EDH Optimizer
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: €0.21
Average lands in decks for Eshki Dragonclaw: 37
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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 per EDHREC (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+ (78/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed75
- Interaction62
- Resilience82
- Closing98
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 · Scalding Viper // Steam Clean · Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth · Elusive Otter // Grove's Bounty · Questing Druid // Seek the Beast · Songcrafter Mage · Kraum, Violent Cacophony · Dragonclaw Strike · Growth Spiral · Nature's Lore · Snakeskin Veil · Swiftfoot Boots · Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy // Tail the Suspect · Llanowar Elves · Rampant Growth · Frantic Search · Birds of Paradise · Blasphemous Act · Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp · Goblin Anarchomancer · Beast Within · Cultivate · Rosethorn Acolyte // Seasonal Ritual · Embereth Shieldbreaker // Battle Display · Auroral Procession · Frostcliff Siege · Hardened Scales · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps · Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft · Three Visits · Eternal Witness · Herd Heirloom · Taigam, Master Opportunist · Chaos Warp · Counterspell · Dragonfire Blade · Fae Offering · Manamorphose · Rishkar's Expertise · Stormkeld Vanguard // Bear Down · Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing · Temur Ascendancy · Elvish Mystic · Rhythm of the Wild · Brainstorm · Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth · Full Throttle · Heroic Intervention · Ponder · Rattleclaw Mystic · Stubborn Denial · Tam, Observant Sequencer // Deep Sight · Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave · Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest · Fanatic of Rhonas · 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 · Ketria Triome · Steam Vents · Bountiful Landscape · Rockfall Vale · Karplusan Forest · Evolving Wilds · Rogue's Passage · Rejuvenating Springs · Stormcarved Coast · Reliquary Tower · Wooded Foothills · 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% |
| Scalding Viper | 46% | +44% |
| Temur Battlecrier | 62% | +43% |
| Studious First-Year | 45% | +42% |
| Questing Druid | 44% | +42% |
| Elusive Otter | 44% | +42% |
| Songcrafter Mage | 43% | +41% |
| Kraum, Violent Cacophony | 40% | +39% |
| Dragonclaw Strike | 39% | +36% |
| Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy | 38% | +35% |
| Bonecrusher Giant | 35% | +33% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 39% | +33% |
| Rosethorn Acolyte | 33% | +31% |
| Embereth Shieldbreaker | 31% | +29% |
| Brazen Borrower | 28% | +27% |
| Auroral Procession | 30% | +26% |
| Beanstalk Giant | 28% | +25% |
| Taigam, Master Opportunist | 26% | +25% |
| Fae Offering | 25% | +24% |
| Stormkeld Vanguard | 25% | +23% |
| Frantic Search | 37% | +23% |
| Dragonfire Blade | 25% | +23% |
| Goblin Anarchomancer | 34% | +22% |
| Tam, Observant Sequencer | 23% | +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
- Frostcliff Siege
- Herd Heirloom
- Manamorphose
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Curiosity → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: B+ (78/100).
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, Scalding Viper, Temur Battlecrier. 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.