EDH Optimizer
Zurgo Bellstriker
Legendary Creature — Orc Warrior · R
Color identity: Red
Zurgo Bellstriker is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Zurgo can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.
Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Reference price of the card: €0.71
Average lands in decks for Zurgo Bellstriker: 36
VoltronBurnEquipmentAggroHasteUnblockable+1/+1 CountersBlink
Build your Zurgo Bellstriker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zurgo Bellstriker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zurgo Bellstriker 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: C (53/100)
- Consistency8
- Speed58
- Interaction38
- Resilience65
- Closing80
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (13 nonbasic, 23 Mountain)
Lightning Bolt · Sol Ring · Hero's Blade · Obsidian Battle-Axe · Abrade · Hazoret's Monument · Sai of the Shinobi · Faithless Looting · Ronin Warclub · Tenza, Godo's Maul · Blasphemous Act · Loyal Apprentice · Tome of Legends · Chaos Warp · Stormrider Rig · Grafted Wargear · Thrill of Possibility · Goblin Tunneler · Arcane Signet · Break Through the Line · Chain Lightning · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Light Up the Stage · Ruby Medallion · Runaway Steam-Kin · Pathmaker Initiate · Warbringer · Burst Lightning · Impact Tremors · Temur Battle Rage · Unleash Fury · Demand Answers · Fire Diamond · Spider-Punk · Blood Mist · Ghostfire Slice · Lightning Strike · Symmetry Matrix · Titan's Strength · Sulfuric Vortex · Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure · Monastery Swiftspear · Brute Force · Fireblast · Hexing Squelcher · Searing Blaze · Skullcrack · Skyfire Phoenix · Sword of the Chosen · Tersa Lightshatter · Vandalblast · Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp · Flame Slash · Incinerate · Reinforced Ronin · Brighthearth Banneret · Fury · Glóin, Dwarf Emissary · Goblin Guide · Laelia, the Blade Reforged · Lava Spike · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Ogre Battledriver · Rogue's Passage · War Room · Cathedral of War · Ramunap Ruins · Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance · Barbarian Ring · Castle Embereth · Access Tunnel · Mishra's Factory · Arena of Glory · Forge of Heroes · Mutavault · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Zurgo Bellstriker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zurgo Bellstriker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Battle-Axe | 44% | +44% |
| Sai of the Shinobi | 43% | +42% |
| Hero's Blade | 46% | +42% |
| Ronin Warclub | 42% | +41% |
| Tenza, Godo's Maul | 42% | +38% |
| Stormrider Rig | 37% | +37% |
| Grafted Wargear | 36% | +35% |
| Tome of Legends | 39% | +35% |
| Loyal Apprentice | 39% | +34% |
| Goblin Tunneler | 34% | +33% |
| Break Through the Line | 33% | +32% |
| Warbringer | 32% | +32% |
| Pathmaker Initiate | 32% | +32% |
| Chain Lightning | 33% | +30% |
| Burst Lightning | 31% | +29% |
| Symmetry Matrix | 29% | +29% |
| Blood Mist | 29% | +28% |
| Hazoret's Monument | 43% | +27% |
| Sword of the Chosen | 26% | +26% |
| Monastery Swiftspear | 27% | +26% |
| Spider-Punk | 30% | +26% |
| Skyfire Phoenix | 26% | +26% |
| Searing Blaze | 26% | +25% |
| Temur Battle Rage | 31% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Zurgo Bellstriker 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.
- Obsidian Battle-Axe
- Sai of the Shinobi
- Hero's Blade
- Ronin Warclub
- Tenza, Godo's Maul
- Stormrider Rig
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Eidolon of the Great Revel
- Screaming Nemesis
- Pyrokinesis
- Broadside Bombardiers
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zurgo Bellstriker
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zurgo Bellstriker's color identity?
Zurgo Bellstriker is red: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Zurgo Bellstriker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zurgo Bellstriker deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.0 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 34 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Zurgo Bellstriker deck run?
Real Zurgo Bellstriker decks run 36 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 Zurgo Bellstriker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Obsidian Battle-Axe, Sai of the Shinobi, Hero's Blade. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zurgo Bellstriker decks.
What combos does Zurgo Bellstriker have?
Zurgo Bellstriker has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. 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 Zurgo Bellstriker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Obsidian Battle-Axe, Sai of the Shinobi, Hero's Blade 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.