Progenitus (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

Alex Wicker
Jun 25, 2026
When Is Kingmaking Allowed?
What does kingmaking say about a Commander player? Alex takes a deep dive into the politics and philosophy of choosing who wins when you can't.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Growth Curve
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zaxara, the Exemplary
86%inclusion177 decks205 decks
86%synergy
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
83%inclusion170 decks205 decks
83%synergy
Hydroid Krasis
81%inclusion166 decks205 decks
80%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
80%inclusion163 decks205 decks
79%synergy
Managorger Hydra
73%inclusion149 decks205 decks
72%synergy
Apocalypse Hydra
71%inclusion146 decks205 decks
71%synergy
Primordial Hydra
71%inclusion146 decks205 decks
71%synergy
Hungering Hydra
69%inclusion142 decks205 decks
69%synergy
Voracious Hydra
68%inclusion139 decks205 decks
67%synergy
Savageborn Hydra
67%inclusion137 decks205 decks
67%synergy
Top Cards
Steelbane Hydra
66%inclusion136 decks205 decks
65%synergy
Lifeblood Hydra
66%inclusion135 decks205 decks
66%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
65%inclusion133 decks205 decks
65%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
65%inclusion133 decks205 decks
65%synergy
Shivan Devastator
63%inclusion130 decks205 decks
63%synergy
Hydra Broodmaster
62%inclusion127 decks205 decks
62%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
61%inclusion126 decks205 decks
61%synergy
Mistcutter Hydra
61%inclusion125 decks205 decks
61%synergy
Polukranos Reborn
60%inclusion123 decks205 decks
60%synergy
The Goose Mother
60%inclusion123 decks205 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion36 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion35 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion31 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
-5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Genesis Hydra
56%inclusion115 decks205 decks
56%synergy
Phytohydra
53%inclusion108 decks205 decks
53%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
50%inclusion103 decks205 decks
50%synergy
Ironscale Hydra
49%inclusion100 decks205 decks
49%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
48%inclusion99 decks205 decks
48%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
48%inclusion68 decks141 decks
47%synergy
Hydra Omnivore
48%inclusion98 decks205 decks
48%synergy
Ulvenwald Hydra
45%inclusion93 decks205 decks
45%synergy
Neverwinter Hydra
42%inclusion86 decks205 decks
42%synergy
Nyxborn Hydra
41%inclusion85 decks205 decks
41%synergy
Heroes' Bane
41%inclusion85 decks205 decks
41%synergy
Warden of the Grove
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Protean Hydra
40%inclusion81 decks205 decks
39%synergy
Hooded Hydra
37%inclusion75 decks205 decks
36%synergy
Whiptongue Hydra
32%inclusion66 decks205 decks
32%synergy
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
30%inclusion62 decks205 decks
30%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
30%inclusion62 decks205 decks
30%synergy
Polukranos, World Eater
26%inclusion54 decks205 decks
26%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
23%inclusion48 decks205 decks
23%synergy
Magus Lucea Kane
23%inclusion48 decks205 decks
23%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
23%inclusion48 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Apex Devastator
22%inclusion45 decks205 decks
21%synergy
Rampant Rejuvenator
22%inclusion45 decks205 decks
22%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
21%inclusion44 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Briar Hydra
20%inclusion41 decks205 decks
20%synergy
Capricopian
20%inclusion40 decks205 decks
19%synergy
Wren's Run Hydra
20%inclusion40 decks205 decks
19%synergy
Ulasht, the Hate Seed
19%inclusion39 decks205 decks
19%synergy
Thunderous Snapper
19%inclusion39 decks205 decks
19%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
17%inclusion34 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
14%synergy
Khalni Hydra
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
16%synergy
Feral Hydra
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
16%synergy
Hydra Trainer
15%inclusion31 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Ramos, Dragon Engine
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Nyxbloom Ancient
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
-11%synergy
Rosheen Meanderer
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
13%synergy
Jodah, Archmage Eternal
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Helga, Skittish Seer
13%inclusion25 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Nessian Wilds Ravager
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
-8%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Sprouting Phytohydra
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Geode Golem
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Wildwood Scourge
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Scourge of Skola Vale
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Molten Hydra
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion79 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Heroic Intervention
32%inclusion65 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Call
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
28%synergy
Invigorating Surge
28%inclusion58 decks205 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
26%inclusion53 decks205 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
20%inclusion40 decks205 decks
-10%synergy
Fog
17%inclusion34 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
14%synergy
Beast Within
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
2%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
9.3%inclusion19 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Solidarity of Heroes
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Plasm Capture
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
1%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Planar Genesis
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
59%inclusion120 decks205 decks
24%synergy
Farseek
49%inclusion101 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
47%inclusion96 decks205 decks
25%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion88 decks205 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Lore
31%inclusion64 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
21%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
24%inclusion50 decks205 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
20%inclusion41 decks205 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Dominance
15%inclusion30 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Explore
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Circuitous Route
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Animist's Awakening
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
10%inclusion21 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Reshape the Earth
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Shared Roots
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Wave Goodbye
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Urban Evolution
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Migration Path
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
44%inclusion90 decks205 decks
43%synergy
The Great Henge
37%inclusion76 decks205 decks
31%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
