Yuna, Grand Summoner
CommanderYuna, Grand Summoner is a Bant +1/+1 counters commander that turns creature casts and counter-bearing permanents into a steadily growing combat board.
Public decks: 1Bracket: 1
Card text
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Grand Summon — 
: Add one mana of any color. When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever another permanent you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had one or more counters on it, you may put that number of +1/+1 counters on target creature.
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Overview
- Yuna taps for mana while setting up the next creature you cast to enter with two additional +1/+1 counters.
- Her death trigger converts counters from your destroyed permanents into more power on a surviving creature.
- The commander naturally rewards building a board of creatures that benefit from entering large or accumulating counters over time.
- Games tend to revolve around developing mana, landing meaningful threats, and making combat increasingly difficult for opponents to manage.
- The available snapshot is limited to one public list, so the surrounding shell and power level should be treated as tentative.
Common lines
- Cast Yuna, then tap her to help cast a creature ahead of curve while adding counters as it enters.
- Build counters across several permanents, then use removal or combat trades to consolidate those counters onto a creature that survives.
- Pressure the table through oversized creatures and protect a key attacker when opponents attempt to reset the board.
Strengths
- Yuna provides immediate mana utility once she can tap.
- She adds counters without requiring an attack trigger or combat damage.
- Her death trigger can turn opposing removal and creature trades into retained board pressure.
- Bant gives access to a broad mix of creature support, interaction, and counter-focused tools.
- The deck can present resilient individual threats rather than relying only on a wide board.
Weaknesses
- Yuna must survive a turn cycle or gain haste before her tap ability provides value.
- The counter-transfer trigger needs both a counter-bearing permanent to die and a creature worth keeping in play.
- Exile effects and counter removal can bypass much of the value generated by her death trigger.
- Board wipes are still punishing when they leave no creature behind to receive transferred counters.
- A combat-centric finish can be slowed by evasive threats, repeatable removal, or heavily defended boards.
Rule zero notes
- The available snapshot contains only one public decklist, so its signals should not be read as an established build pattern.
- The observed list is in bracket 1, suggesting a low-power starting point rather than a tuned expectation.
- Discuss how much counter multiplication, protection, and extra mana the final deck includes, since those choices can significantly change its pace.
- Clarify whether the deck is aiming only for combat finishes or includes any compact combo finish not reflected in this snapshot.
Matchups
Best into
- Creature-heavy midrange pods where combat trades create opportunities to move counters.
- Removal-focused tables that destroy counter-bearing permanents without exiling them.
- Slower casual pods that give Yuna time to untap and establish large threats.
Struggles against
- Fast combo tables that can end the game before combat pressure matters.
- Exile-heavy interaction that prevents counter-bearing permanents from reaching the graveyard.
- Repeated sweepers that clear both the dying permanents and potential counter recipients.
- Control-heavy pods that consistently remove Yuna before she can tap.
FAQ
What does Yuna's Grand Summon ability do?
When Yuna taps, she adds one mana of any color and marks the next creature spell you cast that turn. That creature enters with two additional +1/+1 counters.
Can Yuna move counters from something other than a creature?
Yes. Her second ability watches any other permanent you control that goes from the battlefield to a graveyard, provided it had counters on it.
Does Yuna preserve the same kind of counters that were on the permanent?
No. She puts that number of +1/+1 counters on a target creature, regardless of what kind of counters were on the permanent that died.
Does Yuna protect the board from a full board wipe?
Not by herself. Her trigger can move counters only if there is a creature available to target when it resolves, so a wipe that removes every creature can leave no recipient.