Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - Midrange

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Winnowing
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Abundant Countryside
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
94%inclusion157 decks167 decks
89%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
92%inclusion154 decks167 decks
87%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
86%inclusion144 decks167 decks
82%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
83%inclusion139 decks167 decks
79%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
83%inclusion138 decks167 decks
79%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
80%inclusion134 decks167 decks
75%synergy
Knights' Charge
75%inclusion126 decks167 decks
71%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
71%inclusion118 decks167 decks
67%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
69%inclusion115 decks167 decks
66%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
69%inclusion115 decks167 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion135 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion115 decks167 decks
27%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
57%synergy
Guardian of Faith
63%inclusion106 decks167 decks
60%synergy
Corpse Knight
57%inclusion96 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
57%inclusion95 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
56%inclusion94 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Valiant Knight
56%inclusion94 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
53%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Tithe
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
53%synergy
Murderous Rider
54%inclusion91 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Silverwing Squadron
52%inclusion87 decks167 decks
49%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
49%inclusion81 decks167 decks
45%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
48%inclusion80 decks167 decks
46%synergy
Cavalier of Night
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
45%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
47%inclusion56 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
47%inclusion56 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Haytham Kenway
46%inclusion72 decks157 decks
43%synergy
Foulmire Knight
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
43%synergy
Worthy Knight
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
42%synergy
Elenda and Azor
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
41%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
42%synergy
Midnight Reaper
44%inclusion74 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
44%inclusion73 decks167 decks
41%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
38%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
36%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
35%inclusion59 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Westfold Rider
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
33%synergy
Wonder
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Changeling Outcast
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion40 decks145 decks
23%synergy
Order of Midnight
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
22%synergy
The Council of Four
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
21%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
22%inclusion34 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Breathless Knight
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Thistledown Liege
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Entity
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Standard Bearer
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Akroma's Will
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Void Rend
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
14%inclusion22 decks158 decks
11%synergy
Crib Swap
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion19 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Clever Concealment
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.4%inclusion13 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Raise the Palisade
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
22%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Mighty
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
30%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Monument to Endurance
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
55%inclusion92 decks167 decks
47%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
3%synergy
History of Benalia
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Reconnaissance
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
40%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
18%inclusion27 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-21%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion163 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion159 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion94 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
51%inclusion86 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Signet
25%inclusion41 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
23%inclusion36 decks154 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Signet
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Vault
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion164 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion157 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Island
91%inclusion152 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
90%inclusion151 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion124 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
71%inclusion119 decks167 decks
44%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion104 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
58%inclusion97 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
57%inclusion96 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
56%inclusion93 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
49%inclusion81 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Raffine's Tower
49%inclusion81 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Sea of Clouds
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
47%inclusion79 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
45%inclusion75 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion73 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion71 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
34%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Choked Estuary
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Port Town
34%inclusion57 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
29%synergy
Deserted Beach
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Meticulous Archive
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion34 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
16%inclusion25 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
8%synergy