Zur Tortured Existence EDH (Cycle/Discard Fun!!)

Commander / EDH* Discard Jank WUB (Esper)

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Land (38)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blasted Landscape
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desert of the Glorified
• 1x Desert of the Mindful
• 1x Desert of the True
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drifting Meadow
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 6x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 4x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Instant (7)

• 1x Circular Logic
• 1x Countervailing Winds
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Hieroglyphic Illumination
• 1x Miscalculation
• 1x Pulse of the Grid

Creature (23)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Crypt Rats
• 1x Curator of Mysteries
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gorgon Recluse
• 1x Grave Scrabbler
• 1x Horror of the Broken Lands
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Scribe of the Mindful
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Street Wraith
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands
• 1x Vulturous Aven

Artifact (11)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fluctuator
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grimoire of the Dead
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Commander (1)

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Alexi's Cloak
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Astral Slide
• 1x Drake Haven
• 1x Faith of the Devoted
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x New Perspectives
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Oversold Cemetery
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Telekinetic Bonds
• 1x Tortured Existence

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Mystic Meditation
• 1x Treasure Cruise

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Enchantment (8)

• 1x Archmage Ascension
• 1x Attunement
• 1x Circle of Despair
• 1x Estrid's Invocation
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Trade Routes
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Artifact (2)

• 1x Abandoned Sarcophagus
• 1x Phyrexian Altar

Instant (6)

• 1x Clear
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Frantic Purification
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Radiant's Judgment
• 1x Shadow of the Grave

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Careful Study
• 1x Compulsive Research
• 1x Ideas Unbound
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Welcome to the Fold

Creature (6)

• 1x Confessor
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Merfolk Looter
• 1x Nightshade Assassin
• 1x Skirge Familiar
• 1x Snapcaster Mage

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Hi!!

This deck was inspired by the tortured existence decks played in pauper. It is essentially a cycle/discard deck. There is a lot of synergy and it is pretty consistent with Zur as the general. I included plenty of Zur targets that deal with common threats in my playgroup and tons of filtering, in addition to the many cyclers, to fill my hand and graveyard. The deck has no cards that cause opponents to discard because that is no fun for anyone in EDH.

Thanks for stopping by! Please let me know your thoughts! (:

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 33 - 0 Commons
Cards	102
Avg. CMC	3.36
Tokens	Copy Clone, Drake 2/2 U, Zombie 2/2 B