Zedruu by user5414883

Format: Commander

Commander: Zedruu the Greathearted

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a political control and donation deck built around Zedruu the Greathearted. The primary game plan focuses on establishing early mana acceleration to deploy Zedruu and give away harmless or symmetrical permanents such as Pendant of Prosperity, Bucknard's Everfull Purse, and Rainbow Vale. Once these gifts are distributed, Zedruu generates significant card advantage and life gain each upkeep. Symmetrical draw engines like Howling Mine and Dictate of Kruphix keep the table friendly while fueling the deck's hand, while defensive barriers like Ghostly Prison, Pramikon, Sky Rampart, and Solitary Confinement deter incoming combat damage. The deck pivots into a win condition by casting Approach of the Second Sun, quickly redrawing it through Zedruu's upkeep triggers, and casting it a second time. Disruptive bad gifts such as Statecraft and Illusions of Grandeur provide additional utility and targeted player removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bucknard's Everfull Purse
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Vantress
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Dictate of Kruphix
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fevered Visions
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Forced Fruition
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hithlain Rope
  • 1 Horizon of Progress
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Illusions of Grandeur
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Iroh, Tea Master
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Kami of the Crescent Moon
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Long-Term Plans
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Flare
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nine Lives
  • 1 Paradise Mantle
  • 1 Paradox Haze
  • 1 Parallel Thoughts
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pendant of Prosperity
  • 1 Perplexing Chimera
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Pramikon, Sky Rampart
  • 1 Price of Glory
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Puca's Mischief
  • 1 Rainbow Vale
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reins of Power
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Role Reversal
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sacred Ground
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Shadow of the Second Sun
  • 1 Share the Spoils
  • 1 Shifting Grift
  • 1 Show and Tell
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitary Confinement
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Statecraft
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
  • 1 Tempting Contract
  • 1 The Book of Exalted Deeds
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The Second Doctor
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Tolaria West
  • 1 Transcendence
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Vedalken Plotter
  • 1 Volatile Stormdrake
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Yes Man, Personal Securitron
  • 1 Zedruu the Greathearted