“Gifts” by bfoge99

Format: Commander

Commander: Zedruu the Greathearted

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Zedruu the Greathearted commands a Jeskai control deck centered on political pillowfort defenses and devastating donation payoffs. The game plan establishes early protection through tax and stax pieces like Sphere of Safety, Island Sanctuary, and Kismet, stalling opponents while building mana. Once safe, Zedruu gifts catastrophic permanents like Steel Golem, Grid Monitor, Pyromancer's Swath, Aggressive Mining, and Nine Lives to lock individual players out of the game. These donated permanents fuel Zedruu's upkeep triggers, generating massive life totals and card advantage. The deck closes games by cycling Illusions of Grandeur, draining tables with Psychosis Crawler, resolving Approach of the Second Sun, or turning excess lands into lethal burn.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Absolute Grace
• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Aggressive Mining
• 1 Alexi's Cloak
• 1 Approach of the Second Sun
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
• 1 Banishing Light
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Bazaar Trader
• 1 Bitter Feud
• 1 Boros Signet
• 1 Cascade Bluffs
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Clout of the Dominus
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Conclave Tribunal
• 1 Curse of Bloodletting
• 1 Curse of Exhaustion
• 1 Curse of Opulence
• 1 Delusions of Mediocrity
• 1 Divine Presence
• 1 Djinn of Infinite Deceits
• 1 Dream Tides
• 1 Elixir of Immortality
• 1 Fight or Flight
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Frostboil Snarl
• 1 Furycalm Snarl
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Goblin Cadets
• 1 Goldnight Castigator
• 1 Grid Monitor
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Hieromancer's Cage
• 1 Humble Defector
• 1 Illusions of Grandeur
• 4 Island
• 1 Island Sanctuary
• 1 Izzet Locket
• 1 Izzet Signet
• 1 Jeskai Banner
• 1 Kismet
• 1 Land's Edge
• 1 Marble Titan
• 1 Mob Rule
• 1 Molten Vortex
• 5 Mountain
• 1 Mystic Gate
• 1 Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1 Nine Lives
• 1 Oblivion Ring
• 1 Paradox Haze
• 1 Pearl Medallion
• 4 Plains
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Psychosis Crawler
• 1 Pyromancer's Swath
• 1 Quarantine Field
• 1 Raugrin Triome
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Reins of Power
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rewind
• 1 Robe of Mirrors
• 1 Ruby Medallion
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Rust Elemental
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Scavenger Grounds
• 1 Seismic Assault
• 1 Shivan Reef
• 1 Smoke
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Spectral Grasp
• 1 Sphere of Safety
• 1 Stasis Snare
• 1 Statecraft
• 1 Steel Golem
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Talisman of Creativity
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Training Center
• 1 Unwind
• 1 Wild Research
• 1 Words of War
• 1 Zedruu the Greathearted