First printed in Commander 2011 (2011)
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Legendary Creature — Minotaur Monk
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.
: Target opponent gains control of target permanent you control.
2/4
- Illustrated by
- Mark Zug
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If either the opponent or the permanent you control becomes an illegal target by the time Zedruu's last ability tries to resolve, the ability does nothing.
- If you leave the game, all permanents you own leave the game with you.
- If an opponent leaves the game, all permanents you gave to them courtesy of Zedruu will return to your control.
Prices
MTGO price: 1.18 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
74 combos, the most popular first:
- Each opponent with 20 or more life loses the game: Transcendence + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Target opponent loses the game: Austere Command + Nine Lives + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep: Demonic Pact + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Target opponent loses the game: Cleansing Nova + Nine Lives + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Draw the game: Lich's Mirror + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Exile all spells target opponent casts from their hand, Target opponent can only cast one spell per turn…: Knowledge Pool + Moderation + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Target opponent loses the game: Nine Lives + Shadowspear + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Each opponent loses the game, Infinite damage: Dissipation Field + Memnite + Warstorm Surge + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Target opponent loses the game: Despotic Scepter + Nefarious Lich + Zedruu the Greathearted
- Target opponent loses the game: Lich's Mastery + Shadowspear + Zedruu the Greathearted