Ezekiel Sims, Spider-Totem

SPM · uncommon · Released 2025-09-26

Power

brawl

trapNiche payofftrap

commander

trapNiche payofftrap

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:

No signature archetypes.

negative:

aggrocombocontrol

Roles

lordattack-trigger

Risks

requires-tribe-densityonce-per-turn-restrictedwin-more

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:

spider

anti:

—

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

5cmc 3/5 reach legendary — at the beginning of combat, pumps a single target Spider you control by +2/+2 until end of turn. Narrowly tribal, limited to Spider synergy only, and the buff targets just one creature per turn, making it a poor lord compared to anthem-style effects. Spider tribal is extremely niche in Commander, making this mostly a curiosity rather than a staple.

Learnings (3)

Spider tribal is one of the weakest supported tribes in Commander — as of 2025 there are fewer than 15 playable Spiders, making a dedicated Spider-typal deck barely viable even with full support.
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Ezekiel's pump is a beginning-of-combat trigger targeting a SINGLE Spider, not an anthem; it does not stack well with multiple copies of itself and is significantly weaker than a permanent lord bonus.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
As a legendary Spider Human Advisor, Ezekiel can serve as the Spider-tribal commander in a pinch, but the low Spider card pool means most lists will struggle to fill 99 cards with meaningful synergy.
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Popularity

EDHREC rank: #14,682