Zuko, Conflicted
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one that hasn't been chosen and you lose 2 life — • Draw a card. • Put a +1/+1 counter on Zuko. • Add {R}. • Exile Zuko, then return him to the battlefield under an opponent's control.
How Zuko decks play in EDH
Zuko, Conflicted is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing BR, and its legendary creature - human rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Zuko, Conflicted decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $63.79Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (6)
Removal (2)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Zuko, Conflicted decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Zuko, Conflicted deck?
Zuko, Conflicted has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Zuko, Conflicted?
The cards played most often in Zuko, Conflicted decks include Smaug, Wicked Worm, Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings, Desert Were-Worm. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Zuko, Conflicted deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $63.79 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Zuko, Conflicted deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.