Donate Lifegain by S0uLxEat3r

Format: Commander

Commander: Zedruu the Greathearted

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Jeskai control deck is built around Zedruu the Greathearted, combining a political Bad Gifts strategy with a resilient pillowfort shell. The game plan focuses on establishing early mana, deploying Zedruu, and donating disruptive or neutral permanents like Steel Golem, Aggressive Mining, Pendant of Prosperity, and Akroan Horse to opponents. These donations fuel Zedruu's upkeep ability, generating massive card advantage and inflating life totals every turn cycle. Meanwhile, defensive permanents such as Ghostly Prison, Silent Arbiter, and Solitary Confinement deter combat attacks and stall opposing progress. With the board controlled and a massive life buffer secured, the deck closes the game through alternate win conditions like Felidar Sovereign, Approach of the Second Sun, or targeted burst damage from Aetherflux Reservoir.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Aggressive Mining
  • 1 Akroan Horse
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Angelic Accord
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Bazaar Trader
  • 1 Bronze Bombshell
  • 1 Bucknard's Everfull Purse
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gilded Drake
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmless Offering
  • 1 Helm of Awakening
  • 1 Hithlain Rope
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Humble Defector
  • 1 Illusions of Grandeur
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 1 Iroh, Tea Master
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Kami of the Crescent Moon
  • 1 Khârn the Betrayer
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Leave // Chance
  • 1 Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
  • 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Oblivion Ring
  • 1 Paradox Haze
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pendant of Prosperity
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Pramikon, Sky Rampart
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Puca's Mischief
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Role Reversal
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shadow of the Second Sun
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitary Confinement
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sphinx of the Second Sun
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Steel Golem
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sudden Substitution
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Transcendence
  • 1 Vedalken Plotter
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Yes Man, Personal Securitron
  • 1 Zedruu the Greathearted