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Zinnia, Valley's Voice
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R U W
- Jeskai
Created by  Eugh
Bracket
5.5 - 6.5
Bracket 4
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Average CMC Average CMC
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2.02
Cost Cost
Info
$933.52
Salt Score Salt Score
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SPD 6
RES 5
CON 6
INT 7
ANALYSIS

Overview:

This Jeskai deck leverages Zinnia's offspring mechanic to create token copies of low-power creatures, generating value through ETB triggers and pinging effects. The primary win conditions involve overwhelming with token swarms enhanced by Impact Tremors, Aetherflux Reservoir, and Thassa's Oracle/Underworld Breach lines. The deck combines fast mana, efficient tutors, and free interaction to accelerate its strategy while maintaining moderate resilience.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy 1-power creatures like Soul Warden and Esper Sentinel early, using Zinnia’s offspring to create token copies. Trigger ETB payoffs such as Impact Tremors, Witty Roastmaster, and Panharmonicon to drain opponents. Backup wincons include Aetherflux Reservoir storming, Thassa's Oracle self-mill via Underworld Breach, and token overrun with Secure the Wastes.

Mulligan Priorities:

  • Keep hands with 1-2 mana accelerants (e.g., Mana Vault, Sol Ring).
  • Prioritize early 1-power creatures or tutors for key engines.
  • Avoid hands without colored mana sources or payoff cards.

Key Tips:

  • Use Underworld Breach to recur Thassa's Oracle or Solve the Equation for combo assembly.
  • Protect critical turns with Silence, Grand Abolisher, or free counterspells like Fierce Guardianship.
  • Chain token generators with Panharmonicon to double damage triggers.

Weaknesses:

Critical

  • Graveyard dependency: Underworld Breach is vulnerable to Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void.
  • Board wipe fragility: Lacks mass recursion; Farewell exiles key pieces.

Moderate

  • Limited redundancy: Only 4 tutors for combo pieces (e.g., Enlightened Tutor, Solve the Equation).
  • Mana base inconsistency: Relies on tapped dual lands (e.g., Raugrin Triome).

Minor

  • Commander reliance: Zinnia enhances token output but isn’t strictly required for backup plans.

Most Important Cards:

  • Underworld Breach
  • Thassa's Oracle
  • Aetherflux Reservoir
  • Impact Tremors
  • Panharmonicon
  • Esper Sentinel
  • Enlightened Tutor
  • Mana Vault
  • Smothering Tithe
  • Fierce Guardianship

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

  • Fast mana and tutors enable T5-7 wins via Breach/Oracle or Aetherflux storm, but lacks T3-4 deterministic combos.

Resilience: 5/10

  • Free counterspells and Teferi's Protection mitigate disruption, but folds to repeated board wipes or stax.

Consistency: 6/10

  • 4 tutors and card draw (Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora) provide moderate redundancy for key engines.

Interaction: 7/10

  • S-tier counters (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship) and targeted removal (Path to Exile), but limited stax answers.

Rating Justification:

The deck operates at a high-power casual level with T5-7 win potential through synergistic combos and fast mana but lacks the redundancy and protection of top-tier strategies.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.5

DECK LIST
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Creature: 24
($227.74)
1
Aether Channeler
2 U
1
Agate Instigator
1 R
1
Auriok Champion
W W
1
Charismatic Conqueror
1 W
1
Esper Sentinel
W
1
Etherium Sculptor
1 U
1
Flesh Duplicate
U U
1
Grand Abolisher
W W
1
Guide of Souls
W
1
Imperial Recruiter
2 R
1
Molten Gatekeeper
2 R
1
Nesting Dovehawk
3 W
1
Ocelot Pride
W
1
Ornithopter of Paradise
2
1
Phyrexian Metamorph
3 U/P
1
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
R
1
Selfless Spirit
1 W
1
Soul Warden
W
1
Soul's Attendant
W
1
Suture Priest
1 W
1
Thassa's Oracle
U U
1
The Reality Chip
1 U
1
Welcoming Vampire
2 W
1
Witty Roastmaster
2 R
Artifact: 13
($208.36)
1
Aetherflux Reservoir
4
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Chrome Mox
0
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Lightning Greaves
2
1
Lotus Petal
0
1
Mana Vault
1
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Mox Amber
0
1
Panharmonicon
4
1
Sensei's Divining Top
1
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Talisman of Creativity
2
Enchantment: 8
($114.29)
1
Dress Down
1 U
1
Impact Tremors
1 R
1
Land Tax
W
1
Mystic Remora
U
1
Propaganda
2 U
1
Rhystic Study
2 U
1
Smothering Tithe
3 W
1
Underworld Breach
1 R
Instant: 16
($200.1)
1
An Offer You Can't Refuse
U
1
Arcane Denial
1 U
1
Counterspell
U U
1
Cyclonic Rift
1 U
1
Enlightened Tutor
W
1
Fierce Guardianship
2 U
1
Flusterstorm
U
1
Force of Will
3 U U
1
Mental Misstep
U/P
1
Mystical Tutor
U
1
Orim's Chant
W
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Secure the Wastes
X W
1
Silence
W
1
Swan Song
U
1
Teferi's Protection
2 W
Sorcery: 3
($6.94)
1
Farewell
4 W W
1
Finale of Revelation
X U U
1
Solve the Equation
2 U
Land: 35
($176.09)
1
Adarkar Wastes
1
Arid Mesa
1
Battlefield Forge
1
Castle Ardenvale
1
City of Brass
1
Command Tower
1
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
1
Elegant Parlor
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Flooded Strand
1
Floodfarm Verge
1
Glacial Fortress
4
Island
2
Mountain
1
Otawara, Soaring City
4
Plains
1
Polluted Delta
1
Raugrin Triome
1
Reliquary Tower
1
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
1
Riverpyre Verge
1
Rogue's Passage
1
Rugged Prairie
1
Shivan Reef
1
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
1
Spectator Seating
1
Sunbillow Verge
1
Urza's Saga

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