Ezuri, Claw of Progress (Commander) - Budget Core

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Arnaud Gompertz
Aug 6, 2025
Can You Build Simic in Commander Without... Going Simic?
Can you go Simic without doing the Simic stuff that everyone dreads? Yes you can! Arnaud is here with some uncanny Commander deck ideas.
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Tam, Mindful First-Year
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Virulent Emissary
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rain-Slicked Copse
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Thrummingbird
77%inclusion60 decks78 decks
72%synergy
Fathom Mage
73%inclusion57 decks78 decks
66%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
64%inclusion50 decks78 decks
63%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
63%inclusion49 decks78 decks
62%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
65%inclusion51 decks78 decks
60%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
59%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
59%inclusion46 decks78 decks
58%synergy
Trygon Predator
64%inclusion50 decks78 decks
58%synergy
Fertilid
59%inclusion46 decks78 decks
57%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
62%inclusion48 decks78 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
74%inclusion58 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
68%inclusion53 decks78 decks
56%synergy
Reclamation Sage
68%inclusion53 decks78 decks
54%synergy
Inspiring Call
67%inclusion52 decks78 decks
53%synergy
Coiling Oracle
62%inclusion48 decks78 decks
48%synergy
Master Biomancer
60%inclusion47 decks78 decks
54%synergy
Elvish Mystic
59%inclusion46 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Observer
58%inclusion45 decks78 decks
56%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
55%inclusion43 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Serum Snare
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Prime Speaker Zegana
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
49%synergy
Chasm Skulker
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
42%synergy
Mulldrifter
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
43%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
44%synergy
Devoted Druid
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
45%synergy
Simic Manipulator
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
46%synergy
Wood Elves
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
41%synergy
Elusive Otter
46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
45%synergy
Hornet Queen
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
42%synergy
Zameck Guildmage
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
42%synergy
Invisible Stalker
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Tervigon
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Evolution Witness
34%inclusion26 decks76 decks
30%synergy
Arbor Elf
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Hooded Hydra
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Herd Baloth
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Basking Broodscale
23%inclusion18 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Ant Queen
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Cankerbloom
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Skatewing Spy
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Slither Blade
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Visionary
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Undergrowth Leopard
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Acidic Slime
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Agent
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Poison Dart Frog
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Managorger Hydra
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Tender Wildguide
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Titania
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Warden of the Grove
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Treetop Snarespinner
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Repulsive Mutation
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Reality Shift
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Steady Progress
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
41%synergy
Windswift Slice
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Filter Out
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
-18%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Reject Imperfection
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Bioshift
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Experimental Augury
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-38%synergy
Gift of the Viper
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Voidslime
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Invigorating Surge
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Secret Identity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-42%synergy
Unstable Experiment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Hunter's Insight
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Fog
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Naturalize
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Opt
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Faebloom Trick
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Planar Genesis
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Signature Slam
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Ram Through
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Quandrix Command
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Impulse
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Infectious Bite
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Simic Charm
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Shore Up
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
47%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
42%synergy
Curse of the Swine
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Thirsting Roots
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Smell Fear
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
-28%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Overrun
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Explore
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Expand the Sphere
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Synchronized Charge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-28%synergy
Harmonize
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Golden Ratio
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Oversimplify
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Courage in Crisis
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Aether Gale
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Give // Take
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Prey Upon
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-21%synergy
Urban Evolution
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Contagion Clasp
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
36%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Scepter of Celebration
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Simic Ascendancy
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
38%synergy
Primal Empathy
50%inclusion39 decks78 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Pack
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Awakening Zone
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Loading Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
One with the Kami
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Paradox Zone
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Lumbering Falls
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-39%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-5%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
-26%synergy
Sol Ring
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
-47%synergy
Simic Signet
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-15%synergy
Simic Keyrune
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion78 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion78 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
62%inclusion48 decks78 decks
-24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Mystery
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Thornwood Falls
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Tangled Islet
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
-35%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion20 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Simic Guildgate
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Quandrix Campus
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
-23%synergy
Overflowing Basin
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Lush Oasis
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Rimewood Falls
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Drowner of Truth
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Stream
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Brokers Hideout
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy