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Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elf Warrior · 2GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Ezuri, Claw of Progress is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you get an experience counter.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
Reference price of the card: €0.94
Average lands in decks for Ezuri, Claw of Progress: 35
+1/+1 CountersInfectAggroElvesTokensComboExperience CountersProliferate
Build your Ezuri, Claw of Progress deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ezuri, Claw of Progress 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ezuri, Claw of Progress 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+ (76/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed65
- Interaction62
- Resilience81
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 5 Island, 8 Forest)
Sol Ring · Fathom Mage · Champion of Lambholt · Llanowar Elves · Cold-Eyed Selkie · Thrummingbird · Gyre Sage · Herald of Secret Streams · Elvish Mystic · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Arcane Signet · Inspiring Call · Simic Ascendancy · Forgotten Ancient · Counterspell · Chasm Skulker · Incubation Druid · Beast Within · Beast Whisperer · Hardened Scales · Sage of Hours · Reclamation Sage · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Blighted Agent · Branching Evolution · Master Biomancer · Rampant Growth · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Swiftfoot Boots · Terrasymbiosis · Birds of Paradise · Bred for the Hunt · Evolution Witness · Iridescent Hornbeetle · Trygon Predator · Cultivate · Evolution Sage · Heroic Intervention · Coiling Oracle · Fyndhorn Elves · Rapid Hybridization · Invisible Stalker · Cultivator of Blades · Vorel of the Hull Clade · Ouroboroid · Eternal Witness · Kodama's Reach · Marwyn, the Nurturer · Negate · The Ozolith · Simic Signet · Wild Beastmaster · Prime Speaker Zegana · Tezzeret's Gambit · Wave Goodbye · Growth Spiral · Simic Manipulator · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Cyclonic Rift · Lightning Greaves · Nature's Lore · Arachnogenesis · Devoted Druid · Duskshell Crawler · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Yavimaya Coast · Dreamroot Cascade · Reliquary Tower · Flooded Grove · Breeding Pool · Rejuvenating Springs · Simic Growth Chamber · Rogue's Passage · Vineglimmer Snarl · Temple of Mystery · Karn's Bastion · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Evolving Wilds · Misty Rainforest · Exotic Orchard · Thornwood Falls · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Mosswort Bridge · Botanical Sanctum · Novijen, Heart of Progress
🃏 Recommended cards for Ezuri, Claw of Progress
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ezuri, Claw of Progress, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fathom Mage | 71% | +64% |
| Champion of Lambholt | 67% | +62% |
| Thrummingbird | 61% | +57% |
| Gyre Sage | 60% | +54% |
| Cold-Eyed Selkie | 64% | +53% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 57% | +48% |
| Herald of Secret Streams | 59% | +45% |
| Sage of Hours | 47% | +45% |
| Chasm Skulker | 50% | +44% |
| Incubation Druid | 50% | +43% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 52% | +42% |
| Blighted Agent | 43% | +41% |
| Inspiring Call | 54% | +41% |
| Beast Whisperer | 48% | +40% |
| Rishkar, Peema Renegade | 44% | +40% |
| Simic Ascendancy | 53% | +39% |
| Iridescent Hornbeetle | 40% | +39% |
| Master Biomancer | 43% | +37% |
| Llanowar Elves | 65% | +37% |
| Evolution Witness | 40% | +36% |
| Elvish Mystic | 58% | +35% |
| Bred for the Hunt | 40% | +34% |
| Invisible Stalker | 36% | +34% |
| Trygon Predator | 40% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Ezuri, Claw of Progress 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.
- Fathom Mage
- Thrummingbird
- Gyre Sage
- Cold-Eyed Selkie
- Chasm Skulker
- Incubation Druid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Champion of Lambholt
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Herald of Secret Streams
- Sage of Hours
- Beast Whisperer
- Branching Evolution
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terrasymbiosis
- Ouroboroid
- The Ozolith
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ezuri, Claw of Progress
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Elvish Archdruid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Marwyn, the Nurturer → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ezuri, Claw of Progress's color identity?
Ezuri, Claw of Progress is Simic (green 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 Ezuri, Claw of Progress come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ezuri, Claw of Progress deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 23 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Ezuri, Claw of Progress deck run?
Real Ezuri, Claw of Progress decks run 35 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 Ezuri, Claw of Progress?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fathom Mage, Champion of Lambholt, Thrummingbird. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ezuri, Claw of Progress decks.
What combos does Ezuri, Claw of Progress have?
Ezuri, Claw of Progress 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 Ezuri, Claw of Progress deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fathom Mage, Thrummingbird, Gyre Sage 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.