Zada Goblins Pump by Dragonslayer

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity mono-red storm and combat deck commanded by Zada, Hedron Grinder. The strategy centers on establishing an early board of inexpensive Goblin and Elemental tokens using enablers like Young Pyromancer, Legion Warboss, and Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin. Once Zada enters the battlefield, any single-target combat trick, cantrip, or token-copying spell targeting Zada copies itself for every other creature on your board. This triggers exponential mana creation through cards like Sudden Breakthrough and Storm-Kiln Artist, massive card draw through spells like Fists of Flame, and lethal trample damage across the table. Supported by red redirection spells like Deflecting Swat and Bolt Bend, the deck protects its crucial turns against spot interaction. As an alternate win condition, the deck also contains the infinite copy combo of Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame, allowing it to circumvent stalemated combat boards.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Antagonize
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer
  • 1 Barge In
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brute Force
  • 1 Bull Rush
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Crater's Claws
  • 1 Cunning Maneuver
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Frontline Heroism
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Offensive
  • 1 Goblinslide
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Heat Shimmer
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Infuriate
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Krark, the Thumbless
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Leyline of Resonance
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Moggcatcher
  • 1 Molten Duplication
  • 1 Monstrous Rage
  • 25 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Reiterate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Siege Smash
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul of New Phyrexia
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Sudden Breakthrough
  • 1 Sundial of the Infinite
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Titan's Strength
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vesuva
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder