Cazur, Ruthless Stalker

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior

Partner with Ukkima, Stalking Shadow (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Ukkima into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.

Discussion (9)

jasonkrivera on Vorinclex, Counters Matter

2 months ago

Great deck! Have you thought about

Avenger of Zendikar for lots of large plant tokens, Awakening of Vitu-Ghazi as an 18/18 surprise land creature, Beastmaster Ascension, Cazur, Ruthless Stalker  ^Flip since you're working with combat damage mostly anyway, Champion of Lambholt a hidden gem because when big enough it makes all your creatures unblockable, Curse of Predation a good politics card, Hardened Scales, Helix Pinnacle as an alternate win con, Myojin of Life's Web for divinity counter shenanigans, Quest for Renewal for pseudo-vigilance

Regardless of if you take my suggestions, +1 from me!

DasTree on Commanders by Power Level [EDH Tier List]

7 months ago

question... as far as Food Chain decks go, is The First Sliver way more powerful than Cazur, Ruthless Stalker  ^Flip? Or are they pretty parallel because the mana base is a little easier with the Cazur, Ruthless Stalker  ^Flip style deck. trying to decide which one to focus on. I have FC Prossh. I did FC Niv. Now trying to decide which version of FC is best.

SynergyBuild on Do you want to make …

9 months ago

Partner commanders are powerful, and often free your deck's ability to do more than a single commander deck. Companions give decks restrictions on what cards they can run. By running both it limits your deck even more, since most partner pairings don't work with the companion requirements.

Yorion, Sky Nomad and Lutri, the Spellchaser straight up can't be run as companions, and Jegantha, the Wellspring won't work since it requires five colors, and no partner pairing currently allows for it. No partner pairing also allows for Lurrus of the Dream-Den. Gyruda, Doom of Depths also can't be run, since no partners are both even cmc and have black in their color identity. Kaheera, the Orphanguard also can't work, since the types aren't found on partners that can be run together.

That leaves only 4 total companions theoretically able to be run. Obosh, the Preypiercer, Zirda, the Dawnwaker, Keruga, the Macrosage, and Umori, the Collector.

Now, what lists are now able to be run?

Zirda, the Dawnwaker

1. Brallin, Skyshark Rider  ^Flip/Shabraz, the Skyshark

Obosh, the Preypiercer

1. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

2. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

3. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

4. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

5. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Tymna the Weaver

6. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Tymna the Weaver

7. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Ravos, Soultender

8. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Ravos, Soultender

9. Tymna the Weaver/Vial Smasher the Fierce

10. Ravos, Soultender/Vial Smasher the Fierce

11. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Vial Smasher the Fierce

12. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Vial Smasher the Fierce

13. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Vial Smasher the Fierce

14. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Vial Smasher the Fierce

15. Silas Renn, Seeker Adept/Vial Smasher the Fierce

16. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

17. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

Keruga, the Macrosage

1. Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

2. Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

3. Cazur, Ruthless Stalker  ^Flip/Ukkima, Stalking Shadow

4. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

5. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

6. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

7. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

8. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

9. Haldan, Avid Arcanist/Pako, Arcane Retriever

10. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

11. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

12. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Tana, the Bloodsower

13. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Tana, the Bloodsower

14. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Tana, the Bloodsower

15. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Vial Smasher the Fierce

16. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

17. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

18. Silas Renn, Seeker Adept/Tana, the Bloodsower

19. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

20. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

21. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

22. Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Tana, the Bloodsower

23. Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

24. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

25. Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

26. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Tymna the Weaver

27. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Ravos, Soultender

28. Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

29. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

Umori, the Collector

1. Gorm the Great/Virtus the Veiled

2. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

3. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Tana, the Bloodsower

4. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Vial Smasher the Fierce

5. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Vial Smasher the Fierce

6. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Tana, the Bloodsower

7. Tana, the Bloodsower/Vial Smasher the Fierce

8. Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa/Tymna the Weaver

9. Ravos, Soultender/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

10. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Tymna the Weaver

11. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

12. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Tymna the Weaver

13. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Ravos, Soultender

14. Ravos, Soultender/Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

15. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

16. Nikara, Lair Scavenger/Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel

17. Cazur, Ruthless Stalker  ^Flip/Ukkima, Stalking Shadow

18. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

19. Silas Renn, Seeker Adept/Thrasios, Triton Hero

20. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Thrasios, Triton Hero

21. Reyhan, Last of the Abzan/Thrasios, Triton Hero

22. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

23. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

24. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

25. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

26. Thrasios, Triton Hero/Vial Smasher the Fierce

27. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Vial Smasher the Fierce

28. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

29. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

30. Silas Renn, Seeker Adept/Tana, the Bloodsower

31. Kraum, Ludevic's Opus/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

32. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

33. Tana, the Bloodsower/Tymna the Weaver

34. Ravos, Soultender/Tana, the Bloodsower

35. Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder/Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

36. Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

37. Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa/Vial Smasher the Fierce

38. Akiri, Line-Slinger/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

39. Akiri, Line-Slinger/Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

40. Thrasios, Triton Hero/Tymna the Weaver

41. Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

42. Ravos, Soultender/Thrasios, Triton Hero

43. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Tymna the Weaver

44. Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix/Ravos, Soultender

45. Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa/Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

46. Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper/Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

Wow, that only took a half hour longer to write up than expected.

Which of these would you want to make, if any, and how would you make them?

mrdehring on Big Dumb Beasts

11 months ago

I know Cazur, Ruthless Stalker isn't a mutate target, but if you think of it as a tutor for Ukkima, Stalking Shadow  ^Flip it might earn a spot. He works well with all the unblockable cards and makes Cold-Eyed Selkie into a great engine. Also, once he is on the field those mana dorks can get you some extra damage.

jmac44 on This Is It, This Is The One

11 months ago

zacharyrtz I always keep that combo in my sideboard no matter what deck I play. Seems like the only deck building option at this point.

I just wanted to let you know that I went through some extensive testing with your list and the results are quite shocking:

Game 1: Turn 19 Cazur, Ruthless Stalker Game 2: Turn 17 Ukkima, Stalking Shadow  ^Flip Game 3: Turn 1 Orcish Librarian Game 4: Turn 1 Food Chain Game 5: Turn 6 Cazur, Ruthless Stalker Game 6: Turn 5 Orcish Librarian Game 7: Turn 1 Ukkima, Stalking Shadow  ^Flip Game 8: Turn 42 Orcish Librarian Game 9: Turn 1 Orcish Librarian Game 10: Turn 2 Orcish Librarian

Clearly the deck works exactly how you want it to, curves out effortlessly and has the high-powered consistency to hold its own with any other deck in the meta. Congratulations on a flawlessly crafted deck, I will be letting WizardsOfTheCoast know shortly.

Sephyrias on Commanders by Power Level [EDH Tier List]

11 months ago

Some notes:

Prossh, Skyraider of Kher has dropped far. Either that, or the commander powercreep of the past 2-3 sets caught up to him and now there are simply a dozen new options on the same level. Maybe both.

Why are Cazur, Ruthless Stalker and Ukkima, Stalking Shadow  ^Flip tier 1.5? Why are Haldan, Avid Arcanist and Pako, Arcane Retriever tier 2?

How much of all this is caused by Thassa's Oracle?

ZendikariWol on Goodest Boy and Master

1 year ago

Okay but Pir, Imaginative Rascal and Toothy, Imaginary Friend // Gavi, Nest Warden and 2/2 Dinosaur Cat // Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter and Mowu, Loyal Companion // Trynn, Champion of Freedom and Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Brallin, Skyshark Rider  ^Flip and Shabraz, the Skyshark // Nikara, Lair Scavenger and Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel // Cazur, Ruthless Stalker and Ukkima, Stalking Shadow  ^Flip // All of the Companions from Ikoria // Gideon Blackblade and Trusted Pegasus // Konda, Lord of Eiganjo and Isamaru, Hound of Konda // Mother of Runes and Wall of Runes // Okay that last one was a joke but there are SO many good bois with good masters in the world of Magic. I need a thesis on what makes Haldan and Pako the best.

Paeldroth on Zaxara, the Exemplary: Hydra Infestation

1 year ago

I love the discourse on this! Kindred Discovery looks amazing in this.

I'd encourage you to look hard at the new cards in Commander 2020 for some extra oomph. Species Specialist allows you to draw cards off of Hydras kicking the bucket (could be a nice card draw engine from Greater Good), Cazur, Ruthless Stalker  ^Flip pumps your Hydras up for each successful combat hit to a player (also boosting Simic Ascendancy).

Also, Biomass Mutation just looks rude for this.