Zinnia by SailorSmithsonian

Format: Commander

Creator: SailorSmithsonian

Commander: Zinnia, Valley's Voice

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This Jeskai deck is commanded by Zinnia, Valley's Voice and focuses on swarming the battlefield with base-power 1 creatures using the offspring mechanic. By paying {2} on creature casts, Zinnia creates 1/1 token copies of every creature spell. This triggers potent enter-the-battlefield burn effects from cards like Impact Tremors, Agate Instigator, and Molten Gatekeeper, while turning utility creatures like Spirited Companion and Aether Channeler into multi-card draw and bounce engines. As the swarm grows, Zinnia's flying commander power scales dramatically, enabling swift aerial eliminations alongside explosive combat finishers like Devilish Valet and an infinite combat loop with Combat Celebrant and Helm of the Host. A rich interaction suite featuring premier 1-mana spot removal, versatile countermagic, and protective spells ensures the deck can defend its wide board while disrupting opposing strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Calamity of Cinders
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cayth, Famed Mechanist
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Echoing Assault
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jacked Rabbit
  • 1 Junk Winder
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Murmuration
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nesting Dovehawk
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Pollywog Prodigy
  • 1 Rapid Augmenter
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rose Room Treasurer
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skyclave Apparition
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm of Souls
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Zinnia, Valley's Voice