Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Midrange

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Josh Nelson
Jan 16, 2026
Esper Renaissance: A Major Glow-Up in 2025
Two commanders released in 2025 have brought something of an Esper Renaissance to the format, revitalizing the color combination!
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
11%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Winnowing
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Abundant Countryside
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
94%inclusion155 decks165 decks
89%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
92%inclusion152 decks165 decks
87%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
86%inclusion142 decks165 decks
81%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
83%inclusion137 decks165 decks
79%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
81%inclusion133 decks165 decks
77%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
81%inclusion133 decks165 decks
76%synergy
Knights' Charge
76%inclusion126 decks165 decks
72%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
70%inclusion116 decks165 decks
67%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
70%inclusion116 decks165 decks
67%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
69%inclusion114 decks165 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion135 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion112 decks165 decks
26%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
65%inclusion107 decks165 decks
58%synergy
Guardian of Faith
63%inclusion104 decks165 decks
60%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
58%inclusion96 decks165 decks
55%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
57%inclusion94 decks165 decks
54%synergy
Corpse Knight
56%inclusion93 decks165 decks
46%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion93 decks165 decks
51%synergy
Kindred Discovery
55%inclusion91 decks165 decks
47%synergy
Murderous Rider
55%inclusion91 decks165 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion51 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion50 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion45 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Tithe
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion28 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Smitten Swordmaster
55%inclusion91 decks165 decks
52%synergy
Valiant Knight
55%inclusion91 decks165 decks
52%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
52%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
52%inclusion86 decks165 decks
49%synergy
Cavalier of Night
48%inclusion80 decks165 decks
46%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
46%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
45%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Elenda and Azor
47%inclusion77 decks165 decks
43%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
43%synergy
Haytham Kenway
46%inclusion72 decks158 decks
43%synergy
Worthy Knight
45%inclusion75 decks165 decks
43%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
45%inclusion75 decks165 decks
43%synergy
Foulmire Knight
45%inclusion74 decks165 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Reaper
44%inclusion73 decks165 decks
38%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
43%inclusion71 decks165 decks
41%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
39%inclusion65 decks165 decks
37%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
37%inclusion61 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Wonder
35%inclusion58 decks165 decks
31%synergy
Westfold Rider
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
34%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
32%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
33%inclusion55 decks165 decks
30%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
32%inclusion52 decks165 decks
29%synergy
Changeling Outcast
29%inclusion48 decks165 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion41 decks146 decks
24%synergy
Order of Midnight
28%inclusion46 decks165 decks
27%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
25%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
25%inclusion42 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Roaming Throne
25%inclusion41 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
25%inclusion41 decks165 decks
23%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
23%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
23%inclusion31 decks134 decks
22%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
21%synergy
The Council of Four
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
18%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
21%inclusion33 decks159 decks
20%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
20%inclusion20 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Breathless Knight
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-12%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Thistledown Liege
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Entomb
41%inclusion67 decks165 decks
34%synergy
Akroma's Will
39%inclusion65 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Void Rend
39%inclusion64 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion63 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
33%inclusion55 decks165 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion51 decks165 decks
-11%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion50 decks165 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
21%inclusion34 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
10%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
13%inclusion21 decks159 decks
11%synergy
Crib Swap
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
0%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Clever Concealment
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
-8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
41%inclusion67 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Distant Melody
29%inclusion48 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
22%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion34 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion32 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion32 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion28 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Mighty
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Farewell
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
53%inclusion88 decks165 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion71 decks165 decks
20%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
34%inclusion56 decks165 decks
31%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
30%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Monument to Endurance
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion59 decks165 decks
27%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
32%inclusion52 decks165 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion32 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
4%synergy
History of Benalia
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Reconnaissance
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
44%inclusion72 decks165 decks
42%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion94 decks165 decks
30%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion27 decks155 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
-19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion161 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion156 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion95 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion86 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion71 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion65 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
25%inclusion39 decks155 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Signet
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Vault
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion162 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion155 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Island
91%inclusion150 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion149 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion123 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
72%inclusion118 decks165 decks
44%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion104 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
59%inclusion98 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
57%inclusion94 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
56%inclusion93 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Raffine's Tower
49%inclusion81 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion78 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
45%inclusion74 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion72 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
42%inclusion70 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion68 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion66 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion66 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
40%inclusion66 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion65 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
39%inclusion64 decks165 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion55 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
33%inclusion54 decks165 decks
30%synergy
Port Town
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
30%inclusion50 decks165 decks
27%synergy
Deserted Beach
30%inclusion49 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion46 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion46 decks165 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion45 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Meticulous Archive
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
23%inclusion38 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion34 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
12%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion20 decks159 decks
4%synergy