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Zur, Eternal Schemer - Decklist

Creatures 32$19.06

  1. Aegis of the Gods1Aegis of the Gods$1.14
  2. Agent of Erebos1Agent of Erebos$0.33
  3. Alseid of Life's Bounty1Alseid of Life's Bounty$0.24
  4. Aminatou, Veil Piercer1Aminatou, Veil Piercer$0.70
  5. Archetype of Courage1Archetype of Courage$1.51
  6. Archetype of Imagination1Archetype of Imagination$0.89
  7. Archon of Sun's Grace1Archon of Sun's Grace$0.34
  8. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled1Athreos, Shroud-Veiled$1.15
  9. Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea1Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea$0.22
  10. Celestial Ancient1Celestial Ancient$0.51
  11. Demon of Fate's Design1Demon of Fate's Design$0.32

Creatures continued

  1. Doomwake Giant1Doomwake Giant$0.21
  2. Entity Tracker1Entity Tracker$0.28
  3. Erebos, Bleak-Hearted1Erebos, Bleak-Hearted$1.66
  4. Fear of Impostors1Fear of Impostors$0.28
  5. Fear of Sleep Paralysis1Fear of Sleep Paralysis$0.38
  6. Grim Guardian1Grim Guardian$0.33
  7. Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse1Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse$1.63
  8. Inquisitive Glimmer1Inquisitive Glimmer$0.33
  9. Mesa Enchantress1Mesa Enchantress$0.53
  10. Nightmare Shepherd1Nightmare Shepherd$0.35
  11. Nykthos Paragon1Nykthos Paragon$0.61

Creatures continued

  1. Overlord of the Mistmoors1Overlord of the Mistmoors$0.28
  2. Protean Thaumaturge1Protean Thaumaturge$0.32
  3. Silent Hallcreeper1Silent Hallcreeper$1.16
  4. Soaring Lightbringer1Soaring Lightbringer$0.98
  5. Spirited Companion1Spirited Companion$0.22
  6. Starfield Mystic1Starfield Mystic$0.32
  7. Starnheim Courser1Starnheim Courser$0.26
  8. Stenn, Paranoid Partisan1Stenn, Paranoid Partisan$0.28
  9. Underworld Coinsmith1Underworld Coinsmith$0.30
  10. Zur the Enchanter1Zur the Enchanter$1.00

Sorceries 4$3.54

  1. Brilliant Restoration1Brilliant Restoration$1.54
  2. Dance of the Manse1Dance of the Manse$0.80
  3. Extinguish All Hope1Extinguish All Hope$0.24
  4. Resurgent Belief1Resurgent Belief$0.96

Artifacts 3$2.89

  1. Bident of Thassa1Bident of Thassa$0.40
  2. Cloud Key1Cloud Key$1.55
  3. Spear of Heliod1Spear of Heliod$0.94

Enchantments 21$10.29

  1. Banishing Light1Banishing Light$0.11
  2. Bottomless Pool // Locker Room1Bottomless Pool // Locker Room$0.16
  3. Cacophony Unleashed1Cacophony Unleashed$0.99
  4. Dazzling Theater // Prop Room1Dazzling Theater // Prop Room$0.35
  5. Estrid's Invocation1Estrid's Invocation$0.45
  6. Ethereal Absolution1Ethereal Absolution$0.41
  7. Exchange of Words1Exchange of Words$0.70
  8. Extravagant Replication1Extravagant Replication$0.41
  9. Grasp of Fate1Grasp of Fate$0.26
  10. Greed1Greed$0.33
  11. Karmic Justice1Karmic Justice$1.74

Enchantments continued

  1. Leyline Binding1Leyline Binding$0.41
  2. Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko1Michiko's Reign of Truth // Portrait of Michiko$0.30
  3. Nowhere to Run1Nowhere to Run$0.53
  4. Pestilence1Pestilence$0.30
  5. Reconnaissance Mission1Reconnaissance Mission$0.35
  6. Restricted Office // Lecture Hall1Restricted Office // Lecture Hall$0.20
  7. Seal from Existence1Seal from Existence$0.27
  8. Sigil of the Empty Throne1Sigil of the Empty Throne$0.44
  9. The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration1The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration$0.49
  10. Valkyrie's Call1Valkyrie's Call$1.09

Battles 1$0.45

  1. Invasion of Theros // Ephara, Ever-Sheltering1Invasion of Theros // Ephara, Ever-Sheltering$0.45

Lands 38 / 38$15.20

  1. Adarkar Wastes1Adarkar Wastes$0.34
  2. Arcane Sanctum1Arcane Sanctum$0.32
  3. Azorius Chancery1Azorius Chancery$0.16
  4. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  5. Caves of Koilos1Caves of Koilos$0.30
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Contaminated Landscape1Contaminated Landscape$0.19
  8. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  9. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  12. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Fetid Heath1Fetid Heath$0.26
  2. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19
  3. Island×22Island$0.14
  4. Isolated Chapel1Isolated Chapel$0.20
  5. Obscura Storefront1Obscura Storefront$0.31
  6. Orzhov Basilica1Orzhov Basilica$0.21
  7. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  8. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  9. Port Town1Port Town$0.20
  10. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19
  11. Shattered Sanctum1Shattered Sanctum$1.58
  12. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  2. Snow-Covered Plains1Snow-Covered Plains$0.38
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp1Snow-Covered Swamp$0.59
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Swamp1Swamp$0.10
  6. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  7. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  8. Temple of Silence1Temple of Silence$0.23
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Underground River1Underground River$0.53
  11. Valgavoth's Lair1Valgavoth's Lair$0.57

About this Zur, Eternal Schemer deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zur, Eternal Schemer, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $53.55 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zur, Eternal Schemer decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Mesa Enchantress, Starfield Mystic and Doomwake Giant. The picks most particular to this commander are Archetype of Courage, Extinguish All Hope and Archetype of Imagination, which turn up here far more often than in other Esper decks.

Its average mana value is 3.95. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Karmic Justice ($1.74), Erebos, Bleak-Hearted ($1.66) and Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse ($1.63); 38 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $38.41, and with no limit $353.59; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.95
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match67%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 11 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 10 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 5 cards

The curve and the average cover Zur, Eternal Schemer 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
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 2 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 Zur, Eternal Schemer 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 Zur, Eternal Schemer 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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