Zyrda, the Dawnwaker by user8409689

Format: Commander

Commander: Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Zirda, the Dawnwaker leads a Boros cycling/value deck; there is no hidden commander. Its game plan is to make cycling nearly one mana, churn through the library, and convert every discard into damage, tokens, life, and card quality. The primary finish is incremental: Drannith Stinger and Magmakin Artillerist drain the entire table each time another card is cycled. A secondary path assembles a large board through Herald of the Forgotten or recurs Zenith Flare for a late burst. Zirda acts as an enabler and mana reducer rather than a combo piece; the list contains no deterministic infinite loop. The deck is comfortable grinding out games, using cycling removal to answer threats without losing card count.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Alabaster Host Intercessor
  • 1 Angel of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Ardent Elementalist
  • 1 Chartooth Cougar
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Coordinated Charge
  • 1 Desert Cerodon
  • 1 Desert of the Fervent
  • 1 Desert of the True
  • 1 Dewdrop Cure
  • 1 Dimension X
  • 1 Disciple of Grace
  • 1 Djeru's Resolve
  • 1 Drannith Healer
  • 1 Drannith Stinger
  • 1 Electric Revelation
  • 1 Elspeth Conquers Death
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fall of the Titans
  • 1 Fireball
  • 1 Flourishing Fox
  • 1 Fountain of Ichor
  • 1 Fuel the Flames
  • 1 Furnace Host Charger
  • 1 Gallant Strike
  • 1 Galvanic Key
  • 1 Gleam of Resistance
  • 1 Go for Blood
  • 1 Granitic Titan
  • 1 Herald of the Forgotten
  • 1 Imposing Vantasaur
  • 1 Inferno Jet
  • 1 Irencrag Pyromancer
  • 1 Lava Serpent
  • 1 Lay Waste
  • 1 Lightning Helix
  • 1 Limits of Solidarity
  • 1 Lorehold Charm
  • 1 Magmakin Artillerist
  • 18 Mountain
  • 1 Noble Templar
  • 1 Oketra's Attendant
  • 1 Palladium Myr
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Pursue Glory
  • 1 Pyramid of the Pantheon
  • 1 Quakefoot Cyclops
  • 1 Radiant's Judgment
  • 1 Reconstruct History
  • 1 Rip Apart
  • 1 Sanctuary Smasher
  • 1 Savai Thundermane
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shredded Sails
  • 1 Shreds of Sanity
  • 1 Snare Tactician
  • 1 Sorceress's Schemes
  • 1 Spinning Wheel
  • 1 Splendor Mare
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Valiant Rescuer
  • 1 Violent Impact
  • 1 Will of the All-Hunter
  • 1 Yidaro, Wandering Monster
  • 1 Zenith Flare
  • 1 Zirda, the Dawnwaker