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Lulu, Stern Guardian
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever an opponent attacks you, choose target creature attacking you. Put a stun counter on that creature. {3}{U}: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
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“Stun lock attackers while proliferating your way to planeswalker victory.”
Control
Intermediate
Commander damage, Planeswalker ultimates, Combat damage
Superfriends, Counters, Control
Strategy
Lulu, Stern Guardian is a defensive blue commander that turns combat into card advantage. Every time opponents attack you, you stun-lock their creatures while building up your own counter-based threats. The core gameplan revolves around accumulating counters on your permanents and planeswalkers, then using Lulu's proliferate ability to snowball them out of control. You're buying time with stun counters while your board grows exponentially—eventually overwhelming opponents with a wall of high-loyalty walkers or massive creatures.
The deck leans heavily on planeswalkers, particularly ones that generate value and threaten ultimates quickly when proliferated. You'll also run creatures with counters (like +1/+1 or experience counters) and superfriends elements to maximize proliferate triggers. Blue's draw and control spells keep you alive while you set up your counter engine. The win is typically a combination of commander damage, planeswalker ultimates, or a board of enormous creatures that opponents can't safely attack into.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive planeswalkers like Teferi Hero of Dominaria; use budget alternatives like Narset Parter of Veils and Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer. Replace pricey blue staples with Counterspell variants like Refuse to Yield.
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