Human Resources by Aibohphobia314

Format: Commander

Commander: Zurgo Stormrender

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This is a Mardu token-voltron hybrid that wins by drowning the table in cheap attacking tokens and stacking every trigger it can find. Zurgo Stormrender is a compact 3-drop whose mobilize trigger puts an extra attacker into play and then replaces that token with a card when it dies at end of turn. From there, the deck layers attack-trigger doublers (Isshin, Two Heavens as One, Windcrag Siege), token multipliers (Mondrak, Glory Dominus, Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization, Elspeth, Storm Slayer), and ETB/death drainers (Warleader's Call, Impact Tremors, Cruel Celebrant, Zulaport Cutthroat). The primary win condition is a single explosive extra-combat turn with Full Throttle or All-Out Assault, where every combat re-fires mobilize triggers, re-creates tokens, and re-triggers pings and drains. There is no compact infinite combo carrying the deck; inevitability comes from the sheer volume of token waves.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 All-Out Assault
  • 1 Avenger of the Fallen
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bone-Cairn Butcher
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Dalkovan Packbeasts
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Fanatical Devotion
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Inevitable Defeat
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
  • 1 Mardu Banner
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Heart of the Storm
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Savai Crystal
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spawning Pit
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 The Sackville-Bagginses
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Within Range
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender