Sandsteppe Scavenger
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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Arena Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Gladiator Legal
Highlander Legal
Historic Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pauper Legal
Pauper EDH Legal
Pioneer Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Sandsteppe Scavenger

Creature — Dog Scout

When Sandsteppe Scavenger enters the battlefield, bolster 2. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put two +1/+1 counters on it.)

Ruyen on

6 years ago

Have you tried Conjurer's Closet + Sandsteppe Mastodon or Sandsteppe Scavenger instead of the Mastodon to make all those weak creatures bigger every endstep. Also Increasing Savagery will do the same, and its flashback is stupid (12 1/1's is kinda annoying to deal with).

sydtropolis on Count Dromoka

6 years ago

UPDATE


I think I want to try Megamorph along with the +1/+1 counters.

REMOVED:

REPLACED WITH:

CARDS I HAVE (but couldn't decide if I should try to squeeze them in, and if so, what needs to come out):

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Austin_Smith_of_Cards on WE ARE THE GLORIOUS FUTURE

7 years ago

Crafting your decklist with the evolve mechanic in mind is a great take on a Simic EDH deck. However, since Ezuri is very much a build-around-me commander, there are some specific questions you need to ask yourself for each and every card:

Question #1: Does it not also benefit from, but also synergize with, +1/+1 counters?

Technically, the evolve mechanic is counterintuitive to Ezuri's +1/+1 counter-stacking ability, but cards like Experiment One, Gyre Sage, and Simic Manipulator who have counter-related abilities benefit from the extra boost. Other cards that have silly combinations with +1/+1 counters are Sage of Hours (obviously), Fathom Mage, Mycoloth, Champion of Lambholt, Forgotten Ancient, Chasm Skulker, and Crystalline Crawler.

Question #2: If it has power 2 or less, does it have a relevant ability?

Just because it can trigger Ezuri's ability doesn't necessarily mean the card is fit for EDH. If it's an evolve creature, keep it for your deck's theme, especially if it has a powerful ability. Card considerations in this category would be Cold-Eyed Selkie, Hornet Queen, Blighted Agent, Mulldrifter, Vorel of the Hull Clade, Eternal Witness, Coiling Oracle, Trygon Predator, Mystic Snake, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Solemn Simulacrum, Reclamation Sage, and Thrasios, Triton Hero.

Underpowered cards to cut:Beetleform Mage, Bond Beetle, Frilled Oculus, Mist Intruder, Nimbus Swimmer, Palace Familiar, Reverent Hunter, Sandsteppe Scavenger, Scourge of Skola Vale, Sidisi's Faithful, Verdurous Gearhulk, Vinelasher Kudzu, Dromoka's Gift, Hydroform, Lead by Example, Unnatural Aggression, Slip Through Space, Bonds of Mortality, Retreat to Coralhelm, Cranial Archive, and Verdant Haven.

Beetleform and Oculus's abilities aren't relevant enough to keep, Reverent Hunter and Kudzu both suffer from the problem of vanilla big creatures that don't really synergize with Ezuri, Mist Intruder isn't good in traditionally multiplayer EDH, Swimmer and Scavenger are too expensive, Beetle is cute but doesn't do enough, Palace Familiar might be worth keeping if you absolutely need card draw, but it's pretty weak otherwise, and Sidisi's Faithful is too slow and bad in multiplayer. Skola Vale uses +1/+1 counters, but it's not terribly good. I ran Gearhulk in my decklist for a short period of time, but if you aren't running proliferation or ways to make the spreading out of the counters relevant, it's not worth it. Dromoka's Gift is too expensive for its lack of control, Lead by Example is too weak, Hydroform makes a land vulnerable to removal for a turn, Unnatural Aggression is too expensive, Slip and Bonds are alright but there are more powerful options (Aqueous Form and Arcane Lighthouse), Retreat doesn't help your gameplan, Cranial Archive should only be played if there is a mill or graveyard deck in your meta, and Verdant Haven is outclassed by better cards (Utopia Sprawl/Fertile Ground).

Powerful cards to add:Cold-Eyed Selkie, Mycoloth, Champion of Lambholt, Gyre Sage, Oran-Rief, the Vastwood, Hornet Queen, Blighted Agent, Mosswort Bridge, Forgotten Ancient, Mulldrifter, Eternal Witness, Trygon Predator, Prime Speaker Zegana, Mystic Snake, Swiftfoot Boots, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Simic Signet, Krosan Grip, Solemn Simulacrum, Chasm Skulker, Kodama's Reach, and Reclamation Sage.

The_Grape on WE ARE THE GLORIOUS FUTURE

7 years ago

I don't have a Hornet Nest as of now, but I think I will keep the beetle for now since it is a 1-drop that gives me an xp counter and a creature a +1/+1 counter. I can drop it onto Ezuri and have my Plaxcaster Frogling protect him. Hornet Nest is definitely going in, but I am going to take out Sidisi's Faithful or Sandsteppe Scavenger for it for now at least.

_Kane_ on WE ARE THE GLORIOUS FUTURE

7 years ago

In my opinion.

CUTS:

Courser of Kruphix, Drowner of Hope, Frilled Oculus, Hydra Broodmaster, Renegade Krasis, Sandsteppe Scavenger, Sidisi's Faithful, Reverent Hunter, Dromoka's Gift, Giant Growth, Hydroform, Lead by Example, Might Beyond Reason, Durable Handicraft, Retreat to Coralhelm, Cranial Archive, Glassblower's Puzzleknot, Earthen Arms, Nissa's Judgment, Unexpected Results

ADDS:

Terramorphic Expanse, Blighted Agent, Clever Impersonator, Cold-Eyed Selkie, Cultivator of Blades, Edric, Spymaster of Trest, Gudul Lurker, Gyre Sage, Hangarback Walker, Kaseto, Orochi Archmage, Mulldrifter, Mystic Snake, Reclamation Sage, Triton Shorestalker, Viridian Shaman, Viridian Corrupter, Whirler Rogue, Trygon Predator, Thrummingbird, Command Tower, Simic Growth Chamber, Lumbering Falls, Temple of Mystery, Yavimaya Coast, Mosswort Bridge, Overwhelming Stampede, Triumph of the Hordes, Tezzeret's Gambit, Kodama's Reach, Arachnogenesis, Reality Shift, Bident of Thassa, Sword of Vengeance

metaphysHunter on There and Back Again

8 years ago

Wow I Love The Idea Of This Deck! I Always Thought Roon Was Meant To Get Rid Of Enemy Threats. But If I May I'd Suggest Cards Like Sandcrafter Mage, And Sandsteppe Scavenger.