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Zinnia, Valley's Voice
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- Jeskai
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A token-focused strategy leveraging Zinnia, Valley's Voice's offspring ability to create copies of valuable creatures while buffing herself through the presence of 1-power creatures. The deck aims to go wide with tokens while maintaining utility through ETB effects.

Primer:

The deck operates on multiple synergistic layers, with Zinnia, Valley's Voice serving as both an enabler and payoff. The offspring mechanic allows for doubling up on valuable ETB effects while creating an army of 1/1 copies that boost Zinnia's power. The deck includes several token generators and anthem effects to strengthen the token strategy.

The gameplay typically involves early ramp through artifacts, followed by creating value through creature drops with offspring. Key pieces like Impact Tremors, Rabble Rousing, and Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer serve as force multipliers. The deck can pivot between going wide with tokens and utilizing specific creatures' abilities through selective copying. Protection pieces like Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots help maintain board presence.

Weaknesses:

  • Vulnerable to board wipes, though it includes some protection with Rootborn Defenses and recovery with Storm of Souls
  • Relatively slow mana base without many fast mana options beyond Sol Ring
  • Heavy reliance on creatures staying on the board makes it susceptible to repeated removal
  • Limited instant-speed interaction outside of a few counterspells and removal spells

Most Important Cards:

  1. Smothering Tithe
  2. Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
  3. Impact Tremors
  4. Luminous Broodmoth
  5. Combat Celebrant
  6. Rabble Rousing
  7. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  8. Angel of Invention
  9. Jazal Goldmane
  10. Siege-Gang Commander

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck sits firmly in the optimized casual range, with its ability to create substantial board presence through token generation and creature copying, but lacking the explosive speed or consistent protection of higher-powered decks. While it can create impressive board states, it typically doesn't threaten wins before turn 8-9. The interaction suite is modest but functional, and the mana base is well-constructed for a three-color deck without being highly optimized.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

The deck demonstrates clear synergies and a focused gameplan, placing it above precon level but below truly optimized builds. It can create powerful board states but operates at a fair, casual pace that allows for interaction and doesn't dominate casual tables. The token strategy is well-supported but lacks the explosive potential or protection suite needed for higher power levels.

DECK LIST
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Planeswalker: 3
1
Basri Ket
1 W W
1
Elspeth Tirel
3 W W
1
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4 W W
Creature: 27
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
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
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
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
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
Sorcery: 5
1
Calamity of Cinders
5 R R
1
Farewell
4 W W
1
Martial Coup
X W W
1
Storm of Souls
4 W W
1
White Sun's Twilight
X W W
Instant: 7
1
Aetherize
3 U
1
Counterspell
U U
1
Grand Crescendo
X W W
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Rapid Hybridization
U
1
Rootborn Defenses
2 W
1
Rowdy Research
6 U
Artifact: 13
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
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: 7
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
Land: 37
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
Reflecting Pool
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