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Zirda, the Dawnwaker - Decklist

Creatures 26$8.06

  1. Auriok Salvagers1Auriok Salvagers$0.19
  2. Aven Mindcensor1Aven Mindcensor$0.42
  3. Blaring Recruiter1Blaring Recruiter$0.16
  4. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  5. Captivating Crew1Captivating Crew$0.29
  6. Cogwork Assembler1Cogwork Assembler$0.08
  7. Delivery Moogle1Delivery Moogle$0.23
  8. Drannith Healer1Drannith Healer$0.23
  9. Drannith Stinger1Drannith Stinger$0.22

Creatures continued

  1. Eldrazi Displacer1Eldrazi Displacer$1.32
  2. Feldon of the Third Path1Feldon of the Third Path$0.90
  3. Flourishing Fox1Flourishing Fox$0.20
  4. Glory1Glory$0.33
  5. Herald of the Forgotten1Herald of the Forgotten$0.30
  6. Merchant of the Vale // Haggle1Merchant of the Vale // Haggle$0.05
  7. Oread of Mountain's Blaze1Oread of Mountain's Blaze$0.24
  8. Palladium Myr1Palladium Myr$0.31
  9. Prismite1Prismite$0.11

Creatures continued

  1. Queen Kayla bin-Kroog1Queen Kayla bin-Kroog$0.31
  2. Rampaging War Mammoth1Rampaging War Mammoth$0.34
  3. Soul of New Phyrexia1Soul of New Phyrexia$0.58
  4. Soulbright Flamekin1Soulbright Flamekin$0.17
  5. Spellpyre Phoenix1Spellpyre Phoenix$0.25
  6. Steel Hellkite1Steel Hellkite$0.25
  7. Thran Spider1Thran Spider$0.25
  8. Valiant Rescuer1Valiant Rescuer$0.22

Instants 7$3.48

  1. Argivian Find1Argivian Find$0.80
  2. Forsake the Worldly1Forsake the Worldly$0.23
  3. Radiant's Judgment1Radiant's Judgment$0.06
  4. Red Elemental Blast1Red Elemental Blast$1.91
  5. Shredded Sails1Shredded Sails$0.05
  6. Starstorm1Starstorm$0.24
  7. Zenith Flare1Zenith Flare$0.19

Sorceries 7$1.97

  1. Akroma's Vengeance1Akroma's Vengeance$0.43
  2. Dismantling Wave1Dismantling Wave$0.25
  3. Fireball1Fireball$0.13
  4. Reckless Handling1Reckless Handling$0.33
  5. Recommission1Recommission$0.29
  6. Sevinne's Reclamation1Sevinne's Reclamation$0.41
  7. Slice and Dice1Slice and Dice$0.13

Artifacts 15$11.84

  1. Abandoned Sarcophagus1Abandoned Sarcophagus$0.26
  2. Arcane Encyclopedia1Arcane Encyclopedia$0.18
  3. Bronze Cudgels1Bronze Cudgels$0.21
  4. Damping Sphere1Damping Sphere$0.66
  5. Disruptor Flute1Disruptor Flute$1.58
  6. Diviner's Wand1Diviner's Wand$0.33
  7. Fluctuator1Fluctuator$0.81
  8. Gemstone Array1Gemstone Array$1.69

Artifacts continued

  1. Goblin Cannon1Goblin Cannon$0.25
  2. Manifold Key1Manifold Key$1.54
  3. Mirage Mirror1Mirage Mirror$0.32
  4. Moonsilver Key1Moonsilver Key$0.98
  5. Retrofitter Foundry1Retrofitter Foundry$0.32
  6. Sword of the Paruns1Sword of the Paruns$0.78
  7. Wand of Wonder1Wand of Wonder$1.93

Enchantments 6$2.28

  1. Astral Drift1Astral Drift$0.26
  2. Gerrard's Battle Cry1Gerrard's Battle Cry$0.58
  3. Lightning Rift1Lightning Rift$0.17
  4. Meticulous Excavation1Meticulous Excavation$0.21
  5. Mobilization1Mobilization$0.76
  6. Sacred Mesa1Sacred Mesa$0.30

Lands 38 / 38$13.36

  1. Ancient Den1Ancient Den$1.42
  2. Arch of Orazca1Arch of Orazca$0.34
  3. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  4. Battlefield Forge1Battlefield Forge$0.21
  5. Boros Garrison1Boros Garrison$0.19
  6. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  7. Castle Ardenvale1Castle Ardenvale$0.26
  8. Clifftop Retreat1Clifftop Retreat$0.21
  9. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  10. Desert of the Fervent1Desert of the Fervent$0.13
  11. Desert of the True1Desert of the True$0.23

Lands continued

  1. Drifting Meadow1Drifting Meadow$0.14
  2. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  3. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  4. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  5. Furycalm Snarl1Furycalm Snarl$0.23
  6. Inspiring Vantage1Inspiring Vantage$1.99
  7. Monumental Henge1Monumental Henge$0.56
  8. Mountain×33Mountain$0.24
  9. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  10. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Rugged Prairie1Rugged Prairie$0.27
  2. Rustvale Bridge1Rustvale Bridge$0.20
  3. Secluded Steppe1Secluded Steppe$0.11
  4. Smoldering Crater1Smoldering Crater$0.18
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  6. Snow-Covered Plains×22Snow-Covered Plains$0.76
  7. Spire of Industry1Spire of Industry$0.21
  8. Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion1Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion$0.34
  9. Temple of Triumph1Temple of Triumph$0.18
  10. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  11. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Zirda, the Dawnwaker deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zirda, the Dawnwaker, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $42.56 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zirda, the Dawnwaker decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Sevinne's Reclamation, Soulbright Flamekin and Moonsilver Key. The picks most particular to this commander are Diviner's Wand, Arcane Encyclopedia and Cogwork Assembler, which turn up here far more often than in other Boros decks.

Its average mana value is 3.02. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 3 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Wand of Wonder ($1.93), Red Elemental Blast ($1.91) and Gemstone Array ($1.69); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $30.76, and with no limit $1666.46; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.02
Game Changers0
Combos3
Deck match46%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 15 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 21 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 9 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 2 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Zirda, the Dawnwaker 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 advantage1219+7
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 10 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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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Zirda, the Dawnwaker 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 Zirda, the Dawnwaker decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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