Zaffai 1. Strong - X Spells a. Blue Sun's Zenith b. Curse of the Swine c. Reshape d. Open into Wonder e. Wave of Indifference f. Bonfire of the Damned g. Subterranean Tremors h. Crackle with Power 2. Fun - Copies a. Rite of Replication b. Quasiduplicate c. Cackling Counterpart d. Supplant Form e. Narset's Reversal f. Insidious Will g. Spelltwine h. Wandering Archaic i. Explore the Vastlands 3. Mean - Wheels Cantrip Control a. Treasure Cruise b. Reforge the Soul c. Echo of Eons d. Precognitive Perception e. Mystic Confluence f. Force of Will g. Counterspell h. Blasphemous Act
Important to note: paying other costs for a card (e.g. flashback, miracle, etc.) does not actually change the CMC of the card. Casting Cyclonic Rift for either its original cost or its overload cost still results in CMC = 2, i.e. it will only ever trigger Zaffai’s scry. This means you want cards with high CMC and cheap alternative costs usually.
Can’t believe grafted exo skeleton wasn’t mention once??? With it equipped to your commander and 10 cmc spell just one shots a opponent!!! Super fun and janky and works awesome with reshape…
Hi im new 2 magic so i might have some weird or dumb questions so sry ahead of time. But thank u 4 makin these videos! they help out people like me. So when it says “search for a card with cmc x or less” does that mean it has to have an x or nothing on it?
Got any advice for my deck then? I'm new to magic and this is what I built. I'd appreciate any advice from players that have been playing way longer than me. Here's my deck COMMANDER Zaffai thunder conductor CREATURES Guttersnipe Niv-mizzet parun Archeage emeritus Birgitte God of story telling Dockside extortionist Storm-kilm artist Impulsive pilferer Goldspan dragon Galazeth prismari Krark the thumbless Hullbreacher Young pyromancer Wandering archaic Effect flamepainter Rotha mercurial artist Back drift hellkite Treasure nabber Jace mindseeker Tolrand sky summoner Niv-mizzet the fire mind Veyron voice of duality Consecrated sphinx Electrostatic field Docent of perfection Ragavan nimble pilferer INSTANTS Increasing vengeance Norsets reversal Counterspell Reinterpret Brainstorm Prismari command Magma opus Explosive welcome Seething song Refuse/cooperate SORCERIES mizzixs mastery Ponder Rousing reframe Bonfire of the damned Brass bounty Mystic retrieval Crackle with power Mana geyser Blasphemous act Jeskas will Alex of power Serum visions Devils play Faithless looting Bonus round Ignite memories ENCHANTMENTS leyline of anticipation Fiery emancipation Double vision Rhystic study Swarm intelligence Jaces sanctum Memory erosion Thousand year storm ARTIFACTS Nyx lotus Jeweled lotus Pyromancers googles Sol ring Arcane signet Lithoform engine Panharmonicon PLAINSWALKERS Jaya Ballard Rowan scholar of sparks Ral zarek Lands Temple of epiphany Temple of the false gods Reliquary tower Evolving wilds Command tower Riverglide pathway Izzet boilerworks Scavenger grounds Exotic orchard Scalding tarn 9 mountains 10 islands
@@brandonhiggs88 I would suggest playing more than just red and blue. Red and blue is one of my fav color combinations in constructed play, but in commander it's pretty lack luster. The only red/blue commander I've liked is locust god.
Its a completely different effect than the other 2 commanders, less powerful sure, but finally a potent izzet commander that can help you win without traditional izzet infinite bs
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Zaffai
1. Strong - X Spells
a. Blue Sun's Zenith
b. Curse of the Swine
c. Reshape
d. Open into Wonder
e. Wave of Indifference
f. Bonfire of the Damned
g. Subterranean Tremors
h. Crackle with Power
2. Fun - Copies
a. Rite of Replication
b. Quasiduplicate
c. Cackling Counterpart
d. Supplant Form
e. Narset's Reversal
f. Insidious Will
g. Spelltwine
h. Wandering Archaic
i. Explore the Vastlands
3. Mean - Wheels Cantrip Control
a. Treasure Cruise
b. Reforge the Soul
c. Echo of Eons
d. Precognitive Perception
e. Mystic Confluence
f. Force of Will
g. Counterspell
h. Blasphemous Act
Important to note: paying other costs for a card (e.g. flashback, miracle, etc.) does not actually change the CMC of the card. Casting Cyclonic Rift for either its original cost or its overload cost still results in CMC = 2, i.e. it will only ever trigger Zaffai’s scry.
This means you want cards with high CMC and cheap alternative costs usually.
So even x cost cards would just be the cmc for zaffia?
My favorite commander
Can’t believe grafted exo skeleton wasn’t mention once??? With it equipped to your commander and 10 cmc spell just one shots a opponent!!! Super fun and janky and works awesome with reshape…
Lol! Yeah that's a great little one shot combo 🤣
Please could you do Garth one eye??? I gotta know the ways!
Love me some izzet great video Joel
thanks PB, we appreciate it
Not sure on the x mana value rule .
I thought mana value replaced cmc ?
So and x spell is 1 plus the pips?
When it's on the stack, it has the mana value of how much was spent. Anywhere else, x=0
I think sub terrors will kill your 4/4 and your commander sadly. It seems more suited for a RGx commander due to killing all artifacts.
