Night Knight

Format: Commander

Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Esper Knight tribal and combat-reanimator deck commanded by Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir. It leverages Sidar's Eminence ability to sculpt hand quality and bin large Knight payoffs as early as turn 2 whenever any Knight attacks. Once Sidar Jabari enters on turn 4, combat damage triggers immediately reanimate dominant threats such as Herald of Hoofbeats, Vodalian Wave-Knight, and Kinsbaile Cavalier. The deck overwhelms opponents with evasive combat damage, granting horsemanship, double strike, and scaling counters across an expanding army. Resilient backup plans like Haakon, Stromgald Scourge and token generators ensure steady pressure even without the commander. Rich protection tools like Guardian of Faith and And They Shall Know No Fear shield the board from sweepers, while Raise the Palisade clears opposing blockers for decisive finishing attacks by turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acclaimed Contender
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aether Tunnel
  • 1 And They Shall Know No Fear
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Ayara's Oathsworn
  • 1 Benalish Marshal
  • 1 Blacklance Paragon
  • 1 Cavalier of Dawn
  • 1 Cavalier of Gales
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Chocobo Knights
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
  • 1 Elenda, Saint of Dusk
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fiendslayer Paladin
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Hedron Crab
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 History of Benalia
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knight-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Knight-Errant of Eos
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana the Repentant
  • 1 Locthwain Lancer
  • 1 Moorland Rescuer
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Order of Sacred Dusk
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Port of Karfell
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Silverblade Paladin
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stitcher's Supplier
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools
  • 1 Tomb Fortress
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Vona, Butcher of Magan
  • 1 Werefox Bodyguard
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Worthy Knight