Zada by ABodin

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 71

Deck overview

This mono-red storm deck leverages Zada, Hedron Grinder to turn cheap single-target cantrips and token-generating spells into massive card advantage and board-wide explosions. By deploying a low-to-the-ground curve of zero-mana creatures, Goblin tokens, and high-velocity fast mana, the deck casts Zada by Turn 3 and immediately targets her with 1-mana spells like Crimson Wisps or Ancestral Anger. Zada's triggered ability copies each spell across all controlled creatures, instantly refilling the hand and generating huge mana through Battle Hymn and Brightstone Ritual. The deck converts this momentum into a same-turn win by creating dozens of token copies with Twinflame and granting overwhelming trample damage via Fists of Flame, or by executing an infinite Dualcaster Mage copy loop. Free stack protection like Deflecting Swat and efficient red counterspells defend the explosive combo turn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Accelerate
  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Crimson Kobolds
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Crookshank Kobolds
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Desperate Ritual
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Flick a Coin
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Heat Shimmer
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Infernal Plunge
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kari Zev's Expertise
  • 1 Kobolds of Kher Keep
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Kuldotha Rebirth
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Memnite
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 1 Mishra's Factory
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 1 Molten Duplication
  • 15 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mutavault
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Overmaster
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Phyrexian Walker
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Sandstone Needle
  • 1 Seething Anger
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Slickshot Show-Off
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark of Creativity
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Stun
  • 1 Sudden Breakthrough
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Wild Magic Surge
  • 1 Wrenn's Resolve
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder