I was really hoping that Theros would add some awesome cards for me to put into my Zur EDH deck. I only see like four cards that would fit though. =( Thassa, God of the Sea, Nighthowler, Eidolon of Rhetoric, and Dictate of Kruphix.
Posted By:
MithosFall
(5/5/2014 1:54:08 PM)
Fake Edit: Forgot a few.
Prevention and Neutering:
Stranglehold
Disruption:
Anarchy
Ruination
Merciless Eviction
Posted By:
Xelris
(5/16/2014 2:27:58 PM)
Zur is an awful general to play against because repeatable tutors in EDH are just way too powerful. Zur decks do the exact same thing every single game. Play Zur turns 2-4 with countermagic backup, attack and tutor up one of 5-6 enchantments (usually necro, contamination, bitterblossom, and forms of protection like solitary confinement or vanishing). Eventually you armageddon the board.
Zur is NOT inherently unfun in EDH. There are more interesting and more fun things you can do with Zur than just lock down the board and make him impossible to kill. Take a look at what enchantments he can summon. There is a lot of room for creativity and fun. If you are using Zur in EDH in order to just win automatically, you're the problem, not Zur.
Every EDH general can be built in a "fun" way. But when built in "unfun" ways, some are more oppressive than others.
Posted By:
mdakw576
(6/5/2014 1:58:50 PM)