SIDAR by Phareux56

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Esper Knight tribal and reanimator strategy commanded by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. It leverages Sidar's Eminence ability to generate continuous card selection from the command zone starting as early as Turn 2 or 3. By discarding expensive, high-impact Knights during early attacks, the deck primes its graveyard without spending mana. Once Sidar enters the battlefield, his combat damage trigger cheats those discarded threats directly into play, skipping their high casting costs. The board rapidly compounds into an overwhelming force using tribal damage multipliers like Kinsbaile Cavalier and Skyhunter Strike Force, alongside life-draining triggers from Knights' Charge and Corpse Knight. Robust tribal protection spells, including Guardian of Faith and Knight Exemplar, safeguard the army against sweepers and targeted removal, allowing the deck to close out the game through lethal combat across Turns 6 and 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knight-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scattered Thoughts
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Sigiled Sword of Valeron
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Vona, Butcher of Magan
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander
  • 1 Worthy Knight
  • 1 Xerex Strobe-Knight