Sidar (Wide&Big, Control/Aggro) by austinvang

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is an Esper Knights midrange-combat deck helmed by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. The plan is to flood the board with synergistic Knights, leverage tribal lords and evasion (Herald of Hoofbeats, Cover of Darkness, Dion, Bahamut's Dominant), and close through overwhelming combat-often amplified by double strike from Kinsbaile Cavalier, Valiant Knight, or Akroma's Will. Sidar's eminence loots on every Knight attack from the command zone, smoothing draws without needing the body, while his combat-damage trigger reanimates Knights. A secondary engine routes through Haakon, Stromgald Scourge plus Buried Alive/Entomb, casting Knights from the graveyard for explosive rebuilds. Finishers include Moonshaker Cavalry, Summon: Primal Odin's lose-the-game chapter, and drain from Knights' Charge or Smitten Swordmaster's adventure. The deck wins by attrition and board superiority rather than infinite combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
  • 1 Andúril, Narsil Reforged
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Cavalier of Dawn
  • 1 Cavalier of Night
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Don't Make a Sound
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Adjudicator
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights of Dol Amroth
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rosecot Knight
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Squall Leonhart
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Summon: Primal Odin
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Vona, Butcher of Magan
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 White Orchid Phantom
  • 1 Windfall