Zirda Cycling

Commander / EDH RW (Boros)

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Creature (19)

• 1x Brallin, Skyshark Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Captivating Crew
• 1x Cavalier of Flame
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Chartooth Cougar
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Eternal Dragon
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Glory
• 1x Hazoret the Fervent
• 1x Herald of the Forgotten
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Noble Templar
• 1x Ox of Agonas
• 1x Palace Jailer
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Surly Badgersaur
• 1x Valiant Rescuer

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Astral Drift
• 1x Astral Slide
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Footfall Crater
• 1x Lightning Rift
• 1x Rune of Protection: Black
• 1x Rune of Protection: Green
• 1x Rune of Protection: Red
• 1x Tectonic Reformation
• 1x Unpredictable Cyclone

Instant (16)

• 1x Akroma's Blessing
• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deem Worthy
• 1x Forsake the Worldly
• 1x Gilded Light
• 1x Gleam of Resistance
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Pursue Glory
• 1x Radiant's Judgment
• 1x Raking Claws
• 1x Shredded Sails
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Zenith Flare

Land (33)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blasted Landscape
• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the True
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 10x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Secluded Steppe

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Abandoned Sarcophagus
• 1x Arcane Encyclopedia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bag of Holding
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Endless Atlas
• 1x Fluctuator
• 1x Journeyer's Kite
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Thaumatic Compass  ^Flip
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Decree of Justice
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Marshaling Cry

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Creature (6)

• 1x Bedlam Reveler
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Drannith Stinger
• 1x Merchant of the Vale
• 1x Oread of Mountain's Blaze
• 1x Spellpyre Phoenix

Artifact (2)

• 1x Liar's Pendulum
• 1x Urza's Tome

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Decree of Annihilation
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Limits of Solidarity
• 1x Slice and Dice
• 1x Sweltering Suns

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Land Tax

Instant (4)

• 1x Brand
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Scrap
• 1x Wipe Clean

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Zirda Cycling deck. Looking to leverage the discount on cycling cards along with some activated abilities on other permanents to generate advantages. Getting Zirda on 3 is essential, and any hand with two lands is more than enough to get there. Astral Slide/Drift generate fun interactions with your ETBs and temporarily removing creatures from opponents can be decent. Card draw is an issue when you don't have any of your artifacts that can draw by paying one. Very rarely you get mana screwed, as cycling gets you there along with Journeyer's Kite and Thaumatic Compass.

Some discard synergies are good to generate value. Glory wants to be in your graveyard, Hazoret can be a finisher along with some cards that reward your for discarding. Cavalier of Flame is insane depending on your board state, and Ox of Agonas can be recurred when you filled your graveyard with some cycling cards. Leave as many permanents as possible for Herald of the Forgotten to bring back. Zenith Flare is interesting, sometimes it gets stuck in your hand, and finding the best time to use it is tricky.

The deck contains: - 30 cycling cards - 8 Cycling/Discard payoffs - 5 Astral Slide/Drift payoffs

Maybe more Astral payoffs, but what to remove is tough. If I had to say one thing I need help with the deck is to finish the game. Approach of the Second Sun is a finisher, and getting to it is not hard, but it is weak to counterspells. At the end of the day, it is still a Boros deck, so powerlevel will always be a problem I guess.

33 lands seems to get you around 2 to 3 lands on most keeps. There are probably arguments to go lower, but I haven't played that much to know. Having lands to cycle with Tectonic Reformation is always good, and more lands makes the discard outlets even better, along with ramping with Surly Badgersaur.

The deck is very fun. Not depending on fluctuator to lower the cost of cycling is a big deal. The deck still lacks all things Boros usually lacks, but the synergies are fun enough to justify building the deck.

I want to keep the budget around $200, but don't be afraid to suggest any cards. Maybe someday I'll get lucky and pull that card out!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.06
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, City's Blessing, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, The Monarch, Treasure