knights 2

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir leads an aggressive Esper tribal deck focused on combat velocity and recursive value. The eminence ability lets you loot each turn you attack with a Knight, filtering your hand and feeding your graveyard from the command zone. Once Sidar Jabari enters combat, his combat damage trigger reanimates high-impact Knights directly to the board. You win by going wide with Knight anthems and making your army unblockable via Herald of Hoofbeats or Wonder. Alternatively, you can drain out the table using Knights Charge or recurring Smitten Swordmaster through Haakon, Stromgald Scourge.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Ayara's Oathsworn
  • 1 Basri's Lieutenant
  • 1 Benalish Marshal
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Blacklance Paragon
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crib Swap
  • 1 Crippling Fear
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Etchings of the Chosen
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Parting
  • 1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Gods Willing
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 History of Benalia
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of Dusk's Shadow
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Kwende, Pride of Femeref
  • 1 Locthwain Lancer
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Make a Stand
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Order of Midnight // Alter Fate
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Paladin Class
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Pyre of Heroes
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Sigiled Sword of Valeron
  • 1 Silverblade Paladin
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Sister of Silence
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thalia's Lancers
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Werefox Bodyguard
  • 1 Westfold Rider
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander
  • 1 Wonder