Zur the Enchanter will pull a sneak attack at regionials.

Hank333 · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 256 Location: San Antoni

beware of the Zur the Enchanter deck. Its very good. I don't know the exact decklist, but this is a list Kyle Sanchez made, i don't know the exact numbers but its most of the cards.

Zur the enchanter 4
mulldrifter 4
Revillark 3
Doran the Siege Tower 4
Wall of Roots 4
Birds of Paradise 4
Oblivion Ring 4
Steelhead of the gods 3
Knollspine invocation 1
Rune Snag 4
Thoughtsieze 4
21 lands

Its better then it looks on paper. The mana base was Vivid lands+non-basics. I don't remeber what it looked like, but it was messy. 21 lands enough? Also have SB options like Aura of Silence, Raking Canopy, Declaration of Naught, greater auramancy. You can also think of cards like keen sence and just about any "pasifisim" to function with Zur. Maybe Primal Command would be good?

kfcman · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 672

not on topic, but necessary comment

don't post lists like that.

post as such

4 Zur the Enchanter.

too difficult to read as the numbers are staggered off center. Also, makes it a chore to copy decks into MWS from this setup.

However, on topic, i'd say at least 23 land and drop doran. for realz

shawn0003 · Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 56

yea doran does seem a little out of place here. keep it more lark based. it seems at the very least it will be a fun and surprising deck to play with.

hope it works out for you

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 904

this deck just seems to be a bad doran dekc and a bad lark deck combined with a bad card like zur to try and get bad enchantments in play. kyle sanchez doesnt make good decks his articles shouldnt be read for magic content, they are read to make you laugh

bl0t · Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 36

Orlandu · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 195

I have mixed feelings about this. The idea of Zur crashing in as a 3/6 Lifelinker seems solid, and it's not that easy to kill by commonly played black removal. Even so, it really seems like this deck wants either bitterblossoms, or more counters or something. I don't know..

TugaChampion · Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 403

What this deck really wants is being played ... in the kitchen table, as it isn't more than a rogue deck without real chances of winning anything big.

Mirage · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 96

This build has proven very successful. In testing, I find that after I drop my fourth land, I'm yearning for the rest of my land to be Scrapbasket, so I take out 4 lands and put in a set of Scrapbasket. Scrapbasket believes in equivalence.

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 545

R3wind · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 954

you don't need Doran. O-ring is a must have. Blossom would be good for sure.

**Here is a list of cards that would work ing the deck or in the sideboard as tutor targets.

Bitterblossom *
Daybreak Coronet (kinda nuts with Steel of the Godhead)
Everlasting Torment *
Freyalise's Radiance +
Oblivion Ring *
Opal Guardian +
Porphyry Nodes *
Runed Halo +
Raking Canopy *
Sacred Mesa *
Steel of the Godhead
Stormbind (good vs control decks)
Story Circle +
Wheel of Sun and Moon *

* cards that see major leauge play.
+ use only vs local meta if seems weak vs (card name)

**Edited to add content.

BoneMonkey · Joined: 21 Apr 2008 Posts: 44

what do you think

// Lands
2 [SHM] Sunken Ruins
4 [SHM] Mystic Gate
3 [SHM] Reflecting Pool
4 [SHM] Swamp (1)
5 [SHM] Plains (1)
4 [SHM] Island (1)

// Creatures
3 [CS] Zur the Enchanter
3 [TSB] Auratog
3 [TSB] Shadowmage Infiltrator
3 [FUT] Vedalken AEthermage

// Spells
3 [SHM] Steel of the Godhead
3 [TSP] Temporal Isolation
3 [SHM] Prison Term
4 [LRW] Oblivion Ring
3 [MOR] Bitterblossom
1 [LRW] Battle Mastery
1 [SHM] Greater Auramancy
2 [PLC] Retether
4 [10E] Wrath of God
1 [10E] Story Circle
1 [FUT] Daybreak Coronet

// Sideboard
SB: 4 [TSP] Opal Guardian
SB: 3 [CS] Martyr of Sands
SB: 4 [SHM] Runed Halo
SB: 4 [FUT] Grave Peril

Orlandu · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 195

While I don't actually have time at the moment so say why, that build is, frankly, terrible. Not trying to be a dick at all, sorry if it comes off as such. I'll make a larger post with reasons why when I get off work.

Vedrfolner · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 1400

The original poster listed a deck with good cards using Zur. The last decklist is a Zur deck. The difference is immense.

I agree that Sanchez' deck needs Bitterblossom. Doran is a strong beater and defender, though, and Zur has 4 in thoughness. I would use other enchantments than Steel of the Godhead, even though it makes Zur unblockable.

R3wind · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 954

I think that Steel of the Godhead and Daybreak would be good as one of for Zur. Anything off of the list of targets would be good cards for a deck like this. Blossom and O-Ring should be the backbone of the deck. Steel+Daybreak+Zur=win vs aggro.

I would also make a case for Augery Adept. Finkel would like a home also but I feel like both are a bit slow for the post-Shadowmoor standard meta. Nameless Inversion could be good as 2-4.

Like Ved said play a WUB control shell then add Zur and some of the best targets for the win.

Hank333 · Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 256 Location: San Antoni

You don't really want bitterblossom, it is too slow. You only would want it if you need a forcefield affect, you would never get it to try to win the game. Knollspine INvocation was very good i heard.