How well does Possibility Storm work for you? I considered running it in my Zedruu deck, but decided to go with Form of the Dragon instead. It looks like it could be good. But, like the cards name, it could also be disastrous.

Also, I recently threw Bazaar Trader in my deck and he's great. Have you considered him?

Possibility Storm is my single favorite card in magic. It spices up the game and very few people dislike the card. I've built the deck so when I get possibility storm there are many viable options I can possibility storm into.

There are some nice combos with the card as well such as with Aetherflux Reservoir and Rhystic Study. Possibility Storm combined with Omniscience is end game worthy. It's a scary combo.

Form of the Dragon is a fun card, I see it used a lot. I see it used more so as a win-con than a donate tool though, oddly enough. I don't use it because I don't like it as much as the cards I currently have and I believe Commander should be ones favorite cards.

Bazaar Trader is a card that is ALWAYS recommended to me and Zedruu players a like and the only reason I don't play it is because Bazaar Trader can't donate enchantments. Yeah, giving away lands is always an option but I have Political Trickery and Vedalken Plotter for that. I don't want to give away any of my creatures too. If I do I use Assault Suit.

Bazaar Trader is a really good card if you have enough creatures and artifacts you don't mind donating like Steel Golem

Zedruu is indeed pretty awesome! Glad to see you generally keeping to the theme - super competitive mean Zedruu always feels, well, mean. Divine Intervention is awesome! And Paradox Haze makes me miss my Zedruu deck I converted to Ruhan of the Fomori (way lamer & worse).

..and I was going to suggest Humble Defector but you already have it. Good, card so good.

I always found Perplexing Chimera to really scare people away from going off (trying to win), though it didn't usually draw many cards. I also personally love Shared Fate and it's a card that can give people tons of permanents they don't own. Some people hate the card though.

And finally (again if you just find you need to give away more things), Puca's Mischief is a great non-mana intensive way to get an extra mana rock in exchange for a Faith's Fetters or other enchantment. I just pulled all those from my old decklist here: Group Shenanigans.

Glad you're enjoying deck! Looks fun

Thanks for commenting hubatish!

Ruhan isn't that bad! Ruhan was originally going to be my choice but Zedruu is just sooo much better! I think he can be pretty fun though!

In my description I explained why I took the card Perplexing Chimera out. I've recently seen the card Shared Fate mentioned in a deck somewhere and I thought it was interesting but it seems WAY too chaotic for me, I have Possibility Storm for chaos. If I wanted more Chaos I would play Confusion in the Ranks which I don't want anymore chaos! Maybe one day I'll play a game with Shared Fate to see how it goes.

Puca's Mischief is a fantastic card. Truth is I never tried to use it because I never really liked the art and I never really wanted to give up any of the current cards I have. Maybe in the future I'll be convinced, or find a really cool alter of the card to play.

Thanks for the suggestions! I hope you are enjoying your Ruhan deck!

Thought Lash doesn't work that way, at least not for the autowin. They messed with its oracle text. http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=thought+lash

Burgdawg: Thanks for commenting!

I'm aware that Thought Lash isn't an autowin anymore, but I still think it's a fun card to play though.

In the "Card Explanation and Combos" section of my description I state:

"This card used to be insane and make someone lose immediately, but rulings have changed so that doesnt matter anymore."

That being said, time will tell if this card stays in the deck or doesn't. It's been pretty underwhelming so far but I'll give it a few more games before I completely remove it.

Stranglehold is a great addition to your Mainboard.

Thanks Love-in-Theory! Your deck is coming along quite nicely I see. I really love what you did to your Zedruu deck to make it Pillow Fort/Stax.

How good is this deck against top tier Commanders and Hermit Druid metas? I'm looking for a commander that can be played in casual groups without people quitting yet strong enough to hold up against tougher playgroups. Zedruu certainly checks all the "fun to play against" boxes.

Hi Dankey, thanks for commenting!

When it comes to playing against top tier commanders, this deck is hit or miss. If you are playing against someone who plays those higher tier commanders such as leovold, yidris, or edric, etc. you will need to play more efficiently. You gotta be more political against those kind of decks and make as many friends as you can and keep counterspells handy.

I constantly go against Tasigur, and Derevi decks in my playgroups and still wind up on top during most of the game. Even against Nekusaur, which in my opinion is a direct counter to Zedruu. I one time went against Leovold and tricked the guy playing Leovold into drawing me a bunch of cards when I had omniscience out and destroyed his Leovold and won the game.

The decks I will constantly have issues against is Daretti, Yidris, Kaalia, and Edric. Those decks are way to fast and powerful that I would need a perfect hand to compete against them. But honestly, those are just REALLY good commanders, most decks don't do their best against them. Combo decks that win a few turns, no matter how unfun they are, exist and there isn't much you can do about it but hope you have removal at the right time.

If you are looking for a more "competitive" (I use that term loosely because Zedruu is the furthest thing from competitive) you might want to go for an Enduring Ideal variant of the Zedruu deck. This deck has shown to be the best variant for being competitive since you can get Paradox Haze out and then next turn find two enchantments with Enduring, usually some stasis combo, like the card Stasis or the usual combo of Possibility Storm + Rule of Law. After that you find Divine Intervention or Test of Endurance to end the game.

I overall like my decklist when it comes to playing against "top tier" (I personally hate the idea of tier lists) commanders. I have definitely made a name for myself in my playgroup and people have been scared of my Zedruu deck before. They also think that it is one of the most creative decks they have seen since this deck isn't the usual Zedruu deck. You would probably be fine with this decklist, but again, a enduring ideal list would probably be more competitive.

One thing I haven't added to this deck yet is a Forcefield. Eventually I DO plan to get one and put it in this deck. Forcefield would definitely bring this deck over the edge and help out a LOT against the stronger decks at the table. Eventually updating the counterspells with better ones such as Pact of Negation, Force of Will, or Mana Drain would obviously improve the deck as well. If you have a spare Moat laying around, definitely put that in a Zedruu deck too. Mind Over Matter is also an extremely broken card that allows you to get a discard outlet for free enchantments while potentially tapping out an opponent or ramping yourself.

Also, Lastly, If you are playing 1v1, don't. This deck is not meant for 1v1. You will have a very low chance of doing things.

I hope this helps out for you!