Zurgo Helmsmasher

Zurgo Helmsmasher card image

Zurgo Helmsmasher: Legendary Creature - Orc Warrior, Khans of Tarkir. Haste. Zurgo attacks each combat if able. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}{W}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Orc Warrior
Colour identity
White, black and red (WBR)
Power / toughness
7/2
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Khans of Tarkir (KTK)
Released
2014-09-26
Collector number
214
Artist
Aleksi Briclot
Commander rank
10,569 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Haste
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Zurgo Helmsmasher

Zurgo Helmsmasher is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, black and red legendary creature from Khans of Tarkir (KTK), an expansion set released in September 2014. It is collector number 214 in that set, with art by Aleksi Briclot. It costs {2}{R}{W}{B} (two generic, one white, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 7/2 creature. Its colour identity is white, black and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (2014) to Khans of Tarkir (2014). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.59 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).

Card text

Haste

Zurgo attacks each combat if able.

During your turn, Zurgo has indestructible.

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Zurgo this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Zurgo.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.59 (as of 2026-11-03).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Zurgo Helmsmasher by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Zurgo Helmsmasher

Zurgo Helmsmasher has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1028Mythic2022
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #54549Mythic2017
Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #214sMythic2014
Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (DDN) #1Mythic2014

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Zurgo Helmsmasher, newest first.

  • If Zurgo enters the battlefield before the combat phase, it will attack that turn if able. If it enters the battlefield after combat, it won't attack that turn and will usually be available to block on the following turn.
  • If, during your declare attackers step, Zurgo is tapped or is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having Zurgo attack, you aren't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
  • Each time a creature dies, check whether Zurgo had dealt any damage to it at any time during that turn. If so, Zurgo's ability will trigger. It doesn't matter who controlled the creature or whose graveyard it went to.
  • You still choose which player or planeswalker Zurgo Helmsmasher attacks.

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