Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

Hamza is a cost-reducer that rewards you for building wide with +1/+1 counters. The core gameplan is to play small creatures, pump them with counters (via cards like Hardened Scales or Ozolith), and then use Hamza's discount to cascade into bigger threats at a fraction of their normal cost. Once you've got a board full of countered creatures, you're essentially playing everything for free, which lets you go wide and tall simultaneously. You win by overwhelming opponents with a mix of evasive, large, and aggressive creatures that all synergize with the counter theme.

The deck thrives in the midrange-to-aggro space because you're pressure-testing early while setting up your counter engine. Cards that move counters around (like Ozolith, the Shattered Spire or Spike Weaver effects) and token generators that enter with counters create explosive turns. Since Hamza discounts both himself and your creatures, you'll often see a pattern of casting one or two threats, then suddenly dumping your hand for minimal mana—turning small incremental value into a dominant board state.

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