I was always a fan of the old Ezuri and had a great elfball deck so naturally I was greatly interested in the since corrupted Ezuri. This time he doesn't have his ex-fellow elf buddies to help him (due to some differences in philosophy) but rather has an army worthy of the phyrexian ways.
There are definitely many ways you could build around this guy. I thought elves, wizards, rogues, merfolk... all of which could be good. But I decided to not go any tribal rout in order to maybe discover some fun new interactions. So I landed on this current build, I have a few cards that I am looking to acquire such as Cloudstone Curio, Venser, Shaper Savant, Glen Elendra Archmage and maybe a Doubling Season but until then this is what I have...
After playtesting a bunch I came to learn that it was better to try and get the most EXP counters in one move than to have a bunch of cheap creatures. Mana dorks are all good and fine because getting ezuri out ASAP is important. But once he is out I was always better off casting Spontaneous Generation instead of Invisible Stalker or something. Also by having creatures like Hooded Hydra and Hangarback Walker(<< which can be fetched by Trinket Mage btw) I needed ways to kill them so Spawning Pit and Greater Good provide super synergy. Feed the Pack has simply been bonkers...
I also began to realize that since I wouldn't be getting mana value from Viridian Joiner, Gyre Sage, or Devoted Druid until my second main phase because of when Ezuri's ability triggers so Xantid Swarm has proven very useful.
Modern: UUUBlue Man Group
Legacy: UWBMiracles
Edh: UUUThassa Control WWWHokori Stax GGGJolrael, Empress of Land Stompy BBBGriselbrand French List RBGShattergang(Super Villians) RWGHazezon Flicker UBRMarchesa Aggro URGMaelstom Wanderer (Maelstorm)
Tree of Redemption can also make you really really hard to kill since you net life when it has counters on it. Currently playing with quite a few different cards in the list. Wild Beastmaster has been an all star,highly recommend it.
Modern: UUUBlue Man Group
Legacy: UWBMiracles
Edh: UUUThassa Control WWWHokori Stax GGGJolrael, Empress of Land Stompy BBBGriselbrand French List RBGShattergang(Super Villians) RWGHazezon Flicker UBRMarchesa Aggro URGMaelstom Wanderer (Maelstorm)
Tree of Redemption can also make you really really hard to kill since you net life when it has counters on it. Currently playing with quite a few different cards in the list. Wild Beastmaster has been an all star,highly recommend it.
Oh wow, Tree of Redemption went right under my radar. It does proc Ezuri by having 0 power so thats cool. I definitely have had 40+ EXP counters on multiple occasions...
There are definitely many ways you could build around this guy. I thought elves, wizards, rogues, merfolk... all of which could be good. But I decided to not go any tribal rout in order to maybe discover some fun new interactions. So I landed on this current build, I have a few cards that I am looking to acquire such as Cloudstone Curio, Venser, Shaper Savant, Glen Elendra Archmage and maybe a Doubling Season but until then this is what I have...
1 Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Creatures
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Xantid Swarm
1 Den Protector
1 Devoted Druid
1 Gyre Sage
1 Hangarback Walker
1 Hooded Hydra
1 Willbender
1 Champion of Lambholt
1 Chasm Skulker
1 Eternal Witness
1 Jace's Archivist
1 Kaseto, Orochi Archmage
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Sage of Fables
1 Spike Feeder
1 Trinket Mage
1 Trygon Predator
1 Viridian Joiner
1 Wood Elves
1 Fathom Mage
1 Forgotten Ancient
1 Lu Xun, Scholar General
1 Master Biomancer
1 Mystic Snake
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Profaner of the Dead
1 Temur Sabertooth
1 Viral Drake
1 Voidmage Husher
1 Whirler Rogue
1 Wolfbriar Elemental
1 Acidic Slime
1 Mulldrifter
1 Mycoloth
1 Prophet of Kruphix
1 Prime Speaker Zegana
1 Progenitor Mimic
1 Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
1 Triskelion
1 Avenger of Zendikar
1 Hornet Queen
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
1 Collected Company
Sorceries
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Genesis Wave
1 Beacon of Creation
1 Fungal Sprouting
1 Spontaneous Generation
1 Æther Mutation
1 Verdant Confluence
Enchantments
1 Night Soil
1 Equilibrium
1 Greater Good
1 Feed the Pack
Artifacts
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Simic Signet
1 Spawning Pit
1 Strionic Resonator
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Simic Keyrune
1 Birthing Pod
Lands
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Breeding Pool
1 Command Beacon
1 Command Tower
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Faerie Conclave
10 Forest
1 High Market
1 Hinterland Harbor
9 Island
1 Khalni Garden
1 Lumbering Falls
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Yavimaya Coast
1 Zoetic Cavern
After playtesting a bunch I came to learn that it was better to try and get the most EXP counters in one move than to have a bunch of cheap creatures. Mana dorks are all good and fine because getting ezuri out ASAP is important. But once he is out I was always better off casting Spontaneous Generation instead of Invisible Stalker or something. Also by having creatures like Hooded Hydra and Hangarback Walker(<< which can be fetched by Trinket Mage btw) I needed ways to kill them so Spawning Pit and Greater Good provide super synergy. Feed the Pack has simply been bonkers...
I also began to realize that since I wouldn't be getting mana value from Viridian Joiner, Gyre Sage, or Devoted Druid until my second main phase because of when Ezuri's ability triggers so Xantid Swarm has proven very useful.
Questions and suggestions are encouraged.
UG Ezuri... since been corrupted
BRG Prossh, the Sacrifice Engine
GR Bobo, the Mad Land-chucker (retired)
GU Kruphix, Open the Valves (retired)
UU Talrand, Spell Summoner (retired)
GG Ezuri, Ready-Made Leader (retired)
Draft it Here!
UUUBlue Man Group
Legacy:
UWBMiracles
Edh:
UUUThassa Control
WWWHokori Stax
GGGJolrael, Empress of Land Stompy
BBBGriselbrand French List
RBGShattergang(Super Villians)
RWGHazezon Flicker
UBRMarchesa Aggro
URGMaelstom Wanderer (Maelstorm)
Thanks for the suggestion! I do have sage of hours on the side, i just don't currently run it in my meta.
UG Ezuri... since been corrupted
BRG Prossh, the Sacrifice Engine
GR Bobo, the Mad Land-chucker (retired)
GU Kruphix, Open the Valves (retired)
UU Talrand, Spell Summoner (retired)
GG Ezuri, Ready-Made Leader (retired)
Draft it Here!
UUUBlue Man Group
Legacy:
UWBMiracles
Edh:
UUUThassa Control
WWWHokori Stax
GGGJolrael, Empress of Land Stompy
BBBGriselbrand French List
RBGShattergang(Super Villians)
RWGHazezon Flicker
UBRMarchesa Aggro
URGMaelstom Wanderer (Maelstorm)
Oh wow, Tree of Redemption went right under my radar. It does proc Ezuri by having 0 power so thats cool. I definitely have had 40+ EXP counters on multiple occasions...
UG Ezuri... since been corrupted
BRG Prossh, the Sacrifice Engine
GR Bobo, the Mad Land-chucker (retired)
GU Kruphix, Open the Valves (retired)
UU Talrand, Spell Summoner (retired)
GG Ezuri, Ready-Made Leader (retired)