Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Optimized

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Diviner
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
2.4%inclusion2 decks82 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
96%inclusion287 decks300 decks
91%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
94%inclusion281 decks300 decks
89%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
84%inclusion253 decks300 decks
80%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
84%inclusion252 decks300 decks
79%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
81%inclusion244 decks300 decks
78%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
79%inclusion238 decks300 decks
75%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
72%inclusion216 decks300 decks
68%synergy
Knights' Charge
70%inclusion209 decks300 decks
65%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
67%inclusion202 decks300 decks
62%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
64%inclusion191 decks300 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion253 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
62%inclusion187 decks300 decks
59%synergy
Guardian of Faith
62%inclusion186 decks300 decks
59%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion186 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
61%inclusion182 decks300 decks
54%synergy
Valiant Knight
60%inclusion180 decks300 decks
56%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
60%inclusion179 decks300 decks
54%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
58%inclusion173 decks300 decks
55%synergy
Corpse Knight
57%inclusion172 decks300 decks
46%synergy
Akroma's Will
56%inclusion169 decks300 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
66%inclusion197 decks300 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
62%inclusion187 decks300 decks
46%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion182 decks300 decks
36%synergy
Smothering Tithe
56%inclusion169 decks300 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
53%inclusion159 decks300 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion156 decks300 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
37%inclusion111 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion75 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion64 decks300 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion60 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Haytham Kenway
55%inclusion165 decks299 decks
53%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
54%inclusion126 decks233 decks
51%synergy
Cavalier of Night
53%inclusion158 decks300 decks
50%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
53%inclusion158 decks300 decks
51%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
52%inclusion156 decks300 decks
49%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
52%inclusion117 decks225 decks
50%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
52%inclusion155 decks300 decks
48%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
50%inclusion119 decks236 decks
46%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion148 decks296 decks
46%synergy
Elenda and Azor
46%inclusion139 decks300 decks
42%synergy
Murderous Rider
44%inclusion133 decks300 decks
36%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
44%inclusion132 decks300 decks
41%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
42%inclusion127 decks300 decks
39%synergy
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion127 decks300 decks
36%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
41%inclusion122 decks300 decks
37%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
35%inclusion105 decks300 decks
33%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
34%inclusion103 decks300 decks
33%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
34%inclusion101 decks300 decks
32%synergy
Wonder
34%inclusion101 decks300 decks
29%synergy
Midnight Reaper
33%inclusion100 decks300 decks
27%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
32%inclusion96 decks300 decks
29%synergy
Foulmire Knight
31%inclusion92 decks300 decks
28%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
28%synergy
Worthy Knight
30%inclusion90 decks300 decks
27%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
30%inclusion90 decks300 decks
27%synergy
Westfold Rider
28%inclusion85 decks300 decks
27%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
24%inclusion71 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
23%inclusion70 decks300 decks
22%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
23%inclusion54 decks236 decks
19%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
22%inclusion67 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Changeling Outcast
20%inclusion61 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
20%inclusion60 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
20%inclusion60 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
19%inclusion57 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Breathless Knight
19%inclusion56 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
19%inclusion33 decks178 decks
17%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
18%inclusion52 decks283 decks
18%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
18%inclusion55 decks300 decks
18%synergy
The Council of Four
17%inclusion52 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
17%inclusion51 decks300 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion48 decks300 decks
-12%synergy
Shay Cormac
15%inclusion46 decks299 decks
14%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
13%inclusion38 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion23 decks183 decks
12%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Thistledown Liege
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
11%inclusion33 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Benalish Marshal
11%inclusion33 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Order of Midnight
11%inclusion33 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Basri's Lieutenant
10%inclusion30 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Entomb
53%inclusion160 decks300 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion120 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
40%inclusion119 decks300 decks
31%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
36%inclusion108 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion107 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Void Rend
33%inclusion98 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion76 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion73 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Dovin's Veto
21%inclusion62 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
19%inclusion56 decks300 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion54 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion50 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion49 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion38 decks300 decks
-8%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
12%inclusion36 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Clever Concealment
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
9%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion30 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Dust
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Crib Swap
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
41%inclusion122 decks300 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion98 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Raise the Palisade
30%inclusion89 decks300 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Dominance
24%inclusion72 decks300 decks
22%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion69 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion67 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
21%inclusion64 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion51 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
16%inclusion49 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion30 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
55%inclusion166 decks300 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion156 decks300 decks
30%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
31%inclusion94 decks300 decks
28%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion86 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
24%inclusion71 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Monument to Endurance
22%inclusion63 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Incubator
20%inclusion60 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion34 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion29 decks296 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
53%inclusion160 decks300 decks
46%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
39%inclusion118 decks300 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion69 decks300 decks
9%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
18%inclusion53 decks300 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion43 decks300 decks
-7%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion36 decks300 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion32 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
-7%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
3%synergy
History of Benalia
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
39%inclusion116 decks300 decks
37%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion147 decks300 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion75 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion75 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion72 decks300 decks
-10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion65 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion51 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion47 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
16%inclusion47 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion42 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion287 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion278 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion138 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
44%inclusion132 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion119 decks300 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion107 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Signet
23%inclusion70 decks300 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion47 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Signet
16%inclusion47 decks300 decks
-16%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion33 decks300 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
-17%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion9 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Vault
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion293 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion289 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion286 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion281 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion224 decks300 decks
24%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
73%inclusion220 decks300 decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion214 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Raffine's Tower
62%inclusion187 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
61%inclusion184 decks300 decks
23%synergy
Vault of Champions
58%inclusion174 decks300 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion174 decks300 decks
22%synergy
Polluted Delta
57%inclusion171 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion168 decks300 decks
29%synergy
Cavern of Souls
55%inclusion165 decks300 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion164 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
52%inclusion156 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
48%inclusion145 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
44%inclusion131 decks300 decks
-11%synergy
Prairie Stream
40%inclusion120 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion108 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion101 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion98 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion96 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Meticulous Archive
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
30%inclusion89 decks300 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion86 decks300 decks
-7%synergy
Port Town
27%inclusion80 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion80 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
27%inclusion80 decks300 decks
23%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion76 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
24%inclusion73 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion72 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion72 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion71 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Tundra
23%inclusion68 decks300 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion68 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Underground Sea
22%inclusion65 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion65 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion62 decks300 decks
-12%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20%inclusion60 decks300 decks
-16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion59 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
18%inclusion55 decks300 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion54 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion49 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion47 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion46 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion45 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion39 decks293 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
13%inclusion39 decks300 decks
-4%synergy