Zur Staxfort Extraordinaire

Commander / EDH Control Pillow Fort Stax WUB (Esper)

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Enchantment (30)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Crackdown
• 1x Curator's Ward
• 1x Decree of Silence
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Energy Field
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Mana Vortex
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Overwhelming Splendor
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Planar Collapse
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Second Chance
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Suppression Field
• 1x Tainted Remedy
• 1x Teferi's Veil

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 6x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Creature (7)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Magus of the Moat
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth
• 1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
• 1x Vedalken Mastermind

Instant (7)

• 1x Beacon of Immortality
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Ivory Tower
• 1x Knowledge Pool
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Winter Orb

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Supreme Verdict

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Enchantment (10)

• 1x Counterbalance
• 1x Enchanted Evening
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Humility
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Pariah
• 1x Pendrell Mists
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Vanishing

Creature (4)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Aura Thief
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thopter Assembly

Instant (1)

• 1x Capsize

Artifact (2)

• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Time Sieve

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Bribery
• 1x Praetor's Grasp

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I have always loved Zur. It's been a favorite Esper commander of mine, and I know that he's used competitively. Well, I never liked the competitive setup people run with him. Very boring.

So, I'm going to focus on pillowfort/stax build that emphasizes quality pillow fort techniques along with solid table locking.

Key combos:

Decree of Silence + Solemnity - No counters get put on Decree, therefore it counters every spell my opponent's play.

Energy Field + Rest in Peace - Since the cards never hit the graveyard, Energy Field is never sacrificed.

Knowledge Pool + Rule of Law / Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir / Arcane Laboratory - This is a REALLY solid lock down that keeps everyone from playing cards. Knowledge Pool forces you to play two spells if you try to play one. Any of the other combo pieces say you can't play more than 1. So, it locks down all playing.

Stasis + Vedalken Mastermind - Stasis locks out untap step, while Mastermind allows me to put it back into my hand. Thus allowing me to play it every turn.

Beacon of Immortality + Tainted Remedy - Tainted Remedy all life gain become life loss. Using Overwhelming Splendor, you can double someone's life. According to the rules, any increase even to a specific point is considered gaining. So, you're basically making someone lose all their life in one turn.

Rest in Peace + Helm of Obedience - With Rest in Peace in play, no cards go to graveyards, and a replacement effect forces them out of the game. Helm will mill someone X until a creature card or X cards is put into their graveyard. Since they never go to the graveyard, you can infinite exile-mill someone for 1

Second Chance + Vedalken Mastermind - Similar in theory to the Statis combo, you put Second Chance into your hand, so you can regularly get the ability to happen. Having Necropotence in play first is incredibly helpful, but this is a great, late game win con once you've set up your Zur package. Once you're down to 5 health, at upkeep with the ability on the stack, bounce Second Chance to your hand, granting you an extra turn. Play Second Chance again, and repeat.

Academy Rector + Overwhelming Splendor - Academy Rector fetches Overwhelming Splendor when she dies, and I attached it to an opponent.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.84
Folders	Comments