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

Background image for Can You Build Simic in Commander Without... Going Simic?
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Turbulent Wilderness
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Bloomsage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sage of Hours
85%inclusion78 decks92 decks
83%synergy
Fathom Mage
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Gyre Sage
76%inclusion70 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
68%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
72%inclusion66 decks92 decks
60%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
59%synergy
Blighted Agent
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Beast Whisperer
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Thrummingbird
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Elvish Mystic
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
43%synergy
Birds of Paradise
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Beast Within
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Incubation Druid
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Worldly Tutor
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Seedborn Muse
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Crop Rotation
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Ouroboroid
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Evolution Witness
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Reclamation Sage
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Eternal Witness
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Master Biomancer
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Invisible Stalker
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Trygon Predator
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Coiling Oracle
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Devoted Druid
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Evolution Sage
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Simic Manipulator
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Arbor Elf
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Scute Swarm
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Elusive Otter
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
17%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Titania
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Skatewing Spy
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Badgermole Cub
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Mycoloth
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Warden of the Grove
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
13%synergy
Mausoleum Wanderer
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Managorger Hydra
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Chord of Calling
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Ripples of Potential
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Arachnogenesis
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Krosan Grip
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Mutational Advantage
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Nature's Claim
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Silkguard
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Simic Charm
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Aetherize
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Bioshift
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Decisive Denial
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Force of Vigor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Augury
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Nature's Lore
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Finale of Devastation
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Wave Goodbye
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Neoform
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Contentious Plan
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Natural Order
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Pest Infestation
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Awaken the Woods
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
10%synergy
The Great Henge
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
16%synergy
The Earth Crystal
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Domination
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Animation Module
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Mantle
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
The Ooze
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Branching Evolution
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Hardened Scales
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Guardian Project
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Inexorable Tide
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Doubling Season
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sphere Grid
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Hadana's Climb
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Loading Zone
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Karn's Bastion
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Dryad Arbor
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Khalni Garden
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Lumbering Falls
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion80 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
-11%synergy
Simic Signet
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion90 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion90 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion89 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Breeding Pool
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Grove
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Mystery
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Tropical Island
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Hedge Maze
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Overflowing Basin
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sodden Verdure
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
5%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Tangled Islet
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Rimewood Falls
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Guildgate
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Vivid Creek
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-4%synergy