Zur de France

Commander / EDH

Lord_Murdock

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 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 Drifting Meadow
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 3x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Essence Fracture
• 1x Floodwaters
• 1x Razaketh's Rite

Creature (18)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Cloud of Faeries
• 1x Cloudblazer
• 1x Curator of Mysteries
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Eternal Dragon
• 1x Lyev Skyknight
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nimble Obstructionist
• 1x Oketra's Attendant
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Reflector Mage
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Vizier of Tumbling Sands

Artifact (14)

• 1x Abandoned Sarcophagus
• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Diviner's Wand
• 1x Fluctuator
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Prismatic Geoscope
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Astral Slide
• 1x Cast Out
• 1x Decree of Silence
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Drake Haven
• 1x Empyrial Armor
• 1x Faith of the Devoted
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Lay Claim
• 1x New Perspectives
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Shielded by Faith
• 1x Steel of the Godhead

Instant (12)

• 1x Ancient Excavation *list*
• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Countervailing Winds
• 1x Expunge
• 1x Forsake the Worldly
• 1x Hieroglyphic Illumination
• 1x Radiant's Judgment
• 1x Rescind
• 1x Resounding Wave
• 1x Shadow of the Grave
• 1x Swat
• 1x Traumatic Visions

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Cycle all day!

I got sick of my old Zur Voltron deck, so I thought I'd catch a ride on the cycling train that was all the rage for a couple days. However, while most lists focus on Astral Slide, I thought I'd take a different route.

Whenever you cycle a card you draw a card, right? So, how can you take advantage of this? First of all, Alhammarret's Archive causes you to draw two cards instead of only one. That's pretty good, a solid foundation to build on, but what next? Well, how about you add something that cares about how many cards you draw? Yeah, Psychosis Crawler seems like a good add. Of course, if you're cycling all the time anyway, might as well use things like Drake Haven, Faith of the Devoted, and even the classic Astral Slide that Zur can easily Tutor up. Then, to top it all off, New Perspectives lets you do almost everything for free. Sounds pretty good. The final card in the cycling theme is Abandoned Sarcophagus, which was really a game-changer for this deck. Before, you always had to make a choice when you cycled a card: do you ditch the card and draw? Or do you keep the card and maybe use it later? Well, now that question is no more! As far as your cycling cards are concerned, your graveyard is now your second hand! Just remember to keep track of the Instants you cycle into there so you can use them at the right time!

Now, let's talk about Zur himself. Although I tried to steer away from making this purely a Voltron-style deck, he is still very necessary to the running of the deck. He tutors out the little enchantments I need to help with cycling or removal, as well as some cards to help protect himself. Shielded by Faith and Steel of the Godhead keep Zur out of harm's way wile the rest of the game goes on around him, allowing him to freely attack every turn. Then, when you're all set to draw tons of cards in one turn, Diviner's Wand and Emperial Armor ensure that when he wants to hit hard, he can.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 26 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.89
Tokens	Drake 2/2 U, Oketra's Attendant 3/3 W
Folders	EDH builds