Zur by Bassbreaker

Format: Commander

Commander: Zur the Enchanter

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is an Esper enchantment-control deck helmed by Zur the Enchanter, who fetches a cheap enchantment on every attack. The primary game plan is to deploy Zur early, protect him with shroud/hexproof auras and countermagic, and then accumulate a lock of stax pieces (Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Back to Basics, Eidolon of Rhetoric) while beating down with a buffed up commander. The deck also packs a compact infinite combo in Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista that can end the game once assembled. Interaction is dense, with 11 counterspells, multiple free spells, and instant-speed removal covering creatures, artifacts, and enchantments. The deck aims to slow the table to a crawl while Zur does the heavy lifting.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Annul
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Ashiok, Dream Render
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Back to Basics
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Countersquall
  • 1 Crab Umbra
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Diplomatic Immunity
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
  • 1 Emeria's Call // Emeria, Shattered Skyclave
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Hyena Umbra
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Jadzi, Steward of Fate // Oracle's Gift
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Veil
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Noggle the Mind
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Pull from Tomorrow
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Righteous Aura
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Shattered Acolyte
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Stormscape Familiar
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tocatli Honor Guard
  • 1 Unable to Scream
  • 1 Utter Insignificance
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanishing
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Zur the Enchanter