EDH Optimizer
Zahur, Glory's Past
Legendary Creature — Zombie Cat Warrior · WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Zahur, Glory's Past is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
Sacrifice another creature: Surveil 1. Activate only once each turn.
Max speed — Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Average lands in decks for Zahur, Glory's Past: 35
AristocratsTokensReanimatorZombiesComboSacrificeGraveyardLifegain
Build your Zahur, Glory's Past deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zahur, Glory's Past 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zahur, Glory's Past deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (66/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed73
- Interaction25
- Resilience80
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 7 Swamp)
Gravecrawler · Corpse Knight · Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim · Sol Ring · Zulaport Cutthroat · Cruel Celebrant · Arcane Signet · Blood Artist · Swords to Plowshares · Embalmed Ascendant · Gas Guzzler · Wayward Servant · Accursed Marauder · Path to Exile · Skullclamp · Undead Augur · Viscera Seer · Bloodghast · Marionette Apprentice · Reassembling Skeleton · Village Rites · Midnight Reaper · Raise the Past · Carrion Feeder · Deadly Dispute · Vengeful Bloodwitch · Lurrus of the Dream-Den · Orzhov Signet · Talisman of Hierarchy · Bastion of Remembrance · Damn · Morbid Opportunist · Umbral Collar Zealot · Victimize · Bartolomé del Presidio · Corrupted Conviction · Anguished Unmaking · Despark · On Wings of Gold · Teysa Karlov · Cryptbreaker · Pitiless Plunderer · Chthonian Nightmare · Priest of Forgotten Gods · Snarling Gorehound · Unearth · Nesting Bot · Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar · Nine-Lives Familiar · Timeline Culler · Warren Soultrader · Enduring Innocence · God-Eternal Oketra · Sevinne's Reclamation · The Meathook Massacre · Welcoming Vampire · Hour of Victory · Infestation Sage · Lost Monarch of Ifnir · Plumb the Forbidden · Cathar Commando · Cursecloth Wrappings · Dewdrop Cure · Doomed Traveler · Command Tower · Isolated Chapel · Caves of Koilos · Tainted Field · Godless Shrine · Muraganda Raceway · Fetid Heath · Bleachbone Verge · Shineshadow Snarl · Shattered Sanctum · Vault of Champions · Orzhov Basilica · Amonkhet Raceway · Bojuka Bog · Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway · Path of Ancestry · Temple of Silence · Concealed Courtyard · Exotic Orchard · Shadowy Backstreet · Desolate Mire · Phyrexian Tower · Marsh Flats · Avishkar Raceway · Scoured Barrens
🃏 Recommended cards for Zahur, Glory's Past
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zahur, Glory's Past, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gravecrawler | 70% | +67% |
| Corpse Knight | 64% | +53% |
| Gas Guzzler | 53% | +52% |
| Embalmed Ascendant | 53% | +52% |
| Wayward Servant | 49% | +48% |
| Undead Augur | 46% | +45% |
| Muraganda Raceway | 46% | +45% |
| Accursed Marauder | 48% | +41% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 60% | +39% |
| Bloodghast | 45% | +39% |
| Raise the Past | 42% | +38% |
| Midnight Reaper | 42% | +36% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 44% | +36% |
| Cruel Celebrant | 58% | +34% |
| Marionette Apprentice | 44% | +34% |
| Vengeful Bloodwitch | 40% | +34% |
| Carrion Feeder | 41% | +33% |
| On Wings of Gold | 33% | +32% |
| Cryptbreaker | 32% | +32% |
| Amonkhet Raceway | 32% | +31% |
| Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim | 64% | +31% |
| Lurrus of the Dream-Den | 39% | +29% |
| Umbral Collar Zealot | 36% | +28% |
| Blood Artist | 57% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Zahur, Glory's Past deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Gravecrawler
- Corpse Knight
- Gas Guzzler
- Embalmed Ascendant
- Wayward Servant
- Undead Augur
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Carrion Feeder
- Skullclamp
- Ascend from Avernus
- Enduring Innocence
- Bleachbone Verge
- Renewed Solidarity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warren Soultrader
- The Meathook Massacre
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zahur, Glory's Past
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zahur, Glory's Past's color identity?
Zahur, Glory's Past is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Zahur, Glory's Past come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zahur, Glory's Past deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Zahur, Glory's Past deck run?
Real Zahur, Glory's Past decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Zahur, Glory's Past?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gravecrawler, Corpse Knight, Gas Guzzler. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zahur, Glory's Past decks.
What combos does Zahur, Glory's Past have?
Zahur, Glory's Past has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Zahur, Glory's Past deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gravecrawler, Corpse Knight, Gas Guzzler are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.