Zurgo's Ignitiion help needed
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:56 pm
Back when Khans of Tarkir was out I somehow got my hands on 3 Zurgo Helmsmashers. I decided to make the best standard deck I could around the card, which lead me to Chandra's Ignition and Arcbond.
Add in a few lifelink creatures and I could have huge life gain swings to beat aggro, ability to sweep the board several times per game, and a tough to deal with 7/2 that could threaten control.
I want to translate this into a commander deck, lead by Zurgo.
Chandra's Ignition and Arcbond are definitely in the deck. Not sure how many effects I want to play that give Zurgo lifelink, or how may Vampire Nighthawk type creatures I want to play if these are the only two cards that synergize. I am thinking about this.
For the rest of the deck, I see two possible focuses:
I could play Boros Reckoner, Brash Taunter, etc, and play big red wraths to try to one-shot opponents. Cards like Furnace of Rath and dictate of the twin gods pair well with this because Blasphemous act will deal 26 to Boros Reckoner, and Reckoner will deal 52 damage to an opponent.
Or I can play things that protect my creatures, like Tajic, Legion's Edge and The Wanderer. I can play creatures that give my spells lifelink and deathtouch. I can play Swords to protect my creatures from the wraths too. This way it is less one-shot focused and tries to play one-sided wraths.
I don't think the two strategies mesh particularly well together, but also think that each strategy might be a little light on playables to be the main focus of the deck.
Any thoughts?
Also, if you can think of things that enable my creatures to deal large amounts of damage to all other creatures, let me know. Things like Arcbond, but also things like Crypt Rats (but not looking for big slow things like Pestilence Demon )
Add in a few lifelink creatures and I could have huge life gain swings to beat aggro, ability to sweep the board several times per game, and a tough to deal with 7/2 that could threaten control.
I want to translate this into a commander deck, lead by Zurgo.
Chandra's Ignition and Arcbond are definitely in the deck. Not sure how many effects I want to play that give Zurgo lifelink, or how may Vampire Nighthawk type creatures I want to play if these are the only two cards that synergize. I am thinking about this.
For the rest of the deck, I see two possible focuses:
I could play Boros Reckoner, Brash Taunter, etc, and play big red wraths to try to one-shot opponents. Cards like Furnace of Rath and dictate of the twin gods pair well with this because Blasphemous act will deal 26 to Boros Reckoner, and Reckoner will deal 52 damage to an opponent.
Or I can play things that protect my creatures, like Tajic, Legion's Edge and The Wanderer. I can play creatures that give my spells lifelink and deathtouch. I can play Swords to protect my creatures from the wraths too. This way it is less one-shot focused and tries to play one-sided wraths.
I don't think the two strategies mesh particularly well together, but also think that each strategy might be a little light on playables to be the main focus of the deck.
Any thoughts?
Also, if you can think of things that enable my creatures to deal large amounts of damage to all other creatures, let me know. Things like Arcbond, but also things like Crypt Rats (but not looking for big slow things like Pestilence Demon )