EDH Optimizer
Zirilan of the Claw
Legendary Creature — Lizard Shaman · 3RR
Color identity: Red
Zirilan of the Claw is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{1}{R}{R}, {T}: Search your library for a Dragon permanent card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. That Dragon gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €7.14
Average lands in decks for Zirilan of the Claw: 35
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Build your Zirilan of the Claw deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zirilan of the Claw 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zirilan of the Claw 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: C+ (62/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed57
- Interaction67
- Resilience74
- Closing58
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (12 nonbasic, 23 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Hellkite Tyrant · Utvara Hellkite · Sundial of the Infinite · Chaos Warp · Balefire Dragon · Dragon Mage · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Ruby Medallion · Tel-Jilad Stylus · Arcane Signet · Lightning Greaves · Scourge of the Throne · Terror of the Peaks · Dragon's Hoard · Molten Echoes · Ancient Copper Dragon · Blasphemous Act · Conjurer's Closet · Worldgorger Dragon · Dragon Tempest · Flameshadow Conjuring · Seething Song · Scourge of Valkas · Blast-Furnace Hellkite · Goldspan Dragon · Knollspine Dragon · Steel Hellkite · Bogardan Hellkite · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Sneak Attack · Swiftfoot Boots · Thunder Dragon · Mana Geyser · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Twinflame Tyrant · Mind Stone · Cursed Mirror · Hoarding Dragon · Illusionist's Bracers · Jeska's Will · Thousand-Year Elixir · Deflecting Swat · Vandalblast · Descendants' Fury · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Dragonlord's Servant · Fire Diamond · Terror of Mount Velus · Spawn of Thraxes · Dragon Tyrant · Gamble · Pyre of Heroes · Tyrant's Familiar · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Abrade · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Rings of Brighthearth · Rishadan Pawnshop · Wrathful Red Dragon · Desert Were-Worm · Fellwar Stone · Tibalt's Trickery · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Endless Sands · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · Arena of Glory · War Room · Spinerock Knoll · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · High Market · Ancient Tomb · Safe Haven · Cavern of Souls
🃏 Recommended cards for Zirilan of the Claw
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zirilan of the Claw, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Utvara Hellkite | 75% | +70% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 72% | +68% |
| Dragon Mage | 70% | +66% |
| Tel-Jilad Stylus | 65% | +65% |
| Balefire Dragon | 70% | +65% |
| Hellkite Tyrant | 76% | +64% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 66% | +63% |
| Scourge of the Throne | 63% | +58% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 66% | +58% |
| Molten Echoes | 56% | +54% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 57% | +54% |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 54% | +53% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 61% | +51% |
| Dragon Tempest | 53% | +50% |
| Flameshadow Conjuring | 53% | +50% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 54% | +49% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 52% | +49% |
| Thunder Dragon | 48% | +48% |
| Blast-Furnace Hellkite | 51% | +48% |
| Bogardan Hellkite | 48% | +46% |
| Ancient Copper Dragon | 55% | +45% |
| Knollspine Dragon | 49% | +45% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 48% | +45% |
| Steel Hellkite | 49% | +45% |
💰 The best cards for your Zirilan of the Claw 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.
- Dragon Mage
- Tel-Jilad Stylus
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- Scourge of the Throne
- Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
- Dragon's Hoard
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Utvara Hellkite
- Hellkite Tyrant
- Dragon Tempest
- Flameshadow Conjuring
- Conjurer's Closet
- Scourge of Valkas
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Balefire Dragon
- Molten Echoes
- Terror of the Peaks
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zirilan of the Claw
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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 Zirilan of the Claw's color identity?
Zirilan of the Claw is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Zirilan of the Claw come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zirilan of the Claw deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Zirilan of the Claw deck run?
Real Zirilan of the Claw 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 Zirilan of the Claw?
The three highest-synergy cards are Utvara Hellkite, Sundial of the Infinite, Dragon Mage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zirilan of the Claw decks.
What combos does Zirilan of the Claw have?
Zirilan of the Claw has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Zirilan of the Claw deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dragon Mage, Tel-Jilad Stylus, Lathliss, Dragon Queen 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.