Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Core Discard

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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
Winnowing
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Abundant Countryside
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Secret Tunnel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vodalian Wave-Knight
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
92%synergy
Knight Exemplar
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
92%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
90%synergy
Knights' Charge
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
90%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
89%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
84%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
79%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
79%synergy
Herald's Horn
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
77%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
72%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Valiant Knight
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
74%synergy
Path to Exile
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
67%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
69%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
69%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
69%synergy
Murderous Rider
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Acclaimed Contender
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Elenda and Azor
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Guardian of Faith
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Corpse Knight
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Cavalier of Night
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Midnight Reaper
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Foulmire Knight
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
53%inclusion10 decks19 decks
50%synergy
Wonder
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Worthy Knight
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Haytham Kenway
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Order of Midnight
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
41%synergy
The Council of Four
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
39%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Westfold Rider
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Breathless Knight
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Benalish Marshal
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Changeling Outcast
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Shay Cormac
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Shrike Force
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Metallic Mimic
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Filth
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Unbreakable Formation
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Despark
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Void Rend
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Return to Dust
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Akroma's Will
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Dovin's Veto
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Dire Tactics
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Crib Swap
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Hindering Light
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Generous Gift
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Nameless Inversion
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Bovine Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Forbid
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Time Wipe
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Painful Truths
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Raise the Palisade
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Mighty
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Wrath of God
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Haunting Voyage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Final Act
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Damn
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
57%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Monument to Endurance
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Banner of Kinship
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
History of Benalia
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
True Conviction
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Paladin Class
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Propaganda
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Witness Protection
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Invasion of Xerex
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Azorius Signet
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Blitzball
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ichor Elixir
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Port Town
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Raffine's Tower
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Deserted Beach
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sea of Clouds
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Morphic Pool
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-22%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Thriving Heath
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Seachrome Coast
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy