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Format: Commander

Commander: Zedruu the Greathearted

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Jeskai political control and bad gifts strategy commanded by Zedruu the Greathearted. The primary game plan revolves around accelerating mana on Turn 2, deploying harmless-looking or mutually beneficial permanents on Turn 3, and resolving Zedruu on Turn 4 to begin donating permanents across the table. Once assembled, Zedruu converts donated permanents into a massive stream of life gain and card advantage. The deck stabilizes against aggressive opponents using pillowfort enchantments such as Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Solitary Confinement, alongside single-target lock pieces like Steel Golem and Pyromancer's Swath. It converts this card velocity into decisive victories through alternate win conditions like Approach of the Second Sun, Felidar Sovereign, or sudden lethal donations using Transcendence paired with Fractured Identity. Efficient countermagic and spot removal protect the setup while managing opposing threats.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroan Horse
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bazaar Trader
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Bucknard's Everfull Purse
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Coveted Falcon
  • 1 Crown of Doom
  • 1 Cultural Exchange
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Delusions of Mediocrity
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fractured Identity
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Goblin Cadets
  • 1 Grid Monitor
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmless Offering
  • 1 Hithlain Rope
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Humble Defector
  • 1 Illusions of Grandeur
  • 1 Iroh, Tea Master
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Khârn the Betrayer
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Paradox Haze
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pendant of Prosperity
  • 1 Perplexing Chimera
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Pramikon, Sky Rampart
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Puca's Mischief
  • 1 Pyromancer's Swath
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reins of Power
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Role Reversal
  • 1 Rust Elemental
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shifting Grift
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitary Confinement
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Statecraft
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Steel Golem
  • 1 Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
  • 1 Sudden Substitution
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Transcendence
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Vedalken Plotter
  • 1 Volatile Stormdrake
  • 1 Wrong Turn
  • 1 Yes Man, Personal Securitron
  • 1 Zedruu the Greathearted