The Knight's Who Say "Ni!" by M1naj

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Knight kindred strategy commanded by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. It leverages Sidar's eminence ability to loot every time a Knight attacks, filling the graveyard with high-impact bombs while smoothing land drops and action. On Turn 4, the deck deploys Sidar Jabari, using his flying and first strike to safely connect on Turn 5 and reanimate devastating Knights like Moonshaker Cavalry, Herald of Hoofbeats, or Cavalier of Night. A robust interaction suite featuring Fierce Guardianship, Mana Drain, and Raise the Palisade disrupts opponents while asymmetric protection spells like Flawless Maneuver and Teferi's Protection shield the board against sweepers. The deck closes the game on Turns 6 to 7 through overwhelming evasive combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battle Angels of Tyr
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cavalier of Dawn
  • 1 Cavalier of Night
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dauntless Bodyguard
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elenda and Azor
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Locthwain Lancer
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Worthy Knight