Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
The first spell you cast with 
in its mana cost each turn costs 
less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Zimone.
Whenever you cast your first spell with in its mana cost each turn, put two +1/+1 counters on Zimone.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
- Price
- $0.94
- EDHREC rank
- #11310
Zimone, Infinite Analyst drops onto the board and immediately starts converting excess lands into cards, turning every land-heavy draw into fuel rather than flood. The cost is real — she needs lands in hand to do anything, so a low land count or a slow start leaves her idle — but in the right shell she's a two-mana engine that compounds every turn. Primo, the Unbounded is the clearest proof of concept: nearly half of all Primo decks run her, which is a strong signal she's not fringe.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded wants every card that turns land drops into card advantage, and Zimone, Infinite Analyst fits that loop exactly — she converts the surplus lands Primo's engine generates into more cards, keeping the chain alive. At nearly 50% inclusion across Primo decks, she's close to a staple.
Magus Lucea Kane
Magus Lucea Kane copies spells with X in their mana cost, and Zimone, Infinite Analyst's activated ability scales on lands played — the two pair because Kane decks are already engineering large mana and card-draw loops where Zimone's incremental advantage stacks cleanly.
Zaxara, the Exemplary
Zaxara, the Exemplary builds around X-cost spells and large mana sinks, and Zimone, Infinite Analyst slots in as a low-cost repeatable draw engine that keeps that engine stocked — about one in six Zaxara decks run her, consistent with her role as a supporting piece rather than a centerpiece.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Zimone, Infinite Analyst lives — the 100-card singleton format rewards repeatable card advantage over multiple turns, and her ability to cash in land-heavy hands compounds as games go long. She's technically legal in Legacy and Vintage, but those formats move too fast for a two-mana creature whose payoff requires multiple activations; she won't see competitive play there. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary home if the game plan involves land-heavy Simic strategies. Everywhere else — Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Pauper — she's simply not legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.94 bulk tier
At $0.94, Zimone, Infinite Analyst sits at the top of bulk pricing — cheap enough to slot into