Zur, Eternal Schemer (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Arnaud Gompertz
Apr 22, 2026
Three Esper-cially Spicy Brews
On this edition of Branching Out, Arnaud digs into some underplayed Commander brews for the Esper color combination.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Turbulent Moor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doomwake Giant
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
78%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Starfield Mystic
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
64%synergy
Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
62%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Extinguish All Hope
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Entity Tracker
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Sphere of Safety
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Prison
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Soaring Lightbringer
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
58%synergy
Zur the Enchanter
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Mirrormade
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Grim Guardian
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Archetype of Courage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Heliod, God of the Sun
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
The Master of Keys
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Spirited Companion
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Overlord of the Mistmoors
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Gremlin Tamer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Underworld Coinsmith
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Infinity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Starnheim Courser
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Fear of Failed Tests
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Innocence
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Balemurk Leech
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Harvestguard Alseids
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lionheart Glimmer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Impostors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Auramancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Aegis of the Gods
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Alela, Artful Provocateur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Summon: Yojimbo
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Summon: Ixion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Appendage Amalgam
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Aura Thief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Void Rend
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Glimmerburst
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-26%synergy
Obscura Charm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Unwanted Remake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Razor Rings
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Dance of the Manse
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Redress Fate
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Split Up
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Resurgent Belief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Vision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Come Back Wrong
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Terminus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Portent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Key
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Enchanted Evening
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Bond
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Grasp of Fate
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Extravagant Replication
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Starfield of Nyx
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
One with the Multiverse
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Copy Enchantment
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Cacophony Unleashed
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Ethereal Armor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Monologue Tax
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Omniscience
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Shark Typhoon
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Timely Ward
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Hallowed Haunting
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Boon of the Spirit Realm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
All That Glitters
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Nowhere to Run
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Cast Out
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Brave the Sands
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Michiko's Reign of Truth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Banishing Light
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Court of Vantress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Leyline Binding
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Hope
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Static Snare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Cramped Vents // Access Maze
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Prayer of Binding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Temporary Lockdown
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Combat Research
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Halimar Depths
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Azorius Signet
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Azorius Chancery
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Field
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Seachrome Coast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-34%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dromar's Cavern
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-39%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy