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Zurgo Stormrender
Commander Precon

Mardu Surge

WBR
Tarkir: Dragonstorm(tdc)
April 11, 2025
Power
6.1
Bracket
B3
Commander
6.1±0.2
Tuned casual
Well-tuned synergy shell with consistent lines and solid fundamentals.
High confidence431 pts
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1+10
Mana rocks4
2+6
2+5
2+5
2+5
Land ramp2
1+5
4+1
Treasure generators1
4R+2
No cards in Mana dorks, Other acceleration, Minor treasure, Other acceleration
Commander Draw Engine (Zurgo Stormrender provides card draw)+15
Draw engines8
1+8
1B+5
2+4
RWB+5
2B+5
1BB+5
2W+5
3B+2
Cantrips & burst draw2
1B+5
4+1
Scry & Surveil1
B+3
Recursion1
4WW+4
Value engines3
RR+2
2WW+5
2RWB+2
No cards in Tutors, Wheels, Synergy support
Spot removal6
W+7
1R+5
1B+5
2W+5
2W+2
4B+2
Board wipes1
4WWW+6
Protection4
2+6
1W+6
XWW+2
1W+2
No cards in Counterspells, Artifact/enchantment removal, Graveyard hate, Land destruction, Stax & hate, Edict effects, Soft interaction
Fetchlands2
+8
+5
Dual & shock lands7
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
Premium utility lands3
+6
+5
+4
Utility lands5
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Taplands5
+3
+3
+2
+2
+2
Basic lands3
+5
+5
+5
No cards in Fast & check lands
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 token doubler, 3 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+1
Synergy pieces33
XR+4
B+4
2+4
1R+4
WB+4
XWW+2
1W+2
1WB+10
2B+5
1WW+5
RWB+4
2W+4
2B+4
2R+4
2W+4
2R+4
2R+4
2W+2
3B+8
2RR+4
2WW+4
3W+4
2WW+4
3W+4
3B+4
3RR+5
3WW+5
3WW+5
3WB+4
2RWB+2
4R+2
7+4
6WW+4
Combat threats2
3W+5
2RR+2
Sacrifice outlets2
2B+5
WWB+4
Other1
4WW+2
No cards in Combo pieces, Win conditions, Drain effects, Token generators, Reanimation, Clone effects, Extra turns, Group slug, Damage multipliers, Mass reanimation, Enablers, Alternate win strategies

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Power level 6.1 → Bracket 3
Threats98Mana base85Consistency80

1.1 above Bracket 2 ceiling (5)

0.9 below Bracket 4 threshold (7)

Game changers — none
Mass land denial — none
2-card combo — none
Extra turns — none

Themes7 total

Tokens (Commander)36 cards

This deck generates and leverages a wide board of creature tokens.

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Aristocrats14 cards

14 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

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Aggro14 cards

14 aggressive cards. Fast creatures and combat tricks aim to close out games quickly.

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