Knights in Esper Armor by TLonny22

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir pilots an Esper Knights aggro deck that uses the command-zone eminence ability as a repeatable draw/discard engine. The primary plan is to attack with Knights every turn, bin high-value reanimation targets, then reanimate them when Sidar deals combat damage. Secondary paths include mass reanimation via Knights' Charge or Patriarch's Bidding, and a drain package with Corpse Knight, Smitten Swordmaster, and Syr Konrad. Dion, Bahamut's Dominant serves as a front-face flying anthem and token source; its back face, Bahamut, Warden of Light, is a bonus buff/removal saga. Haakon, Stromgald Scourge acts as a hidden commander once reanimated, giving continuous graveyard casting. The deck wins through a swarm alpha strike with double strike, flying, and drain effects, not through infinite combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Breathless Knight
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 11 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Locthwain Lancer
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Suppressor Skyguard
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Westfold Rider
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander
  • 1 Wonder
  • 1 Worthy Knight
  • 1 Xerex Strobe-Knight