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Legolas, Counter of Kills
Legendary Creature — Elf Archer
Reach Whenever you scry, if Legolas is tapped, you may untap it. Do this only once each turn. Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Legolas.
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“Tap to scry, grow on every opponent creature death, count your way to victory.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Counters, Sacrifice, Voltron
Strategy
Legolas, Counter of Kills is a sneaky grower that rewards you for two things: scrying and watching your opponents' creatures die. Your gameplan is to keep Legolas untapped and active while building up a mountain of +1/+1 counters, turning it into a flying-resistant threat that can close out games with commander damage. The deck leans into scrying effects (like Braids, Arisen Nightmare or Mystic Tutor) to keep triggering that untap, and pairs this with symmetrical creature removal or sacrifice outlets that rack up body counts. You're not trying to kill all the creatures yourself—encourage table politics, lean on board wipes, or set up aristocrat effects so other players' losses become your gains.
The secondary angle is turning Legolas into a resilient threat. With Simic's access to card draw and counterspells, you can protect your commander while it scales out of control. Proliferate effects like Doubling Season or Evolution Sage can double-dip those counters, and any sac outlet (Viscera Seer, Ashnod's Altar) lets you trigger death triggers yourself. By mid-game, Legolas becomes a flying-resistant, hexproof-worthy body that dominates through sheer stats and evasion.
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Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive scry rocks like Mystic Sanctuary and use cheap alternatives like Sleight of Hand, Portent, and Braids, Arisen Nightmare. Basic sacrifice outlets (Viscera Seer, Altar of Dementia) replace pricey aristocrats.
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