Average Deck for Zaffai and the Tempests - Optimized Combo

Zaffai and the Tempests
Rank #2,290
2decks
Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
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Average Decklist

Alania, Divergent Storm
Alania, Divergent Storm
Archmage Emeritus
Archmage Emeritus
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Ashling, Flame Dancer
________ Goblin
________ Goblin
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
Hexing Squelcher
Hexing Squelcher
Laboratory Maniac
Laboratory Maniac
Pinnacle Monk
Pinnacle Monk
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Runaway Steam-Kin
Runaway Steam-Kin
Spectacle Mage
Spectacle Mage
Spellseeker
Spellseeker
Stormcatch Mentor
Stormcatch Mentor
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist
Treasonous Ogre
Treasonous Ogre
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Vivi Ornitier
Vivi Ornitier
Young Pyromancer
Young Pyromancer
Instants (16)
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Big Score
Big Score
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Desperate Ritual
Desperate Ritual
Flusterstorm
Flusterstorm
Force of Will
Force of Will
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Mindbreak Trap
Mindbreak Trap
Nexus of Fate
Nexus of Fate
Pyretic Ritual
Pyretic Ritual
Reality Shift
Reality Shift
Seething Song
Seething Song
Snap
Snap
Swan Song
Swan Song
Unexpected Windfall
Unexpected Windfall
Sorceries (21)
Aminatou's Augury
Aminatou's Augury
Apex of Power
Apex of Power
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Call Forth the Tempest
Call Forth the Tempest
Dance with Calamity
Dance with Calamity
Enter the Infinite
Enter the Infinite
Expressive Iteration
Expressive Iteration
Expropriate
Expropriate
Hit the Mother Lode
Hit the Mother Lode
Insurrection
Insurrection
Mana Geyser
Mana Geyser
Mnemonic Deluge
Mnemonic Deluge
Preordain
Preordain
Rise of the Eldrazi
Rise of the Eldrazi
Sea Gate Restoration
Sea Gate Restoration
Seize the Spoils
Seize the Spoils
Solve the Equation
Solve the Equation
Sorceress's Schemes
Sorceress's Schemes
Strike It Rich
Strike It Rich
Temporal Mastery
Temporal Mastery
Time Stretch
Time Stretch
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Grim Monolith
Grim Monolith
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Mindsplice Apparatus
Mindsplice Apparatus
Resonating Lute
Resonating Lute
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Enchantments (4)
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Sunbird's Invocation
Sunbird's Invocation
Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence
Thousand-Year Storm
Thousand-Year Storm
Lands (18)
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls
Command Beacon
Command Beacon
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crystal Vein
Crystal Vein
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Gemstone Caverns
Gemstone Caverns
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Scalding Tarn
Scalding Tarn
Shivan Reef
Shivan Reef
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Stormcarved Coast
Stormcarved Coast
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Thundering Falls
Thundering Falls
Training Center
Training Center
Volcanic Island
Volcanic Island
Wooded Foothills
Wooded Foothills
Basics (2)
Island
6 Islands
Mountain
6 Mountains