Zur, The Whispering Madness

Commander / EDH WUB (Esper)

Capt.McMorris

Enchantment (28)

• 1x AEther Barrier
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Copy Enchantment
• 1x Daybreak Coronet
• 1x Desolation
• 1x Energy Flux
• 1x Estrid's Invocation
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Mirrormade
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Psychic Corrosion
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Solemnity
• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage
• 1x Stasis
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Suppression Field
• 1x Tainted AEther
• 1x Web of Inertia
• 1x Zur's Weirding

Instant (10)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dream Fracture
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Land (32)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 7x Island
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Flood of Tears
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Treasure Hunt
• 1x Whispering Madness
• 1x Windfall

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Web
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Sol Ring

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control

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Enchantment (4)

• 1x Future Sight
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Shielded by Faith

Instant (1)

• 1x Tainted Strike

Creature (1)

• 1x Phenax, God of Deception

Artifact (4)

• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Winter Orb

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Doomsday
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Game Plan

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Ideal Turn 1:

• Ancient Tomb
• Sol Ring (Float 1)
• x Signet (Float 1 will tap signet) - Colour x + Colour Y in mana pool
• Mana Crypt + Lotus Petal
• Sac petal for remaining Zur colour - Colour xyz now in mana pool
• Tap crypt (Float 1) to cast zur
• Throw down Mox Amber
• Float 1 + Amber to cast Lightning Greaves and away we go!

Most common strategy

Get Zur out as quick as possible, lock down the board, then win either by:

• CMDR damage
• Infect
• Mill

Fun things to do with Zur in this deck:

• win by voltron
• win by infect
• win by mill: Whispering madness + psychic corrosion + sphinx's tutelage + windfall
• win by mill2: proteus staff zur to bottom of library + treasure hunt + windfall (as well having mill effects as above
• Lock by stasis
• Lock by mana breach + desolation + tainted aether + stax effects
• boardwipe by energy flux + mycosynth lattice (followed by sacrificing Aura of silence to destroy lattice in previous player's end step thereby surviving the wipe)
• Combat protection with web of inertia + rest in peace
• Lock out all commanders with Nevermore + copy enchantment + Estrid's invocation
• Protection in general with ghostly prison, propaganda, teferi's protection
• Land manipulation with Urborg + Mana Web
• Become God with Solemnity + Phyrexian Unlife

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.62
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Spirit 1/1 C