Venser's Commander of the Day 1-10: Zedruu, the Greathearted

Commander use to be chosen for their power, their crazy Abilities that can be abused via recursion, or for the Crazy Combos it can enable, Some other (I'm looking at you Augustin) for the way they can oppress your opponent's plays. And then there is Zedruu, Stat Wise She isn't crazy good...not an Aggro Commander for sure, and her abilities doesn't really warp the table in ways that can put the opponent in No return situations...then what is even good about her? Well that is what we are gonna discuss in this thread so why don't we start?

NOTE: Some of the card showed of here are merely here to make pairing better not all of the cards are actually played in Zedruu althought they can for sure.

For a more rich Discussion here you have a sample Decklist to see more or less how Zedruu can work around:

Commander:
Zedruu, the Greathearted

Creatures:
1 Nucklavee
1 Izzet Chronarch
1 Archaeomancer
1 Grid Monitor
1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
1 Windborn Muse
1 Sun Titan
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Chromeshell Crab
1 Duergar Hedge-Mage
1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
1 Sunblast Angel
1 Trinket Mage
1 Flametongue Kavu
1 Sphinx of Uthuun

Instants:
1 Dismantling Blow
1 Orim's Thunder
1 Path to Exile
1 Oblation
1 Chaos Warp
1 Brainstorm
1 Evacuation
1 Into the Core
1 Spell Crumple
1 Disperse
1 Rewind
1 Reins of Power
1 Capsize
1 Double Negative
1 Condemn

Sorceries:
1 Divine Reckoning
1 Day of Judgment
1 Austere Command
1 Insurrection
1 Phyrexian Rebirth
1 Trade Secrets
1 Reforge the Soul
1 Time Reversal

Enchantments:
1 Statecraft
1 Transcendence
1 Leyline of Anticipation
1 Propaganda
1 Ghostly Prison
1 Puca's Mischief
1 Pyrohemia
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Journey to Nowhere
1 Prison Term
1 Martyr's Bond
1 Arcane Laboratory
1 Forced Fruition

Artifacts:
1 Izzet Signet
1 Boros Signet
1 Sol Ring
1 Howling Mine
1 Font of Mythos
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Elixir of Immortality
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Champion's Helm
1 Sunforger

Planeswalkers:
1 Venser, the Sojourner

Lands:
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Boros Garrison
1 Temple of the False God
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Halimar Depths
1 Command Tower
1 Glacial Fortress
10 Plains
8 Mountain
10 Island

Wait, "she"? Also, how come you missed Illusions of Grandeur here?

Zedruu is really cool a commander, but I'm still trying to make a solid build. (No, don't link me any, I hate netdecking EDH).

She has a small chest that would make Noel proud of hers. xD

I think I should play with and against Zedruu to understand how her deck works.

Guess I could Exchange Gwafa/Nim for Illusion of Grandeur/Transcendence

Also is sad coz wanted to fetch my IRL Zedruu List...D:

Oh and yes is a She...Notice the Boobs...XD

She honestly looks like she'd be infinitely better in 1v1 than multiplayer, that's for sure. The whole playstyle just seems too... unclear. You want cards that work with her, but then you kinda need to make sure she stays around to use them, a single kill spell in response to one of the self-hate cards could seriously put you out of a game.

-Griselbrand- wrote:Also is sad coz wanted to fetch my IRL Zedruu List...D:

-Griselbrand- wrote:Oh and yes is a She...Notice the Boobs...XD

...those are boobs? O.o

Taylor wrote:She honestly looks like she'd be infinitely better in 1v1 than multiplayer, that's for sure. The whole playstyle just seems too... unclear. You want cards that work with her, but then you kinda need to make sure she stays around to use them, a single kill spell in response to one of the self-hate cards could seriously put you out of a game.

I guess?

It is actually quite good in Multiplayer as people will killing themselves to try to keep you alive as the rewards you are offering them are useful for all them...XD

It is all about knowing how to control a Table and more importantly making the right negotiations

Added a Sample Budget Decklist for those unfamiliar with the Archetype to see what Kind of cards the Deck may be running...I'm on the way to find a Primer Build I saw one time so we can see Zedruu at her full potential

She's definitely more fun in multiplayer which is what counts.

When multiplayer has much politics involved, it helps when you're one of the most politics-heavy commanders out there.

Well, remind me never to play against Zedruu in multiplayer commander. Half the time I like to turn the game into archenemy against myself as it is.

Dat flat chest.

She actually looks useful in Multiplayer for political playing or when is 2v2, 3v3, etc.