Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Budget 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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Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
97%synergy
Knights' Charge
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
96%synergy
Worthy Knight
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Valiant Knight
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Elenda and Azor
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Top Cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Midnight Reaper
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
81%synergy
Corpse Knight
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Creatures
Murderous Rider
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Foulmire Knight
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Knight Exemplar
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Westfold Rider
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Order of Midnight
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Breathless Knight
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Benalish Marshal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Thistledown Liege
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Haytham Kenway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Oathsworn Knight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
The Council of Four
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shay Cormac
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Paladin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sunstar Expansionist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Lyev Skyknight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cavalier of Night
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Diamond Knight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Knight of the New Coalition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sarevok, Deathbringer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scurrilous Sentry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Basri's Lieutenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Riders of Gavony
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Guarded Heir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Return to Dust
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Negate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Despark
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Mortify
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Hero's Downfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Comeuppance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Valorous Stance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Joust Through
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Essence Scatter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Divine Resilience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Make a Stand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Void Rend
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Cancel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invoke the Divine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tale's End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hindering Light
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Disperse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Terror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Surge of Salvation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-29%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Aether Spike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Take Up the Shield
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Fell the Mighty
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Painful Truths
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Time Wipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Fumigate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Worthy Cost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Path of the Enigma
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collective Effort
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Slash the Ranks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Take Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Herald's Horn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Paladin's Arms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
World Map
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Essence Reliquary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Key to the Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Armory of Iroas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Key to the City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Scytheclaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lost Jitte
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sigil of Valor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heart-Piercer Bow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Grasp of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Traveler's Cloak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hope Against Hope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Zephyr Charge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Knight's Pledge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stasis Snare
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Martyr's Cause
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Martyr's Bond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Out of Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Charitable Levy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Knightly Valor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Paladin Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feast of Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Doom Foretold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dog Umbra
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rally the Ranks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invasion of Belenon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Idyllic Grange
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mistveil Plains
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Commander's Sphere
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Honored Heirloom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Locket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Thriving Moor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Sunken Hollow
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Heath
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Thriving Isle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Silence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Waterfront District
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Tranquil Cove
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Obscura Storefront
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-23%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Grotto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Esper Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Razortide Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Uncharted Haven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mesa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soured Springs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-37%synergy