Ezuri, Gitaxian Inquisitor

Commander / EDH* Budget Elves GU (Simic) Theme/Gimmick

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Elves (30)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Promenade
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Essence Warden
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Glistener Elf
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Immaculate Magistrate
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Jagged-Scar Archers
• 1x Joraga Warcaller
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Viridian Corrupter
• 1x Wellwisher
• 1x Wirewood Hivemaster
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Wren's Run Packmaster
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Tokens (8)

• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Imperious Perfect
• 1x Lys Alana Huntmaster
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Second Harvest
• 1x Sylvan Offering
• 1x Wirewood Hivemaster

Land (34)

• 1x Alchemist's Refuge
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Grove
• 10x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Havenwood Battleground
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 9x Island
• 1x Meteor Crater
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Simic Guildgate
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Ramp (11)

• 1x Coiling Oracle
• 1x Elvish Archdruid
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Marwyn, the Nurturer
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wood Elves

Draw (8)

• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Military Intelligence
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Slate of Ancestry
• 1x Soul of the Harvest

Overrun (3)

• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Ezuri, Renegade Leader
• 1x Siege Behemoth

Commander (1)

Utility (12)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Arachnogenesis
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Sage of Hours
• 1x Simic Manipulator
• 1x Skyshroud Poacher
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Wirewood Symbiote
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Removal (9)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Jagged-Scar Archers
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Silklash Spider
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Viridian Corrupter

Infect (4)

• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Glistener Elf
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Viridian Corrupter

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Prepare to embark on a ruthless crusade, where you lead the Gitaxian forces against all opposition, bent on converting them to your interpretation of Phyrexian scriptures. The war will rage on until you give them a final coup de grace in the form of a wave of compleated elven warrior tokens.

Philosophy

Philosophically, this deck is about roleplaying as one of Jin Gitaxias' generals, on a crusade to bring all of New Phyrexia in line with your vision of Progress. Kill spells are your loosed arrows, Elves are your mutated war party, and the beasts are your mounts and other denizens of the forest where the light seldom shines.

Strategy

This deck is all about filling in the floor as soon as possible with your small dudes. As you build up experience, Ezuri pumps your army as your soldiers grow in power and number. The early game features heavy ramping and card draw, and agonizing board control via utility creatures for your opponents. While they struggle to build up a useful board state, you will be assembling an army of tokens.

I don't want to be too oppressive, however. Just as long as my opponents feel the pressure of the hunt.

How we win

-Usually we win when all boards but ours are either depleted or outnumbered, and then our massive token swarm can push through.

-One of the Infected minions buffed by any of our buff effects can close a game out fairly well (Coat of Arms, Ezuri, Immaculate Magistrate, etc)

-Triumph of the Hordes is also a reliable finisher with the right amount of elves on the board.

Beware that our board is not all that resilient when it comes to board wipes, so we should try to counter those whenever possible.

(Anti-Thematic cards included for Gameplay - Sage of Hours, Seedborn Muse, Prime Speaker Zegana, Coiling Oracle, etc. Basically anything not lands, Mirran, or Phyrexian.)

Lab Maniac is here (with justifiable flavor), mostly to just have a demonstrable win condition when I combo out with Sage, as well as when I draw arbitrarily large sums with Prime Speaker and Fathom Mage.

Potential suggestions

Suggestions to think about: I still need to work on my mana outlets. I seem to flood out and run out of things to spend my vast mana on about ten tuns in. I'm thinking of some green Shivan Dragon effects or more token generation/ fatties. More or better Elves?

Anything more flavorful will be awesome suggestions. I thought about Praetor's Counsel, but it's super mana intensive... Dunno if it's worth it. Ditto for Papa Gitaxias himself.

Submit your will to the Progress Engine! All will be One (+1)!

Personal Record of XP by Turn 10 - 34

Top Ranked	Achieved #5 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Experience Token, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Human 2/2 G, Insect 1/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Spider 1/2 G, Treefolk X/X G, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	My EDH, Favorites of ALL TIME, Simic EDH, Decks of Interest, Ezuri Tuning, EDH, Commander Folder, Ideas, Cool stuff, Coolio Decks
Based on	GUIDED BY NATURE SlimBackwater EDH