EDH Optimizer
Cavalry Charge precon: decklist, bracket and price
Cavalry Charge is the Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir precon (MOC, April 21, 2023). Here is its list as it comes in the box, what the EDH Optimizer analysis says about it and how it starts over 10,000 simulated games.
Commander: Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Color identity: White · Blue · Black
Product: Cavalry Charge (MOC, released on April 21, 2023)
Bracket: 2
Deck health: B (66/100)
Reference price of the list: €63.07
Paste your box list (or the upgraded one) and see what it lacks, what it has too much of and how it starts over 10,000 games.
📥 Analyze my preconHow the box starts over 10,000 games
EDH Optimizer goldfish simulation of the list as it comes: hands, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health axes · B (66/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed55
- Interaction44
- Resilience74
- Closing97
EDH Optimizer analysis data as of August 25, 2026.
Why it is bracket 2
Per the official Commander bracket rules, applied to the box list.
What it runs, by role
The full precon decklist
The cards exactly as they come in the box, by type. Cards with a page link to it.
Creatures (32)
- Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
- Knight of the White Orchid
- Ethersworn Adjudicator
- Knight Exemplar
- Hero of Bladehold
- Knights of the Black Rose
- Vona, Butcher of Magan
- Arvad the Cursed
- Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
- Josu Vess, Lich Knight
- Valiant Knight
- Midnight Reaper
- Knight of the Last Breath
- Corpse Knight
- Syr Elenora, the Discerning
- Worthy Knight
- Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
- Silverwing Squadron
- Acclaimed Contender
- Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Wintermoor Commander
- Murderous Rider // Swift End
- Order of Midnight // Alter Fate
- Liliana's Standard Bearer
- Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
- Elenda and Azor
- Herald of Hoofbeats
- Vodalian Wave-Knight
- Exsanguinator Cavalry
- Locthwain Lancer
- Xerex Strobe-Knight
Instants (6)
- Swords to Plowshares
- Return to Dust
- Path to Exile
- Pull from Tomorrow
- Unbreakable Formation
- Despark
Sorceries (7)
- Distant Melody
- Read the Bones
- Fell the Mighty
- Painful Truths
- Time Wipe
- Promise of Loyalty
- Path of the Enigma
Artifacts (13)
- Sol Ring
- Fellwar Stone
- Mind Stone
- Orzhov Signet
- Fractured Powerstone
- Commander's Sphere
- Herald's Horn
- Vanquisher's Banner
- Sigiled Sword of Valeron
- Arcane Signet
- Maul of the Skyclaves
- Ichor Elixir
- Conjurer's Mantle
Enchantments (2)
- Knights' Charge
- Chivalric Alliance
Lands (39)
- 5× Swamp
- 8× Plains
- 6× Island
- Temple of the False God
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Arcane Sanctum
- Exotic Orchard
- Bojuka Bog
- Evolving Wilds
- Command Tower
- Temple of Silence
- Temple of Deceit
- Temple of Enlightenment
- Myriad Landscape
- Sunken Hollow
- Prairie Stream
- Choked Estuary
- Port Town
- Path of Ancestry
- Thriving Isle
- Thriving Moor
- Thriving Heath
- Shineshadow Snarl
Frequently asked questions
What bracket is the Cavalry Charge precon?
Bracket 2 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 3 tutors and 0 two-card combos.
How much is the Cavalry Charge precon worth in singles?
About €63.07 adding the reference price of its 100 cards (cheapest English printing, changes daily). It is the figure to compare against the box price, not the box price itself.
How many lands does the Cavalry Charge precon run, and does it get stuck?
It runs 39 lands. Over 10,000 simulated games it misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 9 %; the commander comes down on turn 4.2 on average.
How do I upgrade the Cavalry Charge precon?
Paste the box list into EDH Optimizer and hit Optimize: the AI suggests swaps that fit the per-card price cap you pick (€2, €10 or no cap), with the analysis and the 10,000 games before and after. To start with, the box runs 11 ramp cards, 18 draw and 8 removal: that is where the first swaps usually go.