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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Champion of Lambholt
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
86%synergy
Thrummingbird
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
68%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Gyre Sage
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
The Ozolith
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
67%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Fathom Mage
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Beast Whisperer
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Elvish Mystic
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Llanowar Elves
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
48%synergy
Evolution Witness
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Incubation Druid
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
47%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
54%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Eternal Witness
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Viral Drake
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Hornet Queen
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Bane of Progress
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Managorger Hydra
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Evolution Sage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Blighted Agent
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Snake
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Invisible Stalker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Chasm Skulker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Trygon Predator
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Mulldrifter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Observer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Scute Swarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Master Biomancer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Sage of Hours
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Twitching Doll
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Warden of the Grove
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ouroboroid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Skatewing Spy
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Elusive Otter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Den Protector
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Crystalline Crawler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Vigor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Rot Wolf
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Heroic Intervention
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Call
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Ripples of Potential
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Voidslime
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Krosan Grip
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Gift of the Viper
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-32%synergy
Transcendent Message
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mutational Advantage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Blustersquall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Reflection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Giant Growth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bring the Ending
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Force of Vigor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Crypsis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chord of Calling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Reclaim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Infectious Bite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Might of Oaks
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unsummon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Perplexing Test
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Disallow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Berserk
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Faebloom Trick
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Invigorate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Quandrix Command
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Planar Genesis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Lazotep Plating
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Collective Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Simic Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Cultivate
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-29%synergy
Artful Dodge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Croaking Counterpart
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-27%synergy
Pest Infestation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Slip Through Space
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Spiral
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Give // Take
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Assault
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Notorious Throng
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Smell Fear
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Body of Research
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
11%synergy
The Earth Crystal
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bow of Nylea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Engine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Animation Module
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Scepter of Celebration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Hardened Scales
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Branching Evolution
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Hadana's Climb
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Doubling Season
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Inexorable Tide
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Sphere Grid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Discovery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Exploration
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Earthcraft
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Burgeoning
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Rancor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Feywild Visitor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ranger Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Defense of the Heart
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vivien Reid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Command Beacon
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
32%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Dryad Arbor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Conclave
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Zoetic Cavern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Garden
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lumbering Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Arcane Signet
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-36%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Simic Signet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Island
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-5%synergy
Forest
91%inclusion10 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Breeding Pool
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
38%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Grove
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Willowrush Verge
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Tropical Island
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Hedge Maze
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rimewood Falls
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-16%synergy
Opal Palace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Drowner of Truth
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy