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{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Counter Intelligence is an artifact-focused Jeskai Commander deck built around Inspirit, Flagship Vessel. Rather than overwhelming opponents with raw speed, the deck steadily develops a powerful technological advantage through Energy, proliferate, charge counters, and artifact synergies. Every turn adds another piece to the engine until the fleet reaches critical mass."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The early game is dedicated to accelerating mana with artifacts, reducing casting costs, and assembling the core engine. Energy generators, mana rocks, and efficient artifact creatures create a strong foundation while proliferate effects steadily increase every relevant counter on the battlefield. Charge counters, +1/+1 counters, and Energy all work together, allowing even small advantages to snowball into dominant board states."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"As the game progresses, the deck transitions from development into control. Targeted interaction, counterspells, and repeatable removal help keep opponents from executing their own plans while your board continues to grow stronger. Artifact recursion and resilient value engines make it difficult to permanently slow the deck down, rewarding patient play and careful sequencing over explosive all-in turns."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Victory can come from several directions. Darksteel Reactor threatens an alternate win condition through proliferation, Lux Cannon becomes repeatable removal, Cyberdrive Awakener transforms a fleet of artifacts into a lethal attack, and massive artifact creatures backed by Energy and counter synergies quickly become impossible to ignore. No two games play exactly the same, as the deck adapts to the board while continually improving its technological advantage."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inspired by futuristic fleets and advanced technology, Counter Intelligence captures the feeling of commanding a flagship supported by an ever-expanding armada of spacecraft, inventions, and experimental weapons. Every artifact advances the mission, every proliferate trigger increases your advantage, and every turn brings the fleet one step closer to complete battlefield superiority."},{"insert":"\n"}]}

Commander

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Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 8+.)
1+ | At the beginning of combat on your turn, put your choice of a +1/+1 counter or two charge counters on up to one other target artifact.
8+ | Flying
Other artifacts you control have hexproof and indestructible.
Legendary Artifact - Spacecraft
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel (eoc) 2

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Artifact

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Adaptive Omnitool
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Adaptive Omnitool (drc) 16
Aether Refinery
If you would get one or more
(energy counters), you get twice that many
instead.
: You get
, then you may pay one or more
. If you do, create an X/X black Aetherborn creature token, where X is the amount of
paid this way.
Artifact
Aether Refinery (m3c) 106
Aetherflux Conduit
Whenever you cast a spell, you get an amount of
(energy counters) equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell.
, Pay fifty
: Draw seven cards. You may cast any number of spells from your hand without paying their mana costs.
Artifact
Aetherflux Conduit (drc) 17
Aetheric Amplifier
: Add one mana of any color.
,
: Choose one. Activate only as a sorcery.
• Double the number of each kind of counter on target permanent.
• Double the number of each kind of counter you have.
Artifact
Aetheric Amplifier (drc) 18
Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (msc) 194
Astral Cornucopia
This artifact enters with X charge counters on it.
: Choose a color. Add one mana of that color for each charge counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Astral Cornucopia (soc) 342
Bespoke Battlewagon
: You get
(two energy counters).
, Pay
: Tap target creature.
, Pay
: Draw a card.
Pay
: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.
Crew 4
Artifact - Vehicle
Bespoke Battlewagon (drc) 71
Chromatic Lantern
Lands you control have "
: Add one mana of any color."
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Chromatic Lantern (msc) 195
Cloud Key
As this artifact enters, choose artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, or sorcery.
Spells you cast of the chosen type cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Cloud Key (eoc) 54
Darksteel Reactor
Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.
When this artifact has twenty or more charge counters on it, you win the game.
Artifact
Darksteel Reactor (eoc) 134
Decoction Module
Whenever a creature you control enters, you get
(an energy counter).
,
: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Artifact
Decoction Module (drc) 128
Empowered Autogenerator
This artifact enters tapped.
: Put a charge counter on this artifact. Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of charge counters on this artifact.
Artifact
Empowered Autogenerator (eoc) 135
Everflowing Chalice
Multikicker
(You may pay an additional
any number of times as you cast this spell.)
This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked.
: Add
for each charge counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Everflowing Chalice (eoc) 137
Imposter Mech
You may have this Vehicle enter as a copy of a creature an opponent controls, except it's a Vehicle artifact with crew 3 and it loses all other card types.
Crew 3
Artifact - Vehicle
Imposter Mech (nec) 13
Izzet Generatorium
If you would get one or more
(energy counters), you get that many plus one
instead.
: Draw a card. Activate only if you've paid or lost four or more
this turn.
Artifact
Izzet Generatorium (mh3) 191
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (msc) 202
Lux Cannon
: Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove three charge counters from this artifact: Destroy target permanent.
Artifact
Lux Cannon (eoc) 141
Pentad Prism
Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Pentad Prism (eoc) 56
Retrofitter Foundry
: Untap this artifact.
,
: Create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.
,
, Sacrifice a Servo: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
, Sacrifice a Thopter: Create a 4/4 colorless Construct artifact creature token.
Artifact
Retrofitter Foundry (drc) 136
Sapphire Medallion
Blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Sapphire Medallion (mh3) 296
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (msc) 212
Tamiyo's Journal
At the beginning of your upkeep, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice three Clues: Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Legendary Artifact - Book
Tamiyo's Journal (inr) 272
Uthros Research Craft
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 12+.)
3+ | Whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card. Put a charge counter on this Spacecraft.
12+ | Flying
This Spacecraft gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Artifact - Spacecraft
Uthros Research Craft (eoc) 27

