The deck triggers +1/+1 counters when a creature enters the battlefield (ETB). The deck started off as mono white, but Hardened Scales (adds an extra +1/+1 counter during ETB triggers) was what initially changed that. In comparison, Cathars' Crusade is a 5 mana cost card (most of the cards in this deck are 1 & 2 CMC). One older popular deck with a similar theme (+1/+1 ETB counters) was Miracle Gro which featured Quirion Dryad.

Win Condition 1 (0 + 3 + 7 + 18 = 28):
Champion of the Parish + Hardened Scales + Kytheon, Hero of Akros + Kazandu Blademaster + Thalia's Lieutenant

Win Condition 2 (0 + 0 + 10 + 15 = 25):
Aether Vial + Metallic Mimic + Tajic, Legion's Edge + Robber of the Rich + Mantis Rider

Extra:
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben + Dark Confidant + Shepherd of the Flock

Top Maybeboard:

• 2x Shepherd of the Flock // Usher to Safety + 1x Tajic, Legion's Edge => 3x Combat Celebrant

Buy for Collection:

• 1x Kenrith, the Returned King

Maybeboard:

• Anafenza, the Foremost (8.6) ***
• Rafiq of the Many (9.09)
• Combat Celebrant (8.71)
• Silverblade Paladin (9.19)
• Kenrith, the Returned King (8.96)
• Liliana, Heretical Healer (9.56)
• Ranger-Captain of Eos (8.95)
• Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker (9.3)
• Hero of Bladehold (8.2)

Maybeboard #2 (Owned):

• Collected Company (9.20) ***
• Chameleon Colossus (7.77)
• Jenara, Asura of War (8.09)
• Hero of Bladehold (8.20)
• Thalia, Heretic Cathar (7.97)
• Ranger of Eos (7.40)
• Hero of Oxid Ridge (6.79)
• Transcendent Master (8.08)
• Surrak, the Hunt Caller (7.44)
• Taurean Mauler (6.69)

Maybeboard #3 (Tiny Guys):

• Grand Abolisher (9.45)
• Unsettled Mariner (7.14)
• Sunhome Stalwart (6.06)

New:

• The Great Henge ***

META: Path to Exite Targets

Criteria: > 5% of Metagame on 26/06/2019.

Humans [Aggro] [37 Creatures + Aether Vial]: 9%

• Champion of the Parish
• Thalia's Lieutenant
• Mantis Rider

Mono Red Phoenix & Izzet Phoenix [Red|Blue] [Aggro] [Prowess]: 8%
(30+ spells vs. Thalia & Unsettled Mariner & Taurean Mauler)

• Arclight Phoenix
• Thing in the Ice
• Soul-Scar Mage
• Monastery Swiftspear

Red Deck Wins [Aggro] [Red]: 5%
(13-32 Creatures)

• Monastery Swiftspear

Death's Shadow [Aggro] [Black|Blue|Red]: 3%

• Death's Shadow:
• Snapcaster Mage
• Monastery Swiftspear
• Tarmogoyf

UW Control [Blue|White] [Control] [Control + 8x Planeswalkers]: 9%
(22 spells vs. Thalia & Unsettled Mariner & Taurean Mauler)

• Celestial Colonnade (land -> temp creature; avoids board clears & Socery speed spells & effects)
• Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Vendilion Clique

Urza Tron [Colorless|Green] [Control] [Mana Pump + Card Draw to cast Bigs]: 8%

• 6-23 Eldrazi & Other Bigs
  ~ Note: Stony Silence is good against this deck's artifacts
  ~ Note: Target Chalice of the Void w/ Knight of Autumn

Dredge [Combo] [Black|Red|Green] (Graveyard + Bridge from Below): 8%

• Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
• Vengevine

Amulet [Combo] | [Green|Blue]: 3%

• Primeval Titan

NOTE: The 4 Decks above represent 48% of Meta Game as of 26/06/2019
NOTE: Affinity, the previously most popular +1/+1 counter deck now ranks at 2%

NOTE: Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is fantastic against Red and Blue.
NOTE: Unsettled Mariner is great against Direct Damage, Control, or Planeswalkers (Control & Tron).
NOTE: Aether Vial will protect against cards like Liliana, Jace, Winter Orb, etc. by dropping multiple creatures on 1 turn (multiple targets).

• Add to Sideboard *
  4x Tormod's Crypt

Storyline:

Ally
https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Ally

Gideon Jura
https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Gideon_Jura

Ajani Goldmane
https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Ajani_Goldmane

Awesome Black Cards:

Thoughtseize (9.33)
Inquisition of Kozilek (9.33)
Dark Confidant (9.6)
Drana, Liberator of Malakir (8.84) (puts on counters)
Liliana, Heretical Healer (9.41) (has lifelinke) *****
Falkenrath Aristocrat
Kitesail Freebooter

Combo:
Lightning Helix / Liliana, Definat Necromance + Lone Rider / Ajani's Pridemate

• Human deck combo: Kitesaid Freebooter + Meddling Mage + Reflector Mage
• Note: For equipment deck - Danitha Capashen

Angels:

Angel of Invention
Angelic Overseer
Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
Baneslayer Angel
Emancipation Angel
Jenara, Asura of War
Luminarch Ascension
Lyra Dawnbringer
Patron of the Valiant
Restoration Angel
Restoration Angel
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
Sigarda, Heron's Grace

Other Big:

Rekindling Phoenix

New Planeswalkers:

Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants
Vivien Reid

Collection Value (25/10/2018):

Binders: $4095.00
Decks: $1945.00 ( verify )
Total: $6040.00

TODO: Ensure every card listed here is in my Wish List / Meta "decks" if I don't own it.
TODO: Print Wish List / Meta "deck" proxies.

