diff --git a/cmd/era/main.go b/cmd/era/main.go
index bd5844eff2..6abdd84e83 100644
--- a/cmd/era/main.go
+++ b/cmd/era/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/era"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/era/execdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/era/onedb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/flags"
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func block(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// info prints some high-level information about the era1 file.
+// info prints some high-level information about the era file.
 func info(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	epoch, err := strconv.ParseUint(ctx.Args().First(), 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -143,33 +144,34 @@ func info(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer e.Close()
-	acc, err := e.Accumulator()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error reading accumulator: %w", err)
+	var (
+		accHex string
+		tdStr  string
+	)
+	if acc, err := e.Accumulator(); err == nil {
+		accHex = acc.Hex()
 	}
-	td, err := e.InitialTD()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error reading total difficulty: %w", err)
+	if td, err := e.InitialTD(); err == nil {
+		tdStr = td.String()
 	}
 	info := struct {
-		Accumulator     common.Hash `json:"accumulator"`
-		TotalDifficulty *big.Int    `json:"totalDifficulty"`
-		StartBlock      uint64      `json:"startBlock"`
-		Count           uint64      `json:"count"`
+		Accumulator     string `json:"accumulator,omitempty"`
+		TotalDifficulty string `json:"totalDifficulty,omitempty"`
+		StartBlock      uint64 `json:"startBlock"`
+		Count           uint64 `json:"count"`
 	}{
-		acc, td, e.Start(), e.Count(),
+		accHex, tdStr, e.Start(), e.Count(),
 	}
 	b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(info, "", "  ")
 	fmt.Println(string(b))
 	return nil
 }
 
-// open opens an era1 file at a certain epoch.
-func open(ctx *cli.Context, epoch uint64) (*onedb.Era, error) {
-	var (
-		dir     = ctx.String(dirFlag.Name)
-		network = ctx.String(networkFlag.Name)
-	)
+// open opens an era file at a certain epoch.
+func open(ctx *cli.Context, epoch uint64) (era.Era, error) {
+	dir := ctx.String(dirFlag.Name)
+	network := ctx.String(networkFlag.Name)
+
 	entries, err := era.ReadDir(dir, network)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading era dir: %w", err)
@@ -177,8 +179,28 @@ func open(ctx *cli.Context, epoch uint64) (*onedb.Era, error) {
 	if epoch >= uint64(len(entries)) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epoch out-of-bounds: last %d, want %d", len(entries)-1, epoch)
 	}
-	era, err := onedb.Open(filepath.Join(dir, entries[epoch]))
-	return era.(*onedb.Era), err
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, entries[epoch])
+	return openByPath(path)
+}
+
+// openByPath tries to open a single file as either eraE or era1 based on extension,
+// falling back to the other reader if needed.
+func openByPath(path string) (era.Era, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path)) {
+	case ".erae":
+		if e, err := execdb.Open(path); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else {
+			return e, nil
+		}
+	case ".era1":
+		if e, err := onedb.Open(path); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else {
+			return e, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported or unreadable era file: %s", path)
 }
 
 // verify checks each era1 file in a directory to ensure it is well-formed and
@@ -205,29 +227,68 @@ func verify(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading %s: %w", dir, err)
 	}
 
-	if len(entries) != len(roots) {
-		return errors.New("number of era1 files should match the number of accumulator hashes")
+	// Build the verification list respecting the rule:
+	// era1: must have accumulator, always verify
+	// erae: verify only if accumulator exists (pre-merge)
+
+	// Build list of files to verify.
+	verify := make([]string, 0, len(entries))
+
+	for _, name := range entries {
+		path := filepath.Join(dir, name)
+		ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(name))
+
+		switch ext {
+		case ".era1":
+			e, err := onedb.Open(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error opening era1 file %s: %w", name, err)
+			}
+			_, accErr := e.Accumulator()
+			e.Close()
+			if accErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("era1 file %s missing accumulator: %w", name, accErr)
+			}
+			verify = append(verify, path)
+
+		case ".erae":
+			e, err := execdb.Open(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error opening erae file %s: %w", name, err)
+			}
+			_, accErr := e.Accumulator()
+			e.Close()
+			if accErr == nil {
+				verify = append(verify, path) // pre-merge only
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported era file: %s", name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(verify) != len(roots) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mismatch between eras to verify (%d) and provided roots (%d)", len(verify), len(roots))
 	}
 
 	// Verify each epoch matches the expected root.
 	for i, want := range roots {
 		// Wrap in function so defers don't stack.
 		err := func() error {
-			name := entries[i]
-			e, err := onedb.Open(filepath.Join(dir, name))
-			eraPointer := e.(*onedb.Era)
+			path := verify[i]
+			name := filepath.Base(path)
+			e, err := openByPath(path)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error opening era1 file %s: %w", name, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("error opening era file %s: %w", name, err)
 			}
 			defer e.Close()
 			// Read accumulator and check against expected.
-			if got, err := eraPointer.Accumulator(); err != nil {
+			if got, err := e.Accumulator(); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error retrieving accumulator for %s: %w", name, err)
 			} else if got != want {
 				return fmt.Errorf("invalid root %s: got %s, want %s", name, got, want)
 			}
 			// Recompute accumulator.
-			if err := checkAccumulator(eraPointer); err != nil {
+			if err := checkAccumulator(e); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error verify era1 file %s: %w", name, err)
 			}
 			// Give the user some feedback that something is happening.
@@ -246,7 +307,7 @@ func verify(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 // checkAccumulator verifies the accumulator matches the data in the Era.
-func checkAccumulator(e *onedb.Era) error {
+func checkAccumulator(e era.Era) error {
 	var (
 		err    error
 		want   common.Hash
diff --git a/internal/era/era.go b/internal/era/era.go
index 056231ab2b..4e391640b9 100644
--- a/internal/era/era.go
+++ b/internal/era/era.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ type Era interface {
 	GetBlockByNumber(num uint64) (*types.Block, error)
 	GetRawBodyByNumber(num uint64) ([]byte, error)
 	GetRawReceiptsByNumber(num uint64) ([]byte, error)
+	InitialTD() (*big.Int, error)
+	Accumulator() (common.Hash, error)
 }
 
 // ReadDir reads all the era1 files in a directory for a given network.
diff --git a/internal/era/execdb/reader.go b/internal/era/execdb/reader.go
index 44cd30b821..886554422e 100644
--- a/internal/era/execdb/reader.go
+++ b/internal/era/execdb/reader.go
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@ func (e *Era) InitialTD() (*big.Int, error) {
 	return td.Sub(td, header.Difficulty), nil
 }
 
+// Accumulator reads the accumulator entry in the EraE file if it exists.
+// Note that one premerge erae files will contain an accumulator entry.
+func (e *Era) Accumulator() (common.Hash, error) {
+	entry, err := e.s.Find(era.TypeAccumulator)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Hash{}, err
+	}
+	return common.BytesToHash(entry.Value), nil
+}
+
 // loadIndex loads in the index table containing all offsets and caches it.
 func (e *Era) loadIndex() error {
 	var err error