LORDS (Copy) by QDF

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This Esper deck leverages Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir to execute a synergistic Knight typal reanimator strategy. From the command zone, Sidar's Eminence ability loots whenever Knights attack, continuously filtering your hand and depositing high-impact bombs into the graveyard. Early turns focus on establishing cheap Knights and mana rocks to trigger Eminence immediately. On Turn 4, Sidar Jabari enters the battlefield and attacks on Turn 5, using flying and first strike to safely connect and reanimate massive threats like Moonshaker Cavalry, Silverwing Squadron, or Herald of Hoofbeats directly into play. The deck converts wide Knight boards into lethal flying or unblockable alpha strikes, eliminating the table across Turns 5 and 6. A robust interaction suite provides efficient spot removal and asymmetric sweepers like Raise the Palisade, while premium protection spells such as Flare of Fortitude and Guardian of Faith shield the board from sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cavalier of Dawn
  • 1 Cavalier of Night
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Icon of Ancestry
  • 1 Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Pyre of Heroes
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Suppressor Skyguard
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Thalia's Lancers
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Unsettled Mariner
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Westfold Rider
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wonder