Kenrith Dawnbreaker

Commander / EDH* Combo Competitive Five Color Infinite Combo Zirda, the Dawnwaker

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Instant (31)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Delay
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Veil of Summer

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Land (29)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Forest
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Day's Undoing
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Neoform
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Commander (1)

Companion (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 1x Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Thrasios, Triton Hero

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Crab Umbra
• 1x Freed from the Real
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Omen of the Sea
• 1x Thassa's Ire
• 1x Verity Circle

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Zirda, the Dawnwaker

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Man's Best Companion

Why Zirda: Pros/Cons

Why Zirda: Pros/Cons

We do take a hard hit trying to meet Zirda's companion requirements but there are some payoffs that may offset the downsides. The main cards we lose are:

• Mystic Remora
• Sylvan Library
• Thassa's Oracle
• Rhystic Study
• Carpet of Flowers

Having Zirda in a "command zone" though enables a variety of two card combos. Most of these involve having a mana dork and one other untap ability making the combo very efficient like the classic Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter

We are still able to run fairly effecient back up win conditions with Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Since our win condition revolves around our mana dorks, our opponents will constantly have to be prepared to interact if we have mana dorks out. In addition, our comobos revolve around cards we would already be playing (slot effecient).

There are enough cards to substitute for the cards lost. Card advantage is our biggest weakness. However, this can be slightly offset using Kenrith's ability if needed. This deck optimizes itself around using Kenrith's abilities in the late game if the game state plateaus.

Infinite Mana Combos

Infinite Mana Combos

With Zirda, the Dawnwaker in play the following combos provide infinite mana:

Infinite Colorless

• Grim Monolith

Infinite Colored Mana

• Crab Umbra/Thassa's Ire with Bloom Tender/Faeburrow Elder/Incubation Druid

• Crab Umbra/Thassa's Ire with Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Birds of Paradise/Noble Hierarch

Additional Infinite Mana Combos

• Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter + Any Mana dork/rock

Win Conditions

Win Conditions

Infinite Mana Outlets

• Dimensional Infiltrator + Grim Monolith + Zirda, the Dawnwaker : This allows us to exile our opponent's library. While Dimensional Infiltrator is a stretch, this is a two card combo that is very mana effecient which is the reason I included it in the 99. I will need to do further testing to judge its effectiveness.

• Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Kenrith, the Returned King with infinite blue mana = Jace win

• Kenrith, the Returned King with inifinite green and +1 red mana = Win through Combat: Once we have infinite mana, we will always have at least 3 creatures on the field to finish off the table. Its a little clunky but still a path to utilize.

Alternative Wincons

• Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Tainted Pact / Demonic Consultation + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

• Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter + Isochron Scepter Drawing our deck for a Jace win

• Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace Draw your deck

Budget & Card Substitutions

Budget & Card Substitutions

Enhancing

This deck is currently constructed with the cards that I have. Of course, if you have the dual lands substitute out as necessary as well as a Time Twister if you have one...

Card Alternatives/Maybe Board

Umbral Mantle

• Works with/in place of our lines. In some way its better because it allows our creatures to untap without blue but it is a bit slower than both Crab Umbra and Thassa's Ire which is why I excluded it. Also, both Crab Umbra and Thassa's Ire are one drops meaning if we have 4 mana open with a mana dork set up, we can drop zirda and win on that turn if uninterrupted.

Staff of Domination

• Similar description as mantle except its better in the fact it doesn't need to be equipped

Leyline of Abundance

• This produces a similar line as Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy but will generate infinite green depending on the line you have set up. I've considered running both for redundancy, but I haven't found a slot for it.

Basalt Monolith

• If you have been keeping up with zirda, you know the story. It can either replace Grim Monolith for budget reason or be an addition.

Magus of the Candelabra

• If you're on a budget, this will work with zirda if you have three lands open. Its definitely a budget substitution as it is useless without Zirda but still works.

Freed from the Real

• Not much to say other than it is a combo with Bloom Tender and Faeburrow Elder without Zirda's help. Still debating its inclusion.

Necropotence

• As mentioned before, card advantage is our biggest struggle. Luckily, Necro is a permanent with an activated ability. Because of this, this card is definitely at the top of the list for trying to integrate into the deck.

Ad Nauseam

• Did I mention card advantage is our biggest struggle? Luckily our avg. cmc is fairly low which may be a reason alone to run ad naus.

Wheel of Fortune/Windfall

• More draw

Feedback & Discussion

Please let me know what you think as well as provide any suggestions. I love criticism as it only leads to better deck building and fun discussion. If you also liked the deck, I always appreciate the upvote. Thanks for reading!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Key combos	Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Tainted Pact Demonic Consultation + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Dimensional Infiltrator + Grim Monolith + Zirda, the Dawnwaker Jace, Wielder of Mysteries + Kenrith, the Returned King Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter + Isochron Scepter
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 1 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.72
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Spirit 1/1 C