Overview

Eldrazi Unbound is a big-mana deck built around one of Magic's most feared creature types. Zhulodok, Void Gorger gives every colourless spell with mana value 7 or greater cascade twice when you cast it. Each cascade trigger exiles cards from the top of your library until it finds a card with lesser mana value and casts it for free. With two cascades chaining off a single Eldrazi, a single spell can turn into three threats on the battlefield in one burst.

The deck builds around ramping to enormous mana totals with colourless mana rocks and lands, then casting the biggest Eldrazi from your hand so that Zhulodok, Void Gorger gives them cascade twice. Forsaken Monument adds extra colourless mana and makes your creatures bigger, and the top end is full of enormous threats. The strategy is simple: generate mana, cast enormous things, and overwhelm the table before anyone can recover.

Key Cards

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Kozilek, the Great Distortion
Top End · Counterspell
A 12/12 with menace. When you cast it, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand you draw cards equal to the difference, and you can discard a card with mana value X to counter target spell with mana value X. As a colourless spell with mana value 10 it also gets Zhulodok's double cascade.
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Artisan of Kozilek
Reanimation · Annihilator
A 9-mana 10/9 with annihilator 2. When you cast it, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield, so it brings a body with it before it even resolves.
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Forsaken Monument
Ramp · Anthem
A five-mana legendary artifact. Colorless creatures you control get +2/+2, whenever you tap a permanent for {C} you add an additional {C}, and whenever you cast a colorless spell you gain 2 life. It speeds up the deck and makes every Eldrazi bigger.
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Bane of Bala Ged
Removal on a Stick · Threat
A 7-mana 7/5. Whenever it attacks, defending player exiles two permanents they control. As a colourless spell with mana value 7 it gets Zhulodok's double cascade.

Playing the Deck

The first three turns are spent deploying mana rocks and accelerants. The deck runs a full suite of colourless mana producers including Sol Ring, Hedron Archive, and Forsaken Monument. Getting to seven or eight mana before turn six is the target, at which point Zhulodok can hit the battlefield and immediately chain Eldrazi off the top of the library.

The key decision each mid game is sequencing. Zhulodok only gives cascade to colourless spells with mana value 7 or greater that you cast from your hand, so landing him before the biggest Eldrazi turns each of them into a cascade-twice payoff. Deploying Forsaken Monument early makes your colourless sources tap for extra mana and every colourless creature +2/+2.

The late game is usually a succession of enormous Eldrazi entering the battlefield in the same turn. Artisan of Kozilek returns a creature from your graveyard as you cast it, Kozilek, the Great Distortion refills your hand and can counter spells by discarding cards, and Bane of Bala Ged exiles two permanents each time it attacks. A board like that is extremely difficult to interact with through conventional removal.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths: Eldrazi Unbound is extremely straightforward to pilot and very difficult to interact with once the cascade engine starts. The individual threats are among the most powerful in the format: indestructible creatures with cast triggers that bypass counterspells and exile effects. Zhulodok's double cascade means each big spell is already three spells, creating a snowball effect that outpaces most removal-heavy decks.

Weaknesses: The deck is slow to start, vulnerable to ramp disruption in the early game, and reliant on reaching critical mana thresholds before it can function. Exile-based removal cleanly answers the indestructible Eldrazi that red and green cannot deal with otherwise. The cascade trigger is also not a may ability, which can occasionally cascade into a mana rock when the library's top end is light on big Eldrazi.

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Verdict
Eldrazi Unbound is a high-ceiling big-mana precon that rewards players who enjoy the fantasy of casting reality-annihilating cosmic horrors. Zhulodok's double cascade is one of the most explosive effects ever printed on a commander, and cards like Forsaken Monument and Kozilek, the Great Distortion are legitimately powerful. The deck plays at a higher power level than most precons by default and requires less upgrading than most to feel competitive at a casual table. It can be frustrating to play against but enormously satisfying to pilot.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What cards are in the Eldrazi Unbound decklist?
The Eldrazi Unbound precon is a 100-card Commander deck led by Zhulodok, Void Gorger. The full Eldrazi Unbound decklist, with every card, current prices and a button to copy the list into your deck builder, is on this page.

Who is the commander of Eldrazi Unbound?
Eldrazi Unbound is led by Zhulodok, Void Gorger.

Which set is Eldrazi Unbound from?
Eldrazi Unbound was released in 2023 as part of Commander Masters.

How can I upgrade Eldrazi Unbound?
We have a step-by-step upgrade guide for Eldrazi Unbound that lists specific cards to cut and add, with the reason for each swap.

Full Decklist

All 100 cards from the out-of-the-box Eldrazi Unbound precon, enriched with current prices. Click any card to expand it.

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