Zurgo's Zanbatō and Zany Zlydzens

Commander / EDH Aggro Goblins RBW (Mardu) Tribal Voltron

Fleanend

Land (36)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Grasslands
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Needle Spires
• 4x Plains
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Smoldering Marsh *f-pre*
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 4x Swamp

Instant (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Kaya's Guile
• 1x Lapse of Certainty
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Artifact (21)

• 1x Argentum Armor
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Shatter the Sky
• 1x Steelshaper's Gift
• 1x Sublime Exhalation
• 1x Wrath of God

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Mardu Ascendancy
• 1x Rise of the Hobgoblins
• 1x Sigarda's Aid
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Commander (1)

Creature (20)

• 1x Ankle Shanker
• 1x Boggart Mob
• 1x Dark-Dweller Oracle
• 1x Goblin Chieftain
• 1x Goblin Engineer
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Recruiter
• 1x Goblin Ringleader
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Goblin Trashmaster
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Godo, Bandit Warlord
• 1x Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Mad Auntie
• 1x Puresteel Paladin
• 1x Sram, Senior Edificer
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Warren Instigator

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer

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The importance of being well equipped for any situation

The main plan for 1v1 and for the early part of multiplayer games is to go full voltron with powerful equipments, targeted removal and wraths to remove blockers, let the damage through, or to increase the damage on the spot.

The Khan

Zurgo provides by itself protection during our turns, which, coupled with his haste, gives us a decent burst potential; sorcery speed indestructability also lends itself to an increased count of wrath effects. The last three lines could as well be flavour text if it weren't for Zurgo's One-Shot.

ZURGO SMASH!

The Arsenal

The weapons, armours and consumables in our arsenal are chosen for one of the following benefits.

• Increasing the damage dealt – Embercleave, the Swords of X and Y
• Giving protection – Swiftfoot Boots, Hammer of Nazahn, the Swords of X and Y
• Giving evasion against blockers – Tenza, Godo's Maul, the Swords of X and Y
• Removing blockers altogether – Argentum Armor, Sunforger and the Targeted Removal Package
• Granting the boons of other magic schools – Mask of Memory, Skullclamp, Sword of the Animist, the Swords of X and Y
• Creating value - Conqueror's Flail, the Swords of X and Y

Blessed be the ones who forged the mighty Swords!

The Smiths (Equipments payoff)

Empty would be our khan's armoury if it wasn't for our skillful smiths, proficient stoneforgers, and steelshapers extraordinaire.

Red and White can function almost as good colours as long as we restrict ourselves to equipments:

• Mana Cheating – Stoneforge Mystic, Puresteel Paladin, Sigarda's Aid, Hammer of Nazahn, Nahiri, the Lithomancer
• Draw – Puresteel Paladin, Sram, Senior Edificer
• Tutoring – Stoneforge Mystic, Godo, Bandit Warlord
• Recursion – Nahiri, the Lithomancer, Goblin Engineer

Supporters

One last paragraph is to be spent on the supporting cast, Godo, Bandit Warlord + Slayers' Stronghold give an additional skirmish per battle.

Aggravated Assault alone does the same, and with Sword of Feast and Famine can end the game on the spot.

The importance of having a nice following

We're in lategame, at this point we haven't won with commander damage, something must have gone awry, Zurgo finally rests and his armours, shields and weapons lie unused.

The silver lining on the idle Zanbatō is that the horde lives on, a plethora of underlings ready to get a hold of his metallic legacy.

Our colours provide the best goblins the world can offer:

Token generators in Mardu Ascendancy, Rise of the Hobgoblins, Krenko, Mob Boss and Boggart Mob.

Card advantage with Skullclamp, Dark-Dweller Oracle, Grenzo, Havoc Raiser, Goblin Recruiter + Goblin Ringleader and Vanquisher's Banner.

Go wide aggro potential with said token generators, Warren Instigator and a good chunk of tribal Lords.

Officials from the Khan's Retinue, Goblin Engineer, and the infamous mass destruction duo Ankle Shanker + Goblin Sharpshooter complete our hairy picture with a bang.

Custom Tokens

Goblin , Goblin Rogue , Goblin Soldier , Kobolds of Kher Keep , Kor Soldier , Soldier , Spirit , Treasure

Top Ranked	Achieved #31 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #23 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aggro 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Goblins 4 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Key combos	Goblin Recruiter + Goblin Ringleader Godo, Bandit Warlord + Slayers' Stronghold Ankle Shanker + Goblin Sharpshooter
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 59 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Goblin 1/1 R, Goblin Rogue 1/1 B, Goblin Soldier 1/1 RW, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Stoneforged Blade, Treasure
Folders	Cool Stuff, Goblins, EDH SOBRAS