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Creature

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Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
Creature tokens you control have haste.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 2/1 blue Phyrexian Myr artifact creature token. Then you may choose a token you control. If you do, each other token you control becomes a copy of that token.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Artificer Phyrexian
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer (soc) 299
Chrome Host Seedshark
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, incubate X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Create an Incubator token with X +1/+1 counters on it and "
: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
Creature - Phyrexian Shark
Chrome Host Seedshark (eoc) 68
Coretapper
: Put a charge counter on target artifact.
Sacrifice this creature: Put two charge counters on target artifact.
Creature Artifact - Myr
Coretapper (eoc) 132
Crystalline Crawler
Converge — This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add one mana of any color.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Crystalline Crawler (eoc) 133
Cyberdrive Awakener
Flying
Other artifact creatures you control have flying.
When this creature enters, each noncreature artifact you control becomes a 4/4 artifact creature until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Cyberdrive Awakener (eoc) 69
Cyclops Superconductor
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
When this creature enters, you get
(three energy counters).
When this creature dies, you may pay
. When you do, this creature deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Creature - Wizard Cyclops
Cyclops Superconductor (mh3) 182
Deepglow Skate
When this creature enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents.
Creature - Fish
Deepglow Skate (eoc) 70
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Emry enters, mill four cards.
: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
Legendary Creature - Wizard Merfolk
Emry, Lurker of the Loch (eoc) 71
Enthusiastic Mechanaut
Flying
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Goblin Artificer
Enthusiastic Mechanaut (eoc) 114
Etherium Sculptor
Artifact spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature Artifact - Artificer Vedalken
Etherium Sculptor (eoc) 72
Filigree Vector
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each of any number of target creatures and a charge counter on each of any number of target artifacts.
,
, Sacrifice another artifact: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature Artifact - Construct Phyrexian
Filigree Vector (moc) 15
Flux Channeler
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature - Human Wizard
Flux Channeler (cmm) 847
Hangarback Walker
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When this creature dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.
,
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Hangarback Walker (soc) 348
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
Whenever you cast a historic spell, draw a card. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain (eoc) 118
Kappa Cannoneer
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for
.)
Ward

Whenever this creature or another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It can't be blocked this turn.
Creature Artifact - Warrior Turtle
Kappa Cannoneer (eoc) 74
Kilo, Apogee Mind
Haste
Whenever Kilo becomes tapped, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Legendary Creature Artifact - Artificer Robot
Kilo, Apogee Mind (eoc) 3
Lightning Runner
Double strike, haste
Whenever this creature attacks, you get
(two energy counters), then you may pay eight
. If you pay, untap all creatures you control, and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Creature - Human Warrior
Lightning Runner (drc) 103
Metastatic Evangel
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature - Human Cleric Phyrexian
Metastatic Evangel (mh3) 35
Patrolling Peacemaker
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever an opponent commits a crime, proliferate. (They commit a crime if they target an opponent, anything an opponent controls, and/or cards in an opponent's graveyard. To proliferate, you choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature Artifact - Soldier Robot
Patrolling Peacemaker (eoc) 5
Phyrexian Metamorph
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.
Creature Artifact - Shapeshifter Phyrexian
Phyrexian Metamorph (eoc) 75
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
,
: Create a token that's a copy of another target creature or artifact you control, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance (lci) 239
Sai, Master Thopterist
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer
Sai, Master Thopterist (drc) 82
Steel Overseer
: Put a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature you control.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Steel Overseer (eoc) 144
Surge Conductor
Whenever another nontoken artifact you control enters, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature Artifact - Robot
Surge Conductor (eoc) 19
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Flying
If you would proliferate, proliferate twice instead.
, Remove three counters from among other artifacts, creatures, and planeswalkers you control: Put an indestructible counter on Tekuthal. (
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus (eoc) 78
Thought Monitor
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Thought Monitor (eoc) 79
Whirler Virtuoso
When this creature enters, you get
(three energy counters).
Pay
: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Creature - Artificer Vedalken
Whirler Virtuoso (drc) 122

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Enchantment

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Hardlight Containment
Enchant artifact you control
When this Aura enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.
Enchanted permanent has ward
.
Enchantment - Aura
Hardlight Containment (eoe) 20
Imprisoned in the Moon
Enchant creature, land, or planeswalker
Enchanted permanent is a colorless land with "
: Add
" and loses all other card types and abilities.
Enchantment - Aura
Imprisoned in the Moon (inr) 358
Powerbalance
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost if the two spells have the same mana value.
Enchantment
Powerbalance (mh3) 131
Resourceful Defense
Whenever a permanent you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on target permanent you control.
: Move any number of counters from target permanent you control onto a second target permanent you control.
Enchantment
Resourceful Defense (eoc) 67

Enchantment

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Instant

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Consign to Memory
Replicate
(When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Counter target triggered ability or colorless spell.
Instant
Consign to Memory (mh3) 54
Experimental Augury
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Instant
Experimental Augury (eoc) 73
Steady Progress
Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Steady Progress (plst) MM2-58
Swan Song
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
Instant
Swan Song (eoc) 46
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (msc) 143
Tune the Narrative
Draw a card. You get
(two energy counters).
Instant
Tune the Narrative (mh3) 75

Instant

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Land

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Adarkar Wastes
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Adarkar Wastes (eoc) 147
Ancient Den
: Add
.
Artifact Land
Ancient Den (eoc) 148
Battlefield Forge
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Battlefield Forge (soc) 362
Buried Ruin
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Land
Buried Ruin (eoc) 150
Cascade Bluffs
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Cascade Bluffs (soc) 364
Clifftop Retreat
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.
: Add
or
.
Land
Clifftop Retreat (msc) 231
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (msc) 234
Evolving Wilds
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Evolving Wilds (msc) 240
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (msc) 241
Glacial Fortress
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Glacial Fortress (msc) 248
Great Furnace
: Add
.
Artifact Land
Great Furnace (eoc) 161
Irrigated Farmland
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Plains Island
Irrigated Farmland (msc) 251
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (msh) 290
Karn's Bastion
: Add
.
,
: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Land
Karn's Bastion (eoc) 163
Meteor Crater
: Choose a color of a permanent you control. Add one mana of that color.
Land
Meteor Crater (pls) 140
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (msh) 293
Mystic Monastery
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Mystic Monastery (msc) 253
Perilous Landscape
: Add
.
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Island, Mountain, or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land
Perilous Landscape (tdc) 383
Radiant Summit
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Mountain
Radiant Summit (msc) 258
Razortide Bridge
This land enters tapped.
Indestructible
: Add
or
.
Artifact Land
Razortide Bridge (eoc) 171
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (soc) 398
Rugged Prairie
: Add
.
,
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Rugged Prairie (soc) 401
Rustvale Bridge
This land enters tapped.
Indestructible
: Add
or
.
Artifact Land
Rustvale Bridge (eoc) 175
Seat of the Synod
: Add
.
Artifact Land
Seat of the Synod (eoc) 176
Shivan Reef
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Shivan Reef (soc) 404
Silverbluff Bridge
This land enters tapped.
Indestructible
: Add
or
.
Artifact Land
Silverbluff Bridge (eoc) 180
Skycloud Expanse
,
: Add
.
Land
Skycloud Expanse (eoc) 181
Spire of Industry
: Add
.
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.
Land
Spire of Industry (eoc) 183
Sulfur Falls
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sulfur Falls (msc) 269
Temple of Epiphany
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add
or
.
Land
Temple of Epiphany (soc) 412
The Mycosynth Gardens
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
,
: This land becomes a copy of target nontoken artifact you control with mana value X.
Land - Sphere
The Mycosynth Gardens (eoc) 168
Urza's Cave
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land - Urza's Cave
Urza's Cave (mh3) 234

Land

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Sorcery

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Contentious Plan
Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Contentious Plan (war) 46
Tezzeret's Gambit
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Draw two cards, then proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Sorcery
Tezzeret's Gambit (eoc) 47
Wake the Past
Return all artifact cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn.
Sorcery
Wake the Past (eoc) 128

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Deck Info

Deck stats

9 pips - 9 cards
27 mana - 24 cards
32 pips - 31 cards
30 mana - 27 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 12 cards
16 pips - 13 cards
32 mana - 27 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 12 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
16 mana - 15 cards
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Description

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