Zur and the Art of Control (cEDH)

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Control Necropotence Voltron WUB (Esper)

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Land (31)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Windfall

Instant (19)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Delay
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Negate
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Counterbalance
• 1x Empyrial Armor
• 1x Estrid's Invocation
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Greater Auramancy
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rule of Law
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Steel of the Godhead
• 1x Verity Circle

Commander (1)

Artifact (19)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Damping Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grafdigger's Cage
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel

Creature (7)

• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Containment Priest
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Spellskite

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Enchantment (10)

• 1x Arcane Laboratory
• 1x Cartouche of Ambition
• 1x Copy Enchantment
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Font of Agonies
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Planar Void
• 1x Porphyry Nodes
• 1x Sacred Ground

Instant (4)

• 1x Dismember
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Spell Snare
• 1x Unsubstantiate

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Transmute Artifact
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Creature (4)

• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
• 1x Spirit of the Labyrinth

Artifact (1)

• 1x Torpor Orb

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This is my take on control Zur for cEDH metas. I will say that when I first built this deck, I didn't collaborate with anyone, but one day I happened to stumble upon mmcgeach's list. Our builds were very similar (within 90%). Since then, I've periodically discussed the deck, and bounced ideas off of him, and I feel it has been fruitful. We may not agree on all card choices, though. The deck is not easy to play, and that fact alone might turn people away from playing it, but I personally find the difficulty rewarding. In fact, it can really punish the pilot if they choose incorrect playlines, but it can definitely hold its own against even the best decks in the format. The deck is definitely underappreciated.

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Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.06
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	Other's EDH Decks