Zirda, the Dawnwaker.

[@danielharrison2383]

not only do you make lists that i like, your chill demeanor and brotherly love keep me coming back for more.

[@bettercommander]

Love you bro

[@YouForgotTheCarrots]

fave thing about Zirda is that it makes some chaff commons into finisher pieces. Sun Collared Raptor is one of the scariest pieces in the whole deck. a red trampler that (with zirda out) repeatably pumps itself by +3/0 for just R. Similarly, the recent draft chaff Armored Armadillo from OTJ pumps itself repeatedly for +X/0, X being the armadillo's toughness, for just 1W. It has a lower floor, with a default x value of 4, but if you can boost Armadillo with some equipment synergies, and then give it trample or some kind of evasion, it can easily boost to one-shot numbers using zirda's many different ways to make a ton of mana.

[@SwedeRacerDC]

You automatically get a like, because I know it's going to be good, but I'm skeptical that I will find Zirda the best. I can see some combo potential for sure, but I like the idea of it in the 99 of certain decks. War room definitely better in Boros than in 5C lol. And of course, I knew you would bring out the Basalt Monolith. Definitely a lot of mana combos in here. Hateflayer is just nasty with the combo pieces. I would definitely have more fun with Boros Equipment and Zirda in the 99. But this is definitely a potent deck right here. And I better check my shoes for a walking ballista, because I don't have $15 to spend on it. It's not worth it to be lol

[@bettercommander]

I appreciate you brother

[@serazac25]

After watching this video, I have 0 doubts that Zirda is the best Boros commander. New Aurelia seems dope though. Wish you a happy new year Nicky G. Thank you for making commander better.

[@bettercommander]

Peace and love to you brother

[@vladl2283]

Definitely not your grandpappy's Boros. Love to see stuff like this that's new to me!

[@chedattilo]

I’ve been building zirda for a while now! Extremely fun with a large toolbox of cards to pick from.

[@brandyourfan9244]

Great video as always brother. Keep up the great work

[@JetNAmplify]

Ohhh that fox is so cool always haopen to see it

[@esconde9922]

Always happy to see more boros content, so glad that options have gotten better since the days boros in commander got memed on and wotc refused to give us good card advantage. Super hyped that Boros has strong combo options even if they aren't many.

[@TheHiddenleaf03]

Bro, love your videos. Crazy thing is I just pulled Zirda acouple of days ago. Truly learned something new today and have a reason to start building this deck!

[@bettercommander]

Love you!

[@EnemyToad]

Making your one opponents creatures unable to block makes it easier to deal damage, holy shit

[@andrewfornes5320]

Brother, I didn't know you made a video about my boy. I have a Goblin Charbelcher deck built around him and an enchantment called "Endless Horizons" which lets me exile any number of planes in my deck. All my lands are plains, my mountains are all dual lands with both land types. I exile all plains except one dual land & Charbelcher pops someone for double of whatever amount of cards I reveal.

[@bettercommander]

I have used the Charbelcher, it's a bonkers card my man.

[@andrewfornes5320]

@bettercommander I haven't got a list online or I'd post it; I do know Oswald Fiddlebender is a good card for getting out Charbelcher because you want to use your Enlightened Tutor/Gamble to grab Endless Horizons.

[@simonchi5372]

Zirda is fun, i had lots of fun with her playing in standard when she legal but never got around to make an edh deck with her. I mostly comboed with janky stuff like faerie formation, midnight clock, skycat sovereign, parcelbeast etc. But i'm certain there is enough cool stuff in boros to make a fun deck.

[@bettercommander]

It's mostly artifacts

[@dylanwalsh6677]

algorithmically convinced

[@jonathanatkinson399]

Awesome video dude. Noob here asking for some direction. If I wanted to run zirda as a companion for a edh deck. Who would she pair best with. Naya, jeskai or mardu decks with zirda sound so cool. I just don't really know the field well enough to pair her with a commander or what the 99 should besides the stuff in this video.

[@bettercommander]

Someone mentioned Kenrith. That's a sweet commander. Mana dorks pair up nicely, as do artifacts. Boros equipment and/or Naya Equipment are awesome. Samut, Voice of Dissent is an excellent under-rated hipster commander. Welcome to the Channel!

[@Badassest]

I got the feeling Zirda will be pretty relevant when bloomburrow hits.

[@bettercommander]

Maybe, I am looking forward to that.

[@zackkelley2940]

A few cards that might be worth running with Voltaic Construct are Karn Silver Golem, Liquimetal Torque/Coating, and any number of mana rocks that tap for more than 1 mana. Not only does this let Voltaic Construct untap LOTS of things it normally couldn't (Liquimetal Torque/Coating can make any creature an artifact creature and Karn Silver Golem can turn any non-creature artifact into a creature) they're still worth running even without it. Liquimetal Torque is an efficient mana rock and Liquimetal Torque/Coating can turn your artifact removal into anything removal. Karn Silver Golem can turn any noncreature artifact into a creature which can be a nasty surprise if someone tries to boardwipe (not to mention any 0 drop artifacts just die if they suddenly become a 0/0 creature). He's also a tanky 0/8 if he blocks or is blocked and a decent 4/4 if not.

[@bettercommander]

The toque is a fantastic card man.

[@zackkelley2940]

@@bettercommander It's even great in GREEN decks.^^ The floor is an efficient mana rock and the ceiling is the ability to turn ANY permanent (sans lands) into an artifact which will turn all your artifact removal into ANYTHING removal.

[@RevusX]

You'll never make me turn my back on mommy Winota... I... think...

[@bobbycallaway1819]

So nice I built the Fox twice. Cycling and Unearth/Artifact Reanimator, in case anyone was curious.

[@bettercommander]

Beautiful

[@christophepaquette7308]

gimme the reanimator list please ! thinking of switching Osgir to this !

[@grantmurdock7385]

I love me Otharri in the command zone, brother, but you make a compelling case. Maybe I'll do Zirda with the ol' Sunforger and make it hammer time. Turn Boros equipment into Boros spellslinger dood! Also, Transmute is still the most fun tutor mechanic ever made.

[@bettercommander]

Sun forger baby!

[@bryceduyvewaardt8136]

Even after the errata I have 6 different companion decks -Zirda’s requirement means I built a deck with mana dorks and equipment/cycling cards to get that sweet, sweet discount!

[@bettercommander]

Zirda is great for equipment

[@MJH1505]

Struggling to make a 6-7 Zirda deck without relying too heavily on infinite mana. This video is great though. Any suggestions?

[@bettercommander]

I run a few decks with combos, but no ways to tutor them out. It tends to blunt the power a bit. You definitely want other win conditions too.

[@JetNAmplify]

I like to use infinite mana in white to make a bunch of tokens with an x cost spell. Thats more riskey but fun

[@robertpfunder1757]

Partner with Kenrith for shenanigans - very flexible 😮. Happy New Year etc.