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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Thrummingbird
76%inclusion61 decks80 decks
71%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
64%synergy
Fathom Mage
70%inclusion56 decks80 decks
63%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
58%synergy
Fertilid
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
58%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
57%synergy
Trygon Predator
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
56%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
55%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
66%inclusion53 decks80 decks
54%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
73%inclusion58 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Reclamation Sage
66%inclusion53 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Inspiring Call
65%inclusion52 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Coiling Oracle
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
48%synergy
Master Biomancer
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
52%synergy
Elvish Mystic
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Tainted Observer
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Mulldrifter
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Champion of Lambholt
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Chasm Skulker
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Simic Manipulator
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Wood Elves
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Elusive Otter
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Devoted Druid
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Hornet Queen
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Zameck Guildmage
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Invisible Stalker
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Tervigon
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Evolution Witness
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
29%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Hooded Hydra
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Arbor Elf
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Lonis, Cryptozoologist
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Herd Baloth
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Basking Broodscale
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Ant Queen
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Pollenbright Druid
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Cankerbloom
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Leopard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ornery Tumblewagg
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Visionary
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Merfolk Skydiver
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Skatewing Spy
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Slither Blade
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Acidic Slime
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Jackal, Genius Geneticist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Managorger Hydra
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Broodguard Elite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hemosymbic Mite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meltstrider Eulogist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lurking Lizards
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spider-Bot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blooming Stinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beetle, Legacy Criminal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mechanical Mobster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Sniper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Serum Snare
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
49%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Reality Shift
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Steady Progress
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Windswift Slice
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Filter Out
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
-16%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Reject Imperfection
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Experimental Augury
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Bioshift
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Spider-Sense
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Secret Identity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Unstable Experiment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-39%synergy
Gift of the Viper
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-40%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Invigorating Surge
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Voidslime
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fog
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Naturalize
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Infectious Bite
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Faebloom Trick
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Planar Genesis
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-6%synergy
Incubation // Incongruity
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Ram Through
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Quandrix Command
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Impulse
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Return to Nature
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Simic Charm
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Shore Up
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Cancel
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Plating
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
45%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
42%synergy
Thirsting Roots
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Curse of the Swine
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Smell Fear
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
-27%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
18%inclusion14 decks76 decks
16%synergy
Expand the Sphere
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Overrun
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-27%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Golden Ratio
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Oversimplify
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Urban Evolution
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Harmonize
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Prey Upon
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Courage in Crisis
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Synchronized Charge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planewide Celebration
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Aether Gale
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Contagion Clasp
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Scepter of Celebration
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-17%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Primal Empathy
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Pack
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Loading Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Stocking the Pantry
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Awakening Zone
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
One with the Kami
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Paradox Zone
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-37%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Lumbering Falls
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
-23%synergy
Sol Ring
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-47%synergy
Simic Signet
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Moss Diamond
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Simic Keyrune
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
-24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Thornwood Falls
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Islet
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
-34%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Quandrix Campus
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Lush Oasis
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Rimewood Falls
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Grove
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Tanglepool Bridge
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Stream
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
2%synergy
Drowner of Truth
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Brokers Hideout
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
0%synergy