Sidar B3 by user5369991

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Knight tribal and reanimator strategy helmed by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. The game plan leverages Sidar Jabari's eminence ability to loot on every Knight attack, filtering draws and filling the graveyard with high-impact Knight payoffs. Once Sidar Jabari enters the battlefield and connects in combat, his combat damage trigger reanimates heavy hitters like Herald of Hoofbeats, Cavalier of Night, or Kinsbaile Cavalier directly to play. The deck scales rapidly through stacked tribal lords, anthems, and double-strike enablers, converting a modest board into lethal evasive damage across two attack cycles. Interaction is dense and flexible, featuring premier white and blue removal alongside stack interaction. Protection spells like Dawn's Truce and Guardian of Faith safeguard the board against sweepers, while Haakon, Stromgald Scourge provides long-term recursion. While vulnerable to early graveyard hate and targeted commander removal, the deck maintains consistent pressure through deep tribal redundancy.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Ayara's Oathsworn
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Benalish Marshal
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cavalier of Dawn
  • 1 Cavalier of Night
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Mantle
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Kwende, Pride of Femeref
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Locthwain Lancer
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nadaar, Selfless Paladin
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silverblade Paladin
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Suppressor Skyguard
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Westfold Rider
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander
  • 1 Worthy Knight