Kros, Defense Contractor

Tags this commander plays far more than the average across the all commanders on EDH Tags. "20x" means 20 times the average. Only tags with at least 3 cards and a total inclusion of 1.0 or more are shown.

1. support 65.8x 3.5 vs 0.05 avg

   Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to N target creatures.

   All support cards on Scryfall

   • Generous Patron 86% of decks
   • Skyboon Evangelist 69% of decks
   • Rishkar, Peema Renegade 51% of decks
   • Together Forever 41% of decks
   • Unbounded Potential 26% of decks
   • Agent Bishop, Man in Black 24% of decks
   • Thrive 16% of decks
   • Blitzball Stadium 14% of decks
   • Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants 11% of decks
   • The Crowd Goes Wild 9% of decks
   • Reap What Is Sown 7% of decks
2. functional reminder counter 36.9x 1.0 vs 0.03 avg

   Arbitrarily long effects tracked with a counter, such that removing the counter functionally changes the tracked effect. See also [nonfunctional reminder counter](/tags/card/nonfunctional-reminder-counter).

   All functional reminder counter cards on Scryfall

   • Aven Mimeomancer 46% of decks
   • Promise of Loyalty 46% of decks
   • Immortal Obligation 13% of decks
3. repeatable proliferate 27.5x 7.0 vs 0.26 avg

   All repeatable proliferate cards on Scryfall

   • Evolution Sage 71% of decks
   • Karn's Bastion 68% of decks
   • Thrummingbird 66% of decks
   • Grateful Apparition 56% of decks
   • Dreamtide Whale 54% of decks
   • Patrolling Peacemaker 49% of decks
   • Flux Channeler 48% of decks
   • Metastatic Evangel 46% of decks
   • Filigree Vector 41% of decks
   • Inexorable Tide 40% of decks
   • Contagion Clasp 32% of decks
   • Lulu, Stern Guardian 30% of decks
   • Court of Garenbrig 27% of decks
   • Contagion Engine 21% of decks
   • Bristly Bill, Spine Sower 13% of decks
   • Tidus, Yuna's Guardian 13% of decks
   • Park Heights Maverick 13% of decks
   • Vorel of the Hull Clade 9% of decks
   • Staff of Compleation 8% of decks
4. move counters 26.4x 3.3 vs 0.13 avg

   All move counters cards on Scryfall

   • Forgotten Ancient 82% of decks
   • Nesting Grounds 61% of decks
   • Sin, Unending Cataclysm 36% of decks
   • Llanowar Reborn 32% of decks
   • Rikku, Resourceful Guardian 31% of decks
   • Plaxcaster Frogling 20% of decks
   • Cytoplast Manipulator 17% of decks
   • Resourceful Defense 17% of decks
   • Tidus, Yuna's Guardian 13% of decks
   • The Ozolith 9% of decks
   • Agent's Toolkit 7% of decks
   • Diamond City 6% of decks
5. hate-tapped 23.1x 2.6 vs 0.11 avg

   All hate-tapped cards on Scryfall

   • Verity Circle 75% of decks
   • Hylda of the Icy Crown 59% of decks
   • Sharae of Numbing Depths 34% of decks
   • Solitary Sanctuary 29% of decks
   • Split Up 22% of decks
   • Borrowing 100,000 Arrows 21% of decks
   • Don't Move 9% of decks
   • Theft of Dreams 8% of decks
   • Hylda's Crown of Winter 7% of decks
6. counters matter 14.7x 6.4 vs 0.44 avg

   All counters matter cards on Scryfall

   • Generous Patron 86% of decks
   • Nils, Discipline Enforcer 83% of decks
   • Skyboon Evangelist 69% of decks
   • Tezzeret's Gambit 51% of decks
   • Rishkar, Peema Renegade 51% of decks
   • Together Forever 41% of decks
   • Everflowing Chalice 35% of decks
   • Ripples of Potential 34% of decks
   • Rikku, Resourceful Guardian 31% of decks
   • Contractual Safeguard 24% of decks
   • Unnatural Restoration 23% of decks
   • Mutational Advantage 20% of decks
   • Denry Klin, Editor in Chief 19% of decks
   • Astral Cornucopia 17% of decks
   • Replicating Ring 15% of decks
   • Danny Pink 12% of decks
   • Shield Broker 11% of decks
   • Cathedral Acolyte 10% of decks
   • Insight Engine 8% of decks
   • Innkeeper's Talent 7% of decks
7. upkeep cost 13.8x 1.3 vs 0.10 avg

   Cards that ask you to pay some kind of cost on your upkeep step.

