An Ezuri, Claw of Progress deck building off the pre-con.

Attempting to stay fairly budget for now, inserting a few higher cost cards I happened to already own. Also trying to avoid infinite combos for the time being (eg. Sage of Hours).

Maybeboard has some items that I will most likely be getting after I pilot a few test runs, along with a few things I'm considering.

Any suggestions are very welcome.

Updated 11/16 with a chunk of the Maybeboard. Still very open for suggetions! A few cards left that I'll probably sub in.

Updated 11/17A few edits, Added Fable of Wolf and Owl, Gyre Sage, Verdant Confluence, Arachnogenesis, Yavimaya Coast, Khalni Garden, and Alchemist's Refuge.

Not 100% sold on Verdant Confluence as it seems a bit slow to me to use as ramp, but the options it gives is nice in case I need to dig into my graveyard. I've yet to try out Arachnogenesis so I want to give it a shot, on the fence about this one too. Yavimaya is just straight better than the Vivid lands most of the time, so one got replaced with that. Fable should get plenty of value in this deck, especially so if any token doublers are out. Gyre Sage because it's good.

Removed most of the proliferate effects. Doesn't seem worth it for most of them if I'm not running infect. Usually I end up with a ton of counters on one or two things, so the proliferate doesn't effect me as much as I'd like. Left in Inexorable Tide for now as that still helps me pump my Experience counters without Ezuri present and with no resource input after casting it.

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Made a few additions that were recommended.

Wonder Progenitor Mimic Strionic Resonator Etched Oracle Momir Vig, Simic Visionary Thada Adel, Acquisitor Archetype of Imagination

Still need to try out Pathbreaker Ibex and possibly a few others, but Ibex was sold out at my LCS.

I'm on the fence still on Arachnogenesis. On paper it looks like it could be valuable, but I've yet to get good use out of it.

So far Hooded Hydra has been one of the biggest MVPs. Pumping him a bit, then using your own Beast Within to destroy him nets you a critical mass of experience that should help you finish off the game in the next turn or two.

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Date added 9 years
Last updated 8 years
Legality

This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

10 - 0 Mythic Rares

40 - 0 Rares

22 - 0 Uncommons

12 - 0 Commons

Cards 101
Avg. CMC 3.79
Tokens Beast 3/3 G, Bird 1/1 U, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Emblem Kiora, Master of the Depths, Experience Token, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Human 2/2 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Morph 2/2 C, Octopus 8/8 U, Phyrexian Beast 4/4 G, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G, Spider 1/2 G, Squid 1/1 U, Thopter 1/1 C, Wolf 2/2 G
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