Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir top 40 by user5847946

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 49

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered tribal reanimator strategy helmed by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. It leverages Jabari's eminence ability to filter card draws and deposit high-impact Knights directly into the graveyard on early attack steps. Once Sidar Jabari enters the battlefield, combat damage triggers immediately resurrect game-ending threats such as Moonshaker Cavalry, Herald of Hoofbeats, and Vodalian Wave-Knight. Supported by premium mana rocks, efficient tutors like Buried Alive and Entomb, and top-tier free protection spells like Fierce Guardianship and Flawless Maneuver, the deck transitions smoothly from early tempo plays into decisive, unblockable alpha strikes. Robust backup recursion engines like Haakon, Stromgald Scourge ensure high resilience against board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Ayara's Oathsworn
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cavalier of Dawn
  • 1 Cavalier of Night
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Locthwain Lancer
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander