper+15% Synergy
$0.98
Goldvein Hydra+15% Synergy
$2.88
Wolverine, Best There Is+15% Synergy
$41.82
Pir, Imaginative Rascal+15% Synergy
$5.06
Jaya's Phoenix+15% Synergy
$0.37
Mila, Crafty Companion+15% Synergy
$1.34
Grateful Apparition+15% Synergy
$0.34
Twitching Doll+15% Synergy
$1.75
Leori, Sparktouched Hunter+15% Synergy
$0.37
Forgotten Ancient+14% Synergy
$0.30
Pollywog Prodigy+14% Synergy
$5.98
Shalai, Voice of Plenty+14% Synergy
$0.97
The Cabbage Merchant+14% Synergy
$26.47
Great Divide Guide+14% Synergy
$0.80
Bloom Tender+13% Synergy
$13.43
Pramikon, Sky Rampart+13% Synergy
$3.05
Archivist of Oghma+12% Synergy
$8.30
Llanowar Elves+11% Synergy
$0.25
Pensive Professor+10% Synergy
$0.58
The Dawning Archaic+10% Synergy
$2.11
Wildgrowth Archaic+9% Synergy
$0.36
Irma, Part-Time Mutant+8% Synergy
$4.49
Captain America, Team Leader+8% Synergy
T'Challa, the Black Panther+8% Synergy
Benevolent Hydra+8% Synergy
$1.79
The Foretold Soldier+8% Synergy
$0.36
Aggressive Mammoth+8% Synergy
$0.42
Herd Baloth+8% Synergy
$0.34
Noble Hierarch+6% Synergy
$13.10
Mossborn Hydra+5% Synergy
$14.01
Hexing Squelcher+5% Synergy
$21.37
Solemn Simulacrum+4% Synergy
$0.26
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero+2% Synergy
$2.70
Avacyn's Pilgrim+1% Synergy
$0.73
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Thing's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Chaos Warp+25% Synergy
$0.38
Beast Within+21% Synergy
$0.46
Inspiring Call+15% Synergy
$0.35
Counterspell+14% Synergy
$3.43
Force of Vigor+14% Synergy
$8.82
Into the Flood Maw+14% Synergy
$2.60
Nature's Claim+12% Synergy
$1.03
Sink into Stupor+12% Synergy
$7.11
Manamorphose+9% Synergy
$4.54
Ignite the Beacon+8% Synergy
$0.25
Barrier Breach+8% Synergy
$0.18
Silkguard+8% Synergy
$0.40
The Chase Is On+8% Synergy
$0.04
Radstorm+8% Synergy
$5.16
The Last Agni Kai+8% Synergy
$1.55
The Art of Tea+8% Synergy
$0.19
An Offer You Can't Refuse+7% Synergy
$2.26
Mana Drain+7% Synergy
$52.75
Experimental Augury+7% Synergy
$0.33
Seething Song+7% Synergy
$10.59
Final Showdown+7% Synergy
$4.85
Great Train Heist+7% Synergy
$3.50
Protection Magic+7% Synergy
$0.41
Comeuppance+6% Synergy
$2.79
Tyvar's Stand+6% Synergy
$0.59
Dispel+6% Synergy
$0.37
Tamiyo's Safekeeping+6% Synergy
$4.47
Pyroblast+6% Synergy
$11.06
Dovin's Veto+5% Synergy
$3.25
Rapid Hybridization+5% Synergy
$0.60
Frantic Search+5% Synergy
$0.51
Legolas's Quick Reflexes+5% Synergy
$31.13
Snap+5% Synergy
$3.66
Deflecting Swat+4% Synergy
$68.53
Veil of Summer+4% Synergy
$5.02
Pongify+4% Synergy
$1.98
Stroke of Midnight+4% Synergy
$0.36
Deflecting Palm+4% Synergy
$3.76
Mental Misstep+3% Synergy
$10.39
Brainstorm+2% Synergy
$1.43
Generous Gift+1% Synergy
$1.62
Eladamri's Call-5% Synergy
$10.93
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$7.86
Entish Restoration-8% Synergy
$3.48
Arcane Denial-9% Synergy
$1.46
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for The Thing.
Damning Verdict+38% Synergy
$9.40
Blasphemous Act+23% Synergy
$0.82
Unnatural Restoration+15% Synergy
$1.49
Contentious Plan+8% Synergy
$0.41
Courage in Crisis+8% Synergy
$0.23
Inspiring Roar+8% Synergy
$0.13
Deploy the Gatewatch+8% Synergy
$0.35
The Crystal's Chosen+8% Synergy
$0.17
Call Forth the Tempest+7% Synergy
$30.82
Open the Armory+7% Synergy
$2.65
Into the North+7% Synergy
$1.53
Season of Gathering+7% Synergy
$5.33
The Battle of Bywater+7% Synergy
$2.90
Bushwhack+7% Synergy
$0.30
Time Spiral+7% Synergy
$95.28
Ezuri's Predation+7% Synergy
$1.59
Steelshaper's Gift+7% Synergy
$8.74
Chandra's Ignition+7% Synergy
$5.16
Gitaxian Probe+6% Synergy
$5.96
Vanquish the Horde+6% Synergy
$0.32
Avatar's Wrath+6% Synergy
$3.38
Wrath of God+5% Synergy
$3.32
Vandalblast+5% Synergy
$2.21
Preordain+5% Synergy
$0.66
Ponder+4% Synergy
$2.00
Rishkar's Expertise+4% Synergy
$3.64
Stump Stomp+4% Synergy
$0.36
Cultivate+3% Synergy
$0.30
Green Sun's Zenith+3% Synergy
$25.19
The Ring Goes South+2% Synergy
$0.38
Bala Ged Recovery+2% Synergy
$6.57
Rampant Growth+1% Synergy
$0.42
Skyshroud Claim-2% Synergy
$0.87
Kodama's Reach-4% Synergy
$1.14
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Thing +1/+1 Counters decks.
Ichormoon Gauntlet+30% Synergy
$6.04
The Chain Veil+30% Synergy
$5.60
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+23% Synergy
$3.87
Contagion Clasp+23% Synergy
$0.37
The Great Henge+18% Synergy
$67.97
The Skullspore Nexus+15% Synergy
$9.30
Eternity Vessel+15% Synergy
$17.24
The Arkenstone+14% Synergy
$53.48
Swiftfoot Boots+10% Synergy
$2.99
The Ooze+8% Synergy
$4.49
Quietus Spike+8% Synergy
$2.13
Umezawa's Jitte+8% Synergy
$18.55
The Everflowing Well+8% Synergy
$0.36
The Indomitable+8% Synergy
$0.69
Sword of Kaldra+8% Synergy
$22.10
T-45 Power Armor+8% Synergy
$0.88
Helm of Kaldra+8% Synergy
$3.93
Titan Forge+8% Synergy
$0.23
Shield of Kaldra+8% Synergy
$8.61
Lavaspur Boots+8% Synergy
$0.92
Urabrask's Forge+8% Synergy
$1.17
The Belligerent+8% Synergy
$0.38
The Golden Throne+8% Synergy
$9.52
Agent's Toolkit+8% Synergy
$5.49
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang+8% Synergy
$3.41
Kusari-Gama+8% Synergy
$6.02
Darksteel Reactor+8% Synergy
$0.37
Sword of Vengeance+8% Synergy
$0.88
Sword of Body and Mind+8% Synergy
$16.68
The Masamune+8% Synergy
$1.09
Sword of Light and Shadow+7% Synergy
$13.25
Sword of Fire and Ice+7% Synergy
$48.46
The Reaver Cleaver+7% Synergy
$13.63
The Immortal Sun+7% Synergy
$12.18
The Key to the Vault+7% Synergy
$0.40
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+7% Synergy
$11.24
Sword of War and Peace+7% Synergy
$10.93
Darksteel Plate+7% Synergy
$6.08
Power Fist+7% Synergy
$12.63
Agatha's Soul Cauldron+7% Synergy
$37.35
Sword of Feast and Famine+7% Synergy
$39.01
Emerald Medallion+7% Synergy
$2.83
Loxodon Warhammer+7% Synergy
$2.73
Basilisk Collar+7% Synergy
$3.99
The Wind Crystal+7% Synergy
$5.37
The Fire Crystal+7% Synergy
$6.26
The Seriema+7% Synergy
$1.10
Norn's Annex+6% Synergy
$6.10
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$3.93
Mithril Coat0% Synergy
$26.78
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in The Thing decks.
Inexorable Tide+46% Synergy
$4.21
Innkeeper's Talent+45% Synergy
$9.49
Brokers Ascendancy+39% Synergy
$2.40
Oath of Teferi+38% Synergy
$1.09
Hardened Scales+37% Synergy
$1.83
All Will Be One+30% Synergy
$18.05
Resourceful Defense+30% Synergy
$0.39
Oath of Ajani+23% Synergy
$0.49
Sphere Grid+23% Synergy
$11.56
Primal Vigor+22% Synergy
$13.94
Rowan's Talent+15% Synergy
$0.31
Court of Garenbrig+15% Synergy
$15.42
Oath of Nissa+15% Synergy
$0.44
Teferi's Talent+15% Synergy
$0.38
Ghostly Prison+11% Synergy
$3.94
High Score+9% Synergy
$1.02
Rhythm of the Wild+8% Synergy
$5.31
Stocking the Pantry+8% Synergy
$0.29
Quest for the Holy Relic+8% Synergy
$0.23
Leyline of Punishment+8% Synergy
$3.42
Thickest in the Thicket+8% Synergy
$0.40
Hydra's Growth+8% Synergy
$1.75
The Bears of Littjara+8% Synergy
$0.17
Deification+8% Synergy
$0.25
Invigorating Hot Spring+8% Synergy
$0.35
The Rollercrusher Ride+8% Synergy
$0.56
Twinblade Blessing+8% Synergy
$0.30
Finest Hour+7% Synergy
$0.74
Beastmaster Ascension+7% Synergy
$3.76
Leyline of Sanctity+7% Synergy
$0.49
Sigarda's Aid+7% Synergy
$18.41
Simic Ascendancy+7% Synergy
$0.39
Tribute to the World Tree+7% Synergy
$12.70
Unnatural Growth+7% Synergy
$2.67
Song of the Dryads+7% Synergy
$5.48
Fighter Class+7% Synergy
$6.95
The Flux+7% Synergy
$0.34
Asceticism+7% Synergy
$7.04
All That Glitters+7% Synergy
$0.53
Curse of Opulence+7% Synergy
$1.77
The Bath Song+7% Synergy
$0.27
The Night of the Doctor+6% Synergy
$0.30
Utopia Sprawl+5% Synergy
$1.35
Guardian Project+5% Synergy
$12.08
Leyline of Anticipation+5% Synergy
$8.51
Propaganda+2% Synergy
$3.52
Garruk's Uprising+2% Synergy
$0.45
Sylvan Library-1% Synergy
$26.85
Mystic Remora-4% Synergy
$11.44
Annie Joins Up-8% Synergy
$4.58
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Thing's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Teferi, Master of Time+46% Synergy
$9.13
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+38% Synergy
$2.89
Ajani Steadfast+38% Synergy
$1.69
Teferi, Temporal Archmage+30% Synergy
$0.87
Commodore Guff+30% Synergy
$1.02
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+30% Synergy
$10.61
Wrenn and Realmbreaker+28% Synergy
$6.36
The Eternal Wanderer+23% Synergy
$1.85
Chandra, Legacy of Fire+23% Synergy
$2.59
Narset of the Ancient Way+23% Synergy
$0.58
Ajani, the Greathearted+23% Synergy
$0.47
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes+22% Synergy
$3.41
The Wandering Emperor+15% Synergy
$4.10
Ajani, Sleeper Agent+15% Synergy
$1.69
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset+15% Synergy
$3.56
Narset Transcendent+15% Synergy
$7.08
Oko, Thief of Crowns+13% Synergy
$6.43
Teferi, Time Raveler+12% Synergy
$6.94
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury+8% Synergy
$4.51
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator+8% Synergy
$1.97
Samut, the Tested+8% Synergy
$0.68
Tamiyo, Compleated Sage+7% Synergy
$0.77
Garruk Wildspeaker+7% Synergy
$2.93
Ajani, Caller of the Pride+7% Synergy
$0.60
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner+7% Synergy
$1.25
Garruk, Primal Hunter+7% Synergy
$1.71
Basri Ket+7% Synergy
$1.47
The Wanderer+7% Synergy
$0.39
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+7% Synergy
$4.26
Jace, the Mind Sculptor+7% Synergy
$17.51
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor+7% Synergy
$3.69
Nissa, Ascended Animist+7% Synergy
$2.36
Ajani, Mentor of Heroes+7% Synergy
$4.62
Vivien Reid+7% Synergy
$0.38
Tezzeret, Artifice Master+7% Synergy
$4.88
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria+7% Synergy
$6.18
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage+7% Synergy
$5.30
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+6% Synergy
$1.85
Nissa, Vital Force+5% Synergy
$3.53
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+5% Synergy
$40.18
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Thing +1/+1 Counters decks.
Karn's Bastion+45% Synergy
$2.16
Rogue's Passage+23% Synergy
$0.36
Interplanar Beacon+23% Synergy
$0.18
Mosswort Bridge+14% Synergy
$0.34
Boseiju, Who Endures+13% Synergy
$53.40
The Fair Basilica+8% Synergy
$0.24
The Biblioplex+8% Synergy
$0.20
The Hunter Maze+8% Synergy
$0.07
Axgard Armory+8% Synergy
$0.41
The Surgical Bay+8% Synergy
$0.20
The Autonomous Furnace+8% Synergy
$0.19
The Gold Saucer+8% Synergy
$0.30
Slayers' Stronghold+7% Synergy
$0.36
Yavimaya Hollow+7% Synergy
$73.42
Arena of Glory+7% Synergy
$9.74
Inkmoth Nexus+7% Synergy
$12.75
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7% Synergy
$49.84
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion+7% Synergy
$0.28
Nesting Grounds+7% Synergy
$0.30
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+7% Synergy
$57.13
Castle Garenbrig+7% Synergy
$6.98
Multiversal Passage+7% Synergy
$9.89
Ghost Quarter+6% Synergy
$0.94
Scavenger Grounds+6% Synergy
$0.35
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+6% Synergy
$6.08
Evendo, Waking Haven+6% Synergy
$15.65
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+5% Synergy
$15.55
Kessig Wolf Run+5% Synergy
$0.34
Dryad Arbor+5% Synergy
$2.75
Trenzalore Clocktower+4% Synergy
$0.31
Shifting Woodland+4% Synergy
$4.90
Otawara, Soaring City+3% Synergy
$31.72
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$2.76
Mines of Moria0% Synergy
$2.49
The Shire0% Synergy
$2.58
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Thing's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Everflowing Chalice+30% Synergy
$0.36
Chromatic Orrery+22% Synergy
$36.46
Fellwar Stone+19% Synergy
$0.60
Astral Cornucopia+15% Synergy
$0.32
Replicating Ring+15% Synergy
$1.15
The Aetherspark+15% Synergy
$19.97
Aetheric Amplifier+14% Synergy
$0.84
The Mind Stone+14% Synergy
$97.47
Sol Ring+13% Synergy
$1.40
Staff of Compleation+8% Synergy
$4.17
The Celestus+8% Synergy
$0.49
Blitzball+7% Synergy
$0.25
The Eternity Elevator+7% Synergy
$2.05
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$1.31
Talisman of Impulse+4% Synergy
$0.32
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.46
Talisman of Creativity+2% Synergy
$2.01
Lotus Petal+2% Synergy
$38.08
Talisman of Curiosity+2% Synergy
$0.45
Talisman of Conviction+1% Synergy
$0.34
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.25
Lands
The mana base behind The Thing's +1/+1 Counters decks.
City of Brass+39% Synergy
$9.98
Spire Garden+25% Synergy
$2.20
Exotic Orchard+24% Synergy
$0.36
Bountiful Promenade+22% Synergy
$16.20
Training Center+18% Synergy
$15.42
Seaside Citadel+17% Synergy
$0.34
Rejuvenating Springs+17% Synergy
$8.09
Sea of Clouds+16% Synergy
$18.75
Sink into Stupor+12% Synergy
$7.11
Hushwood Verge+12% Synergy
$7.07
Jungle Shrine+10% Synergy
$0.38
Spectator Seating+10% Synergy
$17.38
Adarkar Wastes+10% Synergy
$0.34
Breeding Pool+9% Synergy
$11.06
Raugrin Triome+9% Synergy
$16.19
Frontier Bivouac+9% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Confluence+9% Synergy
$33.09
Reflecting Pool+8% Synergy
$17.20
Turbulent Wilderness+8% Synergy
$6.52
Windswept Heath+7% Synergy
$11.42
Jetmir's Garden+6% Synergy
$17.41
Hallowed Fountain+5% Synergy
$8.39
Spara's Headquarters+5% Synergy
$14.05
Scalding Tarn+5% Synergy
$38.66
Sunpetal Grove+5% Synergy
$0.63
Sodden Verdure+5% Synergy
$0.49
Stomping Ground+4% Synergy
$7.19
Temple Garden+4% Synergy
$7.78
Arid Mesa+4% Synergy
$33.45
Marsh Flats+4% Synergy
$30.45
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.25
Sacred Foundry+3% Synergy
$11.55
Ketria Triome+3% Synergy
$17.37
Polluted Delta+3% Synergy
$18.92
Wooded Foothills+2% Synergy
$17.02
Verdant Catacombs+2% Synergy
$32.22
Hinterland Harbor+2% Synergy
$0.28
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$36.10
Flooded Strand+1% Synergy
$15.52
Glacial Fortress+1% Synergy
$0.34
Mountain-2% Synergy
$0.08
Plains-4% Synergy
$0.07
Island-5% Synergy
$0.07
Forest-5% Synergy
$0.08
Fabled Passage-5% Synergy
$1.02
Steam Vents-6% Synergy
$11.18
Mystic Monastery-6% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.32
Terramorphic Expanse-11% Synergy
$0.26
Evolving Wilds-17% Synergy
$0.39
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
Aunt May
Donatello, Mutant Mechanic
Haldir, Lórien Lieutenant
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
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
Jasmine Boreal
Aang, Swift Savior
Berta, Wise Extrapolator
Bosco, Just a Bear
Cait, Cage Brawler
Catti-brie of Mithral Hall
Chorus of the Conclave
Emil, Vastlands Roamer
Emissary Green
Ennis, Debate Moderator
Ferrafor, Young Yew
Flopsie, Bumi's Buddy
Genghis Frog
Haliya, Ascendant Cadet
Human Torch
Invisible Woman
Jackal, Genius Geneticist
Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet
Jenara, Asura of War
Krang, the All-Powerful
Leatherhead, Iron Gator