The Incredible Hulk

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Draw and set up as Bruce, transform or cast Hulk directly, then deal controlled damage to attacking Hulk without preventing it or letting it die.

Color identity: G / R / U
Deck role: modal transforming double-faced card
Game plan: Develop Temur mana.

Market Summary

Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk market checks

Market trends

Supply pressureMarket status49Cards monitored8Active signals18Supply pressure6Higher confidenceSep 29, 2026Last market update

Supply pressure: Brash Taunter is the first card to verify because Brash Taunter: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-45%).

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Core Synergy

Caltrops

Caltrops combat combo

Direct, repeatable every combat, no mana; can contribute lethal marked damage.

Role: Automatic Attack Damage; Combo Piece
Set: 7ED

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Combo To Know

Conditional Ballista Charger combat loop

Verified

Once Ballista Charger is a creature with vigilance, it can attack every combat and damage Hulk.

Potential infinite combats and +1/+1 counters.

Line: Infinite

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Market Watch

Brash Taunter

Supply is getting thin

Fight Damage; Damage Payoff

Brash Taunter: supply is getting thin over the 30d window (-45%).

NeoPrice: $3.23
Inventory: 84 copies

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Recent Intelligence

Bruce Banner Turns Controlled Damage Into Hulk Combats

Commander

Caltrops

Draw and set up as Bruce, transform or cast Hulk directly, then deal controlled damage to attacking Hulk without preventing it or letting it die.

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Commander Overview

How This Commander Plays

Bruce Banner converts mana into cards until it is time to transform; The Incredible Hulk converts damage taken while attacking into +1/+1 counters, untaps, and additional combat phases. This is a transform-based extra-combat commander, not a generic Temur counters deck: the strongest engine deliberately makes Hulk angry without killing him.

Core Game Plan

Develop Temur mana.
Use Bruce as a cheap setup and draw commander.
Transform Bruce or cast Hulk directly.
Give Hulk safe attack access.
Deal controlled damage to attacking Hulk.
Preserve Hulk without preventing the intended damage.
Finish through repeated combat, commander damage, counters, or a verified combo.

Key Mechanics

modal transforming double-faced cardactivated abilitiesself-damage Enrage+1/+1 countersuntap and additional combatsdamage-preserving protection versus damage-prevention anti-synergy

Build Paths

Caltrops Combat Combo

Turn automatic attack damage into deterministic extra combats.

Caltrops is the compact verified line.

Enrage Self-Damage

Use repeatable combat or noncombat damage while managing lethal thresholds.

Prevention is anti-synergy when it stops the intended damage.

+1/+1 Counter Hulk

Scale each Enrage counter and preserve the growth across combat.

Counter multipliers do not multiply Enrage triggers.

Banner Activated-Ability Value

Reduce, untap, or copy Bruce's draw activation before transforming.

{X}{X} means twice X before reductions.

Caltrops and Desert/Bear Umbra are approved exact-ID loops. One Pyrohemia line keeps Spellbook's near-infinite label; Arsonist and Charger are published only with reconciled vigilance, animation, attack, and survival prerequisites.

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