The goal is "team up", picking one ally to help with goodstuff but with some things to keep it in check to avoid betrayals, I wish to be able to give goodies but also be able to teke them back (with homeward path effects)
I want to give good stuff that makes that opponent love me, that gives them an advantage against the other players but not against me.
Perhaps I can interest you in my phelddagrif primer? It does almost exactly that and it's reeeeaaaal good at it. Link in sig.
I think zedruu will be harder to make work because he's giving you so much draw benefit, which makes you scary to the table. Also because if you have homeward path your ally is not likely to be dumb enough to kill all your opponents for you. Plus if you're giving them significantly beneficial creatures, you've gotta cast that probably-expensive creature, plus the donate cost. Sac outlets are a problem. And unlike phelddagrif, zedruu is very killable. So I think phelddagrif is the way to go, personally.
Perhaps I can interest you in my phelddagrif primer? It does almost exactly that and it's reeeeaaaal good at it. Link in sig.
I think zedruu will be harder to make work because he's giving you so much draw benefit, which makes you scary to the table. Also because if you have homeward path your ally is not likely to be dumb enough to kill all your opponents for you. Plus if you're giving them significantly beneficial creatures, you've gotta cast that probably-expensive creature, plus the donate cost. Sac outlets are a problem. And unlike phelddagrif, zedruu is very killable. So I think phelddagrif is the way to go, personally.
WotC missed their chance in creating another legendary Phelddagrif in Dominaria.
I am looking for Commander suggestions for a new deck
I am considering Zedruu the Greathearted but it does not really have to be it.
The goal is "team up", picking one ally to help with goodstuff but with some things to keep it in check to avoid betrayals, I wish to be able to give goodies but also be able to teke them back (with homeward path effects)
I want to give good stuff that makes that opponent love me, that gives them an advantage against the other players but not against me.
Any ideas on how to make such a deck?
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I think zedruu will be harder to make work because he's giving you so much draw benefit, which makes you scary to the table. Also because if you have homeward path your ally is not likely to be dumb enough to kill all your opponents for you. Plus if you're giving them significantly beneficial creatures, you've gotta cast that probably-expensive creature, plus the donate cost. Sac outlets are a problem. And unlike phelddagrif, zedruu is very killable. So I think phelddagrif is the way to go, personally.
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Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
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WotC missed their chance in creating another legendary Phelddagrif in Dominaria.
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