Family Matters Commander Deck Upgrade Guide

Illusory Ambusher is a five-mana 4/1 with flash that draws cards when it is dealt damage. It is not a card Zinnia decks usually play.

Molten Gatekeeper is a 2/3 artifact Golem for {2}{R}: whenever another creature you control enters, it deals 1 damage to each opponent, and it has unearth {R}. Zinnia's offspring makes two creatures per spell, so each spell pings twice. It is the highest-scoring card the precon leaves out apart from Impact Tremors.

Inferno Titan is a six-mana 6/6 that deals 3 damage divided among any targets when it enters or attacks. It is a very strong card, but it is played in about one Zinnia deck in eight.

Starfield Vocalist is a 3/4 Human Bard for {3}{U}. If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time, and it has warp {1}{U}. Every pinger, drawer and scryer triggers twice.

Circuit Mender is a three-mana artifact creature that gains you 2 life and draws a card when it leaves. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in seven.

Welcoming Vampire is a 2/3 flier for {2}{W}: whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, you draw a card, once each turn. With so many small creatures and offspring tokens, it is a free card most turns.

Angel of the Ruins is a seven-mana flier that exiles up to two artifacts and/or enchantments when it enters. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in seven.

Cayth, Famed Mechanist is a 3/3 for {1}{U}{R}{W}. Other nontoken creatures you control have fabricate 1, so each creature you cast also makes a 1/1 Servo or a counter, and for {2} and a tap she populates or proliferates. A four-drop that makes a token for every creature.

Cloudblazer is a 5-mana flier that gains you 2 life and draws two cards. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in six.

Witty Roastmaster is a 3/2 for {2}{R} with alliance: whenever another creature you control enters, it deals 1 damage to each opponent. A three-drop that drains for every creature and token.

Rowdy Research is a seven-mana instant that costs {1} less for each creature that attacked this turn, and draws three cards. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in six.

Arabella, Abandoned Doll is a 1/3 artifact creature for {R}{W}. Whenever she attacks, she deals X damage to each opponent and you gain X life, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 2 or less. With a board of small creatures, one attack drains for the whole team.

Shield Broker is a five-mana 3/4 that steals a noncommander creature for as long as it has a shield counter. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in six.

Rumor Gatherer is a 2/1 for {1}{W}{W} with alliance: whenever another creature you control enters it scries 1, and the second time each turn it draws a card instead. With offspring, every creature spell is two triggers.

Pull from Tomorrow is an X draw spell that makes you discard a card. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in six.

Oltec Matterweaver is a 2/4 for {2}{W}: whenever you cast a creature spell you choose to create a 1/1 Gnome artifact creature token or a token copy of an artifact token you control. A free token for every creature spell, and the tokens have base power 1.

Cut a Deal gives each opponent a card to draw you one back. In a multiplayer game you give away a card for each card you get.

Weftstalker Ardent is a 2/3 for {2}{R}: whenever another creature or artifact you control enters, it deals 1 damage to each opponent, and it has warp {R}. Another pinger that triggers on artifacts as well.

Time Wipe is a five-mana sweeper that returns a creature to your hand before destroying all creatures. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in five, and it kills the army you are building.

Rootborn Defenses costs {2}{W} at instant speed: populate (copy a creature token you control), and your creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. It protects your board from a sweeper and makes a copy of your best token.

Arthur, Marigold Knight is a five-mana 4/5 haste that puts a creature from the top six onto the battlefield attacking, and returns it at end of combat. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in five.

Impact Tremors costs {1}{R}. Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals 1 damage to each opponent. A two-mana enchantment that turns every token and creature into damage.

Fortune Teller's Talent is a one-mana Class that lets you look at the top card of your library and later play from it. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in five.

Panharmonicon costs {4}. If an artifact or creature entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Every enters-the-battlefield creature in the deck does its job twice.

Jazal Goldmane is a 4/4 first strike Cat Warrior for {2}{W}{W} that pumps attackers. It is played in about one Zinnia deck in five.

Enduring Innocence is a 2/1 lifelink enchantment creature for {1}{W}{W}. Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, you draw a card, once each turn, and it returns as an enchantment when it dies. A card engine for a deck of small creatures that comes back.