Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Core Knights

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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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Chronicle of Victory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Abundant Countryside
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Winnowing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Omni-Changeling
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
93%inclusion78 decks84 decks
88%synergy
Knights' Charge
89%inclusion75 decks84 decks
85%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
88%inclusion74 decks84 decks
83%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
82%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
82%synergy
Valiant Knight
85%inclusion71 decks84 decks
81%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
83%inclusion70 decks84 decks
79%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
81%inclusion68 decks84 decks
77%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
74%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
74%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion68 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
74%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
77%inclusion65 decks84 decks
74%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
76%inclusion64 decks84 decks
73%synergy
Herald's Horn
76%inclusion64 decks84 decks
72%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
72%synergy
Path to Exile
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Murderous Rider
74%inclusion62 decks84 decks
66%synergy
Corpse Knight
73%inclusion61 decks84 decks
62%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Worthy Knight
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
69%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
65%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
69%inclusion58 decks84 decks
66%synergy
Midnight Reaper
69%inclusion58 decks84 decks
62%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
65%synergy
Foulmire Knight
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
57%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
56%synergy
Elenda and Azor
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Guardian of Faith
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
44%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Cavalier of Night
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
44%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
42%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Haytham Kenway
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
40%inclusion29 decks72 decks
37%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
37%synergy
Order of Midnight
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
31%inclusion22 decks72 decks
26%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
28%synergy
The Council of Four
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Westfold Rider
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Wonder
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
25%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Breathless Knight
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Benalish Marshal
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Thistledown Liege
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Changeling Outcast
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Despark
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
46%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
51%synergy
Return to Dust
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Void Rend
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
-19%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-17%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Disenchant
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-18%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Crib Swap
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Faithful Mending
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
50%synergy
Time Wipe
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Painful Truths
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Mighty
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Dominance
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Damn
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Mantle
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
55%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
57%inclusion48 decks84 decks
54%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Monument to Endurance
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
15%synergy
History of Benalia
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Paladin Class
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion75 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion74 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Azorius Signet
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
-28%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion83 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Island
98%inclusion82 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion81 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
85%inclusion71 decks84 decks
57%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
82%inclusion69 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Prairie Stream
71%inclusion60 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion56 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
51%inclusion43 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Port Town
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Deceit
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
36%synergy
Raffine's Tower
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion32 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
37%inclusion31 decks84 decks
-13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
26%synergy
Godless Shrine
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-16%synergy
Watery Grave
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Champions
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
-19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Isle
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Thriving Moor
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Heath
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-20%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Sea of Clouds
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-21%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-4%synergy