Goin' Zurgo

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

ratdawg2016

Artifact (29)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mardu Banner
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x O-Naginata
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Ring of Xathrid
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Berserkers' Onslaught
• 1x Blood Mist
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Rage Reflection
• 1x True Conviction

Land (32)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 4x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 3x Swamp

Creature (7)

• 1x Brass Squire
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Leonin Abunas
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Stonehewer Giant

Commander (1)

Instant (13)

• 1x Burnout
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Erase
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Not of this World
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Unmake

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Fury of the Horde
• 1x Hour of Devastation
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Relentless Assault
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Waves of Aggression
• 1x World at War
• 1x Wrath of God

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Sideboard

Artifact (16)

• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Godsend
• 1x Helm of Kaldra
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Nemesis Mask
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Shield of Kaldra
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Kaldra
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Sword of Truth and Justice
• 1x Sword of War and Peace

Creature (11)

• 1x Auriok Steelshaper
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Indomitable Archangel
• 1x Jhoira's Familiar
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Relic Seeker
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Steelshaper Apprentice
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Taj-Nar Swordsmith

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer

Land (2)

• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph

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Maybeboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Tiana, Ship's Caretaker

Land (1)

• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

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My own Volton/equipment deck with Zurgo as the commander. Artifact heavy, with creatures and spells to act as as catalyst the commander.

Start fast by using mana rocks to get Zurgo out by turn 3 at the latest

Once Zurgo is on the battlefield it is crucial to start pushing damage through by making him unblockable, or giving him trample, plus double strike and/or protect is a must have in

There are 9 cards that give additional combat phases and a lot of double strike, in multiplayer remove the largest threat 1st then move to the rest.

This deck's biggest weakness is it's biggest strength, Zurgo! He must stay on the battlefield! So he needs protection, Both boots, champion's helm, mask of avacyn, and there is some non-blue counter magic. All of the Swords of X & Y can be rotated in and out depending on the colors you are playing for the protection abilities, I'd keep the Sword of Feast and Famine in as a permanent staple.

Wincons

1) Infinite attack phases

Zurgo + Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault.

Zurgo equipped with the Sword of F&F must deal combat damage to a player. The SF&F triggers and untaps all lands you control, must have at least 5 lands and 2 of them must be a source of red mana. During the 2nd main phase activate Aggravated Assault and repeat the process, this combo only works when Zurgo deals combat damage to a player so giving Zurgo unblockable or protection gives this combo a much higher success rate.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 9 Mythic Rares 44 - 17 Rares 27 - 5 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	4/4 C Token Legendary Creature Avatar, Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Human 2/2 G, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Stoneforged Blade, Wolf 2/2 G