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Zara, Renegade Recruiter - Decklist

Creatures 29$10.39

  1. Angrath's Marauders1Angrath's Marauders$0.26
  2. Azure Fleet Admiral1Azure Fleet Admiral$0.16
  3. Boarding Party1Boarding Party$0.21
  4. Breeches, Brazen Plunderer1Breeches, Brazen Plunderer$0.21
  5. Breeches, Eager Pillager1Breeches, Eager Pillager$0.53
  6. Captain Lannery Storm1Captain Lannery Storm$0.27
  7. Captain Vargus Wrath1Captain Vargus Wrath$0.30
  8. Captivating Crew1Captivating Crew$0.29
  9. Coastline Marauders1Coastline Marauders$0.32
  10. Coercive Recruiter1Coercive Recruiter$0.29

Creatures continued

  1. Corsair Captain1Corsair Captain$0.24
  2. Crafty Cutpurse1Crafty Cutpurse$0.33
  3. Cutthroat Negotiator1Cutthroat Negotiator$0.40
  4. Dack's Duplicate1Dack's Duplicate$0.30
  5. Daring Saboteur1Daring Saboteur$0.08
  6. Dire Fleet Daredevil1Dire Fleet Daredevil$0.22
  7. Dominus of Fealty1Dominus of Fealty$0.72
  8. Etali, Primal Storm1Etali, Primal Storm$0.46
  9. Impulsive Pilferer1Impulsive Pilferer$0.28
  10. Jalira, Master Polymorphist1Jalira, Master Polymorphist$0.17

Creatures continued

  1. Kitesail Skirmisher1Kitesail Skirmisher$0.17
  2. Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator1Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator$0.31
  3. Merchant Raiders1Merchant Raiders$0.29
  4. Nephalia Smuggler1Nephalia Smuggler$0.07
  5. Phantom Steed1Phantom Steed$0.46
  6. Port Razer1Port Razer$1.73
  7. Protean Raider1Protean Raider$0.71
  8. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  9. Undercover Operative1Undercover Operative$0.37

Instants 12$6.91

  1. Act of Aggression1Act of Aggression$0.32
  2. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  3. Cackling Counterpart1Cackling Counterpart$0.31
  4. Clairvoyance1Clairvoyance$0.23
  5. Discontinuity1Discontinuity$1.05
  6. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  7. Fiery Cannonade1Fiery Cannonade$0.19
  8. Fling1Fling$0.16
  9. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18
  10. Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs1Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs$0.73
  11. Peek1Peek$0.43
  12. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77

Sorceries 10$5.34

  1. Act of Treason1Act of Treason$0.03
  2. Consuming Tide1Consuming Tide$0.58
  3. Harness by Force1Harness by Force$0.34
  4. Kari Zev's Expertise1Kari Zev's Expertise$1.59
  5. Mass Mutiny1Mass Mutiny$0.40
  6. Mob Rule1Mob Rule$1.00
  7. Quasiduplicate1Quasiduplicate$0.67
  8. Sakashima's Will1Sakashima's Will$0.37
  9. Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins1Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins$0.20
  10. Traitorous Blood1Traitorous Blood$0.16

Artifacts 5$3.17

  1. Culling Dais1Culling Dais$0.18
  2. Glasses of Urza1Glasses of Urza$0.54
  3. Pirate's Cutlass1Pirate's Cutlass$0.08
  4. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  5. Witch's Oven1Witch's Oven$0.83

Enchantments 5$1.60

  1. Aqueous Form1Aqueous Form$0.29
  2. Coastal Piracy1Coastal Piracy$0.29
  3. Grafted Identity1Grafted Identity$0.15
  4. Reconnaissance Mission1Reconnaissance Mission$0.35
  5. Telepathy1Telepathy$0.52

Lands 38 / 38$13.24

  1. Arcane Lighthouse1Arcane Lighthouse$1.70
  2. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  3. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  6. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  7. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  8. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  9. Ferrous Lake1Ferrous Lake$0.29
  10. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  11. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22

Lands continued

  1. High Market1High Market$0.40
  2. Island×33Island$0.21
  3. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  4. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  5. Molten Tributary1Molten Tributary$0.25
  6. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Opal Palace1Opal Palace$0.13
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  2. Silverbluff Bridge1Silverbluff Bridge$0.28
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  5. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  6. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  7. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  8. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Unclaimed Territory1Unclaimed Territory$0.30
  11. Volatile Fjord1Volatile Fjord$0.69

About this Zara, Renegade Recruiter deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zara, Renegade Recruiter, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $40.91 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zara, Renegade Recruiter decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Swiftfoot Boots, Telepathy and Coercive Recruiter. The picks most particular to this commander are Captivating Crew, Glasses of Urza and Protean Raider, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.44. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Reins of Power ($1.77), Port Razer ($1.73) and Kari Zev's Expertise ($1.59); 45 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.17, and with no limit $258.65; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.44
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match68%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 8 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 7 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 18 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Zara, Renegade Recruiter and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3840+2
Plan3026-4

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Zara, Renegade Recruiter at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Zara, Renegade Recruiter decks usually play.

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