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Zo-Zu the Punisher - Decklist

Creatures 22$11.69

  1. Akki Blizzard-Herder1Akki Blizzard-Herder$0.26
  2. Charmbreaker Devils1Charmbreaker Devils$0.17
  3. Crimson Honor Guard1Crimson Honor Guard$0.23
  4. Embermaw Hellion1Embermaw Hellion$0.26
  5. Fanatic of Mogis1Fanatic of Mogis$0.27
  6. Firebrand Archer1Firebrand Archer$0.27
  7. Harsh Mentor1Harsh Mentor$0.34
  8. Immolation Shaman1Immolation Shaman$0.45
  9. Invader Parasite1Invader Parasite$0.23
  10. Iron Myr1Iron Myr$0.72
  11. Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs1Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs$0.18

Creatures continued

  1. Magebane Lizard1Magebane Lizard$0.82
  2. Magus of the Wheel1Magus of the Wheel$1.12
  3. Obsidian Fireheart1Obsidian Fireheart$0.59
  4. Rampaging Ferocidon1Rampaging Ferocidon$1.54
  5. Rug of Smothering1Rug of Smothering$0.64
  6. Scab-Clan Berserker1Scab-Clan Berserker$0.28
  7. Scytheclaw Raptor1Scytheclaw Raptor$0.29
  8. Sin Prodder1Sin Prodder$0.31
  9. Stoneshaker Shaman1Stoneshaker Shaman$0.60
  10. Sunspine Lynx1Sunspine Lynx$1.57
  11. Tunnel Ignus1Tunnel Ignus$0.55

Planeswalkers 1$1.79

  1. Chandra, Torch of Defiance1Chandra, Torch of Defiance$1.79

Instants 2$1.08

  1. Boil1Boil$0.62
  2. Risk Factor1Risk Factor$0.46

Sorceries 10$5.37

  1. Acidic Soil1Acidic Soil$0.61
  2. Cleansing Wildfire1Cleansing Wildfire$0.79
  3. Geomancer's Gambit1Geomancer's Gambit$0.23
  4. Incendiary Command1Incendiary Command$1.23
  5. Pillage1Pillage$0.16
  6. Price of Freedom1Price of Freedom$0.40
  7. Ruination1Ruination$0.73
  8. Seismic Spike1Seismic Spike$0.18
  9. Tremble1Tremble$0.19
  10. Wildfire1Wildfire$0.85

Artifacts 13$6.13

  1. Coldsteel Heart1Coldsteel Heart$1.12
  2. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  3. Damping Sphere1Damping Sphere$0.66
  4. Darksteel Ingot1Darksteel Ingot$0.16
  5. Dingus Egg1Dingus Egg$0.48
  6. Dingus Staff1Dingus Staff$0.37
  7. Fire Diamond1Fire Diamond$0.24

Artifacts continued

  1. Ghirapur Orrery1Ghirapur Orrery$0.37
  2. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  3. God-Pharaoh's Statue1God-Pharaoh's Statue$0.68
  4. Isolation Cell1Isolation Cell$0.29
  5. Sun Droplet1Sun Droplet$0.36
  6. Winter Moon1Winter Moon$0.61

Enchantments 13$8.08

  1. Blood Sun1Blood Sun$0.41
  2. Court of Ire1Court of Ire$0.36
  3. Curse of Shaken Faith1Curse of Shaken Faith$0.35
  4. Dictate of the Twin Gods1Dictate of the Twin Gods$1.11
  5. Impatience1Impatience$0.29
  6. Impending Disaster1Impending Disaster$0.99
  7. Leyline of Combustion1Leyline of Combustion$0.45

Enchantments continued

  1. Mechanized Warfare1Mechanized Warfare$0.56
  2. Powerbalance1Powerbalance$0.29
  3. Rivalry1Rivalry$0.35
  4. Roiling Vortex1Roiling Vortex$1.63
  5. Sulfuric Vortex1Sulfuric Vortex$0.88
  6. Tectonic Reformation1Tectonic Reformation$0.41

Lands 38 / 38$16.09

  1. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  2. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  3. Cascading Cataracts1Cascading Cataracts$1.75
  4. Castle Embereth1Castle Embereth$0.37
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Den of the Bugbear1Den of the Bugbear$1.39
  9. Desert of the Fervent1Desert of the Fervent$0.13
  10. Dust Bowl1Dust Bowl$0.83
  11. Dwarven Mine1Dwarven Mine$0.36

Lands continued

  1. Encroaching Wastes1Encroaching Wastes$0.29
  2. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  3. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  4. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  5. Kher Keep1Kher Keep$0.25
  6. Memorial to War1Memorial to War$0.27
  7. Mountain×55Mountain$0.40
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Ramunap Ruins1Ramunap Ruins$0.22
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21

Lands continued

  1. Shivan Gorge1Shivan Gorge$1.03
  2. Smoldering Crater1Smoldering Crater$0.18
  3. Snow-Covered Mountain×44Snow-Covered Mountain$2.00
  4. Spinerock Knoll1Spinerock Knoll$0.47
  5. Tectonic Edge1Tectonic Edge$0.32
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  8. Volatile Fault1Volatile Fault$0.29
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Zo-Zu the Punisher deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zo-Zu the Punisher, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $54.86 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zo-Zu the Punisher decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Sulfuric Vortex, Harsh Mentor and Fire Diamond. The picks most particular to this commander are Dingus Egg, Stoneshaker Shaman and Akki Blizzard-Herder, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Red decks.

Its average mana value is 3.27. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Chandra, Torch of Defiance ($1.79), Roiling Vortex ($1.63) and Sunspine Lynx ($1.57); 35 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $40.69, and with no limit $507.78; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.27
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match52%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 0 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 20 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 19 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Zo-Zu the Punisher and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1219+7
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3838+0
Plan3032+2

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 17 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Zo-Zu the Punisher at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Zo-Zu the Punisher decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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