Zurgo, friendsmasher 7/10

Commander / EDH* RBW (Mardu)

the7thDOF

Land (34)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Boros Guildgate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 7x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Sundown Pass
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Warped Landscape
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Creature (11)

• 1x Brutal Hordechief
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Champion of the Flame
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Kazuul's Toll Collector
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Sun Titan

Artifact (19)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Mask of Griselbrand
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Damn
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Rile
• 1x Rout
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Shatter the Sky
• 1x Wrath of God

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion

Commander (1)

Instant (19)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Deflecting Palm
• 1x Despark
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Gods Willing
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Stave Off
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Utter End

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x True Conviction

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Sideboard

Artifact (5)

• 1x Cobbled Wings
• 1x Mardu Banner
• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (2)

• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Ride Down

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Creature (1)

• 1x Humble Defector

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Single Combat

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Maybeboard

Artifact (12)

• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Forebear's Blade
• 1x Grafted Wargear
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Marble Diamond
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Tome of Legends
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (2)

• 1x The Triumph of Anax
• 1x Underworld Breach

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Fury of the Horde
• 1x Mythos of Snapdax
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Planar Outburst
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Swallow Whole

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Nahiri, Storm of Stone
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Sorin, Solemn Visitor

Land (1)

• 1x Secluded Steppe

Creature (6)

• 1x Ankle Shanker
• 1x Arashin Foremost
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Tiana, Ship's Caretaker
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Instant (6)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Dire Tactics
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Valorous Stance

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I estimate this deck is a 7/10 in my meta. Zurgo is an ultra aggressive commander, you need to end the game quickly and Zurgo can do it. Being indestructible during your turn means that you can play sweepers before combat phase to attack anyone without blockers. I added some equipments to give trample, so you are not stopped by insignificant 0/1 plants or saprolings or whatever they try to put in from of you. In mardu colors is hard to ramp, so there are several mana rocks in there to help with that. Probably Zurgo is going to be the target of some removal, and for those cases you can use protection from an specific color to protect Zurgo during your opponents turns, or make it unblockable during your combat phase, whatever you need to close the game. Targeted removal should be used only for those permanents that are a threat to your win condition: Butcher of Malakir, Dictate of Erebos can be the worst nightmare, followed by Ghostly Prison or Propaganda effects. You may end with one of your opponents quite quickly, but have a rought time to end the game. That's not ideal, because one of your opponents will have to wait and you are not equipped for long games as good as other decks. So check if this deck is any good in your community.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 4 Rares 26 - 3 Uncommons 20 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.03
Tokens	Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure
Folders	Built decks