Zada v1.3 - CoPilot by Zembluz

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This mono-red deck leverages Zada, Hedron Grinder to turn cheap, single-target spells into massive, board-wide explosive effects. In the early turns, the deck casts low-cost token generators like Dragon Fodder, Mogg War Marshal, and Hordeling Outburst to establish a wide board of 1/1 creatures. Once Zada enters the battlefield alongside 4 or more tokens, a single 1-mana cantrip such as Crimson Wisps or Expedite copies to every creature, immediately drawing 5 or more cards. This sudden influx of cards fuels a storm-like sequence, chaining into Treasure-producing combat tricks like Sudden Breakthrough, token cloners like Twinflame, and lethal finishers like Fists of Flame and Ancestral Anger. Because the buffs grant haste and trample, the deck frequently converts its setup into a single-turn table elimination on Turn 5. The strategy is proactive and fast, but it relies heavily on board presence and commander resolution, leaving it vulnerable to sweepers and countermagic.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accelerate
  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Balduvian Rage
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Beetleback Chief
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brute Force
  • 1 Brute Strength
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Dynacharge
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fervent Strike
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Forbidden Friendship
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Goblin Gathering
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Heat Shimmer
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirrorwing Dragon
  • 1 Mogg Alarm
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Reckless Charge
  • 1 Reckless Ransacking
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Ricochet Trap
  • 1 Rile
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Run Amok
  • 1 Samut's Sprint
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Stun
  • 1 Sudden Breakthrough
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Thatcher Revolt
  • 1 Titan's Strength
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Volatile Fault
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warlord's Fury
  • 1 Weapon Surge
  • 1 Wild Magic Surge
  • 1 You See a Pair of Goblins
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder