Ezuri, Claw of Progress (Commander) - Expensive +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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Badgermole Cub
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Earth Kingdom General
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Champion of Lambholt
77%inclusion162 decks210 decks
72%synergy
Gyre Sage
77%inclusion162 decks210 decks
71%synergy
Sage of Hours
71%inclusion150 decks210 decks
69%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
76%inclusion159 decks210 decks
69%synergy
Fathom Mage
75%inclusion157 decks210 decks
68%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
79%inclusion165 decks210 decks
64%synergy
Incubation Druid
69%inclusion145 decks210 decks
61%synergy
The Ozolith
64%inclusion134 decks210 decks
58%synergy
Thrummingbird
59%inclusion124 decks210 decks
54%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
66%inclusion139 decks210 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
77%inclusion161 decks210 decks
49%synergy
Heroic Intervention
70%inclusion146 decks210 decks
39%synergy
Llanowar Elves
66%inclusion138 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Branching Evolution
62%inclusion131 decks210 decks
51%synergy
Beast Whisperer
62%inclusion130 decks210 decks
53%synergy
Hardened Scales
60%inclusion125 decks210 decks
44%synergy
Elvish Mystic
58%inclusion122 decks210 decks
34%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
56%inclusion118 decks210 decks
53%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
56%inclusion117 decks210 decks
42%synergy
Beast Within
55%inclusion115 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion152 decks210 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60%inclusion127 decks210 decks
43%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion116 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
44%inclusion93 decks210 decks
37%synergy
Worldly Tutor
31%inclusion66 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Seedborn Muse
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Chasm Skulker
54%inclusion114 decks210 decks
48%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
49%inclusion103 decks210 decks
42%synergy
Blighted Agent
49%inclusion102 decks210 decks
47%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
48%inclusion101 decks210 decks
43%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
48%inclusion101 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Evolution Witness
47%inclusion74 decks156 decks
43%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
41%synergy
Ouroboroid
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
46%inclusion96 decks210 decks
43%synergy
Master Biomancer
45%inclusion94 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
43%inclusion73 decks168 decks
37%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
43%inclusion90 decks210 decks
39%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
43%inclusion90 decks210 decks
41%synergy
Eternal Witness
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Reclamation Sage
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Evolution Sage
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
31%synergy
Walking Ballista
36%inclusion76 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
35%inclusion74 decks210 decks
34%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
35%inclusion73 decks210 decks
34%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
34%inclusion72 decks210 decks
15%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
33%inclusion70 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Invisible Stalker
30%inclusion62 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Devoted Druid
30%inclusion62 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Trygon Predator
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Delighted Halfling
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Simic Manipulator
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Elusive Otter
27%inclusion56 decks210 decks
25%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
25%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
24%inclusion51 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Scute Swarm
24%inclusion51 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Coiling Oracle
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Mycoloth
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Managorger Hydra
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Vorel of the Hull Clade
22%inclusion47 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Arwen, Weaver of Hope
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Wood Elves
18%inclusion38 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Tervigon
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Priest of Titania
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Maester Seymour
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Fertilid
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Inspiring Call
51%inclusion108 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion100 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion90 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
40%inclusion84 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Ripples of Potential
35%inclusion73 decks210 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Mutational Advantage
26%inclusion46 decks180 decks
21%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion47 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Chord of Calling
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
-9%synergy
Windswift Slice
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Growth Spiral
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
-31%synergy
Experimental Augury
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
-1%synergy
Strength of Will
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
-6%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Radstorm
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Waterbender's Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Galadhrim Ambush
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Voidslime
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Bioshift
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion90 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Three Visits
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Wave Goodbye
37%inclusion78 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion76 decks210 decks
-11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
32%inclusion68 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion57 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion52 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion51 decks210 decks
-12%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion45 decks210 decks
-19%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Awaken the Woods
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Neoform
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Pest Infestation
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Natural Order
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Contentious Plan
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Great Henge
49%inclusion102 decks210 decks
40%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
45%inclusion95 decks210 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion81 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Animation Module
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Scepter of Celebration
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Terrasymbiosis
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
49%inclusion66 decks136 decks
43%synergy
Doubling Season
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
36%inclusion76 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
33%inclusion70 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Sylvan Library
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Guardian Project
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Sphere Grid
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Inexorable Tide
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Hadana's Climb
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Primal Vigor
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Asceticism
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Hydra's Growth
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Greater Good
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
58%inclusion121 decks210 decks
35%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
55%inclusion116 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion113 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Bastion
53%inclusion111 decks210 decks
41%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion99 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Dryad Arbor
46%inclusion96 decks210 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Garden
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Ba Sing Se
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Lumbering Falls
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion188 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion125 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Signet
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion203 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion203 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion199 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Breeding Pool
91%inclusion191 decks210 decks
45%synergy
Tropical Island
79%inclusion165 decks210 decks
64%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
79%inclusion165 decks210 decks
35%synergy
Misty Rainforest
78%inclusion163 decks210 decks
46%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
77%inclusion161 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
62%inclusion131 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
61%inclusion129 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Grove
52%inclusion109 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
46%inclusion97 decks210 decks
26%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Willowrush Verge
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Hedge Maze
34%inclusion69 decks201 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion59 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
-23%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Mystery
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
-17%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
10%inclusion16 decks156 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Rimewood Falls
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Overflowing Basin
8.8%inclusion16 decks182 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-14%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
7.7%inclusion12 decks156 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Thornwood Falls
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
-12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
0%synergy