EDH Optimizer
Surrak Dragonclaw
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior · 2GUR
Color identity: Green · Red · Blue · Temur
Surrak Dragonclaw is Temur (green, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
This spell can't be countered.
Creature spells you control can't be countered.
Other creatures you control have trample.
Reference price of the card: €1.31
Average lands in decks for Surrak Dragonclaw: 36
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Build your Surrak Dragonclaw deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Surrak Dragonclaw 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Surrak 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: A (86/100)
- Consistency88
- Speed67
- Interaction92
- Resilience82
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Island, 2 Mountain, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Temur Ascendancy · Arcane Signet · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Cultivate · Garruk's Uprising · Rhythm of the Wild · Farseek · Shaman of the Great Hunt · Temur Battlecrier · Beast Within · Birds of Paradise · Rattleclaw Mystic · Beast Whisperer · Kodama's Reach · Rampant Growth · Etali, Primal Storm · Heroic Intervention · Llanowar Elves · Counterspell · Maelstrom Wanderer · Nature's Lore · Quartzwood Crasher · Stubborn Denial · Fanatic of Rhonas · Blasphemous Act · Elvish Mystic · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Thryx, the Sudden Storm · Goblin Anarchomancer · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Three Visits · Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea · Proud Wildbonder · Xenagos, God of Revels · Chaos Warp · Eternal Witness · Terror of the Peaks · Ilysian Caryatid · Elemental Bond · Growth Spiral · Hullbreaker Horror · Cyclonic Rift · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Reclamation Sage · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar's Expertise · Savage Ventmaw · The Great Henge · Apex Devastator · Shamanic Revelation · Surrak and Goreclaw · Temur Charm · Eshki, Temur's Roar · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Negate · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner · Lightning Greaves · Mystic Snake · Somberwald Sage · Inga and Esika · Command Tower · Frontier Bivouac · Stomping Ground · Breeding Pool · Ketria Triome · Hinterland Harbor · Rootbound Crag · Steam Vents · Cinder Glade · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Rejuvenating Springs · Wooded Foothills · Misty Rainforest · Reliquary Tower · Rockfall Vale · Spire Garden · Yavimaya Coast · Evolving Wilds · Scalding Tarn · Dreamroot Cascade · Training Center · Mosswort Bridge · Shivan Reef · Bountiful Landscape · Karplusan Forest
🃏 Recommended cards for Surrak Dragonclaw
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Surrak Dragonclaw, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 50% | +43% |
| Shaman of the Great Hunt | 42% | +39% |
| Temur Ascendancy | 66% | +38% |
| Rattleclaw Mystic | 39% | +32% |
| Quartzwood Crasher | 32% | +30% |
| Beast Whisperer | 37% | +29% |
| Rhythm of the Wild | 47% | +27% |
| Thryx, the Sudden Storm | 29% | +26% |
| Proud Wildbonder | 26% | +26% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 35% | +24% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 29% | +24% |
| Stubborn Denial | 31% | +23% |
| Temur Battlecrier | 42% | +23% |
| Maelstrom Wanderer | 32% | +22% |
| Xenagos, God of Revels | 26% | +22% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 49% | +22% |
| Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea | 26% | +21% |
| Ilysian Caryatid | 24% | +20% |
| Fanatic of Rhonas | 30% | +20% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 22% | +20% |
| Surrak and Goreclaw | 21% | +20% |
| Llanowar Elves | 35% | +19% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 27% | +19% |
| Mystic Snake | 19% | +19% |
💰 The best cards for your Surrak 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.
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Shaman of the Great Hunt
- Rattleclaw Mystic
- Quartzwood Crasher
- Thryx, the Sudden Storm
- Proud Wildbonder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Temur Ascendancy
- Beast Whisperer
- Rhythm of the Wild
- Stubborn Denial
- Xenagos, God of Revels
- Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- The Great Henge
- Terror of the Peaks
- Guardian Project
- Last March of the Ents
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Surrak Dragonclaw
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Tidespout Tyrant + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Surrak Dragonclaw's color identity?
Surrak 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 Surrak Dragonclaw come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Surrak Dragonclaw deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 13 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: A (86/100).
How many lands should a Surrak Dragonclaw deck run?
Real Surrak Dragonclaw decks run 36 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 Surrak Dragonclaw?
The three highest-synergy cards are Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Shaman of the Great Hunt, Temur Ascendancy. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Surrak Dragonclaw decks.
What combos does Surrak Dragonclaw have?
Surrak 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 Surrak Dragonclaw deck cost?
You can start cheap: Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma, Shaman of the Great Hunt, Rattleclaw Mystic 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.