Mardu Surge 2.0 by Guerre

Format: Commander

Commander: Zurgo Stormrender

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Zurgo Stormrender is the engine of a Mardu token-aristocrats deck. Its attack trigger produces a Warrior that conveniently dies at end step, drawing a card and draining the table; the rest of the deck amplifies that loop. The primary plan is to mass-produce tokens from Krenko, Anim Pakal, and attack triggers, then sacrifice them for drain from Zulaport Cutthroat, Elas il-Kor, and Bastion of Remembrance. Secondary plans use Ojer Taq, Kaya, or Thalisse to triple/double the board and finish with Goblin Bombardment or Akroma's Will. There is no infinite combo, so the win requires one large, multiplied token burst. Commander dependency is moderate because other token engines exist, but Zurgo's card draw is a major advantage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Caesar, Legion's Emperor
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chittering Witch
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dalkovan Packbeasts
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Endless Foot Assault
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goldnight Commander
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Harsh Sustenance
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
  • 1 Kirol, Attentive First-Year
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Scheming Symmetry
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Stridehangar Automaton
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat
  • 1 Zurgo Stormrender