Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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
Harmonized Crescendo
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Winnowing
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
95%inclusion284 decks298 decks
90%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
94%inclusion281 decks298 decks
89%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
88%inclusion261 decks298 decks
83%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
84%inclusion249 decks298 decks
79%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
81%inclusion242 decks298 decks
77%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
81%inclusion242 decks298 decks
76%synergy
Knights' Charge
80%inclusion238 decks298 decks
75%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
76%inclusion227 decks298 decks
73%synergy
Guardian of Faith
74%inclusion221 decks298 decks
71%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
74%inclusion221 decks298 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion233 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
74%inclusion220 decks298 decks
67%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
72%inclusion216 decks298 decks
69%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
69%inclusion206 decks298 decks
66%synergy
Corpse Knight
66%inclusion197 decks298 decks
55%synergy
Herald's Horn
64%inclusion190 decks298 decks
59%synergy
Valiant Knight
63%inclusion188 decks298 decks
59%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion187 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Kindred Discovery
61%inclusion181 decks298 decks
53%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
60%inclusion180 decks298 decks
57%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Haytham Kenway
60%inclusion163 decks270 decks
58%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
59%inclusion176 decks298 decks
56%synergy
Murderous Rider
58%inclusion174 decks298 decks
50%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
58%inclusion173 decks298 decks
55%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
57%inclusion170 decks298 decks
54%synergy
Elenda and Azor
57%inclusion169 decks298 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion168 decks298 decks
50%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
56%inclusion84 decks150 decks
54%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
55%inclusion165 decks298 decks
53%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
55%inclusion165 decks298 decks
52%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
55%inclusion165 decks298 decks
52%synergy
Midnight Reaper
54%inclusion161 decks298 decks
47%synergy
Cavalier of Night
53%inclusion159 decks298 decks
51%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
52%inclusion81 decks157 decks
49%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
45%inclusion133 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
44%inclusion132 decks298 decks
42%synergy
Worthy Knight
44%inclusion130 decks298 decks
41%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
43%inclusion99 decks231 decks
39%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
42%inclusion124 decks298 decks
40%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
39%inclusion61 decks158 decks
34%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
38%inclusion113 decks297 decks
37%synergy
Foulmire Knight
37%inclusion110 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Wonder
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Roaming Throne
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
33%inclusion98 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Westfold Rider
32%inclusion94 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
24%inclusion73 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
23%inclusion70 decks298 decks
22%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
23%inclusion64 decks278 decks
22%synergy
The Council of Four
23%inclusion68 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
22%inclusion35 decks158 decks
18%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
22%inclusion66 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Breathless Knight
22%inclusion66 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Changeling Outcast
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
21%inclusion64 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Order of Midnight
19%inclusion57 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Thistledown Liege
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
16%inclusion31 decks194 decks
15%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Benalish Marshal
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Shay Cormac
12%inclusion33 decks270 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Akroma's Will
45%inclusion135 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion123 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Void Rend
38%inclusion114 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Despark
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion91 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion90 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
30%inclusion88 decks298 decks
21%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
23%inclusion68 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion48 decks278 decks
15%synergy
Clever Concealment
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Return to Dust
15%inclusion44 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion28 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion25 decks278 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Crib Swap
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion23 decks278 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Raise the Palisade
39%inclusion115 decks298 decks
36%synergy
Distant Melody
34%inclusion102 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
28%inclusion83 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion82 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Dominance
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion72 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion46 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
15%inclusion44 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Mighty
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-13%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion149 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
45%inclusion134 decks298 decks
41%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
38%inclusion112 decks298 decks
35%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
35%inclusion104 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion94 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
18%synergy
Monument to Endurance
18%inclusion35 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
14%inclusion33 decks231 decks
12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Virtue of Loyalty
47%inclusion141 decks298 decks
45%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
31%inclusion91 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion59 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
9%synergy
True Conviction
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
4%synergy
History of Benalia
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-14%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
53%inclusion159 decks298 decks
51%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion167 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Three Tree City
34%inclusion90 decks266 decks
30%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion75 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Minas Tirith
24%inclusion71 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
-12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion56 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Mutavault
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion281 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion264 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion160 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
49%inclusion147 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Progress
48%inclusion143 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
41%inclusion123 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion115 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
35%inclusion94 decks265 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Signet
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.8%inclusion6 decks104 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-20%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion294 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion292 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion282 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion281 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
85%inclusion252 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
82%inclusion245 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Raffine's Tower
79%inclusion236 decks298 decks
38%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion233 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
73%inclusion218 decks298 decks
46%synergy
Vault of Champions
66%inclusion198 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
66%inclusion197 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Sea of Clouds
66%inclusion196 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
64%inclusion190 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Flooded Strand
63%inclusion189 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion176 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
59%inclusion176 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Cavern of Souls
51%inclusion152 decks298 decks
44%synergy
Meticulous Archive
46%inclusion138 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
46%inclusion136 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
45%inclusion134 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion119 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
40%inclusion118 decks298 decks
36%synergy
Deserted Beach
40%inclusion118 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Undercity Sewers
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
35%inclusion105 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
35%inclusion103 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Prairie Stream
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion92 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
29%inclusion85 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Tundra
27%inclusion79 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Underground Sea
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion69 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
23%inclusion56 decks246 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion54 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion42 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion34 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
15%inclusion41 decks276 decks
0%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
6%synergy