Art: Lie Setiawan · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Zurgo Stormrender

WBR

Legendary Creature — Orc Warrior · from $1.25

Mobilize 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, create a tapped and attacking 1/1 red Warrior creature token. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) Whenever a creature token you control leaves the battlefield, draw a card if it was attacking. Otherwise, each opponent loses 1 life.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 42 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
17	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
18	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
19	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
20	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
21	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
31	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
32	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
33	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
34	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
35	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
36	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
37	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
38	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
39	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
40	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
41	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
42	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
43	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
44	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
45	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
46	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
47	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
48	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
49	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
52	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
53	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
54	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
55	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
56	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
57	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
58	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
59	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
60	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
61	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
62	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
63	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
64	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
65	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
66	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
67	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
68	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
69	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
70	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
71	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
72	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
73	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
74	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
75	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
76	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
77	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
78	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
79	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
80	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
81	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
82	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
83	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
84	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
85	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
86	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
87	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
88	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
89	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
90	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
91	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
92	Luxury Suite	Land	0	$8.62
93	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
94	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
95	Rakdos Signet	Artifact	2	$0.31
96	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
97	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
98	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
99	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
100	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44

Curve of these staples

Most played with Zurgo Stormrender

The 25 most-played cards in 9 settled top-16 lists running Zurgo Stormrender at 16+ player events since Mar 22, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Adeline, Resplendent Cathar	100% · 9 of 9	2
2	Ainok Strike Leader	100% · 9 of 9	2
3	Arcane Signet	100% · 9 of 9	2
4	Battlefield Forge	100% · 9 of 9	2
5	Caves of Koilos	100% · 9 of 9	2
6	Command Tower	100% · 9 of 9	2
7	Lightning Greaves	100% · 9 of 9	2
8	Mountain	100% · 9 of 9	2
9	Skullclamp	100% · 9 of 9	2
10	Sol Ring	100% · 9 of 9	2
11	Swords to Plowshares	100% · 9 of 9	2
12	Viscera Seer	100% · 9 of 9	2
13	Will of the Mardu	100% · 9 of 9	2
14	Bastion of Remembrance	89% · 8 of 9	2
15	Clifftop Retreat	89% · 8 of 9	2
16	Exotic Orchard	89% · 8 of 9	2
17	Plains	89% · 8 of 9	1
18	Dragonskull Summit	78% · 7 of 9	1
19	Fellwar Stone	78% · 7 of 9	1
20	Fetid Heath	78% · 7 of 9	2
21	Isolated Chapel	78% · 7 of 9	1
22	Legion Warboss	78% · 7 of 9	1
23	Redoubled Stormsinger	78% · 7 of 9	1
24	Shattered Sanctum	78% · 7 of 9	1
25	Stroke of Midnight	78% · 7 of 9	2

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 9 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

5th of 21 — TGL July Bracket 3 Commander Tournament on Topdeck.ggJul 11, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Jesse carmack
15th of 20 — TRYHARD LAB Budget 160 Sabado 30 Mayo on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by David Medrano
16th of 18 — Trouble in Paradise on Topdeck.ggMay 3, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Drew Jones
1st of 22 — TGL April Bracket 3 on Topdeck.ggApr 11, 2026 · 3–1–0 · by Jesse carmack
6th of 31 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E2 on Topdeck.ggApr 10, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Lucas Silveira Nogueira
7th of 33 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggApr 10, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Daniel Rodríguez
2nd of 30 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggMar 27, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Adriá mota
7th of 16 — Liga Mesão Online S1 - E05 on Topdeck.ggMar 26, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Vanderlei junior

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Precons led by Zurgo Stormrender

Official preconstructed decks with Zurgo Stormrender at the helm.

Mardu Surge
PreconCommander· Released Apr 2025

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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