Zada by jtchristie

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Mono-red Zada storm meets goblin swarm. The deck builds a board of cheap goblin tokens, casts Zada, Hedron Grinder, then chains one-mana single-target spells such as Expedite, Crimson Wisps, and Renegade Tactics - each copied for every other creature, drawing an enormous hand and cranking storm count. Rituals like Battle Hymn, Brightstone Ritual, Seething Song, and Mana Geyser convert the wide board into explosive red mana, while Storm-Kiln Artist and Ancestors' Aid create Treasures from every copy. The finish is delivered by Grapeshot or Empty the Warrens storm lines, or through Haze of Rage and Great Train Heist combat. Krenko, Mob Boss serves as a hidden backup commander, and Pashalik Mons/Goblin Bombardment add a sacrificial drain angle. The entire game plan funnels through Zada, making the deck extremely explosive but fragile to interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boggart Shenanigans
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Broadside Bombardiers
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Daring Discovery
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Frontline Heroism
  • 1 Gempalm Incinerator
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Burrows
  • 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Haze of Rage
  • 1 Hidden Volcano
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impulsive Pilferer
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 1 Moggcatcher
  • 21 Mountain
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Quest for the Goblin Lord
  • 1 Redcap Gutter-Dweller
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Sazacap's Brew
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Crater
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Spreading Insurrection
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wild Ride
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder