Sidar paper by Dariandrephos

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Esper Knights is a synergistic tribal deck built to attack every turn. Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir's Eminence makes each Knight swing loot, filling the graveyard while finding lords and protection. The commander's combat damage then reanimates a Knight, letting the deck chain recursion each turn. Secondary paths include going wide with token-generating Knights from The Council of Four, Silverwing Squadron, Chivalric Alliance, and The Circle of Loyalty, or reloading with Knights' Charge and Moorland Rescuer. A dense interaction package keeps the board clear, while Syr Konrad turns recursive graveyard play into drain. No hidden commander exists; the deck is built around the Esper commander.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Anguished Unmaking
• 1 Arcane Sanctum
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
• 1 Arvad the Cursed
• 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
• 1 Benalish Marshal
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Breathless Knight
• 1 Brotherhood Regalia
• 1 Chieftain en-Dal
• 1 Chivalric Alliance
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Corpse Knight
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crippling Fear
• 1 Despark
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Don't Make a Sound
• 1 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Drown in the Loch
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Elenda and Azor
• 1 Etchings of the Chosen
• 1 Ethersworn Adjudicator
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exorcise
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Glen Elendra Liege
• 1 Haytham Kenway
• 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
• 1 Icon of Ancestry
• 5 Island
• 1 Keep Safe
• 1 Kindred Dominance
• 1 Knight Exemplar
• 1 Knights' Charge
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
• 1 Moorland Rescuer
• 1 Myriad Landscape
• 1 Negate
• 1 No More Lies
• 1 Orzhov Signet
• 1 Paladin Class
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Phyrexian Arena
• 5 Plains
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Reasonable Doubt
• 1 Refute
• 1 Secluded Courtyard
• 1 Shay Cormac
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
• 1 Silverblade Paladin
• 1 Silverwing Squadron
• 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Stroke of Midnight
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1 Tainted Indulgence
• 1 Temple of Deceit
• 1 Temple of Enlightenment
• 1 Temple of Silence
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 The Circle of Loyalty
• 1 The Council of Four
• 1 Thistledown Liege
• 1 Thriving Heath
• 1 Thriving Isle
• 1 Thriving Moor
• 1 Unbreakable Formation
• 1 Valiant Knight
• 1 Vanquisher's Banner
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
• 1 Void Rend
• 1 Westfold Rider
• 1 Wonder