Art by Aleksi Briclot
Commander deckBRW
Zurgo Helmsmasher
Equip and enchant Zurgo to grant evasion and protection, leveraging his high power to eliminate opponents with 21 commander damage while using board wipes to clear the path.
Asked for“A $150 Zurgo Helmsmasher commander deck — a voltron deck focused on a single evasive commander pumped up with equipment and auras, aiming to deal 21 commander damage.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Zurgo Helmsmasher
2RWBLegendary Creature — Orc Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Card Draw
11
Sram, Senior Edificer
1WLegendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
Draws cards when casting equipment and auras.
Puresteel Paladin
WWCreature — Human Knight
Draws cards and provides free equips.
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
19
Sunforger
3Artifact — Equipment
Enables toolbox strategy and massive power boost.
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Huge power boost based on land count.
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
Massive boost based on artifacts and enchantments.
Unquestioned Authority
2WEnchantment — Aura
Protection from creatures and replaces itself.
Holy Mantle
2WWEnchantment — Aura
Another redundant protection from creatures piece.
Chariot of Victory
3Artifact — Equipment
Trample, first strike, and haste keywords.
Grafted Exoskeleton
4Artifact — Equipment
Infect allows Zurgo to kill in one hit.
Kazuul's Toll Collector
2RCreature — Ogre Warrior
Backup creature that equips for free.
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
1RLegendary Creature — Elemental Lizard
Allows Zurgo to damage all opponents at once.
Utility
7
Heliod's Pilgrim
2WCreature — Human Cleric
Tutors for an aura to provide evasion or protection.
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
2WLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Reduces cost of equipment and auras.
Forging the Tyrite Sword
1RWEnchantment — Saga
Tutors for an equipment and provides ramp.
