Giver of Bad Gifts - Zedruu EDH

Commander / EDH Bracket 2 Enchantment Group Hug Group Slug RUW (Jeskai, America)

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Other Ways to Give (15)

• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
• 1x Goblin Cadets
• 1x Hithlain Rope
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Khârn the Betrayer
• 1x Legerdemain
• 1x Pendant of Prosperity
• 1x Political Trickery
• 1x Puca's Mischief
• 1x Role Reversal
• 1x Shifting Borders
• 1x Shifting Grift
• 1x Vedalken Plotter
• 1x Yes Man, Personal Securitron

Bad Gifts (8)

• 1x Delusions of Mediocrity
• 1x Embargo
• 1x Illusions of Grandeur
• 1x Lightmine Field
• 1x Nine Lives
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Powerstone Minefield
• 1x Smoke

WinCons (7)

• 1x Angelic Accord
• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Rite of the Raging Storm
• 1x Skrelv's Hive
• 1x Test of Endurance
• 1x Triskaidekaphile

Lands to Keep (35)

• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 8x Island
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 8x Plains
• 1x Plateau HP
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Training Center

Mana Ramp (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bucknard's Everfull Purse
• 1x Decanter of Endless Water
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Perilous Landscape
• 1x Smothering TitheGC
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Thought Vessel

Counters (4)

• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Dissolve
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Sudden Substitution

Board Wipe (3)

• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Final Showdown
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Commander (1)

Protection (12)

• 1x Clout of the Dominus
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Island Sanctuary
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mandate of Peace
• 1x Pramikon, Sky Rampart
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought
• 1x Words of Worship

TargetedRemoval (5)

• 1x Chained to the Rocks
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Faith's Fetters

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Sideboard

Other (3)

• 1x Inspired Ultimatum
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Rainbow Vale

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Maybeboard

Other (4)

• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Suppression Bonds
• 1x Switcheroo
• 1x Windborn Muse

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Zedruu the gift goat! Every set there is another card that seems to fit really well in zedruu. From Hithlain Rope to Yes Man, Personal Securitron to Shifting Grift. I have continued to build Zedruu out and she is always a fun play. She doesnt generally win, but that sort of isnt the point. She is makes for a fun game.

The only real win conditions in this deck are Approach of the Second Sun, Triskaidekaphile, and Felidar Sovereign. I have never won with either Sovereign or Triska, but Approach has won me the game once or twice. People know its coming, but I usually keep a counter spell in hand for that second cast.

I have tuned this deck and taken out stuff that is really oppressive. I have removed Aggressive Mining and Pyromancer's Swath because they make the game unfun. I find that if I make people too angry with the gifts I die too quickly. I still have Embargo, Overburden, and Smoke, which sometimes slow the game down for a turn or two but dont stall it out completely.

If you have any suggestions, I would be open to them.

Top Ranked	Achieved #59 position overall 6 years ago Achieved #38 position in Commander / EDH 6 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH RUW (Jeskai, America) 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 2 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Lightning Rager, Ogre 3/3 R, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure
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