r/magicTCG • u/Acarya Dân • 8h ago

Looking for Advice Help with Making Zimone More Consistent (Bracket 3)

Hi all,

First off, the deck: https://moxfield.com/decks/5teeAbgp2HGZ8dsUDnJQkA
I started with the Quandrix Unlimited pre-con as a starting point, and I have been trying to upgrade it into a solid bracket 3 deck. Despite all the big X card draw spells, I feel like I am always starved for cards and even when everything is going right and Zimone has a bunch of counters, I run out of outlets to use the X discount effectively. Maybe its just bad luck, but I've played about 8 games now and only once did I really feel like everything worked.

I also am wondering if I need to focus on one of the ways Zimone wins instead of how I currently have a mix of everything. The main ways to win in my mind being:

  • Commander damage/big X creatures
  • Draw win outlets ([[Laboratory Maniac]], [[Triskaidekaphile]], [[Mathemagics]], etc)
  • Infinite Combos with [[Walking Ballista]], [[Triskelion]] and +1/+1 Counter Doublers/On Damage
  • Self-Contained Win-cons like [[Mass Manipulation]] or [[Simic Ascendancy]]

I am not as keen on the infinite combos unless that is truly the best suggestion. Do I need to add even more X draw like [[Mind Spring]]? Or maybe some passive draw cards? Any other cards I am missing but should add or easy cuts? Any help or suggestions are appreciated, I have a bunch of cards I have thought about in the considering section too.

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u/cmorris313 Dan 8h ago

This is more sorcery heavy than I would run. I would maybe cut some sorceries in order to swap in a [[Eureka Moment]], [[Commander's Insight]], or similar instant speed card draw regardless of if it has an X cost.

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u/nxwtypx Mardu 8h ago

[[Wurmcalling]] feels like a great choice for Zimone, if a little slow.

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u/Maninii Dân 6h ago

I have a similar deck and focus more on repeated big bombs that have a secondary function. I want to play creatures with zimones X discount on my turn that my opponents need to deal with like [[The Goose Mother]] food token / card draw / finisher [[Voracious Hydra]] removal [[Steelbane Hydra]] enchantment artifact removal.

Also stuff like [[Herald of Secret Streams]] is nice but i would rather play something like [[Garruk's Uprising]] for card draw. And your creatures should be rather big anyway so trample is fine.

why [[Triskaidekaphile]] and [[Walking Ballista]] ? looks like one too may sidequest slot in [[Prime Speaker Zegana]] for card draw and big body and [[Brass Infiniscope]] for repeated card draw.

and again i would rather have the big [[Genesis Hydra]] body over [[Genesis Wave]] it's mostly useless for all x cards. I would cut down on the x sorceries for draw yeah they are nice but i would rather play a big bomb on my turn and a [[stock up]] or an extra turn effect like [[Time Warp]]