Zedruu EDH

Commander / EDH Pillow Fort RUW (Jeskai, America) Theme/Gimmick

lukecolle

Land (37)

• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Homeward Path
• 7x Island
• 1x Island Sanctuary
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Mistveil Plains
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Needle Spires
• 7x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Wandering Fumarole
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Ramp (7)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Wipe (4)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Pillow Fort (12)

• 1x Collective Restraint
• 1x Delaying Shield
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Soul Snare
• 1x Void Stalker
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Windborn Muse

Donation Target (9)

• 1x Delusions of Mediocrity
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Grid Monitor
• 1x Illusions of Grandeur
• 1x Pyromancer's Swath
• 1x Rust Elemental
• 1x Statecraft
• 1x Steel Golem
• 1x Vedalken Plotter

Recursion (4)

• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sun Titan

Tutor (4)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Trophy Mage
• 1x Wild Research

Protection (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mother of Runes

Commander (1)

Removal (11)

• 1x Capsize
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Intrepid Hero
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Toolbox (4)

• 1x Mistmeadow Witch
• 1x Puca's Mischief
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Draw (3)

• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Win Condition (2)

• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Luminarch Ascension

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Other (5)

• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Thought Lash

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I revamped my old Zedruu deck. I've been working on this one for a long time.

As far as mana goes, I use creatures such as Burnished Hart and Solemn Simulacrum to ramp, while creatures such as Karmic Guide and Sun Titan allow me to recur them. This is useful because when my opponents finally remove their donated Steel Golem, it can come running right back to them.

The recursion effects may also target some of Zedruu's other friends, such as Gilded Drake and Vedalken Plotter so that they may stick around to advance his lifegain + card draw ability.

Although, recursion isn't enough to defend Zedruu the Greathearted. So I included cards such as Propaganda and Collective Restraint to allow for a "pillow-fort" defense strategy. Adding in dudes such as Wall of Denial, it is often just "not worth it" to attack me. I threw in a Sunforger package just for the extra utility.

If Illusions of Grandeur can't secure a win, backup plans include Insurrection and Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre. I chose Ulamog specifically because he allows for a layer of mill-protection (which is nice in my meta). At the same time, it allows for a Mistveil Plains-like effect. This is a supplement to Sunforger.

Welp, that's my take on Zedruu. Any input + constructive criticism is always appreciated.

NOTE: I'm trying to avoid "instant-kill" cards such as the donation of Transcendence to a player above twenty life. I know these exist and I have chosen not to use them. They seem like the best way to ruin a fun game.

Expected changes:

• I'm considering adding Rite of Replication in exchange for Insurrection. I feel as if the Rite of Replication has more versatility; it is less dependent on my opponent(s) board state.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	BG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Ogre 3/3 R