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Zinnia, Valley's Voice
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- Jeskai
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This is a token-focused deck that leverages Zinnia's offspring ability to create copies of valuable creatures while buffing Zinnia herself through the creation of 1/1 tokens. The deck aims to win through combat damage and token synergies.

Primer:

The deck's primary strategy revolves around utilizing Zinnia, Valley's Voice's offspring ability to create token copies of valuable creatures while simultaneously buffing Zinnia's power. Key creatures like Combat Celebrant, Devilish Valet, and Siege-Gang Commander provide excellent offspring targets that can quickly establish a threatening board presence.

The deck includes several support pieces like Smothering Tithe for ramp, Impact Tremors for incremental damage, and protection pieces like Lightning Greaves to protect key creatures. The deck can generate explosive turns through token multiplication and anthem effects, while maintaining card advantage through effects like Bident of Thassa and Curiosity Crafter. The inclusion of several planeswalkers provides additional token generation and board control options.

Weaknesses:

  • The deck is heavily reliant on creature-based strategies and is particularly vulnerable to board wipes, though it includes some protection with cards like Rootborn Defenses.
  • The mana base is somewhat slow with several lands entering tapped, which can impact the deck's ability to curve out effectively.
  • The deck has limited interaction outside of a few counterspells and removal spells, making it potentially vulnerable to combo strategies.

Most Important Cards:

  1. Smothering Tithe
  2. Combat Celebrant
  3. Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
  4. Devilish Valet
  5. Impact Tremors
  6. Luminous Broodmoth
  7. Helm of the Host
  8. Jazal Goldmane
  9. Rabble Rousing
  10. Sol Ring

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 5/10
  • Resilience: 6/10
  • Consistency: 6/10
  • Interaction: 4/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with the ability to create powerful board states but lacking the speed and interaction of higher-powered decks. While it can create explosive turns through token multiplication, it typically needs several turns to set up its engine and doesn't consistently threaten wins before turn 8-9. The deck's power level is higher than a typical precon due to its synergistic elements and inclusion of powerful cards like Smothering Tithe, but lower than highly optimized decks due to its relatively slow speed and limited interaction suite.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

The deck falls into the optimized casual to high-power casual range, as it has a clear strategy and can execute it effectively, but lacks the fast mana and consistent early interaction needed to compete at higher power levels. It's well-suited for casual playgroups where games typically go longer and combat-based strategies are viable.

DECK LIST
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Planeswalker: 3
($3.12)
1
Basri Ket
1 W W
1
Elspeth Tirel
3 W W
1
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4 W W
Creature: 29
($44.14)
1
Aether Channeler
2 U
1
Agate Instigator
1 R
1
Angel of Invention
3 W W
1
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
1 R W
1
Arabella, Abandoned Doll
R W
1
Aven Wind Guide
2 W U
1
Boss's Chauffeur
4 W
1
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
4 U R
1
Cayth, Famed Mechanist
1 U R W
1
Combat Celebrant
2 R
1
Curiosity Crafter
3 U
1
Dazzling Angel
2 W
1
Devilish Valet
2 R
1
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
2 W U
1
Inferno Titan
4 R R
1
Jacked Rabbit
X 1 W
1
Jazal Goldmane
2 W W
1
Junk Winder
5 U U
1
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
1 R
1
Leonin Warleader
2 W W
1
Luminous Broodmoth
2 W W
1
Molten Gatekeeper
2 R
1
Rapid Augmenter
1 U R
1
Rose Room Treasurer
3 R
1
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
2 W
1
Siege-Gang Commander
3 R R
1
Solemn Simulacrum
4
1
Thopter Engineer
2 R
1
Wildfire Awakener
X 1 R W
Artifact: 14
($22.28)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Azorius Signet
2
1
Bident of Thassa
2 U U
1
Boros Signet
2
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Helm of the Host
4
1
Izzet Signet
2
1
Lightning Greaves
2
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Oketra's Monument
3
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
Talisman of Conviction
2
1
Talisman of Progress
2
Enchantment: 8
($38.34)
1
Angelic Exaltation
3 W
1
City on Fire
5 R R R
1
Impact Tremors
1 R
1
Murmuration
4 W
1
Planar Disruption
1 W
1
Rabble Rousing
4 W
1
Smothering Tithe
3 W
1
Warleader's Call
1 R W
Instant: 6
($3.21)
1
Aetherize
3 U
1
Counterspell
U U
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Rapid Hybridization
U
1
Rootborn Defenses
2 W
1
Rowdy Research
6 U
Sorcery: 5
($2.15)
1
Calamity of Cinders
5 R R
1
Dusk // Dawn
2 W W //  3 W W
1
Martial Coup
X W W
1
Storm of Souls
4 W W
1
White Sun's Twilight
X W W
Land: 34
($10.79)
1
Adarkar Wastes
1
Battlefield Forge
1
Cascade Bluffs
1
Command Tower
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Ferrous Lake
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 Triumph
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Thriving Bluff
1
Thriving Heath
1
Thriving Isle

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