Zedruu's Corrupt Charity

Commander / EDH Casual Combo Control RUW (Jeskai, America) Stax

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Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Homeward Path
• 6x Island
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 4x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Rainbow Vale
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Aggressive Mining
• 1x Karmic Justice
• 1x Mana Breach
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Puca's Mischief
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Wild Research

Creature (20)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x Bazaar Trader
• 1x Djinn of Infinite Deceits
• 1x Ephara, God of the Polis
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Goblin Cadets
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Ruin Ghost
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tidespout Tyrant
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Vedalken Plotter
• 1x Venser, Shaper Savant
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Instant (9)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brand
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Rewind
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Venser, the Sojourner

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Pristine Talisman
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Victory Chimes

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Armageddon
• 1x Donate
• 1x Fractured Identity
• 1x Harmless Offering
• 1x Manifold Insights
• 1x Pore Over the Pages
• 1x Supreme Verdict

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Enchantment (7)

• 1x Invasion Plans
• 1x Mana Flare
• 1x Oath of Scholars
• 1x Rivalry
• 1x Squeeze
• 1x Think Tank
• 1x Zur's Weirding

Land (5)

• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Seachrome Coast
• 1x Skycloud Expanse

Artifact (2)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Horn of Greed

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Deck Motivation

Ever since I was introduced to Zedruu the Greathearted I've wanted to build a deck around her and what she likes to do (gifting). My first attempt was the typical gifting strategy where I gift crappy cards to my opponents to try (key word here) and lock them out of the game while I benefit from Zedruu's upkeep trigger. The typical win condition for that deck was something like Aetherflux Reservoir (One of my favorite cards); however, this strategy was often swiftly dealt with and as a result had a hard time playing that deck. This time we take a different approach.

How We Want to Win

First, remember this deck has a casual tag so the combos here aren't the most efficient (but I'm always looking to improve!). The big combo this deck is capable of has a few parts:

1. Infinite mana of any color: This may be achieved through the use of Feldon of the Third Path + Thousand-Year Elixir to reanimate and target AEther Adept + Worldgorger Dragon in the graveyard. Where does the infinite mana come from? First note that this combo needs to be fueled from having seven mana (5 generic and at least 2 red); assuming that we have the mana to fuel the combo add in a land or mana rock that can generate mana of any color. Use the stack to your advantage and use the elixir to untap Feldon in response to using Feldon's ability and then use feldons ability in response to Worldgorger Dragon entering the battlefield to target Venser, Shaper Savant . Once Venser, Shaper Savant enters, target Worldgorger with the ETB of the Adept. Before Worldgorger's ETB resolves tap your untapped mana sources. Now, all your permanents are blinked and you have a field of untapped permanents and some extra mana. Repeat ad nauseum.

2. Property Theft: Assume you have the previous combo online. Add in Venser, the Sojourner and Vedalken Plotter . You can now exchage all your lands with your opponents with the plotter and then steal your lands back with Venser (you get to activate his loyalty abilities again after he has been blinked.

3. Lose-Friends Lock-down: Congratulations, you have stolen everyone's lands and have a way of generating semi-infinite mana. Now its time to play Aggressive Mining and target it with Fractured Identity locking your opponents from playing lands for the rest of the game since they don't have enough mana for any responses.

4. Backup Plan: If they don't concede, then you can always win through Approach of the Second Sun .

What the Rest of the Deck Is There For

Really, the rest of the deck is making sure that you get access to your mana as early as possible and/or provide a decent control shell. Also, some of the cards provide some redundancy to the combo above even if the end result is achieved in a slightly different way.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	BG
Key combos	Feldon of the Third Path + Thousand-Year Elixir AEther Adept + Worldgorger Dragon
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.32
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Venser, the Sojourner, Myr 1/1 C, Ogre 3/3 R