Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander · 2025 Commander precon
Mardu Surge upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Zurgo Stormrender.
Mardu Surge is a Mardu (white-black-red) Commander precon from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025), led by Zurgo Stormrender. Out of the box it runs 37 lands, 9 ramp pieces, 10 card-draw effects, 7 removal spells and 1 board wipe, with an average mana value of 3.21.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes, removal and ramp, and 9 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on tokens and warrior tribal, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $45.15.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Mardu Surge
10 swaps for $45.15, built around tokens and warrior tribal. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Board wipes: deck has 1 of ~3 · #22 on EDHREC$0.78
Board wipes: deck has 1 of ~3 · #66 on EDHREC$5.47
Removal: deck has 7 of ~8 · #15 on EDHREC$1.04
Ramp: deck has 9 of ~10 · #21 on EDHREC$2.31
Fits your Tokens plan · #866 on EDHREC$0.28
Fits your Warrior tribal plan · #206 on EDHREC$4.67
Fits your Tokens plan · #128 on EDHREC$12.87
Untapped land for black & white · #59 on EDHREC$5.22
Untapped land for red & white · #73 on EDHREC$3.79
Untapped land for black & red · #67 on EDHREC$8.72
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Trims you to 36 lands — the deck runs 37
Costs 8 mana · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Rarely played (#8,487 on EDHREC) · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Costs 6 mana · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Mardu Surge decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Zurgo Stormrender$4.65
Creatures (31)
- 1Adeline, Resplendent Cathar$3.27
- 1Ainok Strike Leader$4.14
- 1Angel of Invention$0.38
- 1Aron, Benalia's Ruin$0.28
- 1Beetleback Chief$0.36
- 1Bone Devourer$0.30
- 1Chittering Witch$0.25
- 1Emeria Angel$0.36
- 1Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor$0.81
- 1Goldlust Triad$5.13
- 1Goldnight Commander$0.32
- 1Grenzo, Havoc Raiser$0.34
- 1Hero of Bladehold$0.71
- 1Ironwill Forger$0.31
- 1Legion Warboss$0.38
- 1Loyal Apprentice$0.35
- 1Mindblade Render$0.28
- 1Morbid Opportunist$0.35
- 1Myr Battlesphere$0.35
- 1Neriv, Crackling Vanguard$0.79
- 1Ogre Battledriver$0.33
- 1Ophiomancer$1.14
- 1Redoubled Stormsinger$0.30
- 1Selfless Spirit$0.48
- 1Siege-Gang Commander$0.32
- 1Solemn Simulacrum$0.30
- 1Sun Titan$0.28
- 1Thalisse, Reverent Medium$0.32
- 1Twilight Drover$0.28
- 1Viscera Seer$0.55
- 1Yahenni, Undying Partisan$0.34
Planeswalkers (1)
- 1Kaya, Geist Hunter$0.40
Instants (7)
- 1Abrade$0.21
- 1Bitter Triumph$0.34
- 1Deadly Dispute$0.44
- 1Grand Crescendo$3.50
- 1Stroke of Midnight$0.39
- 1Swords to Plowshares$1.73
- 1Will of the Mardu$5.47
Sorceries (6)
- 1Eliminate the Competition$0.22
- 1Hour of Reckoning$0.60
- 1Lingering Souls$0.29
- 1Release the Dogs$0.35
- 1Shadow Summoning$0.28
- 1Tempt with Vengeance$0.36
Artifacts (11)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.71
- 1Blade of Selves$3.68
- 1Fellwar Stone$1.37
- 1Idol of Oblivion$3.37
- 1Infantry Shield$1.65
- 1Lightning Greaves$4.63
- 1Skullclamp$6.05
- 1Sol Ring$2.11
- 1Talisman of Conviction$0.34
- 1Talisman of Hierarchy$0.69
- 1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.32
Enchantments (6)
- 1Bastion of Remembrance$0.33
- 1Commander's Insignia$0.27
- 1Divine Visitation$0.57
- 1Legion Loyalty$0.36
- 1Tocasia's Welcome$1.90
- 1Within Range$0.32
Lands (37)
- 1Battlefield Forge$0.28
- 1Bojuka Bog$2.00
- 1Canyon Slough$0.28
- 1Castle Ardenvale$0.27
- 1Castle Embereth$0.31
- 1Caves of Koilos$0.88
- 1Clifftop Retreat$0.27
- 1Command Tower$0.19
- 1Dragonskull Summit$0.65
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.38
- 1Fetid Heath$0.52
- 1Isolated Chapel$0.37
- 3Mountain$0.19
- 2Mountain$0.19
- 1Nomad Outpost$0.32
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.33
- 3Plains$0.15
- 2Plains$0.19
- 1Shattered Landscape$0.29
- 1Shattered Sanctum$3.42
- 1Smoldering Marsh$0.32
- 3Swamp$0.19
- 2Swamp$0.20
- 1Temple of Silence$0.26
- 1Temple of Triumph$0.24
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.36
- 1Vault of the Archangel$1.31
- 1Windbrisk Heights$0.25
FAQ
How much is the Mardu Surge precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Mardu Surge are worth about $88.25 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Mardu Surge?
For about $45.15, our top picks are Blasphemous Act, Toxic Deluge, Path to Exile, Thought Vessel, Nadier's Nightblade. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Mardu Surge?
Start with Shattered Landscape, Canyon Slough, Windbrisk Heights, Nomad Outpost. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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