Simic Counter Artifacts

A blue-green midrange deck that grows a wide board with +1/+1 counters and artifact synergies, using mana acceleration to deploy Bristly Bill and Innkeeper's Talent; it approximates proliferate by repeatedly adding and doubling counters.

• Bristly Bill, Spine Sower triggers on landfall, and Evolving Wilds or Terramorphic Expanse sacrifice to search a basic land, causing two landfall triggers and growing two creatures.
• Innkeeper's Talent doubles all +1/+1 counters, so every counter from Sunshower Druid, Pawpatch Recruit, Glimmerlight, Carrot Cake, and Hunter's Talent gets doubled, rapidly snowballing your board.
• Glimmerlight and Carrot Cake are artifacts that put +1/+1 counters on creatures; Glimmerlight equips for extra power, and Carrot Cake can be sacrificed for life and a counter.
• Hunter's Talent provides a steady stream of counters and at level 3 puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control at the beginning of combat, which Innkeeper's Talent doubles.
• Fountainport Bell ramps your mana and can be sacrificed to draw a card, while Deduce draws a card and creates a Clue artifact token for more card advantage.
• Bite Down uses your creature's power (boosted by counters) to fight an opponent's creature, acting as removal.

Keep hands with two to four lands and at least one ramp piece (Oasis Gardener, Bushwhack, or Fountainport Bell). Hands with Bristly Bill and a landfall enabler are strong keeps. Mulligan hands with no green sources, no creatures, or only expensive spells. A hand with Innkeeper's Talent and multiple counter sources is also a good keep.

Early: Ramp with Oasis Gardener, Bushwhack, and Fountainport Bell to accelerate your mana. Deploy Bristly Bill or Hunter's Talent to start growing counters. Mid: Use Sunshower Druid, Pawpatch Recruit, Glimmerlight, and Carrot Cake to put counters on your creatures, then double them with Innkeeper's Talent. Use Bite Down to remove key threats. Late: Activate Bristly Bill's ability to put a +1/+1 counter on each creature, creating a lethal board. Use Deduce and Fountainport Bell to keep drawing gas.

The deck is vulnerable to sweepers and mass removal because it invests heavily in creatures and counters. Fast aggro decks can race you before your counters accumulate. Artifact removal can answer Glimmerlight, Carrot Cake, and Fountainport Bell, slowing your engine. The mana base is simple and can be disrupted by nonbasic land hate, though we mostly use basics and fetch lands.