Knights by Johndoemer

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 62

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Esper Knight tribal and reanimator strategy piloted by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. It leverages Sidar's Eminence ability from the command zone to loot on early attacks, rapidly filtering card quality while stocking the graveyard with game-ending Knight payoffs. On turn 3 or 4, Sidar enters the battlefield and connects in combat to reanimate key threats directly, cheating high mana costs and instantly transforming small attackers into an unblockable, double-striking army. Supported by premium tutors, mass reanimation, and a robust suite of cheap interaction and phasing protection, the deck applies relentless tempo pressure while maintaining resilient graveyard recovery lines and an optional infinite drain combo with Haakon, Stromgald Scourge.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cavalier of Night
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Order of Midnight // Alter Fate
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silverblade Paladin
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander
  • 1 Worthy Knight