My current Zedruu deck that took a lot of inspiration from the original Political Puppets deck that came out years ago. I liked how the whole deck had synergy and didn't rely on Zedruu's gift giving like most other Zedruu decks out there. I wanted to focus on interactions because that to me is what Magic is all about.
Academy Rector - Tutor for any missing combo pieces on death which can be triggered by the many sac outlets in the deck and combos nicely with the Recurring Package (see above)
Bloodshot Cyclops - Toss tokens, stolen creatures, Serra Avatar, or Maligns. Also a fan of the Recurring Package (see above)
Callous Oppressor - Steal opponent's creature to attack with or sac them to outlets to remove a creature each turn.
Chasm Skulker - This deck can draw loads of cards a turn turning this guy into a beater pretty fast. Give him evasion and smash face or sac him to load up on tokens (remember the tokens have island walk). Recurring package fan as well
Dominus of Fealty - Same as Callous Oppressor but can also steal any permanent.
False Prophet - Great bribe tool to make other players look the other way. Fun with Mimic Vat
Flamewright - Spawns tokens with defender that make for good donate gifts for Zedruu since they slightly hard to remove and can sac to remove 1/1 utility creatures. Combos nicely with Djinn of Infinite Deceits and Martyr's Cause
Fog Bank - great blocker and holder of pariah can be donated easily.
Gilded Drake Steals the best creature on the board, auto donates itself for Zedruu, and can be abused with recurring package and even sun titan this card is just plain awesome
Humble Defector - Self donates for Zedruu, and draws you 2 cards. best time to use ability is during your upkeep before zedruu's card draw resolves to get you 3 cards. Makes potential allies with another player.
Dissipation Field - Makes others look the other way, ruins infinite damage triggers from permanents, and can be instant donated to a defending opponent who is being hit by a voltron commander to bounce it back to owners hand and laugh. Once was combed with Serra avatar + war storm surge to bounce my serra avatar back each turn till all opponents were dead. Don't forget when an opponent dies you get back all the stuff you donated with Zedruu back into play (as long as they were still in play when they died of course)
Vicious Shadows - Common Finisher - combos with sac outlets and board wipes and creatures just naturally dying. Amazingly powerful card.
As you can see I don't like to run the usual mean Zedruu donate cards because they to me are just unfun and paints a huge target on Zedruu's head. I want her to draw me cards and not eat removal instantly.
I'm open to suggestions for fun interacting cards with a group of 4+ players. Anything that adds to the synergy of the deck is very welcomed.
Wanted to test Launch for awhile and crawlspace underperforms when not facing a swarm. Plenty of other pillow forts in the deck to deal with swarms.
And Akroan Horse interacts with many more cards then Goblin Cadets does and both do the same effect for self donating. Gonna miss that first turn drop though.
Would love to make room for Martyr's Bond but don't know what I would cut to make room for it. Putting Launch on a token and then tossing int into a sac outlet is a nice 2 for 1 since launch comes right back for just 2 mana.
Edit
Altered the name of the thread since combo might be misleading as a few people have pointed out me. nothing goes infinite or anything like that.
My current Zedruu deck that took a lot of inspiration from the original Political Puppets deck that came out years ago. I liked how the whole deck had synergy and didn't rely on Zedruu's gift giving like most other Zedruu decks out there. I wanted to focus on interactions because that to me is what Magic is all about.
Synergy is what's all about
1 Zedruu the Greathearted
Creatures
1 Academy Rector
1 Bloodshot Cyclops
1 Brion Stoutarm
1 Callous Oppressor
1 Chasm Skulker
1 Djinn of Infinite Deceits
1 Dominus of Fealty
1 False Prophet
1 Flamewright
1 Fog Bank
1 Gilded Drake
1 Akroan Horse
1 Guard Gomazoa
1 Humble Defector
1 Malignus
1 Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
1 Reef Worm
1 Ruhan of the Fomori
1 Serra Avatar
1 Sun Titan
1 Tradewind Rider
1 Vedalken Plotter
1 Windborn Muse
1 Sol Ring
1 Azorius Signet
1 Howling Mine
1 Izzet Signet
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Crown of Doom
1 Mimic Vat
1 Spectral Searchlight
1 Whispersilk Cloak
Sorceries
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Austere Command
1 Mob Rule
1 Insurrection
Instants
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Deflecting Palm
Enchantments
1 Launch
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Aura of Silence
1 Detention Sphere
1 Ghostly Prison
1 Gift of Immortality
1 Imprisoned in the Moon
1 Martyr's Cause
1 Paradox Haze
1 Pariah
1 Propaganda
1 Shielded by Faith
1 Vow of Duty
1 Vow of Flight
1 Vow of Lightning
1 Angelic Destiny
1 Collective Restraint
1 Dissipation Field
1 Assemble the Legion
1 Followed Footsteps
1 Rite of the Raging Storm
1 Starfield of Nyx
1 Warstorm Surge
1 Vicious Shadows
30 Command Tower
1 High Market
1 Rainbow Vale
1 Terramorpic Expanse
1 Evolving wilds
1 Reliquary Tower
(30 commander tower = standard mana base for tri color decks that don't really need to be listed.)
