Prime Speaker Zegana is a Simic value engine that turns big creatures into card advantage. Develop a strong board of large, evasive, or counter-laden creatures, then drop Zegana to enter huge and refill your hand. Grind out the table with superior resources before closing with overwhelming threats or a +1/+1 counter payoff.
Massive, repeatable card draw, especially with blink or recursion
Synergizes with both big-creature ramp and +1/+1 counter themes
Green/blue gives access to the best ramp and card advantage in the format
Self-sized body that's hard to chump-block profitably
Card draw is wasted if cast with no other creatures on board
Vulnerable to removal in response, costing the draw trigger
Six mana and reliant on a board state makes it slow off an empty table
Pumps a single creature huge with counters, maximizing Zegana's power and card draw.
Add blink and protection like Ghostly Flicker, Heroic Intervention, and Lightning Greaves to safely re-trigger Zegana and shield your draws. Tighten the ramp suite with mana dorks and Sol Ring while adding payoffs such as Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Devastation to convert card advantage into lethal swings. For higher power, lean into compact combos and counterspell protection to defend your engine.
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
