Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Legendary Creature — Devil
Whenever an opponent draws their first card each turn, if it's not their turn, you create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
Whenever one or more Devils you control attack one or more players, you and those players each draw a card, then discard a card at random.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Price
- $1.37
- EDHREC rank
- #4980
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider floods the board with Devil tokens whenever opponents draw their first card each turn, then converts every Devil death into a draw-and-discard — card velocity and a token army stapled to one three-mana body. The cost is real: Zurzoth hands opponents value too, and any deck that doesn't care about its discard will punish you for it. Pair with Raphael, Fiendish Savior to offset the symmetry and the math tips decisively in your favor.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior gains life for every Devil, Demon, Vampire, and Warlock that enters under your control, which means every token Zurzoth, Chaos Rider mints off an opponent's draw step is also a life buffer — high inclusion rate and high synergy score are both earned.
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician rewards chaotic, unpredictable game states, and Zurzoth, Chaos Rider's token flood across multiple players' turns generates exactly the board complexity Malcolm wants to exploit for value.
Winter, Misanthropic Guide
Winter, Misanthropic Guide scales off opponents drawing and taking damage, and Zurzoth, Chaos Rider's triggered Devils — which ping when they die — feed both halves of that equation simultaneously.
Red Death, Shipwrecker
Red Death, Shipwrecker is a Pirate commander that benefits from aggressive board presence and life-total pressure, and Zurzoth, Chaos Rider's self-replacing Devil tokens provide cheap, recurring bodies to crew ships and absorb blockers.
Mog, Moogle Warrior
Mog, Moogle Warrior cares about creature diversity and going wide, and Zurzoth, Chaos Rider adds a consistent token drip that keeps the board populated even after sweepers — lower synergy score reflects the looser mechanical overlap, but the token generation is generically useful.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Zurzoth, Chaos Rider actually does work: four opponents each drawing a card per turn means up to four Devil tokens before you untap, which is an engine that scales with table size in a way no 60-card format can replicate. In Legacy and Vintage, Zurzoth is legal but functionally unplayable — three mana for a 2/3 with a slow, opponents-required trigger competes against formats where the game is often over by turn two. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning, and there Zurzoth can serve as a signature spell target or 60-card-adjacent build-around, though the lower starting life totals and faster pace mean the token accumulation rarely reaches critical mass.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.37 cheap tier
At $1.37, Zurzoth, Chaos Rider is a bulk rare in the best sense — cheap enough to slot into any Devil or token deck without budget consideration, and the 68% inclusion rate in Raphael, Fiendish Savior decks alone keeps demand steady. Don't expect the price to move much; it's a niche build-around with a devoted audience, not a breakout staple.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
- Winter, Misanthropic Guide
- Red Death, Shipwrecker
- Mog, Moogle Warrior
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.