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Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Legendary Creature — Human Knight · {1}{W}{U}{B} · Black/Blue/White commander

Eminence — Whenever you attack with one or more Knights, if Sidar Jabari is in the command zone or on the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card. Flying, first strike Whenever Sidar Jabari deals combat damage to a player, return target Knight creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

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What Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · attackWhenever you attack with one or more Knights, if Sidar Jabari is in the command zone or on the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card.
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Sidar Jabari deals combat damage to a player, return target Knight creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · first strikefirst strike

What a Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir deck needs

Plays as knight typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• self-mill, discard and recursion (the graveyard is a resource its text reads)
• knight creatures (its text counts them)
• evasion and protection for the commander (the trigger needs its combat damage to connect)
• a wide board that attacks every turn (the trigger fires on the attack)

The Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 7× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 6× Put your own cards into your graveyard as a resource
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

Best cards for Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

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