Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11

Michelangelo turns every +1/+1 counter into a party. His static ability doubles down on counter synergies by adding an extra counter whenever one would be placed, meaning a single +1/+1 source becomes two, three, or more. The Mutagen token he creates on entry is a repeatable counter-granting engine that scales beautifully with his ability. Your deck wants to load up on cards that place counters—proliferate effects, infect creatures, kicker spells, and cards like Evolution Sage or Ozolith—and watch your creatures snowball into lethal threats.

The gameplan is straightforward: ramp into Michelangelo, tap the Mutagen every turn to pump a creature, and let his doubling effect turn a single +1/+1 into a +2/+2, then +3/+3, creating explosive growth very quickly. You're not trying to combo off; you're grinding value and making huge attackers. A 1/1 commander doesn't have to connect much when you've got a 10/10 on board by turn 5. Win by swinging through with dramatically oversized creatures, or occasionally finding an alternate win like Walking Ballista or a simple infect threat that only needs a few counters to close out the game.

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