Swell the Host
Ezuri, Claw of Progress · C15 2015 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 170 Built From Scratch 0.126
- 171 Token Triumph 0.125
- 172 Breed Lethality 0.123
- 173 Swell the Host 0.121
- 174 Mirror Mastery 0.116
- 175 Counterpunch 0.110
- 176 First Flight 0.107
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 3 First Flight 0.107
- 4 Counterpunch 0.110
- 5 Mirror Mastery 0.116
- 6 Swell the Host 0.121
- 7 Breed Lethality 0.123
- 8 Token Triumph 0.125
- 9 Built From Scratch 0.126
Most original cards
- Ezuri's Predation 0.25
- Day of the Dragons 0.24
- Mirror Match 0.22
- Thelonite Hermit 0.21
- Cobra Trap 0.18
- Arachnogenesis 0.17
- Swiftfoot Boots 0.17
- Kaseto, Orochi Archmage 0.17
- Arbor Colossus 0.16
- Bane of Progress 0.16
- Biomantic Mastery 0.15
- Forgotten Ancient 0.14
- Great Oak Guardian 0.14
- Prime Speaker Zegana 0.12
- Caller of the Claw 0.11
- Plaxmanta 0.11
- Simic Keyrune 0.11
- Coiling Oracle 0.10
- Synthetic Destiny 0.10
- Beastmaster Ascension 0.09
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress 0.09
- Sword of Vengeance 0.08
- Skullwinder 0.07
- Loaming Shaman 0.07
- Experiment One 0.07
- Noble Quarry 0.04
- Sakura-Tribe Elder 0.02
- Orochi Hatchery 0.02
- Snakeform 0.02
- Bident of Thassa 0.01
- Mystic Snake 0.01
- Stingerfling Spider 0.00
- Cold-Eyed Selkie 0.00
- Rapid Hybridization 0.00
- Patagia Viper 0.00
- Trygon Predator 0.00
- Overrun 0.00
- Desert Twister 0.00
- Krosan Grip 0.00
- Solemn Simulacrum 0.00
- Verdant Confluence 0.00
- Mulldrifter 0.00
- Ninja of the Deep Hours 0.00
- Scytheclaw 0.00
- Thought Vessel 0.00
- Broodbirth Viper 0.00
- Caller of the Pack 0.00
- Chameleon Colossus 0.00
- Eternal Witness 0.00
- Illusory Ambusher 0.00
- Lorescale Coatl 0.00
- Ohran Viper 0.00
- Simic Signet 0.00
- Sol Ring 0.00
- Wistful Selkie 0.00
- Elvish Visionary -0.00
- Viridian Shaman -0.00
- Kodama's Reach -0.00
- Rampant Growth -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 156 Plunder the Graves 16.5
- 157 Call the Spirits 16.4
- 158 Nature's Vengeance 16.2
- 159 Swell the Host 16.0
- 160 Cavalry Charge 15.9
- 161 Growing Threat 15.9
- 162 Symbiotic Swarm 15.8
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 17 Symbiotic Swarm 15.8
- 18 Growing Threat 15.9
- 19 Cavalry Charge 15.9
- 20 Swell the Host 16.0
- 21 Nature's Vengeance 16.2
- 22 Call the Spirits 16.4
- 23 Plunder the Graves 16.5
Saltiest cards
- Sol Ring 1.59
- Bane of Progress 0.95
- Ohran Viper 0.56
- Beastmaster Ascension 0.53
- Ezuri's Predation 0.51
- Arachnogenesis 0.48
- Forgotten Ancient 0.44
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress 0.43
- Mystic Snake 0.42
- Rapid Hybridization 0.42
- Loaming Shaman 0.38
- Snakeform 0.38
- Trygon Predator 0.38
- Swiftfoot Boots 0.37
- Scytheclaw 0.36
- Cold-Eyed Selkie 0.35
- Krosan Grip 0.35
- Overrun 0.34
- Desert Twister 0.31
- Bident of Thassa 0.29
- Command Beacon 0.29
- Arbor Colossus 0.27
- Eternal Witness 0.27
- Illusory Ambusher 0.26
- Kaseto, Orochi Archmage 0.24
- Mirror Match 0.22
- Prime Speaker Zegana 0.21
- Reliquary Tower 0.21
- Chameleon Colossus 0.20
- Command Tower 0.20
- Great Oak Guardian 0.19
- High Market 0.18
- Plaxmanta 0.18
- Sword of Vengeance 0.18
- Caller of the Claw 0.17
- Day of the Dragons 0.17
- Mulldrifter 0.17
- Ninja of the Deep Hours 0.16
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 0.14
- Rampant Growth 0.14
- Mosswort Bridge 0.13
- Sakura-Tribe Elder 0.13
- Kodama's Reach 0.12
- Noble Quarry 0.12
- Patagia Viper 0.12
- Synthetic Destiny 0.12
- Coiling Oracle 0.11
- Elvish Visionary 0.11
- Llanowar Reborn 0.11
- Orochi Hatchery 0.11
- Simic Guildgate 0.11
- Solemn Simulacrum 0.11
- Simic Growth Chamber 0.08
- Terramorphic Expanse 0.08
- Cobra Trap 0.07
- Experiment One 0.07
- Vivid Grove 0.07
- Biomantic Mastery 0.06
- Evolving Wilds 0.06
