[cEDH] Zur Rhystic Tutor [Primer] (WIP) by user1023156

Format: Commander

Commander: Zur the Enchanter

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 88

Deck overview

This Zur the Enchanter deck is a competitive Commander Esper combo-control list built to race fast wins while wielding dense stack interaction. The primary strategy pairs Thassa's Oracle with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact for a compact, three-to-four mana victory that wins on the spot. Fast mana rocks like Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Mana Vault, and rituals accelerate deployment to attempt wins as early as Turn 2 or 3. If the direct line is not immediately accessible, the deck leverages Zur the Enchanter to tutor Necropotence or Rhystic Study directly onto the battlefield, drawing massive hands to fuel flash-speed wins via Borne Upon a Wind or Emergence Zone. Heavy silence protection from Grand Abolisher, Silence, and Ranger-Captain of Eos, backed by a deep suite of free counterspells like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship, ensures safe execution through opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commandeer
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Disrupting Shoal
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Estrid's Invocation
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flash Photography
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Imposter Mech
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Lavaspur Boots
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Misdirection
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mnemonic Betrayal
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snapback
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Steal Enchantment
  • 1 Subtlety
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Zur the Enchanter