How to Win Friends and Influence People (League Deck) by blackagar11

Format: Commander

Commander: Zur the Enchanter

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper enchantress and stax midrange strategy commanded by Zur the Enchanter. The primary game plan revolves around casting Zur on Turn 4 and attacking on Turn 5 to tutor high-impact enchantments directly onto the battlefield. Zur swiftly establishes board dominance by fetching defensive layers like Vanishing and Shielded by Faith, asymmetric stax pieces such as Rule of Law and Oppression, and lethal Voltron modifiers like Steel of the Godhead, All That Glitters, and Battle Mastery. The deck breaks parity on cast restrictions because Zur puts enchantments into play without casting spells. Opponents are constricted by spell limits, graveyard hate, and search suppression while Zur systematically eliminates each player through unblockable commander damage. Resilient backup threats such as Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice and Archon of Sun's Grace ensure continued pressure if Zur is contested, reinforced by efficient spot removal, sweepers, and countermagic.

Decklist (103 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Artful Provocateur
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Laboratory
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archenemy's Charm
  • 1 Archmage's Charm
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Ashiok, Dream Render
  • 1 Aura of Silence
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Battle Mastery
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Charitable Levy
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Doomwake Giant
  • 1 Energy Flux
  • 1 Eriette of the Charmed Apple
  • 1 Ethereal Armor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Kismet
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
  • 1 Mai, Scornful Striker
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Mesa Enchantress
  • 1 Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Oppression
  • 1 Oppressive Rays
  • 1 Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Seal from Existence
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shielded by Faith
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Soulless Jailer
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 1 Spirit Mantle
  • 1 Staggering Insight
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Transcendent Envoy
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Underworld Coinsmith
  • 1 Unquestioned Authority
  • 1 Vanishing
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wicked Visitor
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Winds of Rath
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Zur the Enchanter