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Zinnia, Valley's Voice
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R U W
- Jeskai
Created by  Melrakkiii
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4.5 - 5.0
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This Jeskai (U/R/W) deck led by Zinnia, Valley's Voice focuses on flicker synergies and token generation, using creature ETB effects and offspring tokens to grind value. The primary win conditions involve overwhelming with token armies enhanced by anthem effects like Murmuration, pinging opponents through Impact Tremors/Warleader's Call, and value loops with creatures like Archaeomancer/Ephemerate. While capable of explosive turns with cards like Peregrine Drake and Soulherder, it lacks true infinite combos and relies on incremental advantage.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck aims to create a critical mass of creature tokens through Zinnia's offspring ability and flicker effects, while leveraging ETB triggers for card advantage and board control. Key phases:

  1. Setup (Turns 1-4): Deploy mana rocks (Sol Ring, signets), early token generators like Aether Channeler, and protection like Selfless Spirit.
  2. Engine Activation (Turns 5-7): Resolve Zinnia or Akim, the Soaring Wind to start generating tokens. Use flicker spells on value creatures like Mulldrifter and Reveillark.
  3. Closing (Turns 8+): Overwhelm with token swarms enhanced by Murmuration, finish with ETB damage from Impact Tremors, or recur game-ending sorceries via Archaeomancer loops.

Mulligan Priorities:

  • Keep hands with 3 lands + 1 ramp piece
  • Prioritize early flicker enablers (Ephemerate, Cloudshift)
  • Avoid hands lacking creature density or payoff engines

Key Tips:

  • Chain Soulherder triggers with cheap ETB creatures
  • Use Panharmonicon to double critical triggers
  • Protect payoff engines with Rootborn Defenses

Avoid Traps:

  • Overextending before establishing protection
  • Holding up mana for reactive spells instead of advancing board

Weaknesses:

Critical:

  • Lacks infinite combos for decisive wins
  • Minimal protection for payoff engines (only 3 counterspells)

Moderate:

  • Slow recovery from board wipes
  • Limited redundancy in token payoff cards

Minor:

  • Weak to graveyard hate (relies on ETBs over recursion)

Most Important Cards:

  • Impact Tremors
  • Akim, the Soaring Wind
  • Panharmonicon
  • Soulherder
  • Yorion, Sky Nomad
  • Peregrine Drake
  • Murmuration
  • Archaeomancer
  • Warleader's Call
  • Reveillark

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

  • Earliest meaningful threats T3-4 (Soulherder + flicker), but requires 8+ turns to close games. No fast mana or 1-card wincons.

Resilience: 4/10

  • Limited protection (Counterspell, Dawn's Truce), but key engines like Akim/Panharmonicon have no inherent protection. Recovers poorly from multiple wipes.

Consistency: 6/10

  • 7 flicker spells + 8 ETB value creatures create redundant engine pieces. Lacks tutors for payoff cards like Impact Tremors.

Interaction: 5/10

  • 10 targeted removal (Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile), 3 counterspells. Minimal stack interaction for protection.

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between "Optimized Casual" (5.0) and "Focused Casual" (4.5) on the rubric. While it has strong synergies and multiple value engines, it lacks:

  • Fast mana/combos matching T8-10 optimized decks
  • Protection density required for higher tiers
  • True stax/resource denial locks

The incremental token/ETB damage plan aligns with T8-10 casual wins, but inconsistent access to payoff cards and vulnerability to interaction prevent higher ratings.

Power level: 4.5 - 5.0

DECK LIST
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Creature: 35
($87.64)
1
Aerial Extortionist
3 W W
1
Aether Channeler
2 U
1
Agate Instigator
1 R
1
Akim, the Soaring Wind
2 U R W
1
Archaeomancer
2 U U
1
Aven Interrupter
1 W W
1
Beza, the Bounding Spring
2 W W
1
Cayth, Famed Mechanist
1 U R W
1
Curiosity Crafter
3 U
1
Displacer Kitten
3 U
1
Dour Port-Mage
1 U
1
Enduring Curiosity
2 U U
1
Enduring Innocence
1 W W
1
Lifecreed Duo
1 W
1
Long River Lurker
2 U
1
Luminous Broodmoth
2 W W
1
Meneldor, Swift Savior
3 U
1
Mockingbird
X U
1
Molten Gatekeeper
2 R
1
Mulldrifter
4 U
1
Nesting Dovehawk
3 W
1
Peregrine Drake
4 U
1
Pollywog Prodigy
1 U
1
Rapid Augmenter
1 U R
1
Reveillark
4 W
1
Rose Room Treasurer
3 R
1
Selfless Spirit
1 W
1
Skyclave Apparition
1 W W
1
Solemn Simulacrum
4
1
Soulherder
1 W U
1
Splash Lasher
3 U
1
Sun Titan
4 W W
1
Welcoming Vampire
2 W
1
Witty Roastmaster
2 R
1
Yorion, Sky Nomad
3 W/U W/U
Artifact: 9
($9.95)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Azorius Signet
2
1
Bident of Thassa
2 U U
1
Boros Signet
2
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Izzet Signet
2
1
Panharmonicon
4
1
Patchwork Banner
3
1
Sol Ring
1
Enchantment: 6
($32.96)
1
Caretaker's Talent
2 W
1
Echoing Assault
4 R
1
Impact Tremors
1 R
1
Murmuration
4 W
1
Teleportation Circle
3 W
1
Warleader's Call
1 R W
Instant: 10
($17.77)
1
Cloudshift
W
1
Counterspell
U U
1
Dawn's Truce
1 W
1
Displace
2 U
1
Ephemerate
W
1
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
3 W
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Rapid Hybridization
U
1
Rootborn Defenses
2 W
1
Swords to Plowshares
W
Sorcery: 3
($7.53)
1
Season of Weaving
4 U U
1
Season of the Burrow
3 W W
1
Splash Portal
U
Land: 36
($6.94)
1
Adarkar Wastes
1
Battlefield Forge
1
Cascade Bluffs
1
Clifftop Retreat
1
Command Tower
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Ferrous Lake
1
Glacial Fortress
4
Island
4
Mountain
1
Mystic Monastery
1
Path of Ancestry
5
Plains
1
Rugged Prairie
1
Seachrome Coast
1
Shivan Reef
1
Skycloud Expanse
1
Sulfur Falls
1
Sunscorched Divide
1
Temple of Enlightenment
1
Temple of Epiphany
1
Temple of Triumph
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Thriving Heath
1
Thriving Isle

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