Zur's Perfection

Commander / EDH Aggro Control Land Destruction Necropotence Voltron WUB (Esper)

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Land (32)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Watery Grave

Creature (3)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellskite

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Instant (25)

• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Daybreak Coronet
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Empyrial Armor
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Triclopean Sight
• 1x Vanishing

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Progress

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Vindicate

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Instant (4)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Silence

Land (2)

• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifact (1)

• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Doomsday

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Zur's Perfection you ask? Well with this being my first of the many EDH decks that followed, I wanted to make it something special to commemorate it so I decided that I'd start foiling it out (where possible) and try to make it the best that it could be. So that being said my goal with the deck is to strive to continually make it better and better (chasing perfection) in a competitive 1v1 environment (top-tier casual or US ban list). In order to do that i need you (yes you!), the magic community, to give me some feedback being either positive or negative as both help in their own way. Fire away any questions you might have and I enjoy reviewing other decks in my free time so if you need a hand give me a shout! Don't forget those +1's ;) and thanks for the support!

Note: I realize many cards on my list (including Zur himself) are banned in French Format (Duel Commander) games. I abhor that format deeming it "unfun" due to it's heavy restrictions on quite a few of my favorite cards and therefore don't intend to enter any tournaments of this type. Thanks for the concern.

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I've noticed quite a few people are confused about how Aura's work so here are the relevant rulings:

-303.4a An Aura spell requires a target, which is defined by its enchant ability.

-303.4f If an Aura is entering the battlefield under a player’s control by any means other than by resolving as an Aura spell, and the effect putting it onto the battlefield doesn’t specify the object or player the Aura will enchant, that player chooses what it will enchant as the Aura enters the battlefield. The player must choose a legal object or player according to the Aura’s enchant ability and any other applicable effects.

Meaning Aura's only "target" when they are being cast.

Game plan/card mechanics:

Designed mostly for 1v1 but also works fairly close to the same for multiplayer

Win Con #1 - Mana Denial Show

-Try to get Zur out as soon as possible using artifact ramp, preferably with shroud, haste, and/or a free counterspell in hand to back him up.

-Go for Diplomatic Immunity first if i don't already have shroud (with Lightning Greaves,Swiftfoot Boots) in which case Vanishing instead

-Then either Daybreak Coronet followed by Stasis or;

-If I need to get my Stasis engine running faster I tutor for it with a spell, play it and attack with Zur grabbing Triclopean Sight, which immediately negates the whole being tapped problem.

-Tezzeret the Seeker to untap and/or search for blue mana rocks (or Seat of the Synod) to keep Stasis going indefinitely!

-Land destruction such as Armageddon can be used whenever Zur is in play and I have board position. I'll want Vanishing to phase zur out before Cataclysm *list* hits if there is more than one useful enchantment on my field though.

-Once the opponent is mana locked Zur can grab a buffing aura like Empyrial Armor followed by Necropotence/Ad Nauseam to finish the job

Win Con #2 - Library Exile Show

-Start out the same as the 'Mana Denial' method by getting Zur out fast and protecting him

-Wait until you have a tutor that can search for Helm of Obedience and grab it either right away with a black tutor, wait till the opponents end step and search with Enlightened Tutor, or play Tezzeret the Seeker and use his minus ability to ensure they don't know what's coming until it's too late. Play it unless Tezz did it for you (once again counterspells as backup are nice).

-Use Zur to put Rest in Peace in play

-Use Helm of Obedience and pay 1 mana to exile target players library (repeat for each opponent). If Tezzeret is still alive and on the field somehow (although highly unlikely) use his +1 ability to untap the helm for a double KO!

-Alternatively Jace, the Mind Sculptor can sometimes get the job done (though rarely)

Defense Show

-Solitary Confinement: Prevents all damage and gives me shroud making it super handy to buy time, with Necropotence out it lasts for ages (usually discard excess land)

-Control like counterspells and removal

-Lifelink from Steel of the Godhead and Daybreak Coronet

-Spellskite: For the price of 2 life most spells that could've messed up all my plans take a sharp detour

Utility Show

-Dark Confidant: Helps get more cards in my hand; he's very beneficial early game and late game he's a good supplement to Necropotence/Solitary Confinement

-Snapcaster Mage: A chance to repeat any instant or sorcery I've used at the drop of a hat

-Ad Nauseam: Let's me dig deep for counterspells/removal/tutors/mana rocks, etc. Has really good synergy with Empyrial Armor - Swing with Zur fetching the armor and using Ad Nauseam to draw enough cards equal to lethal commander damage (hopefully with lifelink). Also has really good synergy with Scroll Rack allowing me to put a bunch of lands and enchantments back into the library to be fetched, all the while drawing valuable counterspells and mana rocks.

-Darksteel Mutation neutralizes creatures with scary abilities and static effects

-Timetwister lets me get back all my enchantments (and everything else of course) into my library for Zur to find all over again, and also refills my hand to boot!

-Scroll Rack/Jace, the Mind Sculptor/Brainstorm allow me to put enchantments back into my deck for Zur to find and also let me manipulate my hand (with the constant library shuffling)

-Strionic Resonator allows me to use Zur's triggered ability twice letting me grab 2 enchantments a turn

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Notable Cards Not On My List Show

Please don't suggest any of the following unless you feel strongly that they deserve a spot more than another card

Lands

-Arcane Sanctum

-Adarkar Wastes

-Caves of Koilos

-Command Beacon

-Fetid Heath

-Flagstones of Trokair

-Hall of the Bandit Lord

-Hall of Heliod's Generosity

-Isolated Chapel

-Underground River

-Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Artifacts:

-Mana Crypt - Due to ban sadly

-Orzhov Signet

-Strionic Resonator

-Talisman of Hierarchy

Creatures:

-Auramancer

-Bastion Protector

-Sun Titan

-Umbra Mystic

Instants:

-Arcane Denial

-Condemn

-Countersquall

-Dispel

-Foil

-Forbid

-Mana Leak

-Memory Lapse

-Mortify

-Oblation

-Render Silent

-Turn Aside

-Utter End

Sorceries:

-Catastrophe

-Ravages of War

-Replenish

-Winds of Rath

-Yawgmoth's Will

Enchantments:

-Arcane Laboratory/Rule of Law

-Arcanum Wings

-As Foretold

-Aura of Silence

-Battle Mastery

-Bitterblossom

-Contamination

-Copy Enchantment

-Ethereal Armor

-Greater Auramancy

-Imprisoned in the Moon

-Mana Vortex

-Nevermore

-Oblivion Ring

-Phyresis

-Phyrexian Arena

-Prison Term

-Propaganda/Ghostly Prison

-Runed Halo

-Serenity

-Shielded by Faith

-Solitary Confinement

-Unquestioned Authority

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Thanks Show

I'd like to give thanks to everyone who has upvoted or given me suggestions for the deck. Additionally I'd like to thank the following users. If you have spare time check out their decks too!

-dnoland: for crediting me in their deck Zur's Pillow fort

-MyUsernameWasTaken: for crediting me in their deck Zurtec

-NarejED: for crediting me in their deck Zur's Proxied Parade of Pain

-Enyeto: For multiple suggestions and continued support as well as a generous donation of a Mana Vortex

If I've forgotten anyone specific or if this deck has inspired you and you'd like your Zur deck featured here just give me a shout.

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Vanishing is a commissioned hand painted alternate artwork.

Top Ranked	Achieved #17 position overall 11 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Land Destruction 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Necropotence 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH WUB (Esper) 5 years ago
Date added	12 years
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	23 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.04
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U
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