36%inclusion74 decks205 decks
35%synergy
The Earth Crystal
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Fist of Suns
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
22%synergy
Herald's Horn
22%inclusion46 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion39 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Gathering Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Door to Nothingness
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Doubling Cube
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
-10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
59%inclusion120 decks205 decks
57%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
52%inclusion107 decks205 decks
39%synergy
Mirari's Wake
51%inclusion104 decks205 decks
43%synergy
Doubling Season
48%inclusion99 decks205 decks
42%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
42%inclusion86 decks205 decks
31%synergy
Hydra's Growth
40%inclusion82 decks205 decks
40%synergy
Hardened Scales
28%inclusion58 decks205 decks
26%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
27%inclusion55 decks205 decks
13%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
25%inclusion50 decks198 decks
24%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
25%inclusion41 decks163 decks
21%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
24%inclusion50 decks205 decks
24%synergy
The First Tyrannic War
23%inclusion47 decks205 decks
23%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
20%inclusion42 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Mana Reflection
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Strength
15%inclusion31 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Omen
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Mayael's Aria
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Finest Hour
13%inclusion26 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Exploration
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Loading Zone
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
All Will Be One
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Primal Vigor
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Growth
10%inclusion21 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Collective Inferno
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
True Conviction
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
7.8%inclusion16 decks205 decks
-3%synergy
Spelunking
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
6.8%inclusion14 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.3%inclusion13 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Sphere Grid
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Lattice Library
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Burgeoning
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
10%inclusion21 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Ajani, the Greathearted
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Lair of the Hydra
43%inclusion88 decks205 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion82 decks205 decks
15%synergy
Karn's Bastion
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion45 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Three Tree City
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
20%inclusion41 decks205 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion37 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion20 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.8%inclusion18 decks205 decks
2%synergy
Cactus Preserve
8.3%inclusion17 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion159 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion137 decks205 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
66%inclusion135 decks205 decks
16%synergy
Timeless Lotus
39%inclusion80 decks205 decks
28%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
32%inclusion65 decks205 decks
23%synergy
Elementalist's Palette
25%inclusion51 decks205 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion46 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
18%inclusion35 decks198 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion32 decks205 decks
-16%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Brass Infiniscope
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
91%inclusion186 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion170 decks205 decks
-5%synergy
Island
82%inclusion169 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
81%inclusion166 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Plains
80%inclusion165 decks205 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
79%inclusion162 decks205 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion112 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion104 decks205 decks
-13%synergy
The World Tree
39%inclusion79 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Zagoth Triome
32%inclusion66 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Breeding Pool
31%inclusion64 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Ketria Triome
31%inclusion63 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion63 decks205 decks
14%synergy
Jungle Shrine
30%inclusion62 decks205 decks
14%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
30%inclusion62 decks205 decks
13%synergy
Stomping Ground
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
-0%synergy
Temple Garden
30%inclusion61 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
29%inclusion59 decks205 decks
9%synergy
Indatha Triome
28%inclusion58 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Jetmir's Garden
28%inclusion58 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion57 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Seaside Citadel
27%inclusion56 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
27%inclusion55 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Opulent Palace
27%inclusion55 decks205 decks
11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion51 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
23%inclusion48 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
22%inclusion46 decks205 decks
7%synergy
Savage Lands
22%inclusion45 decks205 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
19%inclusion38 decks205 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
18%inclusion36 decks205 decks
-9%synergy
Steam Vents
18%inclusion36 decks205 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion36 decks205 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion35 decks205 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion33 decks205 decks
-10%synergy
Sacred Foundry
15%inclusion31 decks205 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion30 decks205 decks
-5%synergy
Taiga
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
2%synergy
Tropical Island
14%inclusion29 decks205 decks
1%synergy
Savannah
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
-12%synergy
Bayou
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
12%inclusion25 decks205 decks
-12%synergy
Badlands
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
1%synergy
Raugrin Triome
12%inclusion24 decks205 decks
-5%synergy
Tundra
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Savai Triome
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
-4%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion23 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Nomad Outpost
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Monastery
11%inclusion22 decks205 decks
-3%synergy