Hour of Devastation is now my fifth set to make this list, and if you would like to see any of the previous lists to see what Ive been right or wrong about, you can see them here: The Top 20 Standard Cards of Amonkhet The Top 20 Standard Cards from Aether Revolt The Top 20 Standard Cards from Kaladesh The Top 20 Standard Cards from Eldritch Moon Now, with the previous sets, Ive always written this list before the first weeks Standard Open on the SCG Tour, but unfortunately I wasnt able to write an article last week, so its going up now
Since Agent gives +1/+1 counters each time you attack the right person, you can really benefit from The Bastion of Karn, which can tap for four mana to proliferate and increase your counter count on your Commander
are adored by fans for their undeniable cool factor, hence one of the reasons this card is so desirable
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Losing the modified creature is rough, but if you use The Ozolith and it's ilk it lets you keep moving 1 counter from inkling to inkling and keeping the rest