Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Optimized

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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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Diviner
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
96%inclusion288 decks301 decks
91%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
94%inclusion282 decks301 decks
89%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
84%inclusion254 decks301 decks
80%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
84%inclusion253 decks301 decks
79%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
81%inclusion245 decks301 decks
79%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
79%inclusion239 decks301 decks
75%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
72%inclusion218 decks301 decks
69%synergy
Knights' Charge
70%inclusion210 decks301 decks
65%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
67%inclusion203 decks301 decks
62%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
64%inclusion192 decks301 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion253 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
62%inclusion188 decks301 decks
59%synergy
Guardian of Faith
62%inclusion186 decks301 decks
58%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion186 decks301 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
61%inclusion183 decks301 decks
54%synergy
Valiant Knight
60%inclusion181 decks301 decks
56%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
59%inclusion178 decks301 decks
53%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
57%inclusion173 decks301 decks
55%synergy
Corpse Knight
57%inclusion172 decks301 decks
46%synergy
Akroma's Will
57%inclusion171 decks301 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
66%inclusion198 decks301 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
62%inclusion188 decks301 decks
46%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion183 decks301 decks
36%synergy
Smothering Tithe
57%inclusion171 decks301 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
53%inclusion159 decks301 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion156 decks301 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion111 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion75 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion65 decks301 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion60 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Haytham Kenway
55%inclusion165 decks300 decks
53%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
53%inclusion125 decks234 decks
51%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
53%inclusion159 decks301 decks
51%synergy
Cavalier of Night
52%inclusion157 decks301 decks
50%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
52%inclusion156 decks301 decks
48%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
52%inclusion117 decks226 decks
49%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
51%inclusion155 decks301 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
51%inclusion150 decks297 decks
46%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
50%inclusion119 decks237 decks
46%synergy
Elenda and Azor
46%inclusion138 decks301 decks
42%synergy
Murderous Rider
45%inclusion134 decks301 decks
36%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
45%inclusion134 decks301 decks
41%synergy
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion127 decks301 decks
36%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
42%inclusion126 decks301 decks
39%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
40%inclusion120 decks301 decks
37%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
35%inclusion106 decks301 decks
33%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
34%inclusion103 decks301 decks
33%synergy
Midnight Reaper
34%inclusion102 decks301 decks
27%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
34%inclusion102 decks301 decks
32%synergy
Wonder
34%inclusion101 decks301 decks
29%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
32%inclusion97 decks301 decks
29%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
31%inclusion93 decks301 decks
29%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
31%inclusion92 decks301 decks
28%synergy
Foulmire Knight
30%inclusion91 decks301 decks
28%synergy
Worthy Knight
30%inclusion90 decks301 decks
27%synergy
Westfold Rider
28%inclusion84 decks301 decks
27%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
24%inclusion73 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
23%inclusion69 decks301 decks
22%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
23%inclusion54 decks237 decks
19%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
22%inclusion67 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Changeling Outcast
21%inclusion62 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
20%inclusion60 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
20%inclusion59 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
19%inclusion58 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Breathless Knight
19%inclusion57 decks301 decks
18%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
19%inclusion56 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
18%inclusion33 decks179 decks
17%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
18%inclusion51 decks284 decks
17%synergy
The Council of Four
17%inclusion52 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
17%inclusion51 decks301 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion49 decks301 decks
-11%synergy
Shay Cormac
15%inclusion46 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Thistledown Liege
13%inclusion39 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
13%inclusion38 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
12%inclusion37 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Benalish Marshal
11%inclusion34 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
11%inclusion33 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion32 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Basri's Lieutenant
10%inclusion30 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Entomb
53%inclusion160 decks301 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion121 decks301 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
40%inclusion119 decks301 decks
31%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
36%inclusion109 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion107 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Void Rend
33%inclusion100 decks301 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion76 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion72 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion61 decks301 decks
-5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
19%inclusion56 decks301 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion53 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion50 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion49 decks301 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion38 decks301 decks
-8%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
12%inclusion37 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion35 decks301 decks
0%synergy
Clever Concealment
12%inclusion35 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion31 decks301 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion29 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Will
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion26 decks301 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Crib Swap
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
6.3%inclusion19 decks301 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
41%inclusion123 decks301 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion98 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Raise the Palisade
30%inclusion90 decks301 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Dominance
24%inclusion72 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion69 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion67 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
21%inclusion63 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion52 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
17%inclusion50 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion41 decks301 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion37 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion30 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
8.6%inclusion26 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
55%inclusion166 decks301 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion157 decks301 decks
30%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
31%inclusion94 decks301 decks
28%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
30%inclusion91 decks301 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion85 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
23%inclusion70 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Monument to Endurance
22%inclusion63 decks293 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Incubator
20%inclusion60 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion34 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
9.0%inclusion27 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.3%inclusion25 decks301 decks
-1%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.6%inclusion23 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
53%inclusion161 decks301 decks
46%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
39%inclusion117 decks301 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
31%inclusion92 decks301 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion69 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
18%inclusion54 decks301 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion43 decks301 decks
-7%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
12%inclusion37 decks301 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
12%inclusion35 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion32 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
9.3%inclusion28 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.6%inclusion26 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
-6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.6%inclusion20 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
3%synergy
History of Benalia
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
38%inclusion115 decks301 decks
36%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion147 decks301 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion91 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
30%inclusion89 decks299 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
26%inclusion77 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion75 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion74 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion66 decks301 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion51 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion47 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
16%inclusion47 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion42 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion36 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion21 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
6.3%inclusion19 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.0%inclusion18 decks301 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion17 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion288 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion278 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion139 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
44%inclusion133 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion120 decks301 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion107 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
26%inclusion79 decks299 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion70 decks301 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Signet
16%inclusion48 decks301 decks
-16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion47 decks301 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion34 decks301 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion31 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion29 decks301 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion24 decks301 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion22 decks301 decks
-17%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.3%inclusion16 decks301 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion294 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion290 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion287 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion282 decks301 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion225 decks301 decks
24%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
73%inclusion220 decks301 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion214 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Raffine's Tower
62%inclusion188 decks301 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
61%inclusion183 decks301 decks
23%synergy
Vault of Champions
58%inclusion175 decks301 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion174 decks301 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion170 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion168 decks301 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
55%inclusion165 decks301 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion163 decks301 decks
-4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
52%inclusion157 decks301 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion146 decks301 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
44%inclusion132 decks301 decks
-11%synergy
Prairie Stream
40%inclusion120 decks301 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion108 decks301 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion102 decks301 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion98 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion96 decks301 decks
19%synergy
Meticulous Archive
30%inclusion91 decks301 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
30%inclusion89 decks301 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion86 decks301 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
27%inclusion80 decks301 decks
23%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion80 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Port Town
27%inclusion80 decks301 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion76 decks301 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
24%inclusion73 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion72 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion71 decks301 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion71 decks301 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion68 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
23%inclusion68 decks301 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion65 decks301 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion65 decks301 decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
20%inclusion61 decks301 decks
-13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion59 decks301 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion59 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
18%inclusion55 decks301 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion54 decks301 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion48 decks301 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion47 decks301 decks
-9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion46 decks301 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion41 decks301 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
14%inclusion41 decks301 decks
-3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion39 decks294 decks
5%synergy