Political Puppets
Commander $103.29
100 cards
Bracket 2 by the list · Core
Blue: the colour is how well it does what Bracket 2 allows.
- The three dials average 84 for what Bracket 2 allows, held to 79 by the cap: that sets the colour.
- Capped: Manabase 64. The colour sits at most one step above the weakest dial; without the cap it would be green.
- Power 32 counts as 100 here: Bracket 2 is for Power 25 and up. With Manabase 64 and Health 85, that is 84 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- No Game Changers, mass land denial or pile of extra turns: Core by the list. Exhibition (1) is about what a deck is for, and only you can say that.
- Combos are not checked yet.
Power 32: why
- 14 cards that draw or dig
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 5 answers at mana value 2 or less
Manabase 64: why
- 14 sources make white, and it has a card costing {W}{W}{W}: aim for about 30
- 14 sources make red, and it has a card costing {R}{R}{R}: aim for about 30
- 34 lands, counting ramp ≈ 36 sources: short of the ≈38.5 a deck at mana value 3.18 wants
Health 85: why
- Only 4 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
- 8 spells cost 6 or more (12% of spells; aim under 10%)
- 14 cards that draw or dig ✓
◈ Commander
Zedruu the Greathearted
$4.79 Main deck (99)
Creatures 24
1
Arbiter of Knollridge
6W $0.31
1
1
Azorius Guildmage
W/UW/U $0.23
1
1
Brion Stoutarm
2RW $0.78
1
1
Chromeshell Crab
4U $0.35
1
1
Court Hussar
2U $0.08
1
1
Dominus of Fealty
U/RU/RU/RU/RU/R $0.72
1
1
False Prophet
2WW $0.66
1
1
Flametongue Kavu
3R $0.08
1
1
Fog Bank
1U $0.39
1
1
Goblin Cadets
R $2.76
1
1
Gomazoa
2U $0.64
1
1
Guard Gomazoa
2U $0.87
1
1
Izzet Chronarch
3UR $0.47
1
1
Jötun Grunt
1W $0.28
1
1
Nin, the Pain Artist
UR $0.75
1
1
Numot, the Devastator
3URW $1.94
1
1
Plumeveil
W/UW/UW/U $0.19
1
1
Rapacious One
5R $0.29
1
1
Ruhan of the Fomori
1URW $2.54
1
1
Spurnmage Advocate
W $0.38
1
1
Vedalken Plotter
2U $0.36
1
1
Wall of Denial
1WU $0.55
1
1
Wall of Omens
1W $0.55
1
1
Windborn Muse
3W $0.69
1
Instants 16
1
Brainstorm
U $2.13
1
1
Chaos Warp
2R $1.51
1
1
Flusterstorm
U $9.95
1
1
Lash Out
1R $0.12
1
1
Murmurs from Beyond
2U $0.16
1
1
Oblation
2W $0.62
1
1
Perilous Research
1U $0.77
1
1
Pollen Lullaby
1W $0.38
1
1
Punishing Fire
1R $0.34
1
1
Reins of Power
2UU $1.87
1
1
Repulse
2U $0.11
1
1
Scattering Stroke
2UU $0.43
1
1
Spell Crumple
1UU $0.64
1
1
Vision Skeins
1U $0.71
1
1
Whirlpool Whelm
1U $0.20
1
1
Wild Ricochet
2RR $0.73
1
Sorceries 6
1
Austere Command
4WW $1.13
1
1
Breath of Darigaaz
1R $0.24
1
1
Death by Dragons
4RR $0.29
1
1
Insurrection
5RRR $11.98
1
1
Skyscribing
XUU $0.55
1
1
Trade Secrets
1UU $1.78
1
Artifacts 9
1
Armillary Sphere
2 $0.21
1
1
Champion's Helm
3 $3.25
1
1
Darksteel Ingot
3 $0.25
1
1
Dreamstone Hedron
6 $0.36
1
1
Fellwar Stone
2 $2.55
1
1
Howling Mine
2 $5.80
1
1
Lightning Greaves
2 $4.21
1
1
Prophetic Prism
2 $0.12
1
1
Sol Ring
1 $1.82
1
Enchantments 10
1
Crescendo of War
3W $2.35
1
1
Ghostly Prison
2W $6.94
1
1
Journey to Nowhere
1W $0.46
1
1
Martyr's Bond
4WW $0.98
1
1
Prison Term
1WW $0.37
1
1
Propaganda
2U $5.37
1
1
Soul Snare
W $0.28
1
1
Vow of Duty
2W $0.32
1
1
Vow of Flight
2U $0.29
1
1
Vow of Lightning
2R $0.31
1
Lands 34
1
Azorius Chancery
$0.28
1
1
Boros Garrison
$0.24
1
1
Command Tower
$0.87
1
1
Evolving Wilds
$0.26
1
3
Island
$0.25
3
3
Island
$0.23
3
3
Island
$0.17
3
3
Island
$0.20
3
1
Izzet Boilerworks
$0.32
1
2
Mountain
$0.20
2
2
Mountain
$0.29
2
2
Mountain
$0.20
2
2
Mountain
$0.16
2
2
Plains
$0.26
2
2
Plains
$0.26
2
2
Plains
$0.22
2
2
Plains
$0.28
2
1
Terramorphic Expanse
$0.50
1
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2Bracket
2 · Core by the list. The bracket comes from Wizards' card rules alone; the colour says how well the deck does what Bracket 2 allows.
- The three dials average 84 for what Bracket 2 allows, held to 79 by the cap: that sets the colour.
- Capped: Manabase 64. The colour sits at most one step above the weakest dial; without the cap it would be green.
- Power 32 counts as 100 here: Bracket 2 is for Power 25 and up. With Manabase 64 and Health 85, that is 84 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- No Game Changers, mass land denial or pile of extra turns: Core by the list. Exhibition (1) is about what a deck is for, and only you can say that.
- Combos are not checked yet.
32Power
How fast and how hard this deck can take over a game. Absolute: about 90 and up is cEDH, so a casual deck scores low on purpose.
Focused
- 14 cards that draw or dig
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 5 answers at mana value 2 or less
- Average mana value 3.18: middling
- 1 piece of fast mana: Sol Ring
64Manabase
Can it cast its spells on time, in its colours?
Needs work
- 14 sources make white, and it has a card costing {W}{W}{W}: aim for about 30
- 14 sources make red, and it has a card costing {R}{R}{R}: aim for about 30
- 34 lands, counting ramp ≈ 36 sources: short of the ≈38.5 a deck at mana value 3.18 wants
- 3 lands always enter tapped
85Health
Does it have the parts every Commander deck needs: ramp, cards, answers, and a curve it can cast?
Good
- Only 4 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
- 8 spells cost 6 or more (12% of spells; aim under 10%)
- 14 cards that draw or dig ✓
- 9 ways to remove a threat ✓
- 2 board wipes ✓
Scores read the list alone, from each card's own rules text: they can't see how a deck is played. Bracket names and the Game Changers list are Wizards of the Coast's (Commander Brackets, list as Wizards last changed it, 9 February 2026).
Led by Zedruu the Greathearted. A white-blue-red Commander deck built around counterspells. 25 creatures, 34 lands, average mana value 3.18.
Summarised from the decklist — not official product copy.