Zurgo, the F-Smasher

Commander / EDH Aggro Combo Competitive RBW (Mardu) Voltron

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Artifact (24)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Helm of Kaldra
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mardu Banner
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Worldslayer

Instant (12)

• 1x Arcbond
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Channel Harm
• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Despark
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Savage Beating
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Utter End

Land (35)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 4x Mountain
• 6x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Creature (7)

• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder *f-etch*
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x Volcano Hellion

Commander (1)

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Hour of Revelation
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Obliterate
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Pariah
• 1x True Conviction

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Creature (7)

• 1x Arashin Foremost
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Danitha Capashen, Paragon
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tiana, Ship's Caretaker

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Blood Mist

Instant (6)

• 1x Brave the Elements
• 1x Crush Contraband
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Ride Down
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Terminate

Artifact (1)

• 1x Manifold Key

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Planar Cleansing
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Waves of Aggression

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You get a board wipe! You get a board wipe! You get a board wipe!

Taking notes from Walking Nightmare (Zurgo Helmsmasher) and after seeing the hilarity of Stop hitting yourself I decided I wanted a Zurgo deck with some flexibility. Does this sacrifice a more straight forward deck strategy like Sword and Board? maybe.. but in my first three games with this build I have't lost, but I also have yet to get my combo off.. we will see. I really just wanted to get this uploaded. These are all cards I own. I will be getting a Phyrexian Arena Boros Reckoner and Mystifying Maze for a land, so those will be in soon.

There are a lot of ways you can crush your opponents. Namely, getting Worldslayer + Zurgo Helmsmasher

Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine for a lovely way to end the game if you have Rogue's Passage to make him unblockable and if you have the 5 mana to activate additional combats when you untap all your lands.

The fun combo in this deck comes from Pariah + Stuffy Doll + Volcano Hellion which may detract a little for the synergy but I like having a backup plan if Zurgo is removed from the board more than twice, which is where my deck hits a wall. Stuffy also makes a great blocker.

Of course for great protection/Destruction we have Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Obliterate .

Black Market gives you another advantage with board wipes, which there are plenty of in this deck. Could add more but I have yet to have a problem drawing at least two a game. Crackling Doom is a great early wipe to keep in an opening hand in my opinion. I have gotten a T2 Zurgo with enough mana rocks with T3 into Blood Moon for a complete early lockdown against my friend's non-basic heavy decks.

Overall I think this is a fun, aggressive, unforgiving deck so far and I look forward to keeping it around as a high-tier but not totally competitive commander deck. I would like to be proven wrong and see Voltron become a more viable strategy. I know Zur the Enchanter can be considered for Voltron but I am not sure if playing against his true strength is worth getting hated for playing him.

Let me know what you think! Maybeboard are cards I have played in this deck before.

Top Ranked	Achieved #24 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #17 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu) 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Voltron 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine Worldslayer + Zurgo Helmsmasher Avacyn, Angel of Hope + Obliterate Pariah + Stuffy Doll + Volcano Hellion
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.58
Tokens	4/4 C Token Legendary Creature Avatar, Copy Clone, Human 2/2 G, Phyrexian Horror X/X C, Wolf 2/2 G
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