Zur eternal Schemer by PhyrexianChad

Format: Commander

Commander: Zur, Eternal Schemer

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper enchantress strategy led by Zur, Eternal Schemer. It establishes early defense using pillowfort enchantments like Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Sphere of Safety to deter opposing attacks while accumulating resources with draw engines like Entity Tracker and Mesa Enchantress. The commander animates non-Aura enchantments into formidable attackers and blockers while granting them deathtouch, lifelink, and hexproof. The deck transitions into a lethal threat around Turn 6 by flooding the board with evasive tokens from Sigil of the Empty Throne and Archon of Sun's Grace, or by animating high-cost enchantments with Archetype of Imagination providing unblockable aerial assaults. Strong mass recursion spells ensure resilient recovery from sweepers, closing the game around Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Courage
  • 1 Archetype of Imagination
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Athreos, God of Passage
  • 1 Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
  • 1 Boon of the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Cacophony Unleashed
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Vantress
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Dance of the Manse
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Entity Tracker
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extinguish All Hope
  • 1 Ghostly Dancers
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grim Guardian
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Karametra's Blessing
  • 1 Keep Safe
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Ondu Spiritdancer
  • 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
  • 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Redress Fate
  • 1 Replenish
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Silent Hallcreeper
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Soaring Lightbringer
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Starfield Mystic
  • 1 Starfield of Nyx
  • 1 Starnheim Courser
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thassa, God of the Sea
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unquestioned Authority
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Winds of Rath
  • 1 Zur the Enchanter
  • 1 Zur's Weirding
  • 1 Zur, Eternal Schemer