Calm Among the Storm (Zedruu Chaos Control)

Commander / EDH* Casual Control RUW (Jeskai, America)

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Creature (18)

• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Archon of Absolution
• 1x Bazaar Trader
• 1x Bronze Bombshell
• 1x Chromeshell Crab
• 1x Daring Thief
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Goblin Cadets
• 1x Grid Monitor
• 1x Hanna, Ship's Navigator
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Loxodon Peacekeeper
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Perplexing Chimera
• 1x Spawnbroker
• 1x Steel Golem
• 1x Vedalken Plotter
• 1x Windborn Muse

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Harmless Offering
• 1x Insurrection
• 1x Order of Succession
• 1x Role Reversal
• 1x Scrambleverse
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Time Wipe

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Ral Zarek

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Assemble the Legion
• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Conclave Tribunal
• 1x Delusions of Mediocrity
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Haphazard Bombardment
• 1x Illusions of Grandeur
• 1x Journey to Nowhere
• 1x Mind's Dilation
• 1x Nevermore
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Paradox Haze
• 1x Possibility Storm
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Rule of Law

Instant (10)

• 1x Brand
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Shifting Borders
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wild Ricochet

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Contested War Zone
• 9x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Lotus Field
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 8x Plains
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Wind-Scarred Crag

Artifact (9)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crown of Doom
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Jeskai Banner
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of the Suns

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Island Sanctuary
• 1x Paradox Haze

Artifact (1)

• 1x Pendant of Prosperity

Instant (1)

• 1x Sudden Substitution

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Donate

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"Sometimes a little chaos is in order." - Scrambleverse

Zedruu the Greathearted is an unique commander that offers a Donate effect in the command zone and rewards you for giving away your permanents. This specific iteration Zedruu combines chaotic cards such as Scrambleverse and Mind's Dilation with control/pillow fort effects like Oblivion Ring and Propaganda.

Deck Basics

Your primary focus in the early game should be to set up donations and mana acceleration. Pentad Prism and Sphere of the Suns can both be used for mana, then donated once they're depleted for even more use. Mid-game allows for you to donate devastating cards like Grid Monitor and Illusions of Grandeur that can easily threaten other players. The mid-game is also a good point for your pillow fort effects like Ghostly Prison. By the late game, the extra card draw should have payed off, allowing game-ending spells like Insurrection and Approach of the Second Sun to let you win. The late game can let you play massively disruptive and chaotic spells such as Scrambleverse and Possibility Storm too.

Winning

The deck contains three conditions, Felidar Sovereign, Insurrection, and Approach of the Second Sun. Felidar Sovereign and Approach of the Second Sun both take advantage of the lifegain and card draw Zedruu provides. Insurrection can take advantage of your opponent's game winning boards and turn them against them making it the most effective way to win in the deck.

Donations

It is the will of Zedruu that your opponents should have these cards.

Alpine Guide

Bronze Bombshell

Grid Monitor

Steel Golem

Assemble the Legion tokens

Banishing Light

Conclave Tribunal

Delusions of Mediocrity

Grasp of Fate

Haphazard Bombardment

Illusions of Grandeur

Journey to Nowhere

Nevermore

Oblivion Ring

Possibility Storm

Rule of Law

Pentad Prism

Sphere of the Suns

Donaters

It is the will of Zedruu that you should donate with these cards.

Akroan Horse

Bazaar Trader

Chromeshell Crab

Daring Thief

Djinn of Infinite Deceits

Goblin Cadets

Humble Defector

Loxodon Peacekeeper

Perplexing Chimera

Spawnbroker

Vedalken Plotter

Shifting Borders

Crown of Doom

Contested War Zone

Harmless Offering

Order of Succession

Role Reversal

Scrambleverse

Tips and Tricks

1. You can donate before the upkeep trigger by responding to it, so you can draw an extra card and gain an extra life before Zedruu has her first trigger.

2. Scrambleverse and Order of Succession can cause problems if you lose Zedruu. Use Role Reversal-like exchange effects or Brand to get her back.

3. Tokens are considered owned by whoever's control they enter play under. Akroan Horse soldiers that come under play under your opponent's control don't benefit you, but ones you donate that entered your side of the board count towards the donation count.

Additional Options

Paradox Haze makes what you're already doing better and can be donated itself. Island Sanctuary allows for more control over the game. Donate is just a blue Harmless Offering, useful and a classic. Throes of Chaos allows you to pitch those extra lands you'll draw for something a bit more useful.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Emblem Dack Fayden, Morph 2/2 C, Soldier 1/1 RW, Soldier 1/1 W
Folders	chaos, Decks, EDH