Dihada
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[[Dihada, Binder of Wills]] shines as a turbo combo enabler, leveraging her ability to mill cards and generate treasures to fuel powerful graveyard synergies and game-ending combos.
Unlike traditional Mardu strategies, Dihada focuses on speed and efficiency, often presenting wins as early as turns 2-3. Her ability to convert rituals into treasures and fill the graveyard makes her one of the most versatile commanders in the format for decks focused on [[Underworld Breach]] and reanimation effects.
Why Play Dihada?
Strengths
Explosive Speed: Dihada enables fast combo turns, often winning on turn 2-3.
Graveyard Synergies: Her ability to mill cards creates natural value with recursion spells.
Resilience: Dihada’s treasure generation can push through taxing effects like [[Thorn of Amethyst]] or [[Sphere of Resistance]].
Flexible Combo Pieces: Layered combo options make her difficult to disrupt.
Silence Protection: Access to [[Silence]], [[Grand Abolisher]], and [[Ranger-Captain of Eos]] protect your win attempts.
Weaknesses
Graveyard Vulnerability: Relies heavily on the graveyard, making her weak to hate pieces like [[Rest in Peace]] or [[Grafdigger’s Cage]].
Stax Effects: Struggles against [[Rule of Law]] or [[Drannith Magistrate]].
Glass Cannon Playstyle: Aggressive mulligans and risky lines can be blown out by counterspells, however [[Silence]] effects and high-density of combos and payoffs can remedy this.
Gameplan
Dihada’s core strategy revolves around turboing out [[Underworld Breach]] or payoff spells like [[Ad Nauseam]], [[Necropotence]], or [[Bolas’s Citadel]], using her -3 ability to generate treasures and fill the graveyard. Early turns focus on setting up mana and assembling key combo pieces.
Once resources are in place, Dihada transitions into executing one of several layered combos to win the game. These combos include core cards such as [[Underworld Breach]], [[Bolas’s Citadel]], and [[Hoarding Broodlord]].
Key Synergies and Cards
Underworld Breach
Dihada’s best combo enabler. Pairing [[Underworld Breach]] with cards like [[Flicker]] or [[Grinding Station]] allows the deck to churn through the library and execute game-winning lines.
Bolas’s Citadel
[[Bolas’s Citadel]] is a top-tier value engine and win condition. Use treasures from Dihada’s ability to fuel the Citadel, often leading to a win through deck recursion.
Key enablers include:
[[Goblin Welder]] + [[Entomb]]: Recur the Citadel directly from the graveyard.
[[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]] + [[Dihada, Binder of Wills]]: Treasures can tutor the Citadel into play.
Mayhem Devil
[[Mayhem Devil]] synergizes with treasure sacrifice to create a lethal combo with [[Underworld Breach]] and [[Dihada, Binder of Wills]]. Sacrificing treasures deals incremental damage while recurring resources.
Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame or Saw in Half
[[Dualcaster Mage]] combos with [[Twinflame]] or [[Saw in Half]] to create infinite hasty tokens or exile opponents' libraries with [[Praetor's Grasp]].
Praetor’s Grasp
[[Praetor’s Grasp]] serves as a flexible win condition by stealing opponents’ [[Thassa’s Oracle]] or other game-ending cards. When paired with Breach, it can be recast multiple times to adapt to the board state.
Combos and Win Conditions
[[Underworld Breach]] Combos
Flicker + Dihada:
Cast [[Flicker]], targeting Dihada.
Use Dihada’s ability to mill four cards and create four treasures.
Recast [[Flicker]] from the graveyard, exiling three cards and using two treasures.
Repeat to generate infinite treasures and mill your deck.
[[Grinding Station]] + Mana Rock:
Cast [[Underworld Breach]] and [[Grinding Station]].
Sacrifice a mana-positive rock to mill three cards.
Recast the rock, repeating the loop to mill your library and generate mana.
[[Mayhem Devil]] + Dihada:
Use treasures to deal damage to Dihada, sacrificing her to her own damage triggers.
Recast Dihada from the graveyard, creating treasures and repeating the process.
[[Hoarding Broodlord]] + [[Saw In Half]]
Cast, reanimate, or tutor into play [[Hoarding Broodlord]].
Cast [[Entomb]] and [[Reanimate]] [[Hoarding Broodlord]].
Sacrifice 5 treasures to [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]]’s activated ability to tutor [[Hoarding Broodlord]] onto the battlefield.
