Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Core Reanimator

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
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Bloodline Bidding
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Abundant Countryside
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Winnowing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
95%inclusion159 decks168 decks
90%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
89%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
93%inclusion157 decks168 decks
89%synergy
Knights' Charge
90%inclusion151 decks168 decks
86%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
89%inclusion149 decks168 decks
85%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
88%inclusion148 decks168 decks
84%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
85%inclusion143 decks168 decks
80%synergy
Valiant Knight
78%inclusion131 decks168 decks
74%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
76%inclusion128 decks168 decks
73%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
77%inclusion129 decks168 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
86%inclusion144 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
76%inclusion128 decks168 decks
69%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
76%inclusion127 decks168 decks
72%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
73%inclusion123 decks168 decks
67%synergy
Herald's Horn
73%inclusion122 decks168 decks
68%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
72%inclusion121 decks168 decks
69%synergy
Path to Exile
72%inclusion121 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
72%inclusion121 decks168 decks
68%synergy
Murderous Rider
71%inclusion120 decks168 decks
63%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
71%inclusion120 decks168 decks
68%synergy
Creatures
Corpse Knight
69%inclusion116 decks168 decks
58%synergy
Midnight Reaper
65%inclusion110 decks168 decks
59%synergy
Elenda and Azor
63%inclusion106 decks168 decks
59%synergy
Foulmire Knight
60%inclusion101 decks168 decks
58%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
58%inclusion98 decks168 decks
55%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
58%inclusion98 decks168 decks
56%synergy
Guardian of Faith
58%inclusion97 decks168 decks
54%synergy
Worthy Knight
57%inclusion96 decks168 decks
55%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
55%inclusion92 decks168 decks
52%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
55%inclusion92 decks168 decks
52%synergy
Cavalier of Night
51%inclusion86 decks168 decks
49%synergy
Haytham Kenway
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
45%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
47%inclusion49 decks104 decks
45%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
43%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
43%synergy
Wonder
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
35%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
36%inclusion61 decks168 decks
34%synergy
Westfold Rider
36%inclusion60 decks168 decks
34%synergy
The Council of Four
36%inclusion60 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
35%inclusion58 decks168 decks
33%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
33%inclusion55 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Breathless Knight
33%inclusion55 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Order of Midnight
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
31%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Changeling Outcast
24%inclusion41 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
24%inclusion40 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
23%inclusion39 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
21%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
12%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Shay Cormac
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Thistledown Liege
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Unbreakable Formation
55%inclusion92 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Despark
52%inclusion87 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion56 decks168 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Dust
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
27%synergy
Void Rend
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion44 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
20%inclusion33 decks168 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Dovin's Veto
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Crib Swap
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion23 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion19 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion17 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Faithful Mending
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
55%inclusion93 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Time Wipe
35%inclusion58 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Painful Truths
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Buried Alive
28%inclusion47 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Mighty
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Raise the Palisade
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion24 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion21 decks168 decks
-8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.1%inclusion12 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vanquisher's Banner
53%inclusion89 decks168 decks
50%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
52%inclusion87 decks168 decks
50%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
38%inclusion64 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion54 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
18%inclusion30 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Monument to Endurance
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
48%inclusion81 decks168 decks
41%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
28%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion17 decks168 decks
8%synergy
History of Benalia
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
-6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.7%inclusion13 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
51%inclusion85 decks168 decks
49%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
65%inclusion109 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion40 decks168 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
-21%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion14 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion11 decks168 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
6.3%inclusion10 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.4%inclusion9 decks168 decks
-14%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion154 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion153 decks168 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion96 decks168 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion82 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
49%inclusion82 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
35%inclusion58 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
33%inclusion56 decks168 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion49 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion48 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Patchwork Banner
26%inclusion41 decks159 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Signet
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
-4%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
6.0%inclusion10 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion167 decks168 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion164 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Island
98%inclusion164 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion162 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
84%inclusion141 decks168 decks
56%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
77%inclusion130 decks168 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion126 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Prairie Stream
70%inclusion117 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion108 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
51%inclusion85 decks168 decks
40%synergy
Port Town
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
29%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion78 decks168 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion74 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
42%inclusion70 decks168 decks
38%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion69 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
41%inclusion69 decks168 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion66 decks168 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion65 decks168 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion58 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
35%inclusion58 decks168 decks
32%synergy
Glacial Fortress
34%inclusion57 decks168 decks
-7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion55 decks168 decks
-17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
-10%synergy
Godless Shrine
31%inclusion52 decks168 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion51 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
30%inclusion50 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Beach
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion42 decks168 decks
-25%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
22%inclusion37 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Champions
21%inclusion35 decks168 decks
-12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
19%inclusion32 decks168 decks
-16%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion31 decks168 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion28 decks168 decks
-21%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion27 decks168 decks
-22%synergy
Morphic Pool
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
-19%synergy
Meticulous Archive
15%inclusion26 decks168 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
15%inclusion25 decks168 decks
11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
-23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion20 decks168 decks
-2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion17 decks155 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion18 decks168 decks
-3%synergy