Legendary Creature — Orc Soldier

Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain

Mana value2EDHREC#5,161

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The Commander

Menace

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an Army, Goblin, or Orc you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Guide

Gameplan

Mauhúr turns every +1/+1 counter into a bigger swing on your Armies, Goblins, and Orcs, snowballing a single Amass Army token or a counter-laden Orc into a lethal threat with menace and evasion support. Curve out cheap counter-payoffs, repeatedly Amass to grow one massive Army, then close fast with trample/menace and counter-doubling effects. Aggressive midrange that wants to deploy and beat down before the table stabilizes.

Strengths

Cheap two-mana commander that immediately accelerates any counter strategy
Amass synergy lets you funnel all growth into one resilient threat
Menace plus counters makes Voltron-style kills hard to chump-block
Strong in the underexplored Orc/Amass tribal space with low buy-in

Weaknesses

Heavily commander-dependent; without Mauhúr the counter engine is mediocre
Vulnerable to board wipes and single-target removal on your one big creature
No card advantage or ramp built in—can run out of gas
Counter doublers don't stack additively in a runaway way, so growth can be slow without enablers

Key Cards

Hammer of Nazahn — Indestructible plus auto-equip protects your single threat and adds evasion-defying punch.
Cabal Coffers — Black ramp fuels repeated Amass and counter spells to outpace removal.
The Mouth of Sauron — An Orc payoff that draws cards as your Army grows, fixing the deck's card-advantage problem.
Doubling Season — Multiplies counters before Mauhúr adds his, exploding your Army's size.
Skullclamp — Turns small Goblin/Orc tokens into card draw to refuel an aggressive plan.
Cenobite Marauder — Cheap Amass payoff that snowballs alongside your growing Army.

Upgrade Path

Add counter multipliers like Doubling Season, Hardened Scales, and Branching Evolution to compound Mauhúr's bonus, plus trample/evasion enablers and protection (Lightning Greaves, Heroic Intervention) to safeguard your single threat. Improve consistency with black ramp and tutors, and shore up card advantage with The Mouth of Sauron and Skullclamp so a board wipe doesn't end your game.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Beat down with a giant menace/trample Army or Orc via combat damage
▸Voltron a single counter-stacked threat with equipment and evasion
▸Go wide with Goblins/Orcs and finish with an overrun or anthem effect
▸Commander damage from a buffed, evasive Mauhúr or Army

Archetypes

+1/+1 Counters — Mauhúr's replacement effect adds an extra counter to every Army, Goblin, or Orc, supercharging counter payoffs.
Amass (Army Voltron) — Repeated Amass triggers stack onto one Army that Mauhúr grows faster than normal into a lethal threat.
Orc/Goblin Tribal — Both creature types benefit from the doubling, enabling aggressive token and go-wide builds.
Aggro Midrange — Low curve and menace let you apply early pressure and finish with pumped attackers.