+1/+1 counters
Counter TypeCreature-counter decks use Proliferate to grow existing threats, mana creatures, and modified boards.
Atraxa, Experiment Kraj, Marwyn, and creature-counter packagesHardened ScalesBranching EvolutionDeepglow Skate
Mechanic Intelligence
Proliferate
Proliferate scales counters already placed on players and permanents, allowing counter-based decks to accelerate planeswalkers, creatures, artifacts, poison plans, energy engines, and other resource systems.
Updated Jul 16, 20265 active commanders3 connected precons8 counter systems8 cards to check
What Changed
No broad Proliferate market move is confirmed yet
Updated Jul 16, 2026
No fresh market change is confirmed yet. This page is tracking Proliferate because multiple commanders, strategies, themes, counter systems, and support cards are connected.
Driver: Reviewed commanders, counter systems, strategy links, and support-card packagesTrendWatchingNo current trend row
SupplyUnknownNo CardTrader depth
Price ConfidenceUnknownNo pricing rows yet
Cards to Watch8Related cards
Market Signals3Active related signals
Last UpdatedUnknownNo timestamp yet
Interaction Map
Place, enable, repeat, scale, convert
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Place
Counter setupPut one or more counters on a player or permanent before the mechanic can scale them.
Initial counter placementPoison startsPlaneswalkersVraska's FallSkrelv's HiveDoubling SeasonPoisonSuperfriends+1/+1 counters - 02
Enable
Rules actionResolve or activate a Proliferate effect, then choose the players or permanents that already have counters.
One-shot ProliferateActivated abilitiesLand-based ProliferateExperimental AuguryKarn's BastionAtraxa, Praetors' VoiceControlCounter engines - 03
Repeat
Engine turnUse triggers, spells, land drops, activated abilities, or recursion to Proliferate more than once.
Repeatable ProliferateSpell triggersCombat triggersEvolution SageFlux ChannelerInexorable TideSpellslingerLandfallArtifact engines - 04
Scale
Counter growthIncrease each chosen counter type already present without creating new counter types from nothing.
Counter doublersCounter payoffsProtectionTekuthal, Inquiry DominusVorinclex, Monstrous RaiderDeepglow SkateCounters MatterArtifacts Matter - 05
Convert
PayoffTurn accumulated counters into cards, loyalty abilities, poison pressure, creature size, resource access, protection, or a win.
Planeswalker payoffsPoison pressureResource conversionVraska, Betrayal's StingTriumph of the HordesWalking BallistaAlternate winsMidrangeControl
Counter Systems
What can Proliferate scale?
Loyalty counters
Counter TypePlaneswalker decks can use Proliferate to reach repeated abilities or ultimate access faster.
Atraxa Superfriends and control-value shellsTeferi, Master of TimeVraska, Betrayal's StingInexorable Tide
Planeswalker demand should stay separate from poison or creature-counter demand.Poison counters
Counter TypePoison decks need the first poison counter before Proliferate can increase the pressure.
Atraxa poison builds and The Serpent Society poison supportVraska's FallBloated ContaminatorSkrelv's Hive
-1/-1 counters
Counter TypeSome sacrifice-control decks can turn -1/-1 counters into card draw, removal pressure, or combo infrastructure.
Yawgmoth and Hapatra-style counter controlYawgmoth, Thran PhysicianHapatra, Vizier of PoisonsMikaeus, the Unhallowed
Experience counters
Counter TypeExperience counters sit on players, so Proliferate can increase them after the deck has earned the first one.
Meren recursion and experience-counter commandersMeren of Clan Nel TothKarn's BastionEvolution Sage
Charge counters
Counter TypeArtifact engines can use Proliferate when the deck already places charge counters on artifacts.
Artifact-counter engines and Artifacts Matter checksEverflowing ChaliceAstral CornucopiaKarn's Bastion
Oil counters
Counter TypeOil counters matter when the list uses specific cards that already place or spend oil counters.
Phyrexia-era counter packagesBloated ContaminatorThe Filigree SylexVat of Rebirth
Oil-counter cards need card-specific support before they become a broad market signal.Energy counters
Counter TypeEnergy is player-held, so Proliferate can increase it after another card has given the player energy.
Energy engines and resource-conversion decksAetherworks MarvelGreenbelt RampagerSatya, Aetherflux Genius
Energy support is tracked, but no public Energy mechanic page is linked yet.Freshness
Meaningful change history
No fresh market change is confirmed yet.
Previous comparison is not available yet. Showing the latest confirmed intelligence.
Active Drivers
What is driving this mechanic?