Hi im new 2 magic so i might have some weird or dumb questions so sry ahead of time. But thank u 4 makin these videos! they help out people like me.
So when it says “search for a card with cmc x or less” does that mean it has to have an x or nothing on it?
X means the mana cost of the spell, it doesn't have to be an x spell🙂
@@brandonhiggs88 Right right, and u can put any cost right? so like is it originally jus like 0 or is it jus whatever u want it 2 b
Zaffai? Nah, today's all about JOEL! Woot!~
“The market is permanently closed” lol
Prismari fam where you at?? 👀
*raises hand*
COMMANDER
Zaffai thunder conductor
CREATURES
Guttersnipe
Niv-mizzet parun
Archeage emeritus
Birgitte God of story telling
Dockside extortionist
Storm-kilm artist
Impulsive pilferer
Goldspan dragon
Galazeth prismari
Krark the thumbless
Hullbreacher
Young pyromancer
Wandering archaic
Effect flamepainter
Rotha mercurial artist
Back drift hellkite
Treasure nabber
Jace mindseeker
Tolrand sky summoner
Niv-mizzet the fire mind
Veyron voice of duality
Consecrated sphinx
Electrostatic field
Docent of perfection
Ragavan nimble pilferer
INSTANTS
Increasing vengeance
Norsets reversal
Counterspell
Reinterpret
Brainstorm
Prismari command
Magma opus
Explosive welcome
Seething song
Refuse/cooperate
SORCERIES
mizzixs mastery
Ponder
Rousing reframe
Bonfire of the damned
Brass bounty
Mystic retrieval
Crackle with power
Mana geyser
Blasphemous act
Jeskas will
Alex of power
Serum visions
Devils play
Faithless looting
Bonus round
Ignite memories
ENCHANTMENTS
leyline of anticipation
Fiery emancipation
Double vision
Rhystic study
Swarm intelligence
Jaces sanctum
Memory erosion
Thousand year storm
ARTIFACTS
Nyx lotus
Jeweled lotus
Pyromancers googles
Sol ring
Arcane signet
Lithoform engine
Panharmonicon
PLAINSWALKERS
Jaya Ballard
Rowan scholar of sparks
Ral zarek
Lands
Temple of epiphany
Temple of the false gods
Reliquary tower
Evolving wilds
Command tower
Riverglide pathway
Izzet boilerworks
Scavenger grounds
Exotic orchard
Scalding tarn
9 mountains
10 islands
Thanks for taking the time to type all of this out! The deck looks good.
Who is building this commander in a serious enough way that they would care enough to look up a deck tech?
Amen. He's garbage.
Got any advice for my deck then? I'm new to magic and this is what I built. I'd appreciate any advice from players that have been playing way longer than me. Here's my deck
COMMANDER
Zaffai thunder conductor
CREATURES
Guttersnipe
Niv-mizzet parun
Archeage emeritus
Birgitte God of story telling
Dockside extortionist
Storm-kilm artist
Impulsive pilferer
Goldspan dragon
Galazeth prismari
Krark the thumbless
Hullbreacher
Young pyromancer
Wandering archaic
Effect flamepainter
Rotha mercurial artist
Back drift hellkite
Treasure nabber
Jace mindseeker
Tolrand sky summoner
Niv-mizzet the fire mind
Veyron voice of duality
Consecrated sphinx
Electrostatic field
Docent of perfection
Ragavan nimble pilferer
INSTANTS
Increasing vengeance
Norsets reversal
Counterspell
Reinterpret
Brainstorm
Prismari command
Magma opus
Explosive welcome
Seething song
Refuse/cooperate
SORCERIES
mizzixs mastery
Ponder
Rousing reframe
Bonfire of the damned
Brass bounty
Mystic retrieval
Crackle with power
Mana geyser
Blasphemous act
Jeskas will
Alex of power
Serum visions
Devils play
Faithless looting
Bonus round
Ignite memories
ENCHANTMENTS
leyline of anticipation
Fiery emancipation
Double vision
Rhystic study
Swarm intelligence
Jaces sanctum
Memory erosion
Thousand year storm
ARTIFACTS
Nyx lotus
Jeweled lotus
Pyromancers googles
Sol ring
Arcane signet
Lithoform engine
Panharmonicon
PLAINSWALKERS
Jaya Ballard
Rowan scholar of sparks
Ral zarek
Lands
Temple of epiphany
Temple of the false gods
Reliquary tower
Evolving wilds
Command tower
Riverglide pathway
Izzet boilerworks
Scavenger grounds
Exotic orchard
Scalding tarn
9 mountains
10 islands
@@brandonhiggs88 I would suggest playing more than just red and blue. Red and blue is one of my fav color combinations in constructed play, but in commander it's pretty lack luster. The only red/blue commander I've liked is locust god.
@@em3sis I'm working on a tibalt steal your things are now mine deck and a koma deck but but sure how I'm gonna go on that one yet
@@brandonhiggs88 Koma is really good and you'll learn a lot about triggers and responding to triggers
Zaffai is just..... Bad. Play Niv Mizzet or Veyran people.
I disagree, I think there's lots of potential here
People don't always have to play the best commanders or lists kiddo
I disagree strongly, Zaffai is fun especially when you counter spell and trigger his mage craft abilities or other abilities of creatures you control.
Its a completely different effect than the other 2 commanders, less powerful sure, but finally a potent izzet commander that can help you win without traditional izzet infinite bs