mtg the brothers war commander deck Magic: Gathering The Brothers' Retro-Frame Features a powerful card from The Brothers War set for Magic The Brothers' War Commander Decks

As a 1/3 or a 1/4, it might at least have an argument for a reason to run it over the iconic one, but as a 1/2

+1/+1 Counter Synergies Ozolith, the Shattered Spire Branching Evolution Hardened Scales Innkeepers Talent Kalonian Hydra Kami of Whispered Hopes There are a ton of cards supporting +1/+1 counter strategy and both Dana and the average deck has a bunch of them

Death & Taxes lists often leverage it to protect threats like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, and its effective against decks that want to cheat cards like Griselbrand into play, often invalidating them entirely

otherwise, you can buff your entire board and give them vigilance for the turn as well

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The Scion is very powerful and Spike-y at the kitchen table and should find a big following in Commander and I wouldn't be surprised if it winds up with north of 1,000 decks registered over at EDHREC.com