Ezuri, claw of progress 3.0

Commander / EDH GU (Simic)

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Land (35)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Disciple of Freyalise  ^Flip
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 7x Forest
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Hydroelectric Laboratory  ^Flip
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 6x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Soporific Springs  ^Flip
• 1x Tidechannel Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Turntimber, Serpentine Wood  ^Flip
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Threat (8)

• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Cultivator of Blades
• 1x Giggling Skitterspike
• 1x Invisible Stalker
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Sage of Hours
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wild Beastmaster

Value (2)

• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x The Ozolith

Draw (11)

• 1x Cold-Eyed Selkie
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Ledger Shredder
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Pollywog Prodigy
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets

ExpCounter (9)

• 1x Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
• 1x Deep Forest Hermit
• 1x Fungal Sprouting
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Iridescent Hornbeetle
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Pollenbright Druid
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Thrummingbird

CounterSpell (8)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Mausoleum Wanderer
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Swan Song

Tutor (5)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Commander (1)

Ramp (11)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fanatic of Rhonas
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Kami of Whispered Hopes
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Three Visits

Removal (8)

• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Wave Goodbye

Protection (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Sideboard

Other (7)

• 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 1x Ledger Shredder
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Waterlogged Grove

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Maybeboard

Other (25)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Bred for the Hunt
• 1x Cathedral Acolyte
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Hadana's Climb  ^Flip
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Heronblade Elite
• 1x Kitesail Larcenist
• 1x Legolas Greenleaf
• 1x Manglehorn
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Suspicious Stowaway  ^Flip
• 1x Thieving Skydiver
• 1x Viridian Joiner
• 1x Wood Elves

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Ezuri Claw of progress: Primer WIP {GU}

Getting the band back together for commander 2020. primer in progress.

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Why, Ezuri Claw of Progress and Simic {GU}

Ezuri, Claw of Progress is a fun and unique take of the classic Simic counters strategy. His ability introduces some interesting build rules. If you've played a more traditional Simic counters deck with commanders like Prime Speaker Zegana or Vorel of the hull Clad this deck is an opportunity to try something that feels new within the same strategy.

Pros

• Item one
• Item two

Cons

The deck has 2 main weaknesses.

• Sweepers and boardwipes can set back our game plan considerably.
• The game plan is very dependent on our commander. Ezuri needs to be protected to prevent having to recast him for prohibitive amounts of mana.

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The Plan

Wincons

This build has 2 main ways of winning.

Combat damage:

Alpha strike

There are several counter themed creatures that enable craterhoof/overrun wins through combat damage. Cultivator of Blades Master Biomancer Wild Beastmaster

Go tall

Sage of hours Combo:
Sage of Hours is a compact and efficient combo that goes along with the rest of the decks plan. In order to combo you need Ezuri, Claw of Progress + 5 experience counters + Sage of Hours. You are then able to take an infinite number of turns. The most efficient win condition being lethal damage removing counters from Walking Ballista.

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Notable Exclusions

Playtest candidates

Side board are cards I want to add. Maybe board are cards I'm considering.

Change Log

01/02/2025
+Ledger Shredder - Mulldrifter
+Duskwatch Recruiter   - [[]]

12/31/2024
+Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth - Reliquary Tower
+Scalding Tarn - Flooded Grove
+Force of Will - Force of Negation
+An Offer You Can't Refuse - Spellskite
+Bristly Bill, Spine Sower - Vorel of the Hull Clade
+Nest Invader - Rishkar, Peema Renegade
+Birthing Pod - Doubling Season
+Sink into Stupor   - Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
+Nature's Claim - Reclamation Sage
+Forest - Ghost Quarter
+Island - Command Beacon
+Natural Order - Forest
+Rishkar, Peema Renegade - Whirler Rogue

03/05/2024
+Fanatic of Rhonas - Mana Crypt
+Mana Drain - Counterspell
+Bridgeworks Battle   - Forest
+Mystic Remora - Tezzeret's Gambit
+Pollywog Prodigy - Contentious Plan
+Sink into Stupor   - Island
+Toski, Bearer of Secrets - Unnatural Restoration
+Tribute to the World Tree - Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

02/10/2024
+Disciple of Freyalise   - Forest
+Hydroelectric Specimen   - Island
+Mana Crypt - Chrome Mox
+The Great Henge - Benevolent Hydra
+Tervigon - Defiler of Vigor
+Force of Negation - An Offer You Can't Refuse
+[[]] - [[]]
+[[]] - [[]]

02/10/2024
+Bane of Progress - Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
+Pollenbright Druid - Scavenging Ooze
+Contentious Plan - Sicarian Infiltrator
+Wave Goodbye - Forgotten Ancient

10/25/2023
+Chrome Mox - Spark Double
+Kami of Whispered Hopes - Marwyn, the Nurturer
+Benevolent Hydra - Toothy, Imaginary Friend
+Counterspell - Disdainful Stroke
+Ozolith, the Shattered Spire - Pir, Imaginative Rascal
+Defiler of Vigor - Seedborn Muse
+Incubation Druid - Gyre Sage

05/07/2023
+An Offer You Can't Refuse - Counterspell
+SwanSong - Negate
+Unnatural Restoration - Eternal Witness
+Worldly Tutor - Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
+Tezzeret's Gambit - Edric, Spymaster of Trest
+Sicarian Infiltrator - Ledger Shredder
+Invisible Stalker - Scute Swarm
+Blighted Agent - Fog
+[[]] - [[]]

12/10/2022
+Spark Double - Progenitor Mimic
+Kodama of the West Tree - [[]]
+Vorel of the Hull Clade - [[]]
+Forgotten Ancient - Evolution Sage
+Kodama of the West Tree - Siren Stormtamer
+Vorel of the Hull Clade - [[]]

04/20/2022
+Rishkar, Peema Renegade - Fertilid
+Yisan, the Wanderer Bard - Neoform
+Ledger Shredder - Master Biomancer
+Thrummingbird - Ulvenwald Tracker
+Duskwatch Recruiter   - [[]]
04/20/2022
+Rejuvenating Springs - Island
+Tidechannel Pathway   - Island
+Botanical Sanctum - Forest
+Dreamroot Cascade - Forest
03/20/2022
+Blinkmoth Nexus - Treetop Village
+Polluted Delta - Scalding Tarn
+Flooded Grove - Mana Confluence

02/13/2022
+Muddle the Mixture - SwanSong
+Marwyn, the Nurturer - Insidious Will
+Cold-Eyed Selkie - Toski, Bearer of Secrets

12/20/2021
+Resculpt - Reality Shift
+The Ozolith - Overwhelming Stampede

08/20/2021
+return of the wild speaker - Guardian Project

05/22/2021
+Ulvenwald Tracker - Coiling Oracle
+Scute Swarm - Force of Negation
+Master Biomancer - Overwhelming Stampede

05/22/2021
+Priest of Titania - Beastcaller Savant
+Rampant Growth - Simic Signet
+Nature's Lore - Maraleaf Pixie
+Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury - Trygon Predator

03/20/2021
+Turntimber Symbiosis   - Simic Ascendancy
+Chord of Calling - Hadana's Climb  
+Command Beacon - Island
+Mulldrifter - Hangarback Walker
+Toski, Bearer of Secrets - cold eye selkie
+ - [[]]
12/24/2020
+Fierce Guardianship - Arcane Denial
+Force of Negation - Foil
+Guardian Project - Beast Whisperer
+Iridescent Hornbeetle - Darksteel Plate
+Heroic Intervention - Inspiring Call
+Spellskite - Broken Fall
old changes:
+Arachnogenesis - Fog
+Toothy, Imaginary Friend - Chasm Skulker
+Pir, Imaginative Rascal - Champion of Lambholt
+[[]] - [[]]

Current Combos:
Ezuri, Claw of Progress + 5 experience counters + Sage of Hours = infinite turns
potential combo adds:
Deadeye Navigator + Peregrine Drake = infinite mana
Infinite mana dumps:
Walking Ballista, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Simic Ascendancy, Duskwatch Recruiter  

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 3 Mythic Rares 44 - 2 Rares 20 - 1 Uncommons 12 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.80
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 4/4 UR, Experience Token, Fanatic of Rhonas 4/4 B, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Insect 1/1 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Saproling 1/1 G, Servo 1/1 C, Squirrel 1/1 G, Treasure