Zur the Tax Man

Commander / EDH* Death and Taxes Enchantment Stax WUB (Esper)

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Land (36)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x High Market
• 1x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Serra's Sanctum
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Watery Grave

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Enchantment (20)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Intruder Alarm
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Kismet
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Monastery Siege
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Tainted AEther

Instant (8)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Doomsday
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Replenish
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of Resistance
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Winter Orb

Creature (8)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Meddling Mage
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Thraben Doomsayer
• 1x Trinket Mage

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Sideboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Oath of Teferi

Creature (1)

• 1x Sen Triplets

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Maybeboard

Artifact (4)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Supreme Verdict

Land (1)

• 1x Tolaria West

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Easily the deck I've had the most fun with over the years. I'm looking to improve it and make it flow better, if I had the money I would obviously focus on improving the land base and go for some power 9, but I'm broke. Not new to magic but I'm still an amateur when it comes to the game, so any advice on combos and making the deck run more smoothly would be greatly appreciated.

The deck itself is an esper prison deck with some minor staxx elements. the major win con is getting Helm of Obedience & Leyline of the Void or Rest in Peace.

I run Zur the Enchanter as the commander as he can be brought out cheaply on turn 3 most times and he searches for key enchantments based on what I need right then and there.

I found that switching my commander to Zur gave the deck a lot more flow. It was better to have a direction to go with using Zur rather than just having Merieke as an extremely situational commander. Using Zur as the commander allows me to pop off sooner and have an impact on the board state much sooner in the game. Instead of relying on top decking or tutoring enchantments and artifacts I can set up a suitable pillow fort much sooner.

Now I'm looking for a replacement for Merieke Ri Berit and a couple of other cards. Such as Thraben Doomsayer , Intruder Alarm

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 66 - 1 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.86
Tokens	Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Human 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Well yes, B