ZABAZ, THE ARCBOUND WASP

Commander / EDH* Aggro Artifact Casual Counters Modular Multiplayer RW (Boros)

BRAZATO

Modular Core (27)

• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Arcbound Javelineer
• 1x Arcbound Mouser
• 1x Arcbound Worker
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Arcbound Prototype
• 1x Arcbound Ravager
• 1x Arcbound Slith
• 1x Arcbound Stinger
• 1x Steel Overseer
• 1x Agitator Ant
• 1x Arcbound Shikari
• 1x Arcbound Tracker
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Arcbound Crusher
• 1x Arcbound Hybrid
• 1x Arcbound Reclaimer
• 1x Arcbound Whelp
• 1x Arcbound Bruiser
• 1x Arcbound Slasher
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Arcbound Fiend
• 1x Arcbound Lancer
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Arcbound Overseer

Advantage&CardDraw (5)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Smuggler's Copter
• 1x Experimental Frenzy
• 1x Ruin Grinder

Land (38)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Furycalm Snarl
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 11x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 10x Plains
• 1x Power Depot
• 1x Rustvale Bridge
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion

Advantage&Recursion (11)

• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Goblin Engineer
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Together Forever
• 1x Scrap Trawler
• 1x Scrapyard Recombiner
• 1x Daretti, Scrap Savant
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Scrap Mastery
• 1x Open the Vaults
• 1x Wake the Past

Commander (1)

Ramp (12)

• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Foundry Inspector

Protection&Removals (6)

• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Angel of the Ruins

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Modular Core and Support (17)

• 1x Memnite
• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Throne of Geth
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Etched Champion
• 1x Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Sculpting Steel
• 1x Shimmer Myr
• 1x Caprichrome
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Bronze Guardian
• 1x Ugin's Nexus
• 1x Triskelion

Land (2)

• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Urza's Saga

Advantage&Recursion (11)

• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Promise of Tomorrow
• 1x Salvager of Ruin
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Workshop Assistant
• 1x Enduring Renewal
• 1x Luminous Broodmoth
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sun Titan

Advantage&CardDraw (9)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Quicksmith Genius
• 1x Trash for Treasure
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Showdown of the Skalds
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

Protection&Removals (10)

• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Rip Apart
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Wear / Tear
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Blasphemous Act

Ramp (8)

• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mycosynth Wellspring
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Cloud Key
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

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My take on a Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp Casual Multiplayer EDH.

Arcbound Ravager, as depicted in his 2019 Pro Tour Promo Crad, drawn by Chase Stone.

I love the classic Mirrodin, this MTG block was the current one when I started to play MTG in 2003. I'm a huge fantasy fan in general, but I've always loved Sci-Fi more, so Mirrodin, a Sci-Fi themed expansion about an artificial world full of robots and strange futuristic artifacts, is what really conviced me to come and try MTG!
Sadly there aren't many classic Mirrodin interesting commanders to choose. Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp has appeared as the lord of the mysterius Mirran Arcbound creatures. It's awesome design, that seems taken out from a Forerunner construct from the Halo videogames, has charmed me. The same has happened with all those new arcbounds from Modern Horizons 2. So let's start the deck!

First of all: YES, Modular is currently a "Weak" mechanic. There aren't enough modular creatures, and the vast majority of them are sadly totally designed for limited play. Only some of them like Scrapyard Recombiner or Arcbound Ravager are really playable. Zabaz is also Boros color identity, traditionally one the worst Bicolor combinations for Commander, (Even with the welcomed help WotC is giving to Boros in the new Strixhaven Lorehold cards) due to it's lack of efficient ramp and card advantage, and it's focus on pure combat, a difficult strategy for a multiplayer format like EDH. So it's right to admit that nowadays Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp is not going to be a high Tier deck. This isn't something bad, we all have powerful EDH decks and others more cute. I think it's fun to have always a huge spectrum of different power level decks to really enjoy EDH in all of it's aspects!!

This is my first Boros deck and well, is being complicated try to adapt the unsupported Modular mechanic to EDH, so feel totally free to give ideas and help! I'll welcome them! :)

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Emblem Daretti, Scrap Savant, Pentavite 1/1 C, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	2- BRAZATO PROJECTS, Commander, Interesting, Observed