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Zara, Renegade Recruiter
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate
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.
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“Flying pirate who steals creatures from hands and turns them against opponents.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Theft, Tempo, Spellslinger
Strategy
Zara is a theft-focused aggressor that turns combat into a resource engine. Every time she attacks, you peek at your opponent's hand and temporarily borrow their best creature, forcing it to attack them or their planeswalkers. This is deeply disruptive—you're stealing their threats, using them against them, then giving them back. The deck wants to attack early and often, turning Zara into a flying evasion threat while the hand-selection effect pulls double duty as both card advantage and table disruption.
Build around cheap evasive creatures and tempo plays to keep Zara attacking consistently. Cards that grant extra combat steps amplify your theft potential, letting you steal multiple creatures per turn cycle. Complement this with light UR spellslinger elements—counterspells and card draw keep you ahead while Zara does the heavy lifting. The goal is chip damage through the air plus forced resource misuse, grinding opponents out through a mix of direct attacks and stolen creatures.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip the pricey extra-combat finales like Aurelia's Fury; use Relentless Assault and Savage Beating instead. Trade expensive card draw for Opt, Slip Through Space, and Faithless Looting.
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