Zara, Renegade Recruiter
Flying Whenever Zara attacks, look at defending player's hand. You may put a creature card from it onto the battlefield under your control tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Return that creature to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
How Zara decks play in EDH
Zara, Renegade Recruiter is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 3UR, and its legendary creature - human pirate line shapes the whole deck around it. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Zara, Renegade Recruiter decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $56.37Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Zara, Renegade Recruiter decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Zara, Renegade Recruiter deck?
Zara, Renegade Recruiter has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Zara, Renegade Recruiter?
The cards played most often in Zara, Renegade Recruiter decks include Venser, Fervent Forger, Identity Echo, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Zara, Renegade Recruiter deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $56.37 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Zara, Renegade Recruiter deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.