Cast [[Hoarding Broodlord]] using ramp from [[Dihada, Binder of Wills]] and convoking creatures you control.
Broodlord Breach Line
Tutor [[Saw in Half]] with [[Hoarding Broodlord]]’s enter the battlefield ability.
Cast Saw in Half to create two copies of [[Hoarding Broodlord]], tutoring for [[Burnt Offering]] and [[Underworld Breach]].
Tap and sacrifice one of the [[Hoarding Broodlord]] copies to cast [[Burnt Offering]] with convoke, making [[symbol:r]][[symbol:r]][[symbol:r]][[symbol:r]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]][[symbol:b]].
Cast [[Underworld Breach]], taping the other [[Hoarding Broodlord]] and using [[symbol:r]].
Escape [[Saw in Half]] targeting the [[Hoarding Broodlord]] copy, tutoring [[Flicker]], [[Grinding Station]], or any other necessary pieces to combo off and win the game.
[[Bolas’s Citadel Combos]] Combos
Resolve [[Bolas’s Citadel]] by casting it, tutoring it into play with [[Magda, Brazen Outlaw]], or returning it to play from the graveyard with [[Entomb]] and [[Goblin Welder]].
[[Sensei’s Divining Top]]:
Use [[Sensei’s Divining Top]] with [[Bolas’s Citadel]] to repeatedly draw cards and recast Top, generating storm count or digging for key pieces.
[[Necropotence]]:
Use [[Necropotence]] to exile cards from the top of your library to find important spells to cast with [[Bolas’s Citadel]]
[[Dualcaster Mage]] + [[Saw in Half]]
Pieces: [[Dualcaster Mage]] + [[Saw in Half]] + either [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Demonic Tutor]], or [[Praetor's Grasp]]
Execution:
Cast an instant or sorcery like [[Lightning Bolt]] or [[Praetor’s Grasp]], holding priority. You can also respond to an opponent’s instant or sorcery spell.
Cast [[Saw in Half]] targeting any creature, holding priority.
Cast [[Dualcaster Mage]] to copy [[Saw in Half]].
Resolve the [[Saw in Half]] copy, making 2 copies of [[Dualcaster Mage]]
Target [[Saw in Half]] and the original instant or sorcery on the stack to copy both.
[[Dualcaster Mage]] + [[Twinflame]] / [[Molten Duplication]]
Pieces: [[Dualcaster Mage]] + [[Twinflame]] or [[Molten Duplication]]
Execution:
Cast [[Twinflame]] [[Molten Duplication]] targeting a creature you control. Hold priority.
Cast [[Dualcaster Mage]] targeting [[Twinflame]] or [[Molten Duplication]] with the enter the battlefield ability.
The copied spell targets [[Dualcaster Mage]], creating another hasty copy.
Repeat for infinite hasty creatures.
Move to combat and swing for lethal combat damage, or cast [[Mayhem Devil]] and move to the end step to deal infinite damage from the [[Dualcast Mage]] copies’ sacrifice triggers.
[[Praetor’s Grasp]]
Cast [[Praetor’s Grasp]] to steal a win condition from an opponent. You can steal multiple cards using [[Underworld Breach]].
Mulligans
Avoid hands that lack ramp, an early payoff, or a tutor, or early combo.
Piloting the Deck
Early Game
Ramp aggressively into Dihada by turn 2-3.
Use Dihada’s ability to mill cards and generate treasures for setup.
Mid Game
Identify the best combo line based on your graveyard and resources.
Prioritize Breach combos, using tutors to assemble missing pieces.
Late Game
Prioritize access to difficult-to-counter [[Silence]] effects like [[Ranger Captain of Eos]] or [[Grand Abolisher]] to protect your wins.
If disrupted, pivot to reanimation lines with cards like [[Hoarding Broodlord]] or [[Necropotence]].
Leverage treasures to break through stax effects and recover tempo.
Conclusion
Dihada, Binder of Wills, redefines what Mardu can do in cEDH, combining turbo Breach strategies with flexible graveyard synergies. Her ability to fuel combos while providing treasures makes her one of the most efficient commanders in the format for explosive wins.
Unlike other Mardu commanders, Dihada excels at layering multiple win conditions, making her difficult to disrupt. For players who enjoy fast-paced gameplay with intricate combo lines, Dihada offers a rewarding and dynamic experience that can dominate any competitive table.
