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Zuran Orb

Artifact

Sacrifice a land: You gain 2 life.

CMC
0
Mana cost
{0}
Color identity
C
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Masters Edition
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#908
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Zuran Orb card art
Zuran Orb turns surplus lands into life at zero mana cost — sacrifice a land, gain 2 life, and in the right deck that trade is anything but even. The free activation is what makes it dangerous: Titania, Protector of Argoth triggers on every sacrifice, and lands like Shifting Woodland can be cashed in repeatedly once recursion enters the picture.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Titania, Protector of Argoth

Titania, Protector of Argoth

89.2% of decks · synergy 0.82

Zuran Orb is the engine piece Titania, Protector of Argoth was built around — every sacrificed land returns as a 5/3 Elemental token, so the Orb converts surplus lands into both life and a board presence at zero mana.

02
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

76.1% of decks · synergy 0.69

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods cares about lands entering and leaving the battlefield, and Zuran Orb gives it a free, repeatable trigger source that also cushions your life total against aggressive tables.

03
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand

Hazezon, Shaper of Sand

73.3% of decks · synergy 0.66

Hazezon, Shaper of Sand generates Desert tokens that become sacrifice fodder, and Zuran Orb converts that fodder into life while synergizing with any land-death payoffs in the 99.

04
Hearthhull, the Worldseed

Hearthhull, the Worldseed

72.1% of decks · synergy 0.61

Hearthhull, the Worldseed rewards stacking land-based triggers, and Zuran Orb slots in as a zero-cost way to fuel sacrifice synergies and pad life totals in a deck that already wants every land interaction it can find.

05
Fblthp, Lost on the Range

Fblthp, Lost on the Range

60.7% of decks · synergy 0.59

Fblthp, Lost on the Range sets up repeated land-off-the-top mechanics, and Zuran Orb gives the deck a sink for excess land drops — turning what would be dead draws into life and combo enablement.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Zuran Orb occupies a narrow but powerful niche: it's a free-to-activate sacrifice outlet that rewards any commander who cares about lands dying. Outside of Commander and Oathbreaker, Zuran Orb is legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees essentially no competitive play there — the life gain isn't relevant enough in formats where games end fast and land sacrifice has no attached payoff. The card is unplayable in Standard, Pioneer, and Pauper by legality. For most players, Commander is the only context worth evaluating it in, and the verdict is simple: if your commander doesn't trigger on land sacrifice or recursion, Zuran Orb doesn't belong in the deck.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

14,401 decks
Lumra, Bellow of the WoodsSpringheart NantukoZuran OrbLotus Cobra

Lumra, Bellow of the WoodsSpringheart NantukoZuran OrbLotus Cobra

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite self-mill; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite colored mana; Put all lands from your library and graveyard onto the battlefield tapped; Infinite untap of lands you control

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Zuran Orb isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the most accurate current figure. Given its reprint history and narrow application, it has historically been an affordable pickup — but verify before you buy.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.