Zedruu the Greathearted

Zedruu the Greathearted card image

Zedruu the Greathearted: Legendary Creature - Minotaur Monk, Commander 2016. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{R}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Minotaur Monk
Colour identity
White, blue and red (WUR)
Power / toughness
2/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Commander 2016 (C16)
Released
2016-11-11
Collector number
231
Artist
Mark Zug
Commander rank
8,755 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Zedruu the Greathearted

Zedruu the Greathearted is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, blue and red legendary creature from Commander 2016 (C16), a Commander product released in November 2016. It is collector number 231 in that set, with art by Mark Zug. It costs {1}{U}{R}{W} (one generic, one white, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/4 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to Commander Legends (2020). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.94 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.94 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Zedruu the Greathearted by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Zedruu the Greathearted

Zedruu the Greathearted has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86186Mythic2020
Commander Legends (CMR) #543Mythic2020
Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #119Mythic2015
Commander 2011 (CMD) #240Mythic2011
Commander 2011 Oversized (OCMD) #240Mythic2011

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Zedruu the Greathearted, newest first.

  • If an opponent leaves the game, all permanents you gave to them courtesy of Zedruu will return to your control.
  • 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.

Similar cards

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Zedruu the Greathearted is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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