Meren vs. Ezuri
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Posted on Nov. 5, 2015, 4:01 p.m. by FYREKNIGHT
In the new commander set Meren of Clan Nel Toth and Ezuri, Claw of Progress both look like fun commanders. I am making a commander deck and want everyone's opinion on who is better. Any help would be very appreciated! Thank you. Also I am sincerely sorry for not linking them. I tried double brackets and all it came up with was decklists when clicked on.
FYREKNIGHT says... #3
Thanks for the suggestion JWiley129 if you could just give me your personal opinion it would be great.
November 5, 2015 4:30 p.m.
They are both awesome, so it comes down to personal preference. The new commanders are all cool because you have to start with how to build around their experience counters when you build, but are pretty open after that.
I'm building a Meren.
Many people are going to go straight for Ezuri because he can combo really easily with a lot of strong cards. (like Sage of Hours)
Many people are going straight for Meren because reanimator decks are pretty awesome in EDH.
November 5, 2015 4:39 p.m.
FYREKNIGHT says... #5
Ok I think I've finally decided that I'll build both and post them here so everyone can see them. Any suggestions for either would be helpful though.
November 5, 2015 4:42 p.m.
I personally like Kaseto, Orochi Archmage. :p even tho that wasn't an option.
November 5, 2015 5:07 p.m.
StealthyGunnar says... #7
There are infinite combos for both commanders, which is pretty cool. It depends on the kind of playstyle you're looking for.
November 5, 2015 5:22 p.m.
Victimize, Nyx Weaver, Korozda Guildmage, Deadbridge Chant and whatever else the EDH deck gives you are good additions for Meren.
Mycoloth, Avenger of Zendikar, Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury, Champion of Lambholt and a lot of other cards work well with Ezuri.
November 5, 2015 6:56 p.m.
FYREKNIGHT says... #9
Thanks for commenting everyone. I have began the lists and it might take one or two days to complete.
November 5, 2015 8:13 p.m.
@StealthyGunnar What's the infinite combo with Meren? I haven't seen one, nor can I think of how you can go infinite off of an end step trigger without having access to extra turn effects...
November 5, 2015 9:50 p.m.
StealthyGunnar says... #11
I might have mistaken Meren with Mazirek, but I know Mazirek and Ezuri can go infinite for sure.
November 5, 2015 11:34 p.m.
Meren can go infinite. I'll give you a hint. Strionic Resonator + Dross Scorpion + ???
November 6, 2015 5:17 a.m.
FYREKNIGHT says... #13
Again everyone thanks for commenting. If you have any decks based on either or more combo ideas I would happily except them.
November 6, 2015 6:10 a.m.
Something that goes well in both decks: Deathrender + Foster and a sac outlet like Ashnod's Altar. For Ezuri, just find a creature you can win with or run laboratory maniac and mill yourself out. For Meren, you could run Bitter Ordeal or anything else, really. Both can use Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, Vigor, Worldspine Wurm, and Guile/Dread.
November 6, 2015 6:45 a.m.
I'm going with Ezuri. Certainly building a proliferate/infect/tokens deck. Inexorable Tide is one of my favorite enchantments ever. I will proliferate +1/+1 counters, experience counters, poison counters and loyalty counters of planeswalkers like Kiora.
November 6, 2015 9:57 a.m.
Cyberpunkette says... #16
I can't add much more to this discussion, but perhaps the deck lists will help you decide.
November 6, 2015 12:39 p.m.
FYREKNIGHT says... #17
Everyone thanks for commenting I have decided that I will make an Ezuri deck, or maybe a daxos.
November 7, 2015 7:48 a.m.
FYREKNIGHT says... #18
i made my Ezuri deck and could use some help with it. Here is the decklist The Old Ezuri was good. But the new one.......
JWiley129 says... #2
It depends on what you want to do.
Meren of Clan Nel Toth is great when it comes to reanimator and sac-shenanigans. utilize cards like Nantuko Husk and Grave Pact to ruin boardstates and build up experience counters. Then you can reanimate big dudes like Grave Titan.
Ezuri Claw of Progress has a lot of directions you could go in. Simic tokens is an underutilized theme for
decks. Plus he plays well with most infect creatures, like Blighted Agent, and builds up a big threat.
November 5, 2015 4:21 p.m.