Ziatora, the Incinerator

BGRJund{3}{B}{R}{G}$0.45
Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon
Ziatora, the Incinerator card art

Flying At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, Ziatora deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target and you create three Treasure tokens.

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How Ziatora decks play in EDH

Ziatora, the Incinerator is a Jund commander in black, red and green costing 3BRG, and its legendary creature - demon dragon line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Ziatora, the Incinerator decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $106

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Ramp (5)

Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug the Magnificent
$18.90
Furnace Reins
Furnace Reins
$0.24
Involuntary Employment
Involuntary Employment
$0.23
Ignoble Hierarch
Ignoble Hierarch
$1.00

Card draw (1)

Smaug, Wicked Worm
Smaug, Wicked Worm
$1.44

Creatures (12)

Draconic Visitor
Draconic Visitor
$8.10
Smaug the Impenetrable
Smaug the Impenetrable
$16.12
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
$41.42
Phytotitan
Phytotitan
$0.70
Slumbering Trudge
Slumbering Trudge
$0.36
Daemogoth Titan
Daemogoth Titan
$1.17
Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant
Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant
$0.29
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Ebondeath, Dracolich
$4.06
Rotting Regisaur
Rotting Regisaur
$1.90
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
$0.13
Yargle and Multani
Yargle and Multani
$2.26

Synergy & payoffs (2)

Riveteers Ascendancy
Riveteers Ascendancy
$0.50
Cultivate
Cultivate
$0.36

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Ziatora deck questions

What colours can I use in a Ziatora, the Incinerator deck?

Ziatora, the Incinerator has a Jund colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Ziatora, the Incinerator?

The cards played most often in Ziatora, the Incinerator decks include Smaug, Wicked Worm, Draconic Visitor, Smaug the Magnificent. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Ziatora, the Incinerator deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $106 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Ziatora, the Incinerator deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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