zurzoth by user1237940

Format: Commander

Creator: user1237940

Commander: Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 23

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red Devil tribal and aristocrat burn strategy helmed by Zurzoth, Chaos Rider. The game plan revolves around casting Zurzoth on Turn 3, attacking on Turn 4 to trigger group draw and discard, and flooding the board with 1/1 Devil tokens. The deck turns these small tokens into lethal threats using group-slug enter-the-battlefield triggers like Impact Tremors and Witty Roastmaster, attack-based triggers like Cavalcade of Calamity and Hellrider, and damage multipliers like Torbran, Thane of Red Fell and Fiery Emancipation. While the deck puts steady life total pressure on all three opponents simultaneously, it lacks stack protection and enchantment removal. Board wipes and targeted removal against Zurzoth can slow its momentum, but redundant token producers and aristocrat death triggers help maintain pressure into the late game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Act of Treason
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bag of Holding
  • 1 Barrage of Boulders
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Bedlam Reveler
  • 1 Burn Down the House
  • 1 Cavalcade of Calamity
  • 1 Chained Brute
  • 1 Circle of Flame
  • 1 Comet Storm
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Dance with Devils
  • 1 Devil's Play
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Devils' Playground
  • 1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
  • 1 Explosion of Riches
  • 1 Explosive Shot
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fated Firepower
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Firebending Lesson
  • 1 Furnace Reins
  • 1 Gibbering Fiend
  • 1 Havoc Jester
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Hellrider
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hobblefiend
  • 1 Howl of the Horde
  • 1 Howling Golem
  • 1 Hurler Cyclops
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impractical Joke
  • 1 Improvised Club
  • 1 Irencrag Pyromancer
  • 1 Koth, Fire of Resistance
  • 1 Make Mischief
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 37 Mountain
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Pain Distributor
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Reckless Detective
  • 1 Roiling Vortex
  • 1 Rousing Refrain
  • 1 Shock
  • 1 Sin Prodder
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spiteful Prankster
  • 1 Temple Bell
  • 1 Tibalt's Rager
  • 1 Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Vengeful Devil
  • 1 Vexing Devil
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wildfire Devils
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster
  • 1 You Find Some Prisoners
  • 1 Zurzoth, Chaos Rider