Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elf Warrior
Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you get an experience counter.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $2.11
- EDHREC rank
- #5580
Ezuri, Claw of Progress turns every small creature into a threat that snowballs out of control — each experience counter is a +1/+1 counter delivery system, and the deck wins through raw board growth or the Sage of Hours infinite-turns line. The cost is a four-mana investment that does nothing the turn it enters, so it folds hard to removal before you accumulate counters.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ezuri, Claw of Progress lives — it's one of the most popular Simic experience-counter commanders on EDHREC, and the combination of evasive token generators, cheap creatures, and the Sage of Hours combo gives it a clearly defined, high-ceiling game plan. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but there's no competitive context where a four-mana creature that accrues value slowly competes at those tables. Oathbreaker is theoretically playable but the format's faster pace punishes the setup time the experience counter engine demands.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.11 cheap tier
At $2.11, Ezuri, Claw of Progress sits firmly in the budget tier — cheap enough that there's no reason to hesitate on picking one up. Demand has kept it from dropping further given its consistent Commander popularity, so this price is likely a floor rather than a temporary dip.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sage of Hours
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.