Mardu Surge

Bracket 2
TDC — Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander · 2025-04-11
Commander: Zurgo Stormrender · Color identity: BRW

Bracket

B2

Power Level

4.6/10

Tipping Point

T3

Game Changers

0

Why this bracket?

  • Borderline verdict — close to B3: the measured goldfish clock (average hand wins turn 7) is one turn from Upgraded pace
  • High optimization — score 25/75 (9 card-advantage sources, 7 interaction spells, 1 fast-mana sources) — raises this deck above its hard floor
  • Engine accuracy reference: 100% bracket-in-range across 36 validation decks (engine beats Claude Sonnet/Opus/Haiku on bracket-exact).

How it compares

Against the 5 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander decks we analyzed, this is 3rd strongest — power 4.6 versus a set average of 4.6. That is about average for the library (4.7 across 58 precons). Its Tipping Point lands on turn 3, 1 turn earlier than the library median of turn 4.

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Decklist (100 cards)

1 Zurgo Stormrender
1 Neriv, Crackling Vanguard
1 Ainok Strike Leader
1 Ironwill Forger
1 Will of the Mardu
1 Bone Devourer
1 Within Range
1 Goldlust Triad
1 Infantry Shield
1 Redoubled Stormsinger
1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1 Angel of Invention
1 Commander's Insignia
1 Divine Visitation
1 Emeria Angel
1 Grand Crescendo
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Hour of Reckoning
1 Legion Loyalty
1 Selfless Spirit
1 Sun Titan
1 Tocasia's Welcome
1 Twilight Drover
1 Chittering Witch
1 Eliminate the Competition
1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1 Mindblade Render
1 Ophiomancer
1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
1 Legion Warboss
1 Ogre Battledriver
1 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Tempt with Vengeance
1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
1 Blade of Selves
1 Idol of Oblivion
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Canyon Slough
1 Castle Ardenvale
1 Castle Embereth
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Fetid Heath
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Shattered Sanctum
1 Smoldering Marsh
1 Temple of Silence
1 Temple of Triumph
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Shadow Summoning
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Skullclamp
1 Arcane Signet
1 Sol Ring
1 Command Tower
1 Goldnight Commander
1 Lingering Souls
1 Release the Dogs
1 Stroke of Midnight
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Bastion of Remembrance
1 Bitter Triumph
1 Deadly Dispute
1 Morbid Opportunist
1 Viscera Seer
1 Abrade
1 Beetleback Chief
1 Loyal Apprentice
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Aron, Benalia's Ruin
1 Thalisse, Reverent Medium
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Talisman of Conviction
1 Talisman of Hierarchy
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Shattered Landscape
1 Terramorphic Expanse
3 Plains
2 Plains
3 Swamp
2 Swamp
3 Mountain
2 Mountain
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta. Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/MarduSurge_TDC.json). Analyzed against https://scrollvault.net on 2026-08-07.