Zirda, the Dawnwaker Infinite-Combo by Halowed
Format: Commander
Commander: Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Bracket: 4
DeckCheck Threat Index: 43
Deck overview
This Boros deck is commanded by Zirda, the Dawnwaker, functioning as a hybrid infinite-mana combo engine and Equipment midrange strategy. Zirda's static ability discounts non-mana activated abilities by {2}, turning Basalt Monolith and Grim Monolith into immediate two-card infinite colorless mana engines. The deck leverages dedicated artifact tutors such as Goblin Engineer, Oswald Fiddlebender, and Inventors' Fair to assemble its combo pieces reliably by Turn 4. Once infinite mana is generated, outlets like Staff of Domination, Retrofitter Foundry, and Tilonalli's Summoner eliminate all opponents on the spot. If the primary combo is disrupted, the deck pivots seamlessly into a formidable Voltron combat plan powered by Bruenor Battlehammer, Halvar, God of Battle, and lethal damage doublers like Fiery Emancipation and Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Robust protection spells like Teferi's Protection and Boros Charm preserve the board while maintaining consistent pressure.
Decklist (100 cards)
- 1 Argentum Armor
- 1 Axgard Armory
- 1 Basalt Monolith
- 1 Battlefield Forge
- 1 Blackblade Reforged
- 1 Bonders' Enclave
- 1 Boros Charm
- 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
- 1 By Invitation Only
- 1 Captivating Crew
- 1 Cave of the Frost Dragon
- 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
- 1 Clifftop Retreat
- 1 Cloudsteel Kirin
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commander's Plate
- 1 Coveted Jewel
- 1 Crawling Barrens
- 1 Daretti, Scrap Savant
- 1 Darksteel Forge
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Doubling Cube
- 1 Dreamstone Hedron
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Fervent Mastery
- 1 Fiery Emancipation
- 1 Fighter Class
- 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- 1 Goblin Engineer
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
- 1 Grim Monolith
- 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
- 1 Hedron Archive
- 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- 1 Helm of the Host
- 1 Imperial Recruiter
- 1 Inventors' Fair
- 1 Karn, Living Legacy
- 1 Karn, the Great Creator
- 1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
- 1 Labyrinth of Skophos
- 1 Lightning Greaves
- 1 Lithoform Engine
- 1 Lizard Blades
- 1 Mantle of the Ancients
- 1 Mask of Memory
- 1 Mirage Mirror
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 8 Mountain
- 1 Mutavault
- 1 Myriad Landscape
- 1 Needle Spires
- 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
- 1 Nettlecyst
- 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
- 6 Plains
- 1 Planar Bridge
- 1 Promise of Loyalty
- 1 Puresteel Paladin
- 1 Reconstruct History
- 1 Retrofitter Foundry
- 1 Rogue's Passage
- 1 Rugged Prairie
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scytheclaw
- 1 Shadowspear
- 1 Skullclamp
- 1 Slash the Ranks
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Sol Ring
- 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
- 1 Staff of Domination
- 1 Steel Hellkite
- 1 Sun Titan
- 1 Sundown Pass
- 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
- 1 Swiftfoot Boots
- 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
- 1 Sword of Vengeance
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Teferi's Protection
- 1 Tilonalli's Summoner
- 1 Timely Ward
- 1 Ugin, the Ineffable
- 1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
- 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
- 1 Witch's Clinic
- 1 Zirda, the Dawnwaker