# TL;DR ___ * Identity: Gameplay synergy focused * Speed: Similar to limited * Complexity: High * Ideal Number of Colors: 2-3, more only as splashes. * Singleton: All cards are one-ofs except there are two copies of each [[fetchland|Misty Rainforest]]. * Multicolor cards: Signposts and build-arounds # Zonal Synergy Cube ___ A synergy-focused cube with Masters+ level complexity and power, the Zonal Synergy Cube is built to maximize the potential of exile and the graveyard. Mill, reanimate, delve, and madness overlap with tokens, cast-from-exile payoffs, and several spicy buildarounds. This cube presents the challenge of creating a focused deck that is greater than the sum of its parts. While the power level of this cube is not restricted, there are build-around cards that will reward players for executing specific strategies. Removal works in synergy with other cards rather than simply being efficient on its own. Winning through engine-building is often faster than relying on a deck with a lot of removal and "good" cards. Initially conceived in 2022 as the Raveyard cube based around graveyard mechanics, this cube has since evolved to include more synergies not necessarily graveyard-focused. This has improved the gameplay significantly, and in 2023 large changes to the cube tightened the power band further, enabling even more diverse and skill-testing gameplay. ## Know Before Cubing * Fetches and fetchables: 2x [[Fetchlands|Flooded Strand]], 1x [[Shocklands|Hallowed Fountain]], full cycle of triomes, 3 bicycle lands ([[Irrigated Farmland]], [[Fetid Pools]], [[Canyon Slough]]). The cube (as of Aug 2024) is 17% lands. * Removal is less common and less efficient here than in the average cube. * Graveyard hate exists but it is slow. No [[Tormod's Crypt|9c224bf0-5641-4160-9d5c-46141ea8372a]] etc. Either once-per-turn, costs mana, or is a static effect. >>><<[[!Misery's Shadow]] [[!Ashnod's Harvester]] [[!Scavenging Ooze]]>><<< ## Tips and tricks * The best reanimation targets are [[Titanoth Rex]], [[Waker of Waves]], and [[Scourge of Nel Toth]]. * There are some sweepers in this cube. [[Hallowed Burial]] and [[Living Death]], [[Starfall Invocation]], [[Ill-timed Explosion]]. * There is a few "graveyard-wipes" in this cube: [[Echo of Eons]], [[Waste Management]], [[Grip of Amnesia]]. * Tokens are available in alphabetical order. # Example Synergies ___ >>>### {W}{U} **[Second Spells/Cast from Exile](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/729a4f35-7592-40aa-8327-001793375f3d)**<<< >>><<[[!Vega, the Watcher]][[!Clarion Spirit]][[!Taigam, Ojutai Master]]>><<< ___ >>>### {U}{B} [**Discard Control**](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/f8df7b21-7749-455e-bf41-7cf200666b19)<<< >>><<[[!Psychatog]][[!Drake Haven]][[!Bone Miser]]>><<< ___ >>>### {B}{R} **[Madness](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/8931970a-2e12-4143-b5a9-7ebbebafd28b)**<<< >>><<[[!Terminal Agony]][[!Cryptbreaker]][[!Wild-Magic Sorcerer]]>><<< ___ >>>### {R}{G} **[Landfall](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/6402a719c734ab18fbebf386)**<<< >>><<[[!Brushfire Elemental]][[!Ramunap Excavator]][[!Reckless Pyrosurfer]]>><<< ___ >>>### {G}{W} **[Populate](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/6402a4c5c734ab18fbebd2b3)**<<< >>><<[[!Angel of Sanctions]][[!7ff0c182-f9ec-41d1-beb6-97d0eb1be592]][[!Rhys the Redeemed]]>><<< ___ >>>### {W}{B} **[Value Reanimator](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/c155710c-0e11-442e-9cf6-057add5bb0f8)**<<< >>><<[[!Unburial Rites]][[!Scourge of Nel Toth]][[!915b4638-b1ec-4045-80e6-f05fb1e2a87c]]>><<< ___ >>>### {B}{G} **[Creature Self-Mill](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/64027805d85ae86ab48bde07)**<<< >>><<[[!Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis]][[!Satyr Wayfinder]][[!3f5685e1-a709-422d-8da7-434c87df37a3]]>><<< ___ >>>### {U}{G} **[Turbo Self-Mill](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/64027998d85ae86ab48c0063)**<<< >>><<[[!Jace, Wielder of Mysteries]][[!Malevolent Rumble]][[!Hedron Crab]]>><<< ___ >>>### {U}{R} **[Looting](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/64029d3fc734ab18fbeb79a0)**<<< >>><<[[!Rielle, the Everwise]][[!Ominous Seas]][[!fc8282aa-5347-44c7-8397-609aed82bc8c]]>><<< ___ >>>### {R}{W} **[Exile Aggro](https://cubecobra.com/cube/deck/64028208d85ae86ab48c78a5)**<<< >>><<[[!Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival]] [[!Stonebinder's Familiar]] [[!Rift Bolt]]>><<< ___ >>>### {W}{U}{B} **Miracles**<<< >>><<[[!Aminatou, Veil Piercer]] [[!Entreat the Angels]] [[!Brainstorm]]>><<<