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Zetalpa, Primal Dawn - community staples
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn · W · 100 cards · 37 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 36Instants 10Sorceries 6Artifacts 8Enchantments 2Lands 37
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Strategy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it. The list holds 13 ramp pieces, 9 pieces of targeted interaction, 4 board wipes and 9 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 2.89.
Early: The early turns belong to ramp. Burnished Hart and the other 13 ramp pieces exist to get Zetalpa, Primal Dawn out well before its printed cost of 8 would allow.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Swords to Plowshares is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Puresteel Paladin keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Shatter the Sky for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 4 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 2.89 average mana value the top end is middling, which means most turns hold two spells.
Win conditions: Wins through the commander and the strongest threats the colours offer, backed by real interaction.
- Blackblade Reforged - Core to the plan
- Geode Golem - Core to the plan
- Burnished Hart - Ramp
- Solid Footing - Core to the plan
- Hedron Matrix - Core to the plan
- Inquisitor's Flail - Core to the plan
- Solemn Simulacrum - Ramp
- Basilisk Collar - Core to the plan
~$411.12
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Flying, double strike, vigilance, trample, indestructible
Creatures (36)
Geode Golem
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.28
Trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast your commander from the command zone without paying its mana cost. (You still pay any additional costs.)
Burnished Hart
Artifact Creature — Elk
$0.14
{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Loyal Warhound
Creature — Dog
$0.41
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Knight of the White Orchid
Creature — Human Knight
$1.68
First strike
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Keeper of the Accord
Creature — Human Soldier
$0.49
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Puresteel Paladin
Creature — Human Knight
$0.79
Whenever an Equipment you control enters, you may draw a card.
Metalcraft — Equipment you control have equip {0} as long as you control three or more artifacts.
Sram, Senior Edificer
Legendary Creature — Dwarf Advisor
$1.38
Whenever you cast an Aura, Equipment, or Vehicle spell, draw a card.
Kor Cartographer
Creature — Kor Scout
$0.12
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Mangara, the Diplomat
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
$0.36
Lifelink
Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
Sun Titan
Creature — Giant
$0.26
Vigilance
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Claim Jumper
Creature — Rabbit Mercenary
$0.38
Vigilance
When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then if an opponent controls more lands than you, repeat this process once. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
$0.27
First strike, vigilance, lifelink
Aura and Equipment spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
$0.52
At the beginning of each combat, creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn if a creature you control has first strike. The same is true for flying, deathtouch, double strike, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, skulk, trample, and vigilance.
Loran of the Third Path
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
$4.91
Vigilance
When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.
{T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.
Weathered Wayfarer
Creature — Human Nomad Cleric
$1.46
{W}, {T}: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if an opponent controls more lands than you.
Lion Sash
Artifact Creature — Equipment Cat
$2.23
{W}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a permanent card, put a +1/+1 counter on this permanent.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on this Equipment.
Reconfigure {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
Legendary Creature — Kor Scout
$3.17
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may attach any number of Auras and Equipment you control to target permanent or player.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Mother of Runes
Creature — Human Cleric
$8.51
{T}: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Deep Gnome Terramancer
Creature — Gnome Wizard
$8.43
Flash
Mold Earth — Whenever one or more lands enter under an opponent's control without being played, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Do this only once each turn.
Stoneforge Mystic
Creature — Kor Artificer
$28.71
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{1}{W}, {T}: You may put an Equipment card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Ornithopter of Paradise
Artifact Creature — Thopter
$0.44
Flying
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Grand Abolisher
Creature — Human Cleric
$17.41
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
Windborn Muse
Creature — Spirit
$0.54
Flying
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
$6.06
Flash
Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Kinjalli's Caller
Creature — Human Cleric
$0.28
Dinosaur spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Silent Arbiter
Artifact Creature — Construct
$10.7
No more than one creature can attack each combat.
No more than one creature can block each combat.
Brass Squire
Artifact Creature — Myr
$1.12
{T}: Attach target Equipment you control to target creature you control.
Spirited Companion
Enchantment Creature — Dog
$0.22
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Kinjalli's Sunwing
Creature — Dinosaur
$0.93
Flying
Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Legendary Creature — Angel
$30.12
Flying, vigilance, indestructible
Other permanents you control have indestructible.
Oreskos Explorer
Creature — Cat Scout
$0.18
When this creature enters, search your library for up to X Plains cards, where X is the number of players who control more lands than you. Reveal those cards, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Angel of the Ruins
Artifact Creature — Angel
$0.23
Flying
When this creature enters, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments.
Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Instants (10)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.71
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Teferi's Protection
Instant
$34.74
Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.
Enlightened Tutor
Instant
$21.89
Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Stroke of Midnight
Instant
$0.35
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.
Rebuff the Wicked
Instant
$5.54
Counter target spell that targets a permanent you control.
Your Temple Is Under Attack
Instant
$0.52
Choose one —
• Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
• Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.
Sorceries (6)
Shatter the Sky
Sorcery
$0.22
Each player who controls a creature with power 4 or greater draws a card. Then destroy all creatures.
Austere Command
Sorcery
$0.33
Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.
Vanquish the Horde
Sorcery
$0.21
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Destroy all creatures.
Cut a Deal
Sorcery
$0.25
Each opponent draws a card, then you draw a card for each opponent who drew a card this way.
Artifacts (8)
Blackblade Reforged
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
$2.8
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control.
Equip legendary creature {3}
Equip {7}
Hedron Matrix
Artifact — Equipment
$0.4
Equipped creature gets +X/+X, where X is its mana value.
Equip {4}
Inquisitor's Flail
Artifact — Equipment
$0.94
If equipped creature would deal combat damage, it deals double that damage instead.
If another creature would deal combat damage to equipped creature, it deals double that damage to equipped creature instead.
Equip {2}
Basilisk Collar
Artifact — Equipment
$4.82
Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Swiftfoot Boots
Artifact — Equipment
$1.93
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Archaeomancer's Map
Artifact
$0.92
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Mask of Memory
Artifact — Equipment
$0.3
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw two cards. If you do, discard a card.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Enchantments (2)
Solid Footing
Enchantment — Aura
$0.22
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
As long as enchanted creature has vigilance, it assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Smothering Tithe
Enchantment
$54.96
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Lands (37)
Rogue's Passage
Land
$0.39
{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
War Room
Land
$5.32
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
Land
$6.75
This land enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Legendary Land
$53.08
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)
Secluded Steppe
Land
$0.11
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Bonders' Enclave
Land
$0.36
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Karoo
Land
$0.31
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{W}.
Monumental Henge
Land
$0.49
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a historic card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Guildless Commons
Land
$1.2
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.
Buried Ruin
Land
$0.44
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Basic lands: 25 Plains
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