Whenever a land enters, Zo-Zu deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
Zo-Zu turns every land drop into a Lightning Bolt to the head, so you build a low-curve mono-red deck that keeps its own land count tight, accelerates the symmetrical pain, and finishes with burn and direct damage. You aggressively deploy a cheap board, hammer life totals with land-based punishment, and ideally pair Zo-Zu with land destruction so opponents are forced to keep replaying lands into the trigger.
Inevitable, repeatable noncombat damage that hits all opponents who play lands
Cheap 3-mana body that immediately pressures the whole table
Combos brutally with mass land destruction and Fetch/ramp-heavy metas
Fits a hyper-aggressive mono-red curve that closes games fast
Symmetrical damage also hits you on your own land drops
Single-creature reliance—dies to any removal and the plan stalls
Mono-red lacks card advantage and struggles in long grindy games
Lifegain decks and slower-developing opponents blunt the punishment
Helps recover and protects against running out of gas in mono-red's card-light shell.
Lean into the punisher theme with more symmetrical damage pieces like Manabarbs, Ankh of Mishra, and Zhur-Taa Ancient to multiply land triggers, then add efficient land destruction (Armageddon, Cataclysm, Ruination) to keep opponents replaying lands. Improve resilience and reach with Goblin Bombardment, Glacial Chasm-style protection, and card-draw engines like Outpost Siege or Wheel of Fortune so mono-red doesn't run dry before the punishment finishes the table.
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior