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Recurring Package - Mimic Vat Gift of Immortality followed footsteps for abusing sac outlets
Academy Rector - Tutor for any missing combo pieces on death which can be triggered by the many sac outlets in the deck and combos nicely with the Recurring Package (see above)
Bloodshot Cyclops - Toss tokens, stolen creatures, Serra Avatar, or Maligns. Also a fan of the Recurring Package (see above)
Brion Stoutarm - See Bloodshot Cyclops
Callous Oppressor - Steal opponent's creature to attack with or sac them to outlets to remove a creature each turn.
Chasm Skulker - This deck can draw loads of cards a turn turning this guy into a beater pretty fast. Give him evasion and smash face or sac him to load up on tokens (remember the tokens have island walk). Recurring package fan as well
Djinn of Infinite Deceits - Swap tokens or stolen creatures for profit.
Dominus of Fealty - Same as Callous Oppressor but can also steal any permanent.
False Prophet - Great bribe tool to make other players look the other way. Fun with Mimic Vat
Flamewright - Spawns tokens with defender that make for good donate gifts for Zedruu since they slightly hard to remove and can sac to remove 1/1 utility creatures. Combos nicely with Djinn of Infinite Deceits and Martyr's Cause
Fog Bank - great blocker and holder of pariah can be donated easily.
Gilded Drake Steals the best creature on the board, auto donates itself for Zedruu, and can be abused with recurring package and even sun titan this card is just plain awesome
Akroan Horse - Self Donates for Zedruu and token maker to combo with Djinn of Infinite Deceits or Maryt's Cause or slowly build an army to attack with Crown of Doom toss in Mob Rule before and steal everyone's soldier tokens.
Guard Gomazoa See Fog Bank
Humble Defector - Self donates for Zedruu, and draws you 2 cards. best time to use ability is during your upkeep before zedruu's card draw resolves to get you 3 cards. Makes potential allies with another player.
Malignus - Nobody expects to see this guy when he hits the field. Give him evasion and wreck face. Combos with Warstorm Surge Bloodshot Cyclops and Brion Stoutarm. loves recurring package.
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker - makes opponents look the other way
Reef Worm - Recurring package and a sac outlet is nice, pair it with warstorm surge an laugh
Ruhan of the Fomori - 7/7 for 4 mana? yes please! give him evasion or even donate him away with one of the Vows and let him rage around.
Serra Avatar - See Malignus
Sun Titan - Not counting lands, there are 35 targets this guy can recur from the graveyard. enough said
Tradewind Rider - tap tokens, zedruu, whoever, just send stuff back at the end of someone's turn to ruin their day or take gifts back.
Vedalken Plotter - Standard Zedruu staple, pairs nicely with recurring package.
Windborn Muse - makes others look the other way, stops token swarms, or just punishes people who accidentally tap out during their main phase.
Sol Ring Azorius Signet Izzet Signet Spectral Searchlight Chromatic Lantern - mana ramp or donate to draw cards and make allies in need of mana
Howling Mine - everyone loves Howling Mine, donate it and draw even more cards
Lightning Greaves - haste and shroud. enough said
Launch - Self recurring evasion for an ally or one of your beaters and makes a great donate target for Zedruu.
Crown of Doom - donate it once and forget about it for Zedruu. Opponents' problem now. combos well for Assemble the Legion
Mimic Vat - endless possibilities when considering opponents' creatures as well. Part of the Recurring package mentioned
Whispersilk Cloak - Evasion at it's finest. Loves Serra Avatar Malignus Chasm Skulker Ruhan of the Fomori Rite of the Raging Storm
Idyllic Tutor Enlightened Tutor - Find missing combo pieces
Austere Command - Reset button
Mob Rule Insurrection - Game Winners or one sided board wipe if paired with Martyr's Cause or Goblin Bombardment
Deflecting Palm - Reflects shrouded/hexproof voltron commanders back in their face (hopefully for 21+ commander damage)
Goblin Bombardment - Free sac outlet for tokens and stolen creatures
Seal of Cleansing Aura of Silence - Removal that combos with Sun Titan and Starfield of Nyx
Detention Sphere - Removal that can be donated afterward for Zedruu
Ghostly Prison See windburn Muse
Gift of Immortality - Part of the Recurring Package - amazing card
Imprisoned in the Moon - Commander Killer that can later be donated for Zedruu
Martyr's Cause - Free sac outlet for stolen creatures and protects from hexproof voltron commanders with a token generator.
Paradox Haze - Donate it and Doubles Upkeep Triggers for Zedruu Rite of the Raging Storm Followed Footsteps Assemble the Legion Dominus of Fealty starfield of Nyx. Alone this card draws you so many cards fast
Pariah - Pair it with Shielded by Faith a Huge creature (serra avatar) or Fog bank. Recurred by Starfield of Nyx each turn. Or best Sun Titan + gift of Immortality
Propaganda - See Windborn muse
Shielded by Faith - Protect combo pieces. Recur it with Starfield of Nyx. fun to pair it with Followed footsteps
Vow of Duty Vow of Lightning - Love the Vows. Put them on the voltron commander
Vow of Flight - Same as the other vows but can also add evasion to your own beaters as well.
Angelic Destiny - recurs itself and turns anything into a beater, don't forget you can donate it too afterwards.
Collective Restraint - See Windborn Muse
Dissipation Field - Makes others look the other way, ruins infinite damage triggers from permanents, and can be instant donated to a defending opponent who is being hit by a voltron commander to bounce it back to owners hand and laugh. Once was combed with Serra avatar + war storm surge to bounce my serra avatar back each turn till all opponents were dead. Don't forget when an opponent dies you get back all the stuff you donated with Zedruu back into play (as long as they were still in play when they died of course)
Assemble the Legion - Powerful card. Combos with Warstorm Surge Maryr's cause goblin bombardment crown of doom Djinn of Infinite Deceits
Followed Footsteps - Part of the Recurring package. Abuse enter the battlefield effects or make an army of Serra Avatars. Fun to recur with starfield of nyx
Rite of the Raging Storm - on its own its great, makes opponents hurl 5/1 tramples at each other. Combos with Warstorm surge Djinn of Infinite Deceits Bloodshot Cyclops and Brion Stoutarm and Vicious Shadows
Starfield of Nyx - 24 enchantments in the deck. enough said
Warstorm Surge - Great combo piece with the recurring package Rite of the Raging Storm Assemble the Legion Malignus serra avatar Reef Worm
Vicious Shadows - Common Finisher - combos with sac outlets and board wipes and creatures just naturally dying. Amazingly powerful card.
As you can see I don't like to run the usual mean Zedruu donate cards because they to me are just unfun and paints a huge target on Zedruu's head. I want her to draw me cards and not eat removal instantly.
I'm open to suggestions for fun interacting cards with a group of 4+ players. Anything that adds to the synergy of the deck is very welcomed.
-Crawl Space
+Akroan Horse
+Launch
-Goblin Cadets
-Crawl Space
+Akroan Horse
+Launch
Wanted to test Launch for awhile and crawlspace underperforms when not facing a swarm. Plenty of other pillow forts in the deck to deal with swarms.
And Akroan Horse interacts with many more cards then Goblin Cadets does and both do the same effect for self donating. Gonna miss that first turn drop though.
Would love to make room for Martyr's Bond but don't know what I would cut to make room for it. Putting Launch on a token and then tossing int into a sac outlet is a nice 2 for 1 since launch comes right back for just 2 mana.
Edit
Altered the name of the thread since combo might be misleading as a few people have pointed out me. nothing goes infinite or anything like that.
- Academy Researchers + Fool's Demise
- Iridescent Drake/Sun Titan + False Demise
and the individual cards have some synergy in your deck without the combos.Thanks for the suggestions.