EDH Optimizer
Zegana, Utopian Speaker
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard · 2GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Zegana, Utopian Speaker is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Zegana enters, if you control another creature with a +1/+1 counter on it, draw a card.
{4}{G}{U}: Adapt 4. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put four +1/+1 counters on it.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Comes in the precon Explorers of the Deep
Average lands in decks for Zegana, Utopian Speaker: 35
+1/+1 CountersMerfolkCard DrawRampAggroComboActivated AbilitiesBlink
Build your Zegana, Utopian Speaker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Zegana, Utopian Speaker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Zegana, Utopian Speaker deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (74/100)
- Consistency62
- Speed54
- Interaction76
- Resilience75
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 6 Island, 9 Forest)
Simic Ascendancy · Fathom Mage · Growth Spiral · Inspiring Call · Sol Ring · Vorel of the Hull Clade · Merfolk Skydiver · Bred for the Hunt · Gyre Sage · Arcane Signet · Incubation Druid · Master Biomancer · Hardened Scales · Hydroid Krasis · Evolution Sage · Prime Speaker Zegana · Herald of Secret Streams · Benthic Biomancer · Forgotten Ancient · Rapid Hybridization · Sharktocrab · Skatewing Spy · Combine Guildmage · Simic Signet · Cultivate · Galloping Lizrog · Zameck Guildmage · Negate · Rampant Growth · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Evolution Witness · Roalesk, Apex Hybrid · Beast Within · Branching Evolution · Gyre Engineer · Plaxcaster Frogling · Biomancer's Familiar · Coiling Oracle · Counterspell · Biogenic Upgrade · Guardian Project · Simic Charm · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Essence Capture · Experiment One · Fertilid · Managorger Hydra · Fangs of Kalonia · Primal Empathy · Thrummingbird · Kodama's Reach · Renata, Called to the Hunt · Return to Nature · Elusive Krasis · Frilled Mystic · Scavenging Ooze · Urban Evolution · Bioshift · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Trygon Predator · Wave Goodbye · Talisman of Curiosity · Voidslime · Farseek · Command Tower · Simic Growth Chamber · Hinterland Harbor · Simic Guildgate · Breeding Pool · Temple of Mystery · Yavimaya Coast · Thornwood Falls · Karn's Bastion · Evolving Wilds · Flooded Grove · Novijen, Heart of Progress · Dreamroot Cascade · Llanowar Reborn · Reliquary Tower · Vineglimmer Snarl · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Rejuvenating Springs · Rogue's Passage · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Zegana, Utopian Speaker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zegana, Utopian Speaker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fathom Mage | 60% | +53% |
| Simic Ascendancy | 62% | +48% |
| Merfolk Skydiver | 49% | +44% |
| Bred for the Hunt | 48% | +43% |
| Vorel of the Hull Clade | 50% | +42% |
| Gyre Sage | 48% | +41% |
| Master Biomancer | 47% | +41% |
| Skatewing Spy | 40% | +40% |
| Sharktocrab | 40% | +40% |
| Incubation Druid | 47% | +39% |
| Inspiring Call | 53% | +39% |
| Combine Guildmage | 38% | +37% |
| Simic Guildgate | 45% | +36% |
| Hydroid Krasis | 46% | +36% |
| Benthic Biomancer | 41% | +36% |
| Evolution Sage | 45% | +35% |
| Prime Speaker Zegana | 44% | +35% |
| Zameck Guildmage | 36% | +34% |
| Galloping Lizrog | 36% | +34% |
| Roalesk, Apex Hybrid | 33% | +32% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 40% | +30% |
| Biogenic Upgrade | 30% | +30% |
| Gyre Engineer | 32% | +29% |
| Herald of Secret Streams | 43% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Zegana, Utopian Speaker deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Fathom Mage
- Simic Ascendancy
- Merfolk Skydiver
- Bred for the Hunt
- Vorel of the Hull Clade
- Gyre Sage
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Herald of Secret Streams
- Branching Evolution
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
- Innkeeper's Talent
- Mutational Advantage
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zegana, Utopian Speaker
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Inexorable Tide + Evolution Witness → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite proliferate, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Bloom Tender + Pemmin's Aura → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
- Ioreth of the Healing House + Kiora's Follower → Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zegana, Utopian Speaker's color identity?
Zegana, Utopian Speaker is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Zegana, Utopian Speaker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zegana, Utopian Speaker deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 25 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: B+ (74/100).
How many lands should a Zegana, Utopian Speaker deck run?
Real Zegana, Utopian Speaker decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Zegana, Utopian Speaker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fathom Mage, Simic Ascendancy, Merfolk Skydiver. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zegana, Utopian Speaker decks.
What combos does Zegana, Utopian Speaker have?
Zegana, Utopian Speaker has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Zegana, Utopian Speaker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fathom Mage, Simic Ascendancy, Merfolk Skydiver are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.