Near Cedh zirda attempt. by Jay-Mtg2

Format: Commander

Commander: Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This is a fast Boros artifact-combo deck centered on Zirda, the Dawnwaker. The primary win uses Zirda, the Dawnwaker to reduce Basalt Monolith's untap cost, creating infinite colorless mana, then casts Walking Ballista for a lethal size. A second route uses Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista for repeatable lifelink and counter generation. The deck has excellent mana velocity from zero- and one-mana artifacts, rituals, Ancient Tomb, and Sol Ring. It also has strong artifact access through Enlightened Tutor, Gamble, Oswald Fiddlebender, Goblin Engineer, and Inventors' Fair. Its main weakness is joint access: tutors usually find only one missing role, while the commander, engine, and payoff all require separate deployment resources. The deck can often threaten a same-turn kill around turn 5, with exceptional fast-mana hands acting earlier. Protection and stax pieces improve its chances but do not make the setup inherently resilient.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Ancient Den
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Archivist of Oghma
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Aura of Silence
• 1 Auriok Salvagers
• 1 Basalt Monolith
• 1 Battlefield Forge
• 1 Blind Obedience
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Buried Ruin
• 1 Calamity's Wake
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Deafening Silence
• 1 Defense Grid
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Delivery Moogle
• 1 Desperate Ritual
• 1 Drannith Magistrate
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Erode
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Ethersworn Canonist
• 1 Final Fortune
• 1 Flamescroll Celebrant // Revel in Silence
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Gamble
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Goblin Engineer
• 1 Goblin Welder
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Great Furnace
• 1 Grim Monolith
• 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1 Hexing Squelcher
• 1 Imperial Recruiter
• 1 Inventors' Fair
• 1 Last Chance
• 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Moonsilver Key
• 5 Mountain
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Mox Opal
• 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
• 1 Orim's Chant
• 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
• 1 Path to Exile
• 10 Plains
• 1 Plateau
• 1 Prismatic Vista
• 1 Pyretic Ritual
• 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
• 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1 Reckless Handling
• 1 Recommission
• 1 Recruiter of the Guard
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Rite of Flame
• 1 Rugged Prairie
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Silence
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Soulbright Flamekin
• 1 Spectator Seating
• 1 Staff of Domination
• 1 Starfield Shepherd
• 1 Sunbaked Canyon
• 1 Sunbillow Verge
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Conviction
• 1 Touch the Spirit Realm
• 1 Underworld Breach
• 1 Untimely Malfunction
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Welding Jar
• 1 Wheel of Fortune
• 1 Winds of Change
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
• 1 Zirda, the Dawnwaker