Zirda by JP7014

Format: Commander

Commander: Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 80

Deck overview

This deck is a high-speed cEDH Boros artifact combo list commanded by Zirda, the Dawnwaker. The primary game plan leverages Zirda's continuous activation cost reduction to generate infinite colorless mana with Basalt Monolith or Grim Monolith. Once infinite mana is achieved, the deck channels resources into game-ending sinks such as Staff of Domination, Walking Ballista, or Staff of Compleation, drawing the entire library and eliminating all opponents on the spot. Supported by format-tier fast mana like Mishra's Workshop, Ancient Tomb, Mox Diamond, and Mana Vault, the deck reliably threatens game wins as early as Turn 2 or 3. It protects its decisive combo turns with premier Boros silence effects, including Grand Abolisher, Voice of Victory, Silence, and Ranger-Captain of Eos. When primary lines face resistance, independent backup lines like Underworld Breach with Lion's Eye Diamond and Grinding Station provide seamless recovery and lethal inevitability.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstergo Entertainment
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Avarice Totem
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Candelabra of Tawnos
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Dome
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Damping Sphere
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delivery Moogle
  • 1 Disruptor Flute
  • 1 Elegant Parlor
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Fogwell's Gym
  • 1 Fomori Vault
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Goblin Welder
  • 1 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeweled Amulet
  • 1 Kozilek's Command
  • 1 Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Metalworker
  • 1 Mirage Mirror
  • 1 Mishra's Workshop
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Moonsilver Key
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reckless Handling
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Ricochet Trap
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Staff of Compleation
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thran Spider
  • 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Treasonous Ogre
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Zirda, the Dawnwaker