- Lorescale Coatl 0.06
- Novijen, Heart of Progress 0.04
- Thornwood Falls 0.03
- Skullwinder 0.02
- Vivid Creek 0.02
- Zoetic Cavern 0.02
- Broodbirth Viper 0.00
- Caller of the Pack 0.00
- Simic Keyrune 0.00
- Simic Signet 0.00
- Stingerfling Spider 0.00
- Thelonite Hermit 0.00
- Thought Vessel 0.00
- Verdant Confluence 0.00
- Viridian Shaman 0.00
- Wistful Selkie 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 161 Arcane Wizardry €41.78
- 162 Seize Control €40.24
- 163 Buckle Up €38.36
- 164 Swell the Host €38.31
- 165 Prismari Performance €37.61
- 166 Exquisite Invention €36.27
- 167 Nature of the Beast €36.19
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 12 Nature of the Beast €36.19
- 13 Exquisite Invention €36.27
- 14 Prismari Performance €37.61
- 15 Swell the Host €38.31
- 16 Buckle Up €38.36
- 17 Seize Control €40.24
- 18 Arcane Wizardry €41.78
Priciest cards
- Command Beacon €5.82
- Arachnogenesis €4.17
- Beastmaster Ascension €3.59
- Caller of the Claw €2.00
- Ezuri's Predation €1.56
- Reliquary Tower €1.49
- Thought Vessel €1.05
- Ninja of the Deep Hours €1.03
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress €0.96
- Swiftfoot Boots €0.96
- Eternal Witness €0.85
- High Market €0.85
- Sol Ring €0.82
- Kodama's Reach €0.72
- Ohran Viper €0.71
- Rapid Hybridization €0.71
- Chameleon Colossus €0.63
- Mystic Snake €0.60
- Bident of Thassa €0.56
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood €0.47
- Krosan Grip €0.42
- Bane of Progress €0.41
- Sword of Vengeance €0.38
- Mulldrifter €0.36
- Orochi Hatchery €0.35
- Mirror Match €0.32
- Sakura-Tribe Elder €0.31
- Kaseto, Orochi Archmage €0.30
- Broodbirth Viper €0.28
- Forgotten Ancient €0.24
- Novijen, Heart of Progress €0.24
- Cold-Eyed Selkie €0.23
- Mosswort Bridge €0.23
- Caller of the Pack €0.20
- Arbor Colossus €0.19
- Simic Signet €0.19
- Prime Speaker Zegana €0.18
- Solemn Simulacrum €0.18
- Synthetic Destiny €0.18
- Wistful Selkie €0.18
- Verdant Confluence €0.17
- Biomantic Mastery €0.15
- Day of the Dragons €0.15
- Rampant Growth €0.15
- Simic Growth Chamber €0.15
- Llanowar Reborn €0.14
- Thelonite Hermit €0.14
- Cobra Trap €0.13
- Command Tower €0.13
- Overrun €0.13
- Skullwinder €0.13
- Vivid Creek €0.13
- Patagia Viper €0.12
- Scytheclaw €0.12
- Vivid Grove €0.12
- Desert Twister €0.09
- Great Oak Guardian €0.09
- Zoetic Cavern €0.09
- Coiling Oracle €0.08
- Experiment One €0.08
- Simic Keyrune €0.08
- Noble Quarry €0.07
- Plaxmanta €0.07
- Snakeform €0.07
- Trygon Predator €0.07
- Loaming Shaman €0.06
- Simic Guildgate €0.06
- Terramorphic Expanse €0.06
- Viridian Shaman €0.06
- Elvish Visionary €0.05
- Illusory Ambusher €0.05
- Lorescale Coatl €0.05
- Thornwood Falls €0.05
- Stingerfling Spider €0.04
- Evolving Wilds €0.02
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 141 Seize Control #6228
- 142 Call the Spirits #6240
- 143 Subjective Reality #6298
- 144 Swell the Host #6602
- 145 Deadly Disguise #6761
- 146 Forces of the Imperium #6770
- 147 Spirit Squadron #6923
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 32 Spirit Squadron #6923
- 33 Forces of the Imperium #6770
- 34 Deadly Disguise #6761
- 35 Swell the Host #6602
- 36 Subjective Reality #6298
- 37 Call the Spirits #6240
- 38 Seize Control #6228
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Swiftfoot Boots #12
- Thought Vessel #21
- Rampant Growth #28
- Kodama's Reach #41
- Solemn Simulacrum #44
- Sakura-Tribe Elder #118
- Eternal Witness #121
- Rapid Hybridization #209
- Forgotten Ancient #389
- Bident of Thassa #447
- Beastmaster Ascension #574
- Mulldrifter #606
- Simic Signet #641
- Krosan Grip #679
- Ezuri's Predation #1205
- Arachnogenesis #1236
- Bane of Progress #1245
- Coiling Oracle #1413
- Sword of Vengeance #1635
- Overrun #1723
- Cold-Eyed Selkie #2165
- Elvish Visionary #2344
- Prime Speaker Zegana #2880
- Trygon Predator #3638
- Ninja of the Deep Hours #3696
- Skullwinder #3792
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress #5730
- Mystic Snake #5930
- Chameleon Colossus #6602
- Great Oak Guardian #6687
- Scytheclaw #7472
- Ohran Viper #7930
- Thelonite Hermit #8035
- Synthetic Destiny #8774
- Experiment One #10652
- Caller of the Claw #10699
- Orochi Hatchery #10861
- Illusory Ambusher #11637
- Verdant Confluence #11669
- Caller of the Pack #11760
- Lorescale Coatl #11840
- Loaming Shaman #12148
- Kaseto, Orochi Archmage #12588
- Broodbirth Viper #13341
- Noble Quarry #15827
- Cobra Trap #15999
- Stingerfling Spider #16084
- Viridian Shaman #16674
- Mirror Match #17250
- Day of the Dragons #17251
- Desert Twister #18120
- Plaxmanta #19276
- Simic Keyrune #19393
- Biomantic Mastery #19913
- Snakeform #20368
- Arbor Colossus #20505
- Patagia Viper #24051
- Wistful Selkie #25509
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 15 Built From Scratch 18.6 years
- 16 Mind Seize 18.6 years
- 17 Plunder the Graves 18.2 years
- 18 Swell the Host 17.9 years
- 19 Call the Spirits 17.4 years
- 20 Invent Superiority 17.3 years
- 21 Open Hostility 17.1 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 158 Open Hostility 17.1 years
- 159 Invent Superiority 17.3 years
- 160 Call the Spirits 17.4 years
- 161 Swell the Host 17.9 years
- 162 Plunder the Graves 18.2 years
- 163 Mind Seize 18.6 years
- 164 Built From Scratch 18.6 years
Oldest cards
- Sol Ring 33.3 years
- Desert Twister 32.9 years
- Rampant Growth 30.1 years
- Overrun 29.1 years
- High Market 27.1 years
- Mystic Snake 25.4 years
- Caller of the Claw 23.8 years
- Day of the Dragons 23.5 years
- Forgotten Ancient 23.5 years
- Solemn Simulacrum 23.1 years
- Viridian Shaman 23.1 years
- Eternal Witness 22.4 years
- Kodama's Reach 22.1 years
- Orochi Hatchery 22.1 years
- Sakura-Tribe Elder 22.1 years
- Ninja of the Deep Hours 21.8 years
- Terramorphic Expanse 21.2 years
- Thelonite Hermit 21.2 years
- Coiling Oracle 20.9 years
- Biomantic Mastery 20.5 years
- Loaming Shaman 20.5 years
- Novijen, Heart of Progress 20.5 years
- Patagia Viper 20.5 years
- Plaxmanta 20.5 years
- Simic Growth Chamber 20.5 years
- Simic Signet 20.5 years
- Trygon Predator 20.5 years
- Ohran Viper 20.3 years
- Krosan Grip 20.1 years
- Llanowar Reborn 19.5 years
- Zoetic Cavern 19.5 years
- Mosswort Bridge 19.1 years
- Mulldrifter 19.1 years
- Vivid Creek 19.1 years
- Vivid Grove 19.1 years
- Chameleon Colossus 18.8 years
- Cold-Eyed Selkie 18.3 years
- Snakeform 18.3 years
- Wistful Selkie 18.3 years
- Elvish Visionary 18.1 years
- Reliquary Tower 17.8 years
- Lorescale Coatl 17.5 years
- Beastmaster Ascension 17.1 years
- Cobra Trap 17.1 years
- Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 17.1 years
- Evolving Wilds 16.6 years
- Sword of Vengeance 16.3 years
- Command Tower 15.4 years
- Stingerfling Spider 15.3 years
- Swiftfoot Boots 15.3 years
- Experiment One 13.9 years
- Prime Speaker Zegana 13.8 years
- Rapid Hybridization 13.8 years
- Simic Guildgate 13.8 years
- Simic Keyrune 13.8 years
- Bident of Thassa 13.1 years
- Arbor Colossus 13.1 years
- Bane of Progress 13.0 years
- Noble Quarry 12.8 years
- Thornwood Falls 12.1 years
- Arachnogenesis 11.0 years
- Broodbirth Viper 11.0 years
- Caller of the Pack 11.0 years
- Command Beacon 11.0 years
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress 11.0 years
- Ezuri's Predation 11.0 years
- Great Oak Guardian 11.0 years
- Illusory Ambusher 11.0 years
- Kaseto, Orochi Archmage 11.0 years
- Mirror Match 11.0 years
- Scytheclaw 11.0 years
- Skullwinder 11.0 years
- Synthetic Destiny 11.0 years
- Thought Vessel 11.0 years
- Verdant Confluence 11.0 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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