Zada, Hedron Grinder

Legendary Creature — Goblin Ally

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only this, copy that spell for each other creature you control that the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.

Combos

• Tainted Strike + Zada, Hedron Grinder
• Okaun, Eye of Chaos + Soul's Fire + Zada, Hedron Grinder
• Polymorph + Zada, Hedron Grinder
• Shadow Rift + Zada, Hedron Grinder
• Into the Roil + Zada, Hedron Grinder
• Seize the Day + Zada, Hedron Grinder + Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
• Fiery Gambit + Krark's Thumb + Zada, Hedron Grinder

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

NoNeedToBragoBoutIt on Zada - Goblin Grinder

2 months ago

Thanks for your input, KongMing!

I am very hesitant, when it comes to excess damage tech, since its payoff would have to be greater than losing my existing board. Goblin Negotiation would require me to have a buff already to trade up and keep Zada, Hedron Grinder, because otherwise at X=2 i would trade in my 1/1s for fresh 1/1s of the same amount. Hell to Pay is a little akward. Trading in a board for tons of tapped treasures at sorcery speed means i would need to survive until my next turn without blockers, but will likely win then. Bottle-Cap Blast is less risky, since i can blast it off EOT before my turn. But 5 mana is a lot for a deck that's built around curving out aggressively.

I might have to test run the package, but i'm not too optimistic.

When it comes to Krark, the Thumbless, i did run him for a few months, but once you go off, i found him to be too tedious to resolve in Paper. He's likely a lot better, if you have a less storm-ish approach that resolves more around single spells like Audacious Swap, Fiery Gambit or as in my build Daring Discovery.

SirFowler on Artifact Aggro on a $50 Budget

3 months ago

I actually have Zada, Hedron Grinder in my Feather deck. One of my friends had a Zada deck and it was insane. I think he was able to get damage around like 14 billion damage. It's a good deck, but it's a lot of math.

I actually have a ton of decks, like over 40 at this point, each with its own playstyle. I should definitely take apart a few, but it's an addiction.

shock7123 on Artifact Aggro on a $50 Budget

3 months ago

SirFowler

It's all good. I've built a few decks with around a $50 budget previously, so I get that the challenge can be a lot of fun in and of itself. I started off Magic as a broke college student, so it was usually a $50 starting budget that got upgraded over time, but I digress.

Feather can be fun to build on a budget, but if you want a solid budget option that can win consistently, look into Zada, Hedron Grinder as well. Mono-red pump spells with a goblin subtheme can be a gross amount of fun, especially with all the common-rarity pumps that are available. I've seen $25 builds for her that can curbstomp decks built with significantly higher budgets.

shock7123 on Imagine Dragons | Budget Rosnakht [PRIMER]

11 months ago

Have you thought about running Zada, Hedron Grinder? She'd let you copy your cheap cantrips, still get the token off your commander, and buff your entire board all at once. Dirt cheap uncommon to boot.

lil_cheez on If I control Zada, can …

1 year ago

Good evening everyone,

Zada, Hedron Grinder is an all star in my Feather, the Redeemed deck. I've been playtesting it and found a RW interaction I could not have a clear answer. Please help me if you can.

When I target Zada with a "protection from color" granting spell, like Shelter and Stave Off, the spell will be copied to each other creature I control.

Question: do I get to pick a color for each creature?

Zada's rulling says the following:
If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copies will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.

But these spells are not modal, as far as I know, so I'd like to know if they are the "or the like" or if they work diffently.

Thanks in advance and have a good one.

DadHumanPraetor on Feather, the Cruel Striker

1 year ago

So I play stuff like Zada, Hedron Grinder and Mirrorwing Dragon so that when I cast Brute Force or Built to Smash and then cast Gods Willing targeting them, ALL my creatures are unblockable (from the protection) and pumped. I think the equipment and a lot of the creatures you selected are fun value cards, but its gotta be hard to close the game. Making things big, hard to kill, and unblockable...well that can close the game easily. Young Pyromancer and Leonin Lightscribe and probably better than Electrostatic Field and the spell recursion seems to go against the current, since your spells are rarely going to the graveyard. If you want I could upload my feather deck list when I get home later and you could sort of see the direction I decided to take it. Yours seems to want to grind out value, mine is more about killing your opponents

DadHumanPraetor on Feather, the Cruel Striker

1 year ago

Zada, Hedron Grinder Mirrorwing Dragon Balefire Liege and Chandra's Ignition are all awesome in feather. Really fun deck.

legendofa on Zada rules interactions

1 year ago

As a tip, you can link card names with double brackets.

[[Burning sun's fury]]

Burning Sun's Fury

Copy effects count the original number of targets you declared. If a spell targets one creature and is copied, the copy will target one creature, even if the specific target can change.

The specific ruling on Zada, Hedron Grinder is

• If you cast an instant or sorcery spell that has multiple targets, but it's targeting only Zada with all of them, Zada's ability will trigger. The copies will similarly each be targeting only one of your other creatures. You can't change any of the copy's targets to other creatures.