   All upkeep cost cards on Scryfall

   • Sheltering Ancient 74% of decks
   • Dreamtide Whale 54% of decks
   • Mystic Remora 6% of decks
8. selective group hug 13.4x 4.9 vs 0.37 avg

   Group Hug cards that benefit only certain opponents in particular.

   All selective group hug cards on Scryfall

   • Generous Patron 86% of decks
   • Sheltering Ancient 74% of decks
   • Evolutionary Escalation 65% of decks
   • Gluntch, the Bestower 46% of decks
   • Bounty Board 42% of decks
   • Ms. Bumbleflower 42% of decks
   • Regna's Sanction 31% of decks
   • Duelist's Heritage 29% of decks
   • Immortal Obligation 13% of decks
   • Tenuous Truce 13% of decks
   • Loran of the Third Path 9% of decks
   • Perch Protection 8% of decks
   • Dawn's Truce 8% of decks
   • Secret Rendezvous 8% of decks
   • Long River's Pull 7% of decks
   • Communal Brewing 6% of decks
   • Wedding Ring 6% of decks
9. mix-and-match 11.7x 2.5 vs 0.21 avg

   Two or more non-evergreen mechanics blended together on the same card.

   All mix-and-match cards on Scryfall

   • Evolution Sage 71% of decks
   • Dreamtide Whale 54% of decks
   • Patrolling Peacemaker 49% of decks
   • Unbounded Potential 26% of decks
   • Contractual Safeguard 24% of decks
   • Park Heights Maverick 13% of decks
   • The Crowd Goes Wild 9% of decks
10. tax attack 10.3x 1.8 vs 0.18 avg

    Cards that prevent players from attacking unless they pay a cost, usually mana

    All tax attack cards on Scryfall

    • Nils, Discipline Enforcer 83% of decks
    • Propaganda 46% of decks
    • Ghostly Prison 40% of decks
    • Windborn Muse 9% of decks
    • Norn's Decree 6% of decks
11. damage prevention-creature 10.0x 1.1 vs 0.11 avg

    All damage prevention-creature cards on Scryfall

    • Protection Magic 40% of decks
    • Contractual Safeguard 24% of decks
    • Shield Broker 11% of decks
    • Boon of Safety 10% of decks
    • Agent's Toolkit 7% of decks
    • Elspeth Resplendent 7% of decks
    • Family's Favor 7% of decks
    • Diamond City 6% of decks
12. gives pp counters to all 9.8x 3.8 vs 0.39 avg

    Put +1/+1 counters on all of your creatures.

    All gives pp counters to all cards on Scryfall

    • Requisition Raid 70% of decks
    • Collective Effort 59% of decks
    • Hylda of the Icy Crown 59% of decks
    • Filigree Vector 41% of decks
    • Brokers Ascendancy 36% of decks
    • Regna's Sanction 31% of decks
    • Practiced Offense 29% of decks
    • Gavony Township 23% of decks
    • The Crowd Goes Wild 9% of decks
    • Meadowboon 9% of decks
    • Abandoned Air Temple 7% of decks
    • Curse of Predation 6% of decks
    • Guiding Hydra 4% of decks
    • The Theorist, Jace Beleren 2% of decks
13. unique counter 8.2x 1.5 vs 0.18 avg

    These cards use a type of counter no other card does.

    All unique counter cards on Scryfall

    • Tolarian Contempt 53% of decks
    • Promise of Loyalty 46% of decks
    • Replicating Ring 15% of decks
    • Immortal Obligation 13% of decks
    • Magnetic Web 11% of decks
    • Azor's Elocutors 10% of decks
14. power matters 7.2x 1.4 vs 0.19 avg

    All power matters cards on Scryfall

    • Collective Effort 59% of decks
    • Fathom Mage 43% of decks
    • Gyre Sage 21% of decks
    • Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar 16% of decks
15. protects-planeswalker 7.1x 1.8 vs 0.25 avg

    All protects-planeswalker cards on Scryfall

    • Nils, Discipline Enforcer 83% of decks
    • Ripples of Potential 34% of decks
    • Mutational Advantage 20% of decks
    • Spike Weaver 13% of decks
    • Teferi's Protection 11% of decks
    • Perch Protection 8% of decks
    • Fog 7% of decks
16. multiplayer 6.9x 1.7 vs 0.25 avg

    Cards that interact with all of the players in the game. They might scale with the number of players or affect the turn order for example.

