Mardu Surge
Commander $89.00
100 cards
Bracket 2 by the list · Core
Green: the colour is how well it does what Bracket 2 allows.
- The three dials average 89 for what Bracket 2 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 28 counts as 100 here: Bracket 2 is for Power 25 and up. With Manabase 82 and Health 82, that is 89 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- No Game Changers, mass land denial or pile of extra turns: Core by the list. Exhibition (1) is about what a deck is for, and only you can say that.
- Combos are not checked yet.
Power 28: why
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 11 cards that draw or dig
- Average mana value 3.21: middling
Manabase 82: why
- 19 sources make red, and it has a card costing {R}{R}: aim for about 26
- 23 sources make white, and it has a card costing {W}{W}{W}: aim for about 30
- 7 lands always enter tapped
Health 82: why
- Only 4 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- Only 7 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
- 11 cards that draw or dig ✓
◈ Commander
Zurgo Stormrender
$4.50 Main deck (99)
Creatures 31
1
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WW $3.47
1
1
Ainok Strike Leader
1W $4.23
1
1
Angel of Invention
3WW $0.35
1
1
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
WWB $0.30
1
1
Beetleback Chief
2RR $0.30
1
1
Bone Devourer
3B $0.31
1
1
Chittering Witch
3B $0.27
1
1
Emeria Angel
2WW $0.40
1
1
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BB $0.79
1
1
Goldlust Triad
4R $5.28
1
1
Goldnight Commander
3W $0.31
1
1
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
RR $0.34
1
1
Hero of Bladehold
2WW $0.72
1
1
Ironwill Forger
3W $0.27
1
1
Legion Warboss
2R $0.43
1
1
Loyal Apprentice
1R $0.39
1
1
Mindblade Render
1B $0.28
1
1
Morbid Opportunist
2B $0.33
1
1
Myr Battlesphere
7 $0.37
1
1
Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
2RWB $0.86
1
1
Ogre Battledriver
2RR $0.34
1
1
Ophiomancer
2B $1.14
1
1
Redoubled Stormsinger
2R $0.29
1
1
Selfless Spirit
1W $0.44
1
1
Siege-Gang Commander
3RR $0.33
1
1
Solemn Simulacrum
4 $0.34
1
1
Sun Titan
4WW $0.29
1
1
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
3WB $0.34
1
1
Twilight Drover
2W $0.27
1
1
Viscera Seer
B $0.57
1
1
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2B $0.37
1
Planeswalkers 1
1
Kaya, Geist Hunter
1WB $0.41
1
Instants 7
1
Abrade
1R $0.21
1
1
Bitter Triumph
1B $0.33
1
1
Deadly Dispute
1B $0.45
1
1
Grand Crescendo
XWW $3.92
1
1
Stroke of Midnight
2W $0.39
1
1
Swords to Plowshares
W $1.64
1
1
Will of the Mardu
2W $5.36
1
Sorceries 6
1
Eliminate the Competition
4B $0.22
1
1
Hour of Reckoning
4WWW $0.30
1
1
Lingering Souls
2W $0.29
1
1
Release the Dogs
3W $0.36
1
1
Shadow Summoning
WB $0.27
1
1
Tempt with Vengeance
XR $0.37
1
Artifacts 11
1
Arcane Signet
2 $0.75
1
1
Blade of Selves
2 $3.80
1
1
Fellwar Stone
2 $1.47
1
1
Idol of Oblivion
2 $3.25
1
1
Infantry Shield
2R $1.68
1
1
Lightning Greaves
2 $4.62
1
1
Skullclamp
1 $6.59
1
1
Sol Ring
1 $2.01
1
1
Talisman of Conviction
2 $0.39
1
1
Talisman of Hierarchy
2 $0.70
1
1
Wayfarer's Bauble
1 $0.38
1
Enchantments 6
1
Bastion of Remembrance
2B $0.36
1
1
Commander's Insignia
2WW $0.27
1
1
Divine Visitation
3WW $0.59
1
1
Legion Loyalty
6WW $0.36
1
1
Tocasia's Welcome
2W $1.62
1
1
Within Range
3B $0.31
1
Lands 37
1
Battlefield Forge
$0.30
1
1
Bojuka Bog
$2.03
1
1
Canyon Slough
$0.24
1
1
Castle Ardenvale
$0.30
1
1
Castle Embereth
$0.31
1
1
Caves of Koilos
$0.88
1
1
Clifftop Retreat
$0.27
1
1
Command Tower
$0.31
1
1
Dragonskull Summit
$0.59
1
1
Exotic Orchard
$0.21
1
1
Fetid Heath
$0.54
1
1
Isolated Chapel
$0.39
1
3
Mountain
$0.18
3
2
Mountain
$0.18
2
1
Nomad Outpost
$0.32
1
1
Path of Ancestry
$0.22
1
3
Plains
$0.16
3
2
Plains
$0.20
2
1
Shattered Landscape
$0.31
1
1
Shattered Sanctum
$3.32
1
1
Smoldering Marsh
$0.32
1
3
Swamp
$0.19
3
2
Swamp
$0.19
2
1
Temple of Silence
$0.25
1
1
Temple of Triumph
$0.54
1
1
Terramorphic Expanse
$0.18
1
1
Vault of the Archangel
$1.30
1
1
Windbrisk Heights
$0.25
1
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2Bracket
2 · Core by the list. The bracket comes from Wizards' card rules alone; the colour says how well the deck does what Bracket 2 allows.
- The three dials average 89 for what Bracket 2 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 28 counts as 100 here: Bracket 2 is for Power 25 and up. With Manabase 82 and Health 82, that is 89 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- No Game Changers, mass land denial or pile of extra turns: Core by the list. Exhibition (1) is about what a deck is for, and only you can say that.
- Combos are not checked yet.
28Power
How fast and how hard this deck can take over a game. Absolute: about 90 and up is cEDH, so a casual deck scores low on purpose.
Focused
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 11 cards that draw or dig
- Average mana value 3.21: middling
- 3 answers at mana value 2 or less
- 1 piece of fast mana: Sol Ring
82Manabase
Can it cast its spells on time, in its colours?
Good
- 19 sources make red, and it has a card costing {R}{R}: aim for about 26
- 23 sources make white, and it has a card costing {W}{W}{W}: aim for about 30
- 7 lands always enter tapped
- 37 lands, counting ramp ≈ 40.5 sources: enough for mana value 3.21
82Health
Does it have the parts every Commander deck needs: ramp, cards, answers, and a curve it can cast?
Good
- Only 4 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- Only 7 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
- 11 cards that draw or dig ✓
- 2 board wipes ✓
- A curve it can cast: 6% of spells cost 6 or more ✓
Scores read the list alone, from each card's own rules text: they can't see how a deck is played. Bracket names and the Game Changers list are Wizards of the Coast's (Commander Brackets, list as Wizards last changed it, 9 February 2026).
Led by Zurgo Stormrender. A white-black-red Commander deck built around token swarms. 32 creatures, 37 lands, average mana value 3.21.
Summarised from the decklist — not official product copy.