Art by Darius Zablockis
Saved commander deck
Zarda, the Power Princess
Maximize Zarda's exalted-granting ability by fielding Heroes, changelings, and exalted permanents to deliver devastating single-attacker combat damage.
Prompt: Zarda, the Power Princess commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Zarda, the Power Princess
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Knight of the White Orchid
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Catches up on Plains and serves as an early attacker
Loyal Warhound
{1}{W}Creature — Dog
Two-mana body that fetches Plains onto the battlefield
Archaeomancer's Map
{2}{W}Artifact
Puts Plains into hand and keeps pace with opponent land drops
Card Draw
10 cards
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Taxes noncreature spells into steady card draw
Archivist of Oghma
{1}{W}Creature — Halfling Cleric
Draws cards when opponents search their libraries
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
Draws cards off low-power creatures and changelings entering
Tocasia's Welcome
{2}{W}Enchantment
Reliable enchantment-based draw for creature entries
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Turns small Hero and utility creatures into card draw
Folk Hero
{1}{W}Legendary Enchantment — Background
Triggers draw when casting creatures sharing a type with your commander
Tome of Legends
{2}Artifact — Book
Gains page counters when Zarda attacks alone to draw cards
Mask of Memory
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Filters cards upon combat damage from flying solo attacker
Removal
10 cards
Skyclave Apparition
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Kor Spirit
Exiles problematic low-cost nonland permanents
Council's Judgment
{1}{W}{W}Sorcery
Non-targeting answer to untargetable or indestructible permanents
Farewell
{4}{W}{W}Sorcery
Modal board wipe that cleanly exiles multiple permanent types
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Sublime Archangel
{2}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
Gives all creatures exalted to hyper-buff the solo attacker
Battlegrace Angel
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel
Grants exalted and lifelink to solitary attackers
Sigiled Paladin
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
First-striking knight with natural exalted
Knight of Glory
{1}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Cheap exalted attacker with protection from black
Aven Squire
{1}{W}Creature — Bird Soldier
Low-mana flying creature with native exalted
Mirror Entity
{2}{W}Creature — Shapeshifter
Hero changeling that gains exalted and can pump the team
Changeling Hero
{4}{W}Creature — Shapeshifter
Hero changeling with champion and lifelink
Universal Automaton
{1}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
One-mana Hero changeling that gets exalted from Zarda
Silent Arbiter
{4}Artifact Creature — Construct
Forces all players to attack and block with only one creature
Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
{2}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants double strike to modified creatures and recycles equipment
Silverblade Paladin
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Pairs to give double strike to your exalted solo attacker
Mirran Crusader
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Double strike threat with dual protections that scales with exalted
Student of Warfare
{W}Creature — Human Knight
Levels up into a double strike powerhouse
Serra Ascendant
{W}Creature — Human Monk
Massive early-game flying beater with lifelink
Sigil of Valor
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Doubles down on attacking alone by boosting power and toughness
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive stat buff scaling with land count on your commander
Commander's Plate
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Gives mono-white commanders protection from most colors and huge stat boost
Sword of Feast and Famine
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Evasion, discard, and land untap when attacking
Sword of Hearth and Home
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Ramps lands and flickers creatures while granting protections
Sword of the Animist
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Fetches lands on every solo attack trigger
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Provides trample, lifelink, and strips indestructible/hexproof
Utility
10 cards
Mother of Runes
{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Gives targeted protection to save key creatures or grant evasion
Giver of Runes
{W}Creature — Kor Cleric
Protects your solo attacker or commander from spot removal
Selfless Savior
{W}Creature — Dog
Sacrifices itself to make your exalted attacker indestructible
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Free haste and shroud for immediate solo attacks
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Haste and hexproof to safely target and swing
Duelist's Heritage
{2}{W}Enchantment
Gives attacking solo creatures double strike on combat
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
Ultimate protection spell to phase out through wipes
Flawless Maneuver
{2}{W}Instant
Free indestructible protection when commander is on board
Akroma's Will
{3}{W}Instant
Gives comprehensive combat keywords to push lethal solo or team damage
Reconnaissance
{W}Enchantment
Pulls solo attackers out of bad combat situations safely
