gb zada upgrade (duplicated from Gelos) by user9950993

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This mono-red combo deck harnesses Zada, Hedron Grinder to turn inexpensive single-target cantrips and combat buffs into massive board-wide card draw and mana generation engines. By deploying early Goblin token producers on Turns 1 through 3, the deck positions itself to cast Zada on Turn 4 and immediately fire off a 1-mana cantrip like Crimson Wisps or Expedite. Because Zada copies single-target spells for every other creature on the battlefield on cast, a single spell draws 4 to 6 fresh cards. Chaining these cantrips into creature-scaling rituals like Battle Hymn and Brightstone Ritual or artifact engines like Storm-Kiln Artist generates dozens of red mana and Treasures. The deck finishes games on that same turn by burning out all opponents through Impact Tremors, Fiery Inscription, and Guttersnipe, or by overrunning the table with Fists of Flame and Twinflame.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Choco-Comet
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Crash Through
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kari Zev's Expertise
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Kick in the Door
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 1 Mishra's Factory
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 22 Mountain
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Otherworldly Outburst
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Reckless Ransacking
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sazacap's Brew
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul's Fire
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormsplitter
  • 1 Sudden Breakthrough
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Traitorous Greed
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urabrask // The Great Work
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Warlord's Fury
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder