Wrath of Zurgo

Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu)

shanehm

Wrath Effects (29)

• 1x Rolling Earthquake
• 1x Sudden Demise
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Magmaquake
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Molten Disaster
• 1x Planar Collapse
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Day of Judgment
• 1x Desolation Giant
• 1x Lethal Vapors
• 1x Wrath of God
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Rout
• 1x Scourglass
• 1x Wave of Reckoning
• 1x Worldslayer
• 1x Crater Hellion
• 1x Extinguish All Hope
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Kirtar's Wrath
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Phyrexian Rebirth
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Fated Retribution
• 1x Blasphemous Act

Removal (2)

• 1x Arena
• 1x Council's Judgment

Tutors (2)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Demonic Tutor

Land (32)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 6x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Double Strike (8)

• 1x Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Seize the Day
• 1x Aurelia, the Warleader

Evasion (7)

• 1x Stave Off
• 1x Apostle's Blessing
• 1x Center Soul
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Spectra Ward
• 1x Not of this World

Commander (1)

Mana Ramp (15)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Boros Keyrune
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Orzhov Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Other (4)

• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Stonehewer Giant
• 1x Omen Machine

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Final Fortune
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Shelter
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Silverblade Paladin
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Assault Suit
• 1x Cataclysm
• 1x Master Warcraft
• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Razia's Purification
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

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The philosophy is simple. Zurgo hits you 3 times (twice if he gets double strike) and you lose. Lots of mana rocks get Zurgo out quickly. Cheap protection spells save him from removal and make him unblockable. I can win on turn 5 or 6 if they have no answers.
Zurgo is indestructible on my turn, so I put in as many Wrath of God effects I could. This makes the deck incredibly strong against any creature-based deck, especially those that rely on Hexproof/Shroud/Protection. Wrath Effects I tried to avoid: 1) Those that will remove Zurgo (creatures get -x/-x, exile effects, etc.). Terminus is in there because if I can cast it for the Miracle cost, I can usually have enough mana to cast Zurgo again in the same turn. 2) Those that destroy artifacts, as I rely heavily on mana rocks. There's a couple in there though. 3) CMC 7 or higher, as the deck is supposed to be very fast.

I built this deck in response to a nasty Narset, Enlighted Master deck. Hexproof doesn't save her against Zurgo! We mostly play Duel Commander, but Zurgo does fairly well in multiplayer.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 1 Mythic Rares 46 - 10 Rares 19 - 3 Uncommons 13 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.50
Tokens	Cat 2/2 W, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Horror */* C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Hilarious Deck Ideas