Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Budget 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
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Gathering Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
95%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
86%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
86%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
83%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
77%synergy
Valiant Knight
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
74%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Elenda and Azor
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Knights' Charge
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Herald's Horn
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Smothering Tithe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Rhystic Study
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Corpse Knight
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
48%synergy
The Council of Four
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Midnight Reaper
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Cavalier of Night
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Guardian of Faith
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Foulmire Knight
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Murderous Rider
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Wonder
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Haytham Kenway
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Westfold Rider
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Worthy Knight
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Changeling Outcast
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Thistledown Liege
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Benalish Marshal
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Basri's Lieutenant
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Breathless Knight
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Mirror Entity
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Shay Cormac
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Unbreakable Formation
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Despark
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Return to Dust
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Crib Swap
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Void Rend
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Akroma's Will
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Gods Willing
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Permission Denied
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Refute
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Perplex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Nameless Inversion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Pull from Eternity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Mighty
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Crippling Fear
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Damn
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Day of Judgment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Persist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Righteous Confluence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ringsight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Circle of Loyalty
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Banner of Kinship
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Monument to Endurance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Etchings of the Chosen
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Paladin Class
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
True Conviction
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Extravagant Replication
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Call the Bloodline
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Call of the Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Military Intelligence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Land Tax
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
History of Benalia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Always Watching
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dakkon, Shadow Slayer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Secret Tunnel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Progress
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Azorius Signet
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Prairie Stream
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Path of Ancestry
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Sunken Hollow
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Choked Estuary
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Glacial Fortress
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Heath
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Moor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Watery Grave
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Thriving Isle
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Godless Shrine
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Raffine's Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Field
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy