Commander sample deck

Zirda, the Dawnwaker Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Zirda, the Dawnwaker Commander shell for Midrange Adaptive, RW role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — Elemental FoxMidrange Adaptive

10 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderZirda, the Dawnwaker

VariantMidrange

StrategyMidrange Adaptive

Full retail if you own nothing$1041

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Zirda, the Dawnwaker build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Zirda, the Dawnwaker on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 10 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 25 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Grim Monolith - $483.24
Esper Sentinel - $59.91
Sword of Fire and Ice - $20.05
Staff of Domination - $10.87
Goldspan Dragon - $10.65
Hexing Squelcher - $19.51

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift, 1 Command Tower, 1 Demolition Field, 1 Forgotten Cave, 1 Inventors' Fair, 1 Minas Tirith, 13 Mountain, 9 Plains, 1 Plaza of Heroes, 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier, 1 Strip Mine, 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure, 1 Talon Gates of Madara, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Arcane Signet, 1 Basalt Monolith, 1 Goldspan Dragon, 1 Grim Monolith, 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Professional Face-Breaker, 1 Seize the Spoils, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Soulbright Flamekin

Card Draw (10)

1 Big Score, 1 Dawn's Truce, 1 Diviner's Wand, 1 Esper Sentinel, 1 Faithless Looting, 1 Skullclamp, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Staff of Domination, 1 Sword of Fire and Ice, 1 Thrill of Possibility

Interaction (10)

1 Abrade, 1 Cloudshift, 1 Ephemerate, 1 Erode, 1 Generous Gift, 1 Path to Exile, 1 Red Elemental Blast, 1 Stroke of Midnight, 1 Swords to Plowshares, 1 Vandalblast

Board Wipes (3)

1 Austere Command, 1 Blasphemous Act, 1 Wrath of God

Protection (4)

1 Boros Charm, 1 Flawless Maneuver, 1 Hexing Squelcher, 1 Unbreakable Formation

Theme and Utility (25)

1 Chaos Warp, 1 Deflecting Swat, 1 Embercleave, 1 Enlightened Tutor, 1 Fervor, 1 Flashback, 1 Gamble, 1 Goblin Bombardment, 1 Goblin Engineer, 1 Grand Abolisher, 1 Hammer of Purphoros, 1 Lightning Greaves, 1 Lorehold Charm, 1 Mirage Mirror, ...

Common questions

Is this Zirda, the Dawnwaker deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.