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Zedruu political puppet master
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $1052.76
Salt sum: 90.69
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Commander

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Zedruu the Greathearted

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.

Creature
Zedruu the Greathearted (c16) 231

Commander

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Extra Turns

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Time Stretch

Target player takes two extra turns after this one.

Sorcery
Time Stretch (ody) 108

Extra Turns

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Removal

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Cyclonic Rift

Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Instant
Cyclonic Rift (c14) 104
Darksteel Mutation

Enchant creature Enchanted creature is an Insect artifact creature with base power and toughness 0/1 and has indestructible, and it loses all other abilities, card types, and creature types.

Enchantment
Darksteel Mutation (cmm) 21
Farewell

Choose one or more — • Exile all artifacts. • Exile all creatures. • Exile all enchantments. • Exile all graveyards.

Sorcery
Farewell (mkc) 64
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (con) 15
Swan Song

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

Instant
Swan Song (ltc) 197
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (dsc) 106

Removal

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Clones

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Clever Impersonator

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any nonland permanent on the battlefield.

Creature
Clever Impersonator (ktk) 34

Clones

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Finisher

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Laboratory Maniac

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.

Creature
Laboratory Maniac (plst) ISD-61

Finisher

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Stax

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Blind Obedience

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Enchantment
Blind Obedience (rvr) 9
Blood Moon

Nonbasic lands are Mountains.

Enchantment
Blood Moon (plst) A25-122
Containment Priest

Flash If a nontoken creature would enter and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.

Creature
Containment Priest (mb2) 7
Doorkeeper Thrull

Flash Flying Artifacts and creatures entering don't cause abilities to trigger.

Creature
Doorkeeper Thrull (mkm) 13
Eidolon of Rhetoric

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Creature Enchantment
Eidolon of Rhetoric (j22) 54
Grafdigger's Cage

Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield. Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.

Artifact
Grafdigger's Cage (m20) 227
Magus of the Moon

Nonbasic lands are Mountains.

Creature
Magus of the Moon (tsr) 175
Meekstone

Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Artifact
Meekstone (mb2) 227
Rest in Peace

When this enchantment enters, exile all graveyards. If a card or token would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Enchantment
Rest in Peace (mb2) 150
Rule of Law

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Enchantment
Rule of Law (m20) 35
Stasis

Players skip their untap steps. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay {U}.

Enchantment
Stasis (5ed) 127
Static Orb

As long as this artifact is untapped, players can't untap more than two permanents during their untap steps.

Artifact
Static Orb (mb2) 234
Thalia, Heretic Cathar

First strike Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.

Creature
Thalia, Heretic Cathar (emn) 46
Torpor Orb

Creatures entering don't cause abilities to trigger.

Artifact
Torpor Orb (big) 27
Winter Moon

Players can't untap more than one nonbasic land during their untap steps.

Artifact
Winter Moon (mh3) 213

Stax

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Counters

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Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (dsc) 110
Mana Drain

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Instant
Mana Drain (2x2) 57
Pact of Negation

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {3}{U}{U}. If you don't, you lose the game.

Instant
Pact of Negation (mb2) 169

Counters

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Land

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Ancient Tomb

{T}: Add {C}{C}. This land deals 2 damage to you.

Land
Ancient Tomb (plst) TMP-315
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (otc) 280
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (otc) 292
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (c16) 295
Glacial Chasm

Cumulative upkeep—Pay 2 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) When this land enters, sacrifice a land. Creatures you control can't attack. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

Land
Glacial Chasm (ice) 353
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (dsc) 283
Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Hallowed Fountain (rvr) 280
Homeward Path

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Each player gains control of all creatures they own.

Land
Homeward Path (ltc) 365
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (neo) 295
Kher Keep

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

Land
Kher Keep (mkc) 270
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (neo) 300
Mystifying Maze

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Exile target attacking creature an opponent controls. At the beginning of the next end step, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.

Land
Mystifying Maze (m11) 226
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (neo) 293
Plaza of Heroes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a legendary spell. {T}: Add one mana of any color among legendary permanents you control. {3}, {T}, Exile this land: Target legendary creature gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Land
Plaza of Heroes (dmu) 252
Raugrin Triome

({T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Raugrin Triome (iko) 251
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (c14) 308
Sacred Foundry

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Sacred Foundry (rvr) 285
Spectator Seating

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Spectator Seating (cmr) 356
Steam Vents

({T}: Add {U} or {R}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Steam Vents (rvr) 288
Training Center

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Training Center (cmr) 358

Land

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Theft

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Bazaar Trader

{T}: Target player gains control of target artifact, creature, or land you control.

Creature
Bazaar Trader (wwk) 72
Role Reversal

Exchange control of two target permanents that share a permanent type.

Sorcery
Role Reversal (war) 214
Shifting Borders

Exchange control of two target lands. Splice onto Arcane {3}{U} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Instant
Shifting Borders (sok) 56
Vedalken Plotter

When this creature enters, exchange control of target land you control and target land an opponent controls.

Creature
Vedalken Plotter (gpt) 41

Theft

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Donations

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Akroan Horse

Defender When this creature enters, an opponent gains control of it. At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent creates a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Creature Artifact
Akroan Horse (ths) 210
Embargo

Nonland permanents don't untap during their controllers' untap steps. At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.

Enchantment
Embargo (mmq) 77
Grid Monitor

You can't cast creature spells.

Creature Artifact
Grid Monitor (mrd) 183
Pendant of Prosperity

This artifact enters under the control of an opponent of your choice. {2}, {T}: Draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. This artifact's owner draws a card, then that player may put a land card from their hand onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Pendant of Prosperity (c21) 256
Smoke

Players can't untap more than one creature during their untap steps.

Enchantment
Smoke (3ed) 178
Statecraft

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by creatures you control.

Enchantment
Statecraft (mmq) 106
Steel Golem

You can't cast creature spells.

Creature Artifact
Steel Golem (10e) 344

Donations

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Protection

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Aetherize

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

Instant
Aetherize (ima) 40
Diplomatic Immunity

Enchant creature Shroud (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Enchanted creature has shroud.

Enchantment
Diplomatic Immunity (mmq) 75
Dissipation Field

Whenever a permanent deals damage to you, return it to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Dissipation Field (clb) 718
Grand Abolisher

During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.

Creature
Grand Abolisher (e01) 12
Island Sanctuary

If you would draw a card during your draw step, instead you may skip that draw. If you do, until your next turn, you can't be attacked except by creatures with flying and/or islandwalk.

Enchantment
Island Sanctuary (5ed) 39
Orim's Chant

Kicker {W} (You may pay an additional {W} as you cast this spell.) Target player can't cast spells this turn. If this spell was kicked, creatures can't attack this turn.

Instant
Orim's Chant (mh3) 265
Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant
Teferi's Protection (2x2) 32

Protection

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Tutor

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Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Enlightened Tutor (dmr) 6

Tutor

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Draw

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Alhammarret's Archive

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead. If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Artifact
Alhammarret's Archive (c21) 233
Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Instant
Brainstorm (dsc) 113
Gitaxian Probe

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.) Look at target player's hand. Draw a card.

Sorcery
Gitaxian Probe (mb2) 28
Library of Leng

You have no maximum hand size. If an effect causes you to discard a card, discard it, but you may put it on top of your library instead of into your graveyard.

Artifact
Library of Leng (5ed) 387
Mystic Remora

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

Enchantment
Mystic Remora (dmr) 420
Narset, Parter of Veils

Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn. −2: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Planeswalker
Narset, Parter of Veils (mb2) 32
Paradox Haze

Enchant player At the beginning of enchanted player's first upkeep each turn, that player gets an additional upkeep step after this step.

Enchantment
Paradox Haze (plst) TSP-71
Rhystic Study

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.

Enchantment
Rhystic Study (pcy) 45
The One Ring

Indestructible When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn. At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring. {T}: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.

Artifact
The One Ring (ltr) 246

Draw

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Ramp

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Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (4ed) 319
Land Tax

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Land Tax (wot) 9
Simian Spirit Guide

Exile this card from your hand: Add {R}.

Creature
Simian Spirit Guide (mb2) 61
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (cmm) 57
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (c13) 259
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (c15) 55

Ramp

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Deck Info

Deck stats

21 pips - 19 cards
18 mana - 17 cards
29 pips - 23 cards
17 mana - 16 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
8 pips - 7 cards
18 mana - 17 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
12 mana - 10 cards
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