    All multiplayer cards on Scryfall

    • Skyboon Evangelist 69% of decks
    • Bounty Board 42% of decks
    • Orzhov Advokist 29% of decks
    • Curse of Verbosity 10% of decks
    • Norn's Decree 6% of decks
    • Council's Judgment 6% of decks
    • Curse of Predation 6% of decks
    • Turbulent Shore 4% of decks
17. synergy-planeswalker 6.9x 2.2 vs 0.33 avg

    All synergy-planeswalker cards on Scryfall

    • Nils, Discipline Enforcer 83% of decks
    • Promise of Loyalty 46% of decks
    • Brokers Ascendancy 36% of decks
    • Orzhov Advokist 29% of decks
    • Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus 16% of decks
    • Forge of Heroes 6% of decks
    • Ajani, Sleeper Agent 6% of decks
    • Way of the Paradox 1% of decks
18. pp counters matter 6.6x 4.7 vs 0.72 avg

    All pp counters matter cards on Scryfall

    • Forgotten Ancient 82% of decks
    • Incubation Druid 45% of decks
    • Fathom Mage 43% of decks
    • Llanowar Reborn 32% of decks
    • Court of Garenbrig 27% of decks
    • Kami of Whispered Hopes 27% of decks
    • Inspiring Call 23% of decks
    • Evolution Witness 22% of decks
    • Experiment Kraj 22% of decks
    • Gyre Sage 21% of decks
    • Plaxcaster Frogling 20% of decks
    • Cytoplast Manipulator 17% of decks
    • Simic Ascendancy 16% of decks
    • Pensive Professor 16% of decks
    • Bristly Bill, Spine Sower 13% of decks
    • Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter 12% of decks
    • Ornery Tumblewagg 11% of decks
    • Hardened Scales 10% of decks
    • The Crowd Goes Wild 9% of decks
    • The Ooze 6% of decks
19. multiple targets 5.6x 9.0 vs 1.62 avg

    These cards can target more than one object or player. Not mutually exclusive with [single target instant/sorcery](/tags/card/single-target-instant-sorcery).

    All multiple targets cards on Scryfall

    • Generous Patron 86% of decks
    • Nils, Discipline Enforcer 83% of decks
    • Requisition Raid 70% of decks
    • Nesting Grounds 61% of decks
    • Collective Effort 59% of decks
    • Tolarian Contempt 53% of decks
    • Rishkar, Peema Renegade 51% of decks
    • Ms. Bumbleflower 42% of decks
    • Filigree Vector 41% of decks
    • Together Forever 41% of decks
    • Protection Magic 40% of decks
    • Practiced Offense 29% of decks
    • Brokers Confluence 29% of decks
    • Court of Garenbrig 27% of decks
    • Tamiyo, Field Researcher 26% of decks
    • Unbounded Potential 26% of decks
    • Agent Bishop, Man in Black 24% of decks
    • Resourceful Defense 17% of decks
    • Thrive 16% of decks
    • Blitzball Stadium 14% of decks
    • Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants 11% of decks
    • Quandrix Command 10% of decks
    • The Crowd Goes Wild 9% of decks
    • Brokers Charm 9% of decks
    • Reap What Is Sown 7% of decks
    • Communal Brewing 6% of decks
    • Ajani, Sleeper Agent 6% of decks
    • Dromoka's Command 5% of decks
    • Vigorbloom Charm 4% of decks
    • The Theorist, Jace Beleren 2% of decks
20. tapper-creature 4.9x 1.8 vs 0.36 avg

    All tapper-creature cards on Scryfall

    • Verity Circle 75% of decks
    • Sharae of Numbing Depths 34% of decks
    • Regna's Sanction 31% of decks
    • Solitary Sanctuary 29% of decks
    • Hylda's Crown of Winter 7% of decks