Ezuri, Claw of Progress (Commander) - Expensive Core +1/+1 Counters

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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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Toph, Earthbending Master
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Thrummingbird
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Gyre Sage
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Birds of Paradise
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
The Ozolith
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Elvish Mystic
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Llanowar Elves
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Beast Whisperer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Beast Within
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fathom Mage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Inspiring Call
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Hardened Scales
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Evolution Sage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Evolution Witness
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Incubation Druid
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Invisible Stalker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Hornet Queen
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Chasm Skulker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Managorger Hydra
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Blighted Agent
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Reclamation Sage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bane of Progress
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Elusive Otter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Scute Swarm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Master Biomancer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Trygon Predator
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Warden of the Grove
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Ouroboroid
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Snake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Mulldrifter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Plaxmanta
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Viral Drake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Observer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Skatewing Spy
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Sage of Hours
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Shroofus Sproutsire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mausoleum Wanderer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Scurry of Squirrels
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Coiling Oracle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Ripples of Potential
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Arachnogenesis
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Growth Spiral
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Gift of the Viper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Voidslime
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Transcendent Message
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Decisive Denial
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mutational Advantage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blustersquall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Windswift Slice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Reflection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bring the Ending
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Force of Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Crypsis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Second Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Reclaim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Infectious Bite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Perplexing Test
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Disallow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Faebloom Trick
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Quandrix Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planar Genesis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Lazotep Plating
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Collective Resistance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Steady Progress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Three Visits
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Devastation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-28%synergy
Pest Infestation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Contentious Plan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Spiral
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Give // Take
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Notorious Throng
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Artful Dodge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Body of Research
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Animation Module
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Bident of Thassa
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
The Earth Crystal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scepter of Celebration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Emerald Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Garenbrig
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Branching Evolution
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Doubling Season
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Inexorable Tide
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Hadana's Climb
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Sphere Grid
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Earthcraft
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Parallel Lives
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Burgeoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Rancor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Feywild Visitor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ranger Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Defense of the Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vivien Reid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Dryad Arbor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Faerie Conclave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
High Market
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Garden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lumbering Falls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Herd Heirloom
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
60%synergy
Island
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Tropical Island
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Flooded Grove
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Hedge Maze
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Rimewood Falls
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Woodland
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Drowner of Truth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy