Zada Brewing 04/22

Commander / EDH* Goblins Mono-Red Storm Tokens

TripleResistance

Creature (21)

• 1x Alloy Myr
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Crimson Kobolds
• 1x Crookshank Kobolds
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Emrakul's Hatcher
• 1x Kobolds of Kher Keep
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Memnite
• 1x Millikin
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Opaline Unicorn
• 1x Ornithopter
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Phyrexian Walker
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Scuttlemutt
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Sisters of the Flame
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Land (37)

• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 31x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spawning Bed
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator

Instant (16)

• 1x Accelerate
• 1x Aleatory
• 1x Balduvian Rage
• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x Boiling Blood
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Chaotic Strike
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Firestorm
• 1x Flare
• 1x Panic
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Stun
• 1x Volcanic Offering
• 1x Zap

Artifact (11)

• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Perilous Vault
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Commander (1)

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Dragon Fodder
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Heat Shimmer
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Inner Fire
• 1x Krenko's Command
• 1x Kuldotha Rebirth
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Reckless Charge
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance
• 1x Twinflame
• 1x Vandalblast

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Sideboard

Creature (37)

• 1x Akroan Crusader
• 1x Anax, Hardened in the Forge
• 1x Ardent Elementalist
• 1x Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Goblin Chieftain
• 1x Goblin Chirurgeon
• 1x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
• 1x Goblin Instigator
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Trashmaster
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Hedron Crawler
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Krark, the Thumbless
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Loyal Apprentice
• 1x Magmatic Channeler
• 1x Magus of the Moon
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Manakin
• 1x Marton Stromgald
• 1x Mirrorwing Dragon
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Precursor Golem
• 1x Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Skirk Prospector
• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1x Tilonalli's Summoner

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Guardian Idol
• 1x Hazoret's Monument
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Springleaf Drum
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (36)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Academic Dispute
• 1x Brightstone Ritual
• 1x Brute Force
• 1x Brute Strength
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Desperate Ritual
• 1x Dragonrage
• 1x Enthusiastic Study
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Fall of the Hammer
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Invoke Calamity
• 1x March of Reckless Joy
• 1x Otherworldly Outburst
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Raze the Effigy
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Rouse the Mob
• 1x Run Amok
• 1x Rush of Adrenaline
• 1x Soul's Fire
• 1x Spawning Breath
• 1x Stolen Vitality
• 1x Sudden Breakthrough
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Titan's Strength
• 1x Uncaged Fury
• 1x Unleash Fury
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Braid of Fire
• 1x Goblinslide
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Tectonic Reformation
• 1x Tide of War
• 1x Underworld Breach

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
• 1x Jaya Ballard

Sorcery (32)

• 1x Ancestral Anger
• 1x Bonus Round
• 1x By Force
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Crash Through
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Fiery Gambit
• 1x Finale of Promise
• 1x Firecat Blitz
• 1x Forbidden Friendship
• 1x Galvanic Relay
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Goblin Rally
• 1x Goblin War Party
• 1x Gravitic Punch
• 1x Infernal Plunge
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Kari Zev's Expertise
• 1x Kick in the Door
• 1x Make Mischief
• 1x Mizzium Mortars
• 1x Mogg Alarm
• 1x Molten Birth
• 1x Past in Flames
• 1x Renegade Tactics
• 1x Rile
• 1x Rite of Flame
• 1x Shreds of Sanity
• 1x Spark of Creativity
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Traitorous Greed

Land (14)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Blinkmoth Nexus
• 1x Castle Embereth
• 1x Den of the Bugbear
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Dwarven Mine
• 1x Dwarven Ruins
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Mishra's Factory
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

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Maybeboard

Creature (25)

• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Dreadhorde Arcanist
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Emrakul's Hatcher
• 1x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
• 1x Goblin Instigator
• 1x Goblin Matron
• 1x Goblin Warchief
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Krark, the Thumbless
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Loyal Apprentice
• 1x Millikin
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1x Tilonalli's Summoner
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Young Pyromancer

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Goblinslide

Instant (20)

• 1x Accelerate
• 1x Balduvian Rage
• 1x Battle Hymn
• 1x Boiling Blood
• 1x Brightstone Ritual
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Chaotic Strike
• 1x Crimson Wisps
• 1x Dragonrage
• 1x Expedite
• 1x Firestorm
• 1x Fists of Flame
• 1x Increasing Vengeance
• 1x Panic
• 1x Reiterate
• 1x Seething Song
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Stun
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Volcanic Offering

Land (35)

• 1x Dwarven Mine
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Mirrorpool
• 29x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spawning Bed
• 1x Terrain Generator

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Ancestral Anger
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Dragon Fodder
• 1x Empty the Warrens
• 1x Heat Shimmer
• 1x Hordeling Outburst
• 1x Inner Fire
• 1x Krenko's Command
• 1x Kuldotha Rebirth
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Reckless Charge
• 1x Renegade Tactics
• 1x Tempt with Vengeance
• 1x Twinflame
• 1x Vandalblast

Artifact (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Pyromancer's Goggles
• 1x Ruby Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Worn Powerstone

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This is a list I'm using to keep track of upgrades I want to make to my Zada deck. Suggestions welcome, but I don't expect any attention here.

Main is current deck. Side is a pool of cards I'm considering. Maybe is my planned deck. Acquire is need to acquire.

Some obvious upgrades and inclusions will not be present because I don't want to pay $70 for a land that won't change the outcome of a game 99/100 games, or other similar situations I'm priced out of. This list was a VERY budget deck 7 years ago, and now some cards have jumped in price significantly for unknown reasons. (Some of the 0 cost creatures being worth so much now honestly amazes me). I don't plan on dumping loads of cash into this, despite the price estimate on this deck.

Generic early strategy:

Early on in the game we want to find ways to ramp and get creatures onto the board. Mana dorks like Iron Myr accomplish both goals, but are more easily removed than artifact ramp like Sol Ring and Ruby Medallion. Similarly, token creators like Hordeling Outburst do a better job than the mana dorks at swarming the board with creatures but fail to advance our mana situation.

Why do we want so many creatures? Zada, Hedron Grinder works by going wide and profiting off of single-target instants and sorceries like Crimson Wisps and Expedite to draw cards. There are enough of these cheap card draw combos with Zada that we can find most of what we would want very quickly assuming we have a board and a handful of creatures.

Why do we want mana? Well....we're playing Magic. But other than that, our card drawing potential should allow us to cast as many spells as we have mana for. Better to do all of that in one turn as opposed to over the course of 5 or 6.

Basically, our card draw is limited by how wide our board is and our ability to use those cards is limited by our mana.

Generic pop-off strategy:

Once we have a board and enough mana to cast several spells in a row, we begin to churn the deck with the engine we've built. Crimson Wisps and other cantrips draw excessive amounts of cards after dumping our hand full of early drops. We can continue to dump our hand and fill it back up this way until we find some special cards that allow us to do more. Battle Hymn, Inner Fire, Mana Geyser, Brightstone Ritual, Treasonous Ogre, Storm-Kiln Artist and so on give us plenty of mana to draw through a large portion of our deck with our card drawing cantrips and search for ways to win the game.

Note: Decks often have several 0-cost creatures so that they can drop extra bodies as they draw, further increasing the value Zada, Hedron Grinder can generate with a wide board. I don't know how much I want to pursue this, if at all.

Winning the game:

Here are a few ways Zada, Hedron Grinder decks can win:

Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame OR Heat Shimmer = Infinite hasty 2/2s to attack with

Firestorm + enough cards in hand = Deal lethal damage to opponents

Fists of Flame + attackers = Lots of damage. This can be made even better by giving all of your creatures trample via Zada plus any "give target creature trample" instant or sorcery.

Enough mana, creatures, and pump spells like Reckless Charge and Balduvian Rage to outright kill your opponents. Again, trample helps.

Infinite combos:

Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame OR Heat Shimmer = Infinite hasty 2/2s to attack with

Reiterate + any mana ramping instant or sorcery that gives you at least 4 net mana when cast = Infinite mana

Making good things better:

Strionic Resonator

Dualcaster Mage

Krark, the Thumbless

Reverberate

Deflecting Swat

and so on

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 5 Mythic Rares 17 - 48 Rares 21 - 30 Uncommons 28 - 52 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.43
Tokens	1/1 R Token Creature Elemental Cat, City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Devil 1/1 R, Dinosaur 1/1 R, Dragon Spirit 5/5 R, Dungeon: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Dungeon: Lost Mine of Phandelver, Dungeon: Tomb of Annihilation, Dwarf 1/1 R, Eldrazi Horror 3/2 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Emblem Jaya Ballard, Goat 0/1 W, Goblin 1/1 R, Golem 3/3 C, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Kobold 0/1 R, Satyr 1/1 R, Skeleton 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 R, Spirit 1/1 C, The Atropal, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure