Bristly Bill, Spine Sower (Commander) - Core +1/+1 Counters

Mike Carrozza
May 20, 2026
Am I the Bolas? - "I Would've Won and We Would've Played Another Game"
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Azusa, Lost but Seeking
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Incubation Druid
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Rishkar, Peema Renegade
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Icetill Explorer
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Renata, Called to the Hunt
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Harrow
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Fog
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Return of the Wildspeaker
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Ram Through
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Overprotect
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Silkguard
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Invigorating Surge
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Bite Down
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Hunter's Insight
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Naturalize
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Obscuring Haze
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Wrap in Vigor
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Blossoming Defense
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Signature Slam
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Strength of Will
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Veil of Summer
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Three Visits
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Explore
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Traverse the Outlands
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Fangs of Kalonia
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Harmonize
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Awaken the Woods
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Scapeshift
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Season of Gathering
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Pick Your Poison
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Shared Roots
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Green Sun's Zenith
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Map the Frontier
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Splendid Reclamation
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Last March of the Ents
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Shamanic Revelation
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Biogenic Upgrade
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Circuitous Route
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Broken Bond
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Thirsting Roots
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Spry and Mighty
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Knockout Maneuver
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Triumph of the Hordes
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Soul's Majesty
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Primal Might
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Dance of the Tumbleweeds
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Emerald Medallion
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Swiftfoot Boots
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The Great Henge
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The Ozolith
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Conduit of Worlds
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Crucible of Worlds
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Power Fist
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Lightning Greaves
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Exploration Broodship
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Staff of Titania
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Lumbering Worldwagon
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Zuran Orb
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Bow of Nylea
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Terrasymbiosis
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Tribute to the World Tree
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Loading Zone
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Exploration
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Doubling Season
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Court of Garenbrig
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Roaring Earth
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Retreat to Kazandu
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Earthbender Ascension
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Sapling Nursery
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Unnatural Growth
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Stocking the Pantry
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15%synergy
Hydra's Growth
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10%synergy
Sphere Grid
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High Score
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Kenrith's Transformation
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Greater Good
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Ride the Shoopuf
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Khalni Heart Expedition
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7%synergy
Asceticism
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Primal Vigor
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5%synergy
Druid Class
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3%synergy
Primeval Bounty
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Utopia Sprawl
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Wild Growth
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-17%synergy
Sylvan Library
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Colossal Majesty
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Level Up
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Spelunking
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2%synergy
Thickest in the Thicket
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4%synergy
Fight Rigging
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5%synergy
Virtue of Strength
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0%synergy
Guardian Project
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-10%synergy
Burgeoning
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-0%synergy
Rancor
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Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
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Song of the Dryads
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Blanchwood Armor
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Bear Umbra
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Case of the Trampled Garden
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5%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
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2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
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Additive Evolution
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Death's Presence
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Planeswalkers
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
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10%synergy
Garruk, Primal Hunter
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3%synergy
Nissa, Ascended Animist
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Rogue's Passage
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15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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0%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
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13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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5%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
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-5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
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12%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
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War Room
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-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
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Ba Sing Se
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Llanowar Reborn
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Shifting Woodland
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Tranquil Thicket
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Arid Archway
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Temple of the False God
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Dryad Arbor
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Guildless Commons
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6%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
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Lair of the Hydra
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Scavenger Grounds
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2%synergy
Jungle Basin
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Ghost Quarter
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0%synergy
Strip Mine
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Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
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3%synergy
Lotus Field
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-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
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-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-4%synergy
Caged Sun
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0%synergy
Herd Heirloom
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Lands
Forest
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2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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50%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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47%synergy
Fabled Passage
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30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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19%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
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21%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
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20%synergy
Escape Tunnel
24%inclusion34 decks140 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
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14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
13%synergy
Brokers Hideout
22%inclusion31 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Blighted Woodland
21%inclusion30 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion24 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion22 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion20 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
-0%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion14 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.6%inclusion12 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
-1%synergy