Zedruu the Greathearted

Commander / EDH

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Creature (6)

• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Mirror-Sigil Sergeant
• 1x Numot, the Devastator
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Sun Titan

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Jace Beleren

Land (38)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Celestial Colonnade
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Desolate Lighthouse
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 5x Island
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 5x Plains
• 1x Rainbow Vale
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sejiri Refuge
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Transguild Promenade

Enchantment (17)

• 1x Act of Authority
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Cloud Cover
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Illusions of Grandeur
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Oath of Lieges
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Pyromancer's Swath
• 1x Righteous Authority
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Statecraft
• 1x Wild Research

Artifact (16)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crystal Shard
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Font of Mythos
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Otherworld Atlas
• 1x Proteus Staff
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Trading Post

Instant (13)

• 1x Banishing Stroke
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Hinder
• 1x Intervention Pact
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vengeful Dreams

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Political Trickery
• 1x Replenish
• 1x Rout
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Tunnel Vision

Commander (1)

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Here, take this description - it is the will of the Zedruu.

First let's talk about how to play this deck. The name of the game is to not piss anyone off. You are the king of pillowfort and group hug. If someone threatens you, make an example of them and absolutely wreck them with board wipes or by tucking their commander. Otherwise, you're everyone's best friend.

Now for the fun part - combos and synergies. There are a ton, but I'll list a few here.

Kher Keep + Proteus Staff + Trading Post - There are six creatures in the deck, and they each have extreme board presence. Use the staff on a token, profit. Do this when it's time to lay down the law.

Homeward Path + Perplexing Chimera - Take a spell, gain back control of your Chimera, repeat.

Mystical Tutor + Sensei's Divining Top + Terminus - Instant speed two mana global tuck. One of many panic buttons.

Solitary Confinement and another draw source is the pinnacle of pillowfort technology, use it wisely.

The main late game combo is hard to setup, but once you get it out it creates a soft lock on the game. Some cards can be replaced with others, but essentially you need a very large hand (Zedruu), lots of mana, and the following: Library of Leng + Mistveil Plains + Wild Research . Use this combo to recycle the counterspell/removal of your choice. Library of Leng insures any discard from Wild Research will go back to your library. Spell Crumple tucks any spell repeatedly for 5 mana.

Wild Research is the most important card in the deck. In addition to the above combo it also fetches a plethora of enchantments you can use to lock someone out (donate Pyromancer's Swath and watch your friendship go up in flames), or win the game (Luminarch Ascention).

There are multiple paths to victory, some I've already touched on and others are pretty self explanatory. I've been told not to use Hive Mind + Pact of Negation as a win condition by my friends. But hey, if you don't care about your friendships give it a shot!

Here, take this Illusions of Grandeur - it is the will of the Zedruu.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Hive Mind + Pact of Negation Homeward Path + Perplexing Chimera Mystical Tutor + Sensei's Divining Top + Terminus Kher Keep + Proteus Staff + Trading Post Library of Leng + Mistveil Plains + Wild Research
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 4 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Copy Clone, Goat 0/1 W, Kobold 0/1 R, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	Commander