Ezuri, Claw of Progress (Commander) - Expensive 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
Fathom Mage
71%inclusion56 decks79 decks
64%synergy
Champion of Lambholt
66%inclusion52 decks79 decks
61%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
66%inclusion52 decks79 decks
59%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
71%inclusion56 decks79 decks
56%synergy
Beast Whisperer
65%inclusion51 decks79 decks
55%synergy
Gyre Sage
61%inclusion48 decks79 decks
55%synergy
Thrummingbird
54%inclusion43 decks79 decks
49%synergy
The Ozolith
54%inclusion43 decks79 decks
48%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
61%inclusion48 decks79 decks
48%synergy
Incubation Druid
54%inclusion43 decks79 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Heroic Intervention
58%inclusion46 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Inspiring Call
56%inclusion44 decks79 decks
42%synergy
Beast Within
53%inclusion42 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Birds of Paradise
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
49%inclusion39 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Kodama of the West Tree
49%inclusion39 decks79 decks
46%synergy
Hardened Scales
49%inclusion39 decks79 decks
34%synergy
Branching Evolution
48%inclusion38 decks79 decks
37%synergy
Master Biomancer
48%inclusion38 decks79 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Forgotten Ancient
47%inclusion37 decks79 decks
39%synergy
Elvish Mystic
46%inclusion36 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
41%synergy
Ouroboroid
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Evolution Witness
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
38%synergy
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
42%inclusion33 decks79 decks
36%synergy
Evolution Sage
41%inclusion32 decks79 decks
30%synergy
Reclamation Sage
39%inclusion31 decks79 decks
25%synergy
Chasm Skulker
39%inclusion31 decks79 decks
33%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
38%inclusion30 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Iridescent Hornbeetle
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
36%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
29%synergy
Cultivator of Blades
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Trygon Predator
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Wild Beastmaster
29%inclusion23 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Prime Speaker Zegana
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
26%synergy
Warden of the Grove
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Invisible Stalker
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
25%synergy
Coiling Oracle
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Wood Elves
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Simic Manipulator
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Scute Swarm
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Mulldrifter
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Elusive Otter
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Tervigon
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Managorger Hydra
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Observer
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Snake
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Benevolent Hydra
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Walking Ballista
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Skatewing Spy
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Pir, Imaginative Rascal
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Arachnogenesis
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Ripples of Potential
28%inclusion21 decks76 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Mutational Advantage
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Windswift Slice
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Experimental Augury
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
-27%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Galadhrim Ambush
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Bioshift
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Infectious Bite
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Radstorm
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Voidslime
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Reject Imperfection
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Steady Progress
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Serum Snare
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wave Goodbye
37%inclusion28 decks76 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Rampant Growth
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
-22%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Pest Infestation
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Awaken the Woods
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
-22%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Thirsting Roots
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Contentious Plan
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Genesis Wave
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Fangs of Kalonia
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Smell Fear
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Finale of Devastation
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-7%synergy
Expand the Sphere
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Neoform
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Overrun
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion29 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
29%synergy
The Great Henge
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Animation Module
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Contagion Engine
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Scepter of Celebration
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Terrasymbiosis
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Guardian Project
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
29%synergy
Bred for the Hunt
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
29%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
31%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Hadana's Climb
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Inexorable Tide
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
21%synergy
Doubling Season
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Sphere Grid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Primal Empathy
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Asceticism
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Greater Good
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Pack
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Elven Chorus
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Fable of Wolf and Owl
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Discovery
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-5%synergy
Burgeoning
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Primal Vigor
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
19%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion41 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion40 decks79 decks
29%synergy
Karn's Bastion
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
33%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
35%inclusion28 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Dryad Arbor
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
16%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Novijen, Heart of Progress
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion13 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
14%synergy
Khalni Garden
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Wirewood Lodge
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Lumbering Falls
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Diamond City
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion56 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
-30%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion77 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Island
97%inclusion77 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion74 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Breeding Pool
82%inclusion65 decks79 decks
37%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
80%inclusion63 decks79 decks
36%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
76%inclusion60 decks79 decks
17%synergy
Flooded Grove
62%inclusion49 decks79 decks
22%synergy
Misty Rainforest
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
59%inclusion47 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
57%inclusion45 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
44%inclusion35 decks79 decks
24%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
34%inclusion27 decks79 decks
-15%synergy
Hedge Maze
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Tropical Island
32%inclusion25 decks79 decks
18%synergy
Willowrush Verge
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
29%inclusion23 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
27%inclusion21 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Botanical Sanctum
25%inclusion20 decks79 decks
13%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
24%inclusion19 decks79 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion18 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Overflowing Basin
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
22%inclusion17 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Tangled Islet
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
-4%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Rimewood Falls
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-14%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
-1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Khalni Ambush
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
1%synergy