EDH Optimizer
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Legendary Creature — Bird Bard · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Zinnia, Valley's Voice is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Zinnia gets +X/+0, where X is the number of other creatures you control with base power 1.
Creature spells you cast gain offspring {2} as you cast them. (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast a creature spell. If you do, when that creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Reference price of the card: €0.56
Comes in the precon Family Matters
Average lands in decks for Zinnia, Valley's Voice: 36
TokensOffspringClonesBurnPopulateETBArtifactsFlying
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The list people actually play (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: C (56/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed57
- Interaction40
- Resilience71
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 2 Island, 3 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Agate Instigator · Path to Exile · Selfless Spirit · Curiosity Crafter · Azorius Signet · Fellwar Stone · Ornithopter of Paradise · Solemn Simulacrum · Boros Signet · Aether Channeler · Izzet Signet · Rapid Augmenter · Elspeth, Sun's Champion · Jacked Rabbit · Rapid Hybridization · Storm of Souls · Swords to Plowshares · Impact Tremors · Rose Room Treasurer · Devilish Valet · Spirited Companion · Bident of Thassa · Dusk // Dawn · Molten Gatekeeper · Panharmonicon · Pollywog Prodigy · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Echoing Assault · Starfield Vocalist · Cayth, Famed Mechanist · Luminous Broodmoth · Skyclave Apparition · Welcoming Vampire · Sun Titan · Exalted Sunborn · Junk Winder · Loyal Warhound · Aetherize · Mind Stone · Nesting Dovehawk · Siege-Gang Commander · Skullclamp · Calamity of Cinders · Combat Celebrant · Weftstalker Ardent · Boss's Chauffeur · Caretaker's Talent · Delney, Streetwise Lookout · Hanged Executioner · Martial Coup · Counterspell · Talisman of Progress · Warleader's Call · Chart a Course · Enduring Innocence · Helm of the Host · Murmuration · Talisman of Conviction · Witty Roastmaster · Arabella, Abandoned Doll · Esper Sentinel · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Glacial Fortress · Exotic Orchard · Sulfur Falls · Mystic Monastery · Adarkar Wastes · Battlefield Forge · Shivan Reef · Rugged Prairie · Cascade Bluffs · Skycloud Expanse · Path of Ancestry · Seachrome Coast · Sunscorched Divide · Castle Ardenvale · Ferrous Lake · Temple of Enlightenment · Temple of Triumph · Evolving Wilds · Temple of Epiphany · Terramorphic Expanse · Hallowed Fountain · Sacred Foundry · Steam Vents · Raugrin Triome
🃏 Recommended cards for Zinnia, Valley's Voice
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Zinnia, Valley's Voice, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Agate Instigator | 74% | +69% |
| Selfless Spirit | 62% | +57% |
| Curiosity Crafter | 58% | +54% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 58% | +51% |
| Rapid Augmenter | 53% | +50% |
| Aether Channeler | 54% | +49% |
| Storm of Souls | 49% | +46% |
| Jacked Rabbit | 49% | +46% |
| Rose Room Treasurer | 48% | +45% |
| Devilish Valet | 47% | +44% |
| Spirited Companion | 47% | +43% |
| Dusk // Dawn | 46% | +43% |
| Elspeth, Sun's Champion | 50% | +43% |
| Seachrome Coast | 49% | +43% |
| Rapid Hybridization | 48% | +42% |
| Sunscorched Divide | 48% | +42% |
| Castle Ardenvale | 47% | +42% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 54% | +41% |
| Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive | 43% | +40% |
| Molten Gatekeeper | 44% | +40% |
| Echoing Assault | 42% | +39% |
| Pollywog Prodigy | 42% | +38% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 41% | +38% |
| Luminous Broodmoth | 41% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Zinnia, Valley's Voice 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.
- Selfless Spirit
- Curiosity Crafter
- Ornithopter of Paradise
- Rapid Augmenter
- Aether Channeler
- Storm of Souls
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Agate Instigator
- Jacked Rabbit
- Pollywog Prodigy
- Impact Tremors
- Welcoming Vampire
- Panharmonicon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Exalted Sunborn
- Nesting Dovehawk
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Anointed Procession
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Zinnia, Valley's Voice
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Zinnia, Valley's Voice's color identity?
Zinnia, Valley's Voice is Jeskai (red, blue and white): 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 Zinnia, Valley's Voice come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Zinnia, Valley's Voice deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 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 27 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Zinnia, Valley's Voice deck run?
Real Zinnia, Valley's Voice decks run 36 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 Zinnia, Valley's Voice?
The three highest-synergy cards are Agate Instigator, Selfless Spirit, Curiosity Crafter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Zinnia, Valley's Voice decks.
What combos does Zinnia, Valley's Voice have?
Zinnia, Valley's Voice 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 Zinnia, Valley's Voice deck cost?
You can start cheap: Selfless Spirit, Curiosity Crafter, Ornithopter of Paradise 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.