zada_paper by doublevp

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

The deck uses Zada, Hedron Grinder to copy cheap targeted pump and cantrip spells across a Goblin-heavy board. Token makers such as Dragon Fodder, Krenko's Command, Hordeling Outburst, and Beetleback Chief build the target count, while Accelerate, Expedite, Crimson Wisps, and Ancestral Anger turn one spell into a large card burst. Skirk Prospector, Battle Hymn, Brightstone Ritual, Birgi, God of Storytelling, and Storm-Kiln Artist support explosive turns. The ordinary operational state arrives around turn 5, but the first reliable must-answer attack is closer to turn 7 because the deck must build a large board and supply haste, power, and trample. It can usually pressure one opponent per combat rather than finish immediately. Its main weaknesses are dependence on Zada, Hedron Grinder, limited protection, vulnerability to sweepers, and a lack of reliable access to non-Goblin support cards.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Accelerate
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardent Elementalist
  • 1 Balduvian Rage
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Beetleback Chief
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Brute Force
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Fury Charm
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Rabblemaster
  • 1 Goblin War Strike
  • 1 Heat Shimmer
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Infuriate
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Mirrorwing Dragon
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 31 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Otherworldly Outburst
  • 1 Panic
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Reckless Bushwhacker
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Rile
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Rush of Adrenaline
  • 1 Samut's Sprint
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stun
  • 1 Sudden Breakthrough
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 Titan's Strength
  • 1 Twinferno
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Unleash Fury
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder