Zada’s Army

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This mono-red list is an explosive storm-aggro deck spearheaded by Zada, Hedron Grinder. The strategy revolves around assembling a wide board of inexpensive creatures and Goblin tokens during the early turns, casting Zada, and targeting her with inexpensive cantrips like Crimson Wisps and Expedite. Because Zada copies single-target spells for every other creature on the board, a single red mana yields immense card advantage. The deck leverages this sudden influx of cards to dig into mana-positive rituals like Battle Hymn and Brightstone Ritual, token copiers like Heat Shimmer and Twinflame, and lethal team-wide pump spells like Fists of Flame. It can also close games instantly with an infinite Dualcaster Mage combo. While the deck boasts blistering speed and a same-turn kill profile, it exhibits extreme reliance on its commander and carries minimal interactive defense against opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Accelerate
  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Barge In
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Brute Force
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Crimson Kobolds
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Crookshank Kobolds
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Frontline Heroism
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Heat Shimmer
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Infuriate
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Monstrous Rage
  • 28 Mountain
  • 1 Reckless Charge
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Reverberate
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Rosnakht, Heir of Rohgahh
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Run Amok
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Rush the Room
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Siege Smash
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Warlord's Fury
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder