Family Matters precon: decklist, bracket and price
Family Matters is the Zinnia, Valley's Voice precon (BLC, August 2, 2024). Here is its list as it comes in the box, what the EDH Optimizer analysis says about it and how it starts over 10,000 simulated games.
Commander: Zinnia, Valley's Voice
Color identity: White · Blue · Red
Product: Family Matters (BLC, released on August 2, 2024)
Bracket: 3
Deck health: C (56/100)
Reference price of the list: €49.43
Paste your box list (or the upgraded one) and see what it lacks, what it has too much of and how it starts over 10,000 games.
📥 Analyze my preconHow the box starts over 10,000 games
EDH Optimizer goldfish simulation of the list as it comes: hands, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health axes · C (56/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed49
- Interaction41
- Resilience73
- Closing64
EDH Optimizer analysis data as of August 25, 2026.
Why it is bracket 3
Per the official Commander bracket rules, applied to the box list.
What it runs, by role
The full precon decklist
The cards exactly as they come in the box, by type. Cards with a page link to it.
Creatures (35)
- Siege-Gang Commander
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Sun Titan
- Inferno Titan
- Blade Splicer
- Restoration Angel
- Jazal Goldmane
- Thopter Engineer
- Illusory Ambusher
- Selfless Spirit
- Cloudblazer
- Combat Celebrant
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
- Hanged Executioner
- Luminous Broodmoth
- Skyclave Apparition
- Angel of the Ruins
- Curiosity Crafter
- Ornithopter of Paradise
- Junk Winder
- Loyal Warhound
- Spirited Companion
- Circuit Mender
- Shield Broker
- Boss's Chauffeur
- Devilish Valet
- Rose Room Treasurer
- Inspiring Overseer
- Aether Channeler
- Agate Instigator
- Arthur, Marigold Knight
- Plumecreed Escort
- Jacked Rabbit
- Rapid Augmenter
- Pollywog Prodigy
Planeswalkers (1)
Instants (5)
- Path to Exile
- Aetherize
- Rapid Hybridization
- Pull from Tomorrow
- Rowdy Research
Sorceries (8)
- Martial Coup
- Dusk // Dawn
- Chart a Course
- Time Wipe
- Stolen by the Fae
- Storm of Souls
- Cut a Deal
- Calamity of Cinders
Artifacts (9)
- Sol Ring
- Fellwar Stone
- Mind Stone
- Boros Signet
- Izzet Signet
- Azorius Signet
- Bident of Thassa
- Helm of the Host
- Arcane Signet
Enchantments (3)
- Murmuration
- Echoing Assault
- Fortune Teller's Talent
Lands (38)
- 4× Mountain
- 5× Plains
- 4× Island
- Adarkar Wastes
- Shivan Reef
- Battlefield Forge
- Skycloud Expanse
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Rugged Prairie
- Cascade Bluffs
- Exotic Orchard
- Glacial Fortress
- Evolving Wilds
- Seachrome Coast
- Command Tower
- Sulfur Falls
- Clifftop Retreat
- Temple of Triumph
- Temple of Enlightenment
- Temple of Epiphany
- Mystic Monastery
- Path of Ancestry
- Castle Ardenvale
- Thriving Isle
- Thriving Heath
- Thriving Bluff
- Ferrous Lake
- Sunscorched Divide
Frequently asked questions
What bracket is the Family Matters precon?
Bracket 3 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 2 tutors and 1 two-card combos.
How much is the Family Matters precon worth in singles?
About €49.43 adding the reference price of its 100 cards (cheapest English printing, changes daily). It is the figure to compare against the box price, not the box price itself.
How many lands does the Family Matters precon run, and does it get stuck?
It runs 38 lands. Over 10,000 simulated games it misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 11 %; the commander comes down on turn 3.3 on average.
How do I upgrade the Family Matters precon?
Paste the box list into EDH Optimizer and hit Optimize: the AI suggests swaps that fit the per-card price cap you pick (€2, €10 or no cap), with the analysis and the 10,000 games before and after. To start with, the box runs 12 ramp cards, 16 draw and 8 removal: that is where the first swaps usually go.