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Denry Klin, Editor in Chief

Legendary Creature — Cat Advisor

Denry Klin enters with your choice of a +1/+1, first strike, or vigilance counter on it.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if Denry Klin has counters on it, put the same number of each kind of counter on that creature.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{W}{U}
Color identity
UW
Rarity
rare
Set
New Capenna Commander Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#9300
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Denry Klin, Editor in Chief card art
Denry Klin, Editor in Chief puts a +1/+1 counter on every nonland permanent you control the first time each turn you would put a counter of that type on any permanent — a passive engine that snowballs fast across counter-heavy boards. The cost is real: three mana for a 3/3 with no immediate protection means it needs a shell that benefits enough to justify the setup, and sacrifice outlets like Ashnod's Altar or commanders like Falco Spara, Pactweaver provide exactly that leverage.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Falco Spara, Pactweaver

Falco Spara, Pactweaver

34.4% of decks · synergy 0.31

Falco Spara, Pactweaver casts spells off the top of the library by spending counters from creatures, and Denry Klin, Editor in Chief turns every counter placement into a board-wide event — meaning Falco's engine generates far more counters to spend than it would alone, accelerating access to free spells every turn.

02
The Archimandrite

The Archimandrite

22.3% of decks · synergy 0.22

The Archimandrite cares about having multiple creature types present and rewards building wide with bonuses, so Denry Klin, Editor in Chief's ability to flood the board with +1/+1 counters every time any counter drops turns a modest trigger into a full board pump.

03
Kros, Defense Contractor

Kros, Defense Contractor

20.7% of decks · synergy 0.18

Kros, Defense Contractor hands out counters to opponents' creatures to redirect attacks, and Denry Klin, Editor in Chief piggybacks on every one of those placements to grow your own board simultaneously — giving Kros pilots offense and political tools in the same action.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the only format where Denry Klin, Editor in Chief is worth serious attention — the effect is built for a 100-card singleton game where counter synergies stack across dozens of permanents and the multiplayer pace gives you time to build the engine. In Legacy and Vintage, where the card is technically legal, it's far too slow and narrow to see play; those formats have no interest in a three-mana do-nothing-until-next-turn enchantment creature. Oathbreaker shares some of Commander's counter-synergy potential in a compressed game, and a dedicated proliferate or counters shell could make Denry Klin interesting there at the cost of fewer turns to establish the engine.

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Price Context

Current price

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Current pricing data for Denry Klin, Editor in Chief isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market rate. Given its narrow application outside Commander and modest competitive demand, it typically sits in budget-friendly territory — worth confirming before you trade for it, but unlikely to break the bank.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.