Repeatable Proliferate
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Atraxa proliferates at end step after other cards create counters, making her the clearest Commander anchor.
Poison, loyalty, +1/+1 countersOpen commander intelligence
Poison Pressure
The Serpent Society
The Serpent Society points players toward poison pressure, deathtouch, and Proliferate support without making every poison card a clean fit.
Poison countersOpen commander intelligence
Counter Control
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Yawgmoth combines sacrifice, card draw, -1/-1 counters, undying infrastructure, and Proliferate in one commander.
-1/-1 counters and undying resetsOpen commander intelligence
Experience Engine
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Meren earns experience counters from creature deaths, then Proliferate can increase that player-held resource.
Experience countersOpen commander intelligence
+1/+1 Counter Payoff
Experiment Kraj
Kraj needs +1/+1 counters on creatures before it can borrow activated abilities, so Proliferate is support rather than the whole plan.
+1/+1 countersOpen commander intelligenceConnected precons are tracked here, but none have a dedicated public precon route yet.
Rules Notes
What to check
Proliferate lets a player choose permanents or players that already have counters, then add one more counter of each kind already present.
Check the counter state
ConstraintAn object or player must already have a counter before Proliferate can add another of that type.
Check the counter state
ConstraintThe controller of the Proliferate effect chooses which players and permanents are affected.
Check the counter state
ConstraintProliferate adds one additional counter of each kind already present on each chosen object or player.
Check the counter state
ConstraintNot every counter is beneficial to increase, so poison, stun, shield, and other counters need context.
Check the counter state
ConstraintUnusual replacement effects or card-specific text should be checked against current Oracle wording and rules references.
Cards To Check
Limited Proliferate cards to verify
RepeatEvolution Sage
Turns normal game actions into recurring counter growth.
Repeatable ProliferatePlayers are testing this cardRepeatFlux ChannelerTurns normal game actions into recurring counter growth.
Repeatable ProliferatePlayers are testing this cardScaleTekuthal, Inquiry DominusAmplifies counter placement or Proliferate events, often with version-sensitive prices.
Counter doublers and payoffsCheck versionsRepeatInexorable TideTurns normal game actions into recurring counter growth.
Repeatable ProliferateCheck versionsEnableExperimental AuguryAdds one scaling event while replacing itself or finding another card.
One-shot ProliferatePlayers are testing this cardRepeatKarn's BastionTurns normal game actions into recurring counter growth.
Repeatable ProliferatePlayers are testing this cardScaleBloated ContaminatorThis card belongs to a reviewed Proliferate or counter-scaling package.
Counter supportPlayers are testing this cardScaleVorinclex, Monstrous RaiderAmplifies counter placement or Proliferate events, often with version-sensitive prices.
Counter doublers and payoffsCheck versionsMarket Signals
What the current data can support
Limited curated cards from connected Proliferate packages.
Cards where exact printing, finish, and product source matter before trusting a price.
Precon context is shown separately from singles-market signals.
Only meaningful counter systems represented by current commanders, cards, or themes are shown.
Versions To Check
Separate unlike copies before trusting prices
Check the exact printing and finish before comparing listings. Older Proliferate cards, premium treatments, Commander deck copies, promos, foils, and recent reprints can have different supply depth. Do not read one premium version as proof that every printing is moving.
Version CheckTekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Amplifies counter placement or Proliferate events, often with version-sensitive prices.
Check versionsVersion CheckInexorable TideTurns normal game actions into recurring counter growth.
Check versionsVersion CheckVorinclex, Monstrous RaiderAmplifies counter placement or Proliferate events, often with version-sensitive prices.
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Compare Proliferate commanders, counter systems, artifact-counter themes, card-level version checks, and current market reports.
Core Proliferate Packages
Mechanical jobs, not every Proliferate card
Initial counter placement
PLACECreates the first counter before Proliferate can scale it.
Vraska's FallSkrelv's HiveHardened Scales
Repeatable Proliferate
REPEATTurns normal game actions into recurring counter growth.
Evolution SageFlux ChannelerInexorable TideKarn's Bastion
One-shot Proliferate
ENABLEAdds one scaling event while replacing itself or finding another card.
Experimental AuguryContentious PlanTezzeret's Gambit
Counter doublers and payoffs
SCALEAmplifies counter placement or Proliferate events, often with version-sensitive prices.
Tekuthal, Inquiry DominusVorinclex, Monstrous RaiderDoubling Season
Protection and interaction
CONSTRAINTProtects planeswalkers, poison clocks, or counter engines after resources build up.
Heroic InterventionTeferi's ProtectionSwan Song
Connected Strategies
Strategies using Proliferate
Connected Typals