Grind Out a Win (Zada, Hedron Grinder)

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a mono-red goblin token aggro deck helmed by Zada, Hedron Grinder, built to exploit her spell-copying ability. The primary plan is to build a wide board of goblins and tokens, cast Zada, then chain cheap cantrips (haste, pump, draw) that target only Zada - each copy draws a card and pumps every creature you control. The resulting card-advantage explosion fuels additional goblin tokens from Young Pyromancer and Akroan Crusader, burn from Guttersnipe and Impact Tremors, and massive mana from Storm-Kiln Artist. Wins come via overwhelming combat, pinging the table to death, or sacrificial damage through Goblin Bombardment. The deck is fast but fragile, with no stack interaction and limited recovery from wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accelerate
  • 1 Akroan Crusader
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Balduvian Rage
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Beetleback Chief
  • 1 Bionic Blow
  • 1 Boiling Blood
  • 1 Brute Force
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Burn from Within
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chaotic Strike
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Endless Atlas
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Explosive Entry
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Burrows
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Gang Leader
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin King
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Gravitic Punch
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hedron Crawler
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Introduction to Annihilation
  • 1 Iron Myr
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Lunar Frenzy
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 1 Mirror Shield
  • 28 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Otherworldly Outburst
  • 1 Panic
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Rosnakht, Heir of Rohgahh
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spitting Earth
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stun
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Territory Forge
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Transmogrify
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder
  • 1 Zuko's Exile