Standard Commander: Zurgo Helmsmasher

Welcome to Commander Month everyone! Every Monday this month, you'll get to see an EDH deck featuring cards legal in Standard. Each deck will utilize one of the three-color "Khans" from Khans of Tarkir as its Commander and all the cards will come from Standard sets, from Khans of Tarkir to Oath of the Gatewatch.

This week, I present to you a deck featuring Zurgo Helmsmasher.

General x1 Zurgo Helmsmasher Legendary Creatures (9) x1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death x1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim x1 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh x1 Dragonlord Kolaghan x1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir x1 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury x1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros x1 Liliana, Heretical Healer x1 Zurgo Bellstriker Creatures (29) x1 Acid-Spewer Dragon x1 Akoum Hellkite x1 Ankle Shanker x1 Arashin Foremost x1 Aven Sunstriker x1 Blood-Chin Rager x1 Bloodsoaked Champion x1 Boltwing Marauder x1 Brutal Hordechief x1 Chief of the Edge x1 Chief of the Scale x1 Dragonmaster Outcast x1 Graveblade Marauder x1 Hand of Silumgar x1 Herald of Dromoka x1 Hidden Dragonslayer x1 Lightning Shrieker x1 Mardu Hateblade x1 Mardu Hordechief x1 Mardu Roughrider x1 Mardu Strike Leader x1 Noxious Dragon x1 Shieldhide Dragon x1 Shockmaw Dragon x1 Stormwing Dragon x1 Sunscorch Regent x1 Thunderbreak Regent x1 Tyrant of Valakut x1 Wardscale Dragon

Instants (6) x1 Collateral Damage x1 Crackling Doom x1 Kolaghan's Command x1 Mardu Charm x1 Secure the Wastes x1 Take up Arms Sorceries (1) x1 Descent of the Dragons Enchantments (7) x1 Citadel Siege x1 Mardu Ascendancy x1 Outpost Siege x1 Palace Siege x1 Retreat to Emeria x1 Retreat to Hagra x1 Retreat to Valakut

Artifacts (8) x1 Alchemist's Vial x1 Chitinous Cloak x1 Dragon Throne of Tarkir x1 Hero's Blade x1 Kolaghan Monument x1 Mardu Banner x1 Meteorite x1 Prism Ring Planeswalkers (4) x1 Ob Nixilis, Reignited x1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker x1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor x1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Lands (35) x1 Battlefield Forge x1 Blighted Fen x1 Blighted Gorge x1 Blighted Steppe x1 Bloodfell Caves x1 Bloodstained Mire x1 Caves of Koilos x1 Cinder Barrens x1 Crucible of the Spirit Dragon x1 Evolving Wilds x1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon x1 Needle Spires x1 Nomad Outpost x1 Rogue's Passage x1 Scoured Barrens x1 Shambling Vent x1 Smoldering Marsh x1 Wind-Scarred Crag x5 Plains x6 Swamp x6 Mountain

    

Unlike previous decks this month, I did not look up Standard decks for ideas. I merged two themes from the Khans of Tarkir block and fit them to the colors of this deck. Due to the amount of support in white and black, I took advantage of the warrior theme and made sure to include plenty of warriors.

    

In addition to the W/B warriors theme, I was sure to include Dragons. I felt like Mardu was a good place for a dragon deck and it seems to be pretty good. Overall, it's turned out to be a pretty good deck considering it merges two themes that wouldn't normally fit together and comes back with a deck that works decently well.