Counterpunch: decklist, contents and value
A 100-card Commander precon from Commander 2011, led by Ghave, Guru of Spores and released June 2011. Everything the box shipped, and what it is worth today.
What this deck cost, and what it is worth
The singles in Counterpunch are worth $120.61 today at TCGplayer market prices.
Wizards of the Coast did publish a suggested retail price for this deck, but no archived copy of the page carrying it has been found, so there is no figure here worth standing behind. So this page shows what the deck contains and what those cards are worth, and states no verdict on the purchase.
Card prices as of 2026-09-02.
Where the value sits
The single most valuable card in Counterpunch is Aura Shards, at $27.88 — 23% of everything the deck is worth. The value is led by that card but not dominated by it.
By singles value it is the 68th most valuable of the 177 precon decks we price, and the 3rd most valuable of the 5 decks in Commander 2011.
This deck has been out of print for years, so shops no longer sell it at its release price. Whatever a sealed copy costs today has moved away from that figure — in one direction or the other — and the comparison above is about what the deck cost when it was on shelves, not what it costs now.
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Values are TCGplayer market prices for the printings the box shipped, summed across the whole deck. Compare every precon →
The deck at a glance
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21As shipped: 100 cards, 39 lands (26 basic), 27 creatures, average mana value 3.77. Mana sources: 19 white, 19 black, 21 green. Bracket floor 3 (Upgraded). How brackets work →
The full Counterpunch decklist
Every card the box shipped, in the printings it shipped them. Hover any name to see the card.
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Commander 1
- Ghave, Guru of Spores
Creatures 26
- Aquastrand Spider
- Celestial Force
- Chorus of the Conclave
- Dark Hatchling
- Deadly Recluse
- Fertilid
- Golgari Guildmage
- Hornet Queen
- Karador, Ghost Chieftain
- Monk Realist
- Nantuko Husk
- Penumbra Spider
- Sakura-Tribe Elder
- Scavenging Ooze
- Selesnya Evangel
- Selesnya Guildmage
- Shriekmaw
- Sigil Captain
- Spawnwrithe
- Spike Feeder
- Squallmonger
- Symbiotic Wurm
- Teneb, the Harvester
- Vampire Nighthawk
- Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
- Yavimaya Elder
Instants 7
- Afterlife
- Cobra Trap
- Doom Blade
- Footbottom Feast
- Mortify
- Nemesis Trap
- Tribute to the Wild
Sorceries 9
- Alliance of Arms
- Bestial Menace
- Cultivate
- Death Mutation
- Harmonize
- Hex
- Hour of Reckoning
- Storm Herd
- Syphon Flesh
Artifacts 8
- Acorn Catapult
- Darksteel Ingot
- Golgari Signet
- Lightning Greaves
- Orzhov Signet
- Selesnya Signet
- Skullclamp
- Sol Ring
Enchantments 10
- Attrition
- Aura Shards
- Awakening Zone
- Fists of Ironwood
- Necrogenesis
- Oblivion Ring
- Soul Snare
- Vow of Duty
- Vow of Malice
- Vow of Wildness
Lands 39
- Barren Moor
- Command Tower
- Evolving Wilds
- 10× Forest
- Golgari Rot Farm
- Orzhov Basilica
- 8× Plains
- Rupture Spire
- Secluded Steppe
- Selesnya Sanctuary
- 8× Swamp
- Temple of the False God
- Tranquil Thicket
- Vivid Grove
- Vivid Marsh
- Vivid Meadow
FAQ
What is Counterpunch worth?
Its singles come to $120.61 at TCGplayer market prices. Wizards of the Coast did publish a suggested retail price for this deck, but no archived copy of the page carrying it has been found, so there is no figure here worth standing behind.
What comes in the Counterpunch precon?
A 100-card Commander deck led by Ghave, Guru of Spores, released June 2011 in Commander 2011. The full decklist is on this page.