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Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

Legendary Creature — Elephant Warrior · from $0.33

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
17	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
18	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
19	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
20	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
21	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
22	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
23	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
42	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
43	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
44	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
45	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
46	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
47	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
48	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
49	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
52	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
53	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
54	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
55	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
56	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
57	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
58	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
59	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
60	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
61	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
62	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
63	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
64	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
65	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
66	Sunpetal Grove	Land	0	$0.28
67	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
68	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
69	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
70	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
75	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
76	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
77	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
78	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
79	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
80	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
81	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
82	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
83	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
84	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
85	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
86	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
87	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
88	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
89	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
90	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
91	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
92	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
93	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
94	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
95	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Bountiful Promenade	Land	0	$5.81
99	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
100	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27

Curve of these staples

Combos with Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

The 10 most popular of 23 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ancestral Statue + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Aang, Airbending Master + Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Hamza, Guardian of Arashin + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Myr Retriever + Scrap Trawler
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Aang, the Last Airbender + Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Appa, Loyal Sky Bison + Appa, Steadfast Guardian + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Hamza, Guardian of Arashin + Lightning Greaves + Monk Gyatso
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Aang, Airbending Master + Aang, the Last Airbender + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Evolution Witness + Hamza, Guardian of Arashin + Myr Scrapling
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Hamza, Guardian of Arashin + Monk Gyatso + Umbral Mantle
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

14th of 22 — Commander Party - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Alejandro Medina

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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