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Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion

Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion

Legendary Creature — Dog

Yoshimaru wants a deck that keeps making its creatures bigger turn after turn. It also works in a deck built around Dogs or Legends Matter.

  • Mana cost2 genericwhite
  • White ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 2
  • RarityUncommon

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

6 generic: Put a +1/+1 counter on target legendary creature.

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Archetypes

Cards That Fit Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion

Picked for what they do in Yoshimaru's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Yoshimaru's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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The 6 Cards

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The 6 Cards

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Yoshimaru, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWPlayers write colors as letters: W for white.+1/+1 Counters+1/+1 counter decks put small markers on their creatures that make each one permanently bigger, and keep adding more every turn. Each +1/+1 counter adds one to a creature's power (the damage it deals) and toughness (the damage it can take).Open the +1/+1 Counters pageCounter EngineAdds +1/+1 counters over and over rather than once. A counter here is a small permanent marker that raises a creature's power and toughness for good. It is not a counterspell, which is a different thing entirely. Something that adds them every turn makes your whole board bigger and keeps it that way. Hardened Scales, Corpsejack MenaceOpen the Counter Engine page+1/+1 CountersPuts +1/+1 counters on creatures, permanently raising their power and toughness. Unlike a temporary boost that wears off at end of turn, these markers stay put and stack up over a long game. Hardened Scales, The Great HengeOpen the +1/+1 Counters pageLegends MatterCards that care about legendary cards: rewards for casting them, discounts, or bonuses for each one you control.Open the Legends Matter pageMana SinkGives you somewhere useful to spend spare mana, usually through an ability you can activate again and again. Rogue's Passage, Mind StoneOpen the Mana Sink page