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Eshki Dragonclaw
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 1GUR
Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · Temur
Eshki Dragonclaw is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Vigilance, trample, ward {1}
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast both a creature spell and a noncreature spell this turn, draw a card and put two +1/+1 counters on Eshki Dragonclaw.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Average lands in decks for Eshki Dragonclaw: 37
+1/+1 CountersVoltronSpellslingerAggroAdventuresExtra CombatsMidrangeRamp
Build your Eshki Dragonclaw deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Eshki Dragonclaw 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Eshki Dragonclaw deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency96
- Speed69
- Interaction54
- Resilience90
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 3 Island, 2 Mountain, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Temur Battlecrier · Jori En, Ruin Diver · Farseek · Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth · Scalding Viper // Steam Clean · Elusive Otter // Grove's Bounty · Questing Druid // Seek the Beast · Songcrafter Mage · Kraum, Violent Cacophony · Dragonclaw Strike · Growth Spiral · Snakeskin Veil · Swiftfoot Boots · Nature's Lore · Frantic Search · Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect · Llanowar Elves · Rampant Growth · Birds of Paradise · Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp · Blasphemous Act · Cultivate · Goblin Anarchomancer · Rosethorn Acolyte // Seasonal Ritual · Beast Within · Embereth Shieldbreaker // Battle Display · Auroral Procession · Frostcliff Siege · Hardened Scales · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps · Three Visits · Eternal Witness · Herd Heirloom · Taigam, Master Opportunist · Counterspell · Dragonfire Blade · Fae Offering · Manamorphose · Rishkar's Expertise · Stormkeld Vanguard // Bear Down · Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing · Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight · Chaos Warp · Elvish Mystic · Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth · Rhythm of the Wild · Temur Ascendancy · Brainstorm · Full Throttle · Heroic Intervention · Rattleclaw Mystic · Stubborn Denial · Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave · Ponder · Uthros Psionicist · Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest · Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm · Highspire Bell-Ringer · Command Tower · Frontier Bivouac · Exotic Orchard · Hinterland Harbor · Sulfur Falls · Rootbound Crag · Cinder Glade · Yavimaya Coast · Shivan Reef · Breeding Pool · Dreamroot Cascade · Stomping Ground · Steam Vents · Ketria Triome · Rockfall Vale · Bountiful Landscape · Karplusan Forest · Evolving Wilds · Rogue's Passage · Stormcarved Coast · Rejuvenating Springs · Wooded Foothills · Reliquary Tower · Spire Garden · Misty Rainforest · Scalding Tarn · Training Center
🃏 Recommended cards for Eshki Dragonclaw
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Eshki Dragonclaw, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Jori En, Ruin Diver | 49% | +48% |
| Studious First-Year | 47% | +44% |
| Scalding Viper | 46% | +43% |
| Temur Battlecrier | 62% | +43% |
| Questing Druid | 44% | +42% |
| Elusive Otter | 44% | +42% |
| Songcrafter Mage | 42% | +40% |
| Kraum, Violent Cacophony | 40% | +39% |
| Dragonclaw Strike | 39% | +37% |
| Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy | 37% | +34% |
| Bonecrusher Giant | 35% | +33% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 39% | +32% |
| Rosethorn Acolyte | 33% | +31% |
| Embereth Shieldbreaker | 30% | +29% |
| Brazen Borrower | 28% | +26% |
| Auroral Procession | 29% | +26% |
| Taigam, Master Opportunist | 26% | +25% |
| Beanstalk Giant | 27% | +24% |
| Fae Offering | 25% | +24% |
| Tam, Observant Sequencer | 25% | +24% |
| Dragonfire Blade | 25% | +24% |
| Frantic Search | 37% | +23% |
| Stormkeld Vanguard | 25% | +23% |
| Emeritus of Abundance | 24% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Eshki Dragonclaw deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Jori En, Ruin Diver
- Temur Battlecrier
- Songcrafter Mage
- Kraum, Violent Cacophony
- Dragonclaw Strike
- Snakeskin Veil
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Full Throttle
- Herd Heirloom
- Manamorphose
- Rishkar's Expertise
- Stubborn Denial
- Chandra's Ignition
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Fanatic of Rhonas
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Eshki Dragonclaw
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Eshki Dragonclaw's color identity?
Eshki Dragonclaw is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Eshki Dragonclaw come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Eshki Dragonclaw deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 10 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Eshki Dragonclaw deck run?
Real Eshki Dragonclaw decks run 37 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Eshki Dragonclaw?
The three highest-synergy cards are Jori En, Ruin Diver, Studious First-Year, Scalding Viper. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Eshki Dragonclaw decks.
What combos does Eshki Dragonclaw have?
Eshki Dragonclaw has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Eshki Dragonclaw deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jori En, Ruin Diver, Temur Battlecrier, Songcrafter Mage are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.