Zada base by Madmordagin

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Zada, Hedron Grinder is a mono-red spellslinger that weaponizes single-target cantrips and pump spells to create an avalanche of copies across a wide board. The primary game plan is to build a critical mass of cheap creatures-mostly goblins and token makers-then deploy Zada and chain inexpensive instant and sorcery spells that target only her, copying each one for every other creature you control. This draws a huge number of cards, grants haste and trample, and massively pumps the team for a single overwhelming combat step. Secondary win conditions include Impact Tremors, Fiery Inscription, and Guttersnipe pinging the table as spells are cast, and a storm finish via Grapeshot or Empty the Warrens. The deck is exceptionally explosive but fragile, relying on a fast start and Zada's presence to convert a modest board into lethal damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Accelerate
  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Assault Strobe
  • 1 Balduvian Rage
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Boiling Blood
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Foundry Street Denizen
  • 1 Gingerbrute
  • 1 Goblin Arsonist
  • 1 Goblin Champion
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Goblinslide
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Heat Ray
  • 1 Hidden Volcano
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Leyline of Resonance
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Panic
  • 1 Pedal to the Metal
  • 1 Phoenix Chick
  • 1 Raging Goblin
  • 1 Ral's Reinforcements
  • 1 Raze the Effigy
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Run Amok
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Samut's Sprint
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Siege Smash
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Smelt
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul's Fire
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Titan's Strength
  • 1 Unleash Fury
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder