Art: Mark Zug · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Zedruu the Greathearted

WUR

Legendary Creature — Minotaur Monk · from $2.41

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of permanents you own that your opponents control. {U}{R}{W}: Target opponent gains control of target permanent you control.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
17	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
18	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
19	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
20	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
35	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
36	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
37	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
38	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
39	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
40	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
41	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
44	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
45	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
46	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
47	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
48	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
49	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
50	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
51	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
52	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
53	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
54	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
55	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
58	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
59	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
60	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
61	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
62	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
63	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
64	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
65	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
66	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
67	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
68	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
69	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
70	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
71	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
72	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
73	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
74	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
75	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
76	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
77	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
78	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
79	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
80	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
81	Talisman of Progress	Artifact	2	$0.25
82	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
83	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
84	Adarkar Wastes	Land	0	$0.34
85	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
86	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
87	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
88	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
89	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
90	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
91	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
92	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
93	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
94	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
95	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
96	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
97	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
98	Sea of Clouds	Land	0	$19.56
99	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
100	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68

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Combos with Zedruu the Greathearted

The 10 most popular of 15 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Transcendence + Zedruu the Greathearted
Each opponent with 20 or more life loses the game
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Austere Command + Nine Lives + Zedruu the Greathearted
Target opponent loses the game
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Cleansing Nova + Nine Lives + Zedruu the Greathearted
Target opponent loses the game
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Lich's Mirror + Zedruu the Greathearted
Draw the game
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Knowledge Pool + Moderation + Zedruu the Greathearted
Exile all spells target opponent casts from their hand · Target opponent can only cast one spell per turn · Lock
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Nine Lives + Shadowspear + Zedruu the Greathearted
Target opponent loses the game
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Dissipation Field + Memnite + Warstorm Surge + Zedruu the Greathearted
Each opponent loses the game · Infinite damage
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Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph + Protection of the Hekma + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Zedruu the Greathearted
Infinite damage to one opponent
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Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph + Gisela, Blade of Goldnight + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Zedruu the Greathearted
Infinite damage to one opponent
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Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph + Protection of the Hekma + Spark Double + Zedruu the Greathearted
Infinite damage to one opponent
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Precons led by Zedruu the Greathearted

Official preconstructed decks with Zedruu the Greathearted at the helm.

Political Puppets
PreconCommander· Released Jun 2011

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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