Venus, Torn Between Worlds

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Venus is a 5/5 legendary that grows via +1/+1 counters whenever she survives damage, and rewards attacking with counter-laden creatures by drawing cards for {U} each. She is a signature commander for counters-voltron and plus-one-counters strategies in Simic (G/U), where she snowballs into a massive threat while generating card advantage. The card-draw trigger requires attacking creatures with counters (not just Venus herself), giving it some board-density relevance, but the {U} activation cost and 5-mana entry add friction.

• Venus's damage-counter trigger only works if she survives the damage — she is NOT indestructible, so deathtouch, large chunks of damage, and burn spells that kill her outright yield no counters.

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• The card-draw trigger applies to ANY creature you control with a counter, not just Venus — this means she pairs well with Simic counter-spread effects (Hardened Scales, Doubling Season) to extend the draw engine across a wide board.

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• Because the draw trigger costs {U} per creature, the card rewards running a moderate board of counter-bearing creatures rather than a pure voltron singleton — she bridges voltron and go-wide counters strategies.

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• EDHREC rank: #17,126