mtg zedruu commander deck Let's Build a $100 Budget Zedruu, the Greathearted where X is the number of permanents you own that your opponents control. Zedruu the Greatest Of All

Its a great card for so many reasons

As long as you have five or more cards in hand, you can perpetually take extra combats and gain extra mana until you find the cards you need

There is a structure to this (technically) 14-card pack

There's also a minor "X spells" subtheme, notably tyranids with the ravenous mechanic such as Zoanthrope that scale up throughout the game, so every topdeck can be a potentially game-ending threat

Thanks to my AD Colin Boyer for the opportunity #MTGxFINALFANTASY #illustration #noai #FFXI Shantotto, the Radical Lady For MTG x Final Fantasy Universe Beyond got to paint this iconic black mage from FFXI

Then if it's the sacrificing business that bothers you, effects that replace death with exile like on Vren, the Relentless or Rest in Peace disrupt that nicely