Zurgo and Ojutai
Flying, haste Zurgo and Ojutai has hexproof as long as it entered this turn. Whenever one or more Dragons you control deal combat damage to a player or battle, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. You may return one of those Dragons to its owner's hand.
How Zurgo and Ojutai decks play in EDH
Zurgo and Ojutai is a Jeskai commander in white, blue and red costing 2URW, and its legendary creature - orc dragon line shapes the whole deck around it. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Zurgo and Ojutai decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $76.01Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Removal (2)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Zurgo and Ojutai 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 Zurgo and Ojutai deck?
Zurgo and Ojutai has a Jeskai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Zurgo and Ojutai?
The cards played most often in Zurgo and Ojutai decks include Desolation of Smaug, Gleaming Splendor, Smaug the Magnificent. 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 Zurgo and Ojutai deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $76.01 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 Zurgo and Ojutai 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.