Chisei, Heart of Oceans

Chisei is a flying threat that forces you to manage counters every turn, turning what could be a drawback into your deck's engine. The core idea is to build around permanents that naturally accumulate counters—experience counters, loyalty counters from planeswalkers, +1/+1 counters on creatures, or charge counters on artifacts. Every upkeep, you're shedding a counter to keep Chisei alive, which means you want those counters doing work anyway. This creates a unique tension: you're not just playing to win, you're playing to maintain a resource loop that keeps your engine running.

Your win condition centers on steady value and card advantage rather than explosive turns. Load your deck with planeswalkers (especially those that generate loyalty quickly), proliferate effects to multiply your counters, and creatures with built-in counter synergies like Ozolith or Retract effects. Blue's card draw and tempo tools keep you ahead while Chisei beats down in the air. You're essentially playing a midrange deck that rewards careful planning and counter management—every permanent becomes part of a puzzle where removal pressure and board presence intertwine.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.