Grow early creatures, make Ant-Man’s extra bodies, and place counters on evasive threats that can finish through a ground stall.
Grow early creatures, make Ant-Man’s extra bodies, and place counters on evasive threats that can finish through a ground stall.
Commit when repeated useful cards and enough support make a complete deck in these colors.
Four checks while you draft
Can I affect the board before the payoff?
Gets one counter per turn when another creature gets a +1/+1 counter. Spreading counter effects across turns can yield more growth.
Do my actual cards enable this plan?
With Ant-Man and Knight present, Restorative Technique puts a counter elsewhere, generating an Insect and growing Knight. Their limits prevent repeated rewards that turn.
Can I stop their strongest play and finish a stalled game?
Grow early creatures, make Ant-Man’s extra bodies, and place counters on evasive threats that can finish through a ground stall.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
The key card is present but its support is thin.
Prioritize useful support such as Knight of Wundagore or Aerial Doombot.
With Ant-Man and Knight present, Restorative Technique puts a counter elsewhere, generating an Insect and growing Knight. Their limits prevent repeated rewards that turn.
Your deck already enables the plan but is losing the early turns.
Take a castable early creature or efficient answer before a second expensive payoff.
Once-per-turn rewards do not multiply with every counter. Spread effects between turns when the timing and board allow it.
The support is missing
Favor independently useful creatures and interaction if the narrow support does not arrive.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Once-per-turn rewards do not multiply with every counter. Spread effects between turns when the timing and board allow it.
Bounce or remove the creature holding several counters. Pressure the deck before it can convert spare mana into permanent growth.
White Tiger, Ava Ayala64.8% GIH · 332 instances
Stature, Size Shifter64.5% GIH · 293 instances
Falcon's Wing Harness63.9% GIH · 230 instances
Punishing Punch63.8% GIH · 378 instances
Frozen in Ice63.3% GIH · 771 instances
Atlantis Attacks62.9% GIH · 590 instances17Lands ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Leader, Super-Genius 2UUHis combat trigger filters and grows a creature while his replacement effect adds another draw. Keep a creature available as a target and protect the engine.
The Wondrous Wasp 1UFlash can interrupt combat while the enter trigger removes abilities from a creature. The ability removal lasts only while Wasp remains; it does not stop normal untapping.17Lands Pick-Two Draft ↗ · Jun 23–Jul 24, 2026 · 100-instance minimum
Aerial DoombotA cheap flyer is a useful counter or Equipment carrier. Pay for its power-up when the larger evasive body is worth more than another spell.
Serpent Specialist
Knight of WundagoreGets one counter per turn when another creature gets a +1/+1 counter. Spreading counter effects across turns can yield more growth.
Atlantean CavalrySecond-card draws become permanent growth. Vigilance lets it attack while remaining available for teamwork.
Bruce Banner
Tony Stark
Abomination, Terrifying Titan
Absorbing Man
Ant-Man, Colony Commander
The Astonishing Ant-Man
Beast, Erudite Aerialist
Ghost, Spectral Saboteur
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Speedball, New Warrior
Spider-Man, To the Rescue
Spider-Woman, Secret Agent
Titania, Rugged Rumbler
Worlds Within Worlds
Privileged Position
Sundering GrowthExamples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
| Pick-Two | One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|---|
| When Ant-Man, Colony Commander is already in your pool, pair useful support such as Knight of Wundagore with the early play or answer your deck still lacks. Two rewards alone do not supply the support. | With one pick, fill the missing early play, answer or support card before adding another narrow payoff. The plan must work without drawing its key card. | Compare complete builds from the cards you opened. Keep the castable curve and interaction even if the draft theme is only partly supported. |
With Ant-Man and Knight present, Restorative Technique puts a counter elsewhere, generating an Insect and growing Knight. Their limits prevent repeated rewards that turn.
Restorative Technique
