Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir (Commander) - 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!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodline Bidding
13%inclusion18 decks134 decks
12%synergy
Winnowing
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Abundant Countryside
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Exemplar
96%inclusion792 decks828 decks
91%synergy
Herald of Hoofbeats
94%inclusion779 decks828 decks
89%synergy
Vodalian Wave-Knight
90%inclusion748 decks828 decks
86%synergy
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
88%inclusion727 decks828 decks
84%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
84%inclusion695 decks828 decks
80%synergy
Knights' Charge
79%inclusion657 decks828 decks
75%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
79%inclusion655 decks828 decks
74%synergy
Marshal of Zhalfir
74%inclusion611 decks828 decks
70%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
73%inclusion604 decks828 decks
69%synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
67%inclusion555 decks828 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion651 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
68%inclusion564 decks828 decks
61%synergy
Valiant Knight
66%inclusion548 decks828 decks
62%synergy
Guardian of Faith
65%inclusion538 decks828 decks
62%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
63%inclusion524 decks828 decks
57%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion522 decks828 decks
21%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
63%inclusion519 decks828 decks
59%synergy
Corpse Knight
62%inclusion516 decks828 decks
51%synergy
Herald's Horn
62%inclusion511 decks828 decks
57%synergy
Locthwain Lancer
61%inclusion503 decks828 decks
58%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
24%inclusion195 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion180 decks828 decks
-10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion177 decks828 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
18%inclusion153 decks828 decks
-13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion131 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion116 decks828 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion90 decks828 decks
-7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.9%inclusion65 decks828 decks
-12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.6%inclusion63 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Silverwing Squadron
60%inclusion498 decks828 decks
57%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
58%inclusion483 decks828 decks
55%synergy
Murderous Rider
57%inclusion468 decks828 decks
48%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
56%inclusion460 decks828 decks
52%synergy
Cavalier of Night
55%inclusion454 decks828 decks
52%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
54%inclusion282 decks521 decks
52%synergy
Haytham Kenway
53%inclusion408 decks767 decks
51%synergy
Elenda and Azor
53%inclusion440 decks828 decks
49%synergy
Midnight Reaper
51%inclusion426 decks828 decks
45%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
51%inclusion275 decks538 decks
48%synergy
Cavalier of Dawn
50%inclusion417 decks828 decks
48%synergy
Acclaimed Contender
50%inclusion412 decks828 decks
47%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
50%inclusion270 decks544 decks
45%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
48%inclusion397 decks828 decks
45%synergy
Foulmire Knight
44%inclusion367 decks828 decks
42%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
43%inclusion355 decks828 decks
40%synergy
Skyhunter Strike Force
43%inclusion354 decks828 decks
41%synergy
Wonder
40%inclusion335 decks828 decks
36%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
38%inclusion317 decks828 decks
35%synergy
Worthy Knight
38%inclusion313 decks828 decks
35%synergy
Ayara's Oathsworn
38%inclusion313 decks828 decks
36%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
37%inclusion309 decks828 decks
36%synergy
Westfold Rider
36%inclusion297 decks828 decks
35%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
32%inclusion268 decks828 decks
29%synergy
Breathless Knight
31%inclusion260 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Changeling Outcast
30%inclusion245 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
29%inclusion244 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28%inclusion201 decks706 decks
24%synergy
Forsworn Paladin
28%inclusion235 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Dauntless Bodyguard
28%inclusion232 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
28%inclusion231 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Silverblade Paladin
27%inclusion227 decks828 decks
26%synergy
The Council of Four
27%inclusion220 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
26%inclusion142 decks544 decks
22%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
26%inclusion214 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Roaming Throne
25%inclusion210 decks828 decks
19%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
23%inclusion194 decks828 decks
23%synergy
Order of Midnight
23%inclusion193 decks828 decks
22%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
20%inclusion86 decks439 decks
18%synergy
White Orchid Phantom
19%inclusion147 decks774 decks
18%synergy
Cecil, Dark Knight
18%inclusion112 decks633 decks
17%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
17%inclusion142 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
16%inclusion135 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Blacklance Paragon
16%inclusion132 decks828 decks
15%synergy
Shay Cormac
15%inclusion118 decks765 decks
14%synergy
Knights of the Black Rose
14%inclusion117 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Xerex Strobe-Knight
14%inclusion112 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Thistledown Liege
13%inclusion109 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
12%inclusion55 decks448 decks
12%synergy
Cavalier of Gales
12%inclusion100 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Akroma's Will
38%inclusion318 decks828 decks
32%synergy
Despark
36%inclusion296 decks828 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion295 decks828 decks
29%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
36%inclusion295 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Void Rend
35%inclusion288 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
34%inclusion279 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion265 decks828 decks
-9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
25%inclusion207 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Return to Dust
18%inclusion148 decks828 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion143 decks828 decks
-10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
16%inclusion135 decks828 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion120 decks774 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion119 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Crib Swap
14%inclusion118 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion111 decks828 decks
-7%synergy
And They Shall Know No Fear
12%inclusion97 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion94 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11%inclusion93 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion92 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion83 decks828 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Clever Concealment
9.4%inclusion78 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion69 decks774 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.4%inclusion65 decks774 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
8.1%inclusion67 decks828 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.6%inclusion63 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.3%inclusion55 decks753 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
40%inclusion329 decks828 decks
36%synergy
Distant Melody
34%inclusion282 decks828 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion223 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Palisade
27%inclusion220 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
22%inclusion184 decks828 decks
20%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion170 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion163 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Time Wipe
20%inclusion162 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion146 decks828 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Truths
16%inclusion130 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion128 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion127 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion90 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion85 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Mighty
10%inclusion82 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion73 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion69 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
-5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
-12%synergy
Windfall
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion59 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.2%inclusion51 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion381 decks828 decks
24%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
37%inclusion308 decks828 decks
34%synergy
Conjurer's Mantle
36%inclusion300 decks828 decks
34%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
31%inclusion258 decks828 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion241 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Monument to Endurance
19%inclusion125 decks656 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
11%inclusion95 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
11%inclusion90 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion82 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.8%inclusion55 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Pyre of Heroes
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion57 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion54 decks828 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion46 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
51%inclusion426 decks828 decks
44%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion296 decks828 decks
27%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
30%inclusion251 decks828 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion140 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
17%inclusion138 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion82 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
10%inclusion82 decks828 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
9.2%inclusion76 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.1%inclusion75 decks828 decks
-12%synergy
History of Benalia
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.0%inclusion66 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance
7.5%inclusion62 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.4%inclusion61 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
7.2%inclusion60 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6.8%inclusion56 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
5.8%inclusion48 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.4%inclusion45 decks828 decks
-9%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.2%inclusion43 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Phyrexia
49%inclusion403 decks828 decks
47%synergy
Invasion of New Capenna
7.5%inclusion62 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
57%inclusion474 decks828 decks
30%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion207 decks828 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion141 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion124 decks753 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
16%inclusion136 decks828 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion130 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion128 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion118 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion97 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion91 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion90 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion778 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion775 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion420 decks828 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion414 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion360 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
42%inclusion350 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40%inclusion330 decks828 decks
-10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
27%inclusion203 decks753 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
25%inclusion208 decks828 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion159 decks828 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion147 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion142 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.7%inclusion64 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.4%inclusion53 decks828 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion813 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion804 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion793 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Island
95%inclusion784 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
76%inclusion628 decks828 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion558 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
62%inclusion512 decks828 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion465 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
53%inclusion436 decks828 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
52%inclusion430 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion418 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Raffine's Tower
50%inclusion410 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
49%inclusion403 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion348 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion343 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
41%inclusion340 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion339 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion319 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion312 decks828 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
37%inclusion310 decks828 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
37%inclusion309 decks828 decks
34%synergy
Morphic Pool
36%inclusion299 decks828 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion296 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Fortress
35%inclusion288 decks828 decks
-6%synergy
Port Town
35%inclusion288 decks828 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion266 decks828 decks
25%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion265 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion256 decks828 decks
28%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
31%inclusion254 decks828 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion241 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion236 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion232 decks828 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion224 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
27%inclusion221 decks828 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
25%inclusion207 decks828 decks
-11%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion207 decks828 decks
-8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
25%inclusion207 decks828 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
24%inclusion202 decks828 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion199 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion193 decks828 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion180 decks828 decks
13%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion170 decks828 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion163 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
17%inclusion133 decks772 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
15%inclusion123 decks828 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
14%inclusion101 decks727 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion102 decks828 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion96 decks828 decks
-3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
12%inclusion96 decks828 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion75 decks660 decks
3%synergy