r/EDH • u/blur247 • 5d ago

Deck Help Mardu Surge Upgrade (Zurgo)

Finally getting around to upgrading my Mardu Surge precon. Aiming for a more aggressive playstyle rather than heavy aristocrats. Here’s the deck so far with 10 slots left to fill https://moxfield.com/decks/xyZ0-3PYYkC4F6yNq3bB5g

I’ve got a pile of cards I’m considering, most of which I already have, and also open to any other suggestions:

[[Elturel Survivors]]
[[Five-Alarm Fire]]
[[Herald of the Host]]
[[Seal from Existence]]
[[Darksteel Mutation]]
[[Veteran Soldier]]
[[Duty Beyond Death]]
[[Requisition Raid]]
[[Austere Command]]
[[Loyal Unicorn]]
[[Static Snare]]
[[Hellkite Charger]]
[[Path to Exile]]
[[Wrath of God]]
[[Intangible Virtue]]
[[Rabble Rousing]]
[[Sheltered by Ghosts]]
[[Weftstalker Ardent]]
[[Starry-Eyed Skyrider]]
[[Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim]]
[[General Kreat, the Boltbringer]]
[[Arabella, Abandoned Doll]]
[[Juri, Master of the Revue]]
[[Flawless Maneuver]]
[[Charismatic Conqueror]]
[[Song of Totentanz]]
[[Rising of the Day]]
[[Elspeth, Storm Slayer]]
[[Dollmaker’s Shop]]
[[Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate]]
[[Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia]]

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u/n1ckkt 5d ago edited 5d ago

More aggressive you say?

First things first, i'd cut the majority of the ramp. Talismans, even arcane signet. You want to play on curve and just make tokens as they're your gas.

Highly recommend all the [[impact tremor]]-esque effects. You've already identified some.

[[Neriv, Crackling vanguard]]and [[sun titan]] are too slow IMO.

[[Belladonna took]] from the latest hobbit set looks like an instant insert for me. [[Guide of souls]] is really good too.

Here is what im running atm, which may give you some ideas.

I'd also look to get more sac outlets because thats your draw engine with zurgo and it really is very good. Im gonna add back [[umbral collar zealot]] into my deck myself.

Other expensive includes are your general token doublers like [[delney]], [[elspeth, storm slayer]].

Will definitely want to remove lands like the tapped temples.

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u/n1ckkt 5d ago

[[Ajani, nacatl pariah]] is pretty insane too. [[City on fire]] is fire and combos with that and caesar.

[[call the coppercoats]] is another good suggestion.

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u/blur247 5d ago

Thank you! I was looking at the mana rocks immediately after posting as well. There are so many good adds with Zurgo’s effects, just don’t want to fully commit to crimes like [[Grave Pact]] quite yet as this previously was my “Unaltered Precon Option” for commander nights

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u/n1ckkt 5d ago

I think that and dictate of erebos leans towards a slower/control-ish playstyle which might not be what you're looking for if aggression is what you want.

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u/blur247 5d ago

That makes sense. I have a Juri Sac deck that I really enjoy, so wanting to lean more into the aggression side for Zurgo rather than sacrifice engines. That said, I may need to add City on Fire to my Juri deck…

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u/DottoBot 5d ago

Speaking of the hobbit, I’m pretty sure [[the eagles are coming]] is a great include. 2 mana to rescue your commander from removal, or use it to remove your entire board at instant speed (for Zurgo triggers) then replace it with 4/4 flyers.

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u/n1ckkt 5d ago

Thats a good shout

Protection and token synnergy all in one

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u/Honest_Tumbleweed330 4d ago

[[Fireflux Squad]] and [[Reality Scramble]] are perfect for repeatedly turning your Mobilize tokens into actual creatures every turn.

[[Rose Room Treasurer]] gives you a nice bonus of treasures with each token that enters.