Statecraft

Enchantment

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by creatures you control.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (36)

SteelSentry on Bad gifts commanders

1 year ago

I've had a Zedruu deck for years, and there's 2 important deck building things I've learned about her specifically:

1) Like an ordinary control deck, staying alive is the primary game plan. Pack more removal than normal, especially synergistic cards like Grasp of Fate that you can give away later. Incidental life gain is also really good; sometimes her life gain is more powerful than her card draw.

2) I only pack gifts that won't shut me down if I'm stuck with them: no Aggressive Mining which will just end up killing me when Zedruu is killed in response. Fires of Invention is a great card, especially when you give it to the Storm or Counterspell player. Statecraft is a good wall that keeps alpha strikes in check when you can threaten to hand it off. My favorite wincon, Delaying Shield, often puts people in a position where any attacks coming at me suddenly allow me to delete a player if I feel like it, as well as some other niche upsides.

Of course, symmetrical effects and Auras are some of your best picks since it doesn't matter who controls them.

Tarthrin on Just Leave Me Alone

3 years ago

For the forced combat theme you could go with Siren's Call

If you are going for turtling, you could look at Statecraft or Peacekeeper

If you have enough draw power, maybe Solitary Confinement or Island Sanctuary? Super well-protected but you have to skip your draw step and discard cards. Might be able to buy you a couple turns. Could combine it with Pitchstone Wall to keep that up longer.

Have you considered Darksteel Reactor for another "you win" option?

Some of your "you win" cards use counters. You could add some proliferate cards like Clockspinning or Karn's Bastion.

king-saproling on The Hacker Known as Zedruu

3 years ago

This is a really neat deck idea. Zur's Weirding seems up your alley. You might like these too: Quicksilver Fountain, Kaho, Minamo Historian, Merchant Scroll, Copy Enchantment, Mirrormade, Karma, Justice, Drought, Chill, Kormus Bell, Angel's Trumpet, Statecraft, Bubble Matrix, Light of Day, Paradox Haze

stellarnear on Take it it's yours

3 years ago

idea swap FULL DRAW :

Adds

Anvil of Bogardan
Chasm Skulker
Dictate of Kruphix
Font of Mythos
Howling Mine
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Jace's Archivist
Master the Way
Skyscribing
Spiraling Embers
Standstill
Temple Bell
Tolarian Winds

Remove

Jinxed Choker
Pendant of Prosperity
Assemble the Legion
Curse of Opulence
Nine Lives
Statecraft
Akroan Horse
Dominus of Fealty
Vedalken Plotter
Chromeshell Crab
Ghostly Prison
Puca's Mischief
Deflecting Swat

Atuva on Momir Vig, Combo Visionary

5 years ago

Have you considered Soothsaying, Nissa, Steward of Elements, Spellbook, Edric, Spymaster of Trest or even Statecraft. Statecraft is best if you can move, flicker, or bounce it; or if you have a win condition outside of combat damage because it basically makes all of your creatures Fog Bank. If you're more agro then I'd recommend Edric, Spymaster of Trest.

Azami, Lady of Scrolls is really good too when paired with Mind Over Matter and Laboratory Maniac.

Glacial Chasm is another good way to keep people from agroing onto you.

davidsays1 on Zedruu & Norin BFF

5 years ago

Have you considered cards like Statecraft Transcendence Taniwha Rust Elemental

I used to run a zedruu deck but recently scrapped it i also ran a norin deck but scrapped it as well.

kamelyan on Zeedruh Commander, unfinished, help needed

5 years ago

It may not be regarded as cheap, but Alhammarret's Archive is kind of a staple for this commander.

Vedalken Plotter will get you some nice lands... Emeria, The Sky Ruin or Homeward Path perhaps.

Illusions of Grandeur is nice; then there's the cheaper Delusions of Mediocrity.

Statecraft for those pesky creature decks.

Here's my version; I had a lot of fun running:

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Commander / EDH kamelyan

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ersatz_olorin on Need Some Creatures? Here, Take Mine!

6 years ago

Felidar Sovereign might be good since you'll be gaining a lot of life of your commander.

It also might be a good idea to include Austere Command so that you can control the board while retaining as many of your cards as possible.

Approach of the Second Sun might be good if you have yourself established on the board, as you'll be able to quickly draw back into it.

Statecraft will lock an aggro player out of the game.