My Personal Favorite Cards in MTG:

1) Path to Exile
2) Lightning Bolt
3) Thoughtseize
4) Inquisition of Kozikek
5) Serum Visions
6) Aether Vial
7) Spellskite
8) Liliana of the Veil
9) Tarmogoyf
10) Mana Leak
11) Lord of Atlantis (notable: Master of the Pearl Trident)
12) Llanowar Elves (notable: Elvish Mystic & Noble Hierarch & Birds of Paradise)
13) Elvish Archdruid (notable: Elvish Champion)
14) Goblin Chieftain (notable: Goblin King)
15) Champion of the Parish ~
16) Thalia's Lieutenant
17) Field Marshal ~
18) Kiln Fiend ~
19) Winter Orb (legacy) ~
20) Force of Will (legacy) ~

Cards I dislike going up against:

• Blood Moon
• Ensnaring Bridge
• Anger of the Gods

Other top cards in Modern (12/01/2017):

• Collective Brutality
• Abrupt Decay *
• Scavenging Ooze
• Mutagenic Growth
• Snapcaster Mage *
• Ancient Stirrings
• Terminate
• Kolaghan's Command
• Dismember
• Monastery Swiftspear
• Faithless Looting
• Dark Confidant *
• Spell Snare
• Become Immense
• Cryptic Command
• Expedition Map
• Thought-Knot Seer
• Lightning Helix *
• Lingering Souls
• Engineered Explosives
• Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• Maelstrom Pulse
• Tasigur, the Golden Fang
• Mox Opal *
• Reality Smasher
• Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Magic: The Gathering rules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering_rules

Comprehensive Rules | Magic: The Gathering
http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/rules-and-formats/rules

Modern Metagame > Top Decks
http://mtgtop8.com/format?f=MO

Modern Metagame > Most Played Cards
http://mtgtop8.com/topcards?f=MO&meta=51

How to Make a Magic: The Gathering Deck: 13 Steps - wikiHow
Link: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Magic:-The-Gathering-Deck

1. Preparing to Select Cards
2. Building Your Deck Concept and Mana Curve
3. Constructing Your Deck

How to Build Like a Pro!
Link: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/how-build/how-build-pro-2016-02-02

1. Have a solid plan, play cards that matter.
2. Mana curve is important!
3. Have the Correct Mana Base

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Article Archives: Level One
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/257841

Glossary of Terms
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/level-one/glossary-terms-2015-09-21

Recommended Reading:

• Tempo [July 20 2015]

• Aggro [September 29 2014]

• When to Cast Your Spells [August 31 2015]

• The Sideboard [August 10 2015]

• The Basics of Booster Draft [August 3 2015]

• Attacking and Blocking [July 27 2015]

• The Basics of Card Advantage [July 13 2015]

• The Basics of Mana [July 6 2015]

• Choosing Your Deck [June 8 2015]

• The Metagame [June 1 2015]

• Mulligans [Jaunary 26 2015]

• Linear Strategies [December 29 2014]

• What is Magic? [December 15 2014]

• Tempo & Card Advantage: A Delicate Balance [November 17 2014]

• Midrange Decks [October 27 2014]

• Control Decks [October 6 2014]

What's the rule of thumb with the correct number of lands in a deck?

A general “rule of thumb” of having “Land” cards comprise 40% of your deck. In a 60-card deck, this means you will have 24 “Land” cards, and therefore you will select 36 “Spells”.

Aggro decks can usually get away with 18-20 lands (most on the lower end of that subset), control usually has to have 26 or so. Midrange decks are somewhere in between, usually 22-24. If your deck curves out at three drops and maybe a couple four drops you can usually play 20 or 21 safely.

If you want 3 lands by turn 3 then you need 3 cards out of 9 to be lands. That gives 20. This will allow you to easily get up to 3 mana but not a lot more.

If you want 4 lands by turn 4 then you need 4 cards out of 10 to be lands. That gives 24. This will allow you to easily get up to 4 mana.

The quickest way to determine how many “Land” cards of each type you should add to a deck with two or more colors is to count the total number of colored mana symbols of one type in your deck, then divide that number by the total number of colored mana symbols in your deck. This will provide a ratio you can use to add “Land” cards of that color to the deck. (Example: Deck contains 17 “Plains” mana symbols in the “mana cost” of the cards in the deck, and 38 total colored mana symbols. 17/38 = 0.447. Using that ratio, 0.447*24 (or total desired “Land” cards) = 10.7, so roughly 11 of the 24 “Land” cards in your deck should produce White mana.)

Stardard Curve:
CMC 1: 12
CMC 2: 13
CMC 3: 7
CMC 4: 4
CMC 5: 2
Land: 22

Avg of Top 4 Grad Prix tournaments in 2014 in Minneapolis and Richmond:
CMC 1: 13
CMC 2: 12
CMC 3: 6
CMC 4: 5
CMC 5: 1
Land: 23

Richard Usual Tribal Curve:
CMC 1: 14
CMC 2: 14
CMC 3: 6
CMC 4: 6
Land: 20

Current Ally Curve:
CMC 1: 14
CMC 2: 13
CMC 3: 7
CMC 4: 5
CMC 5: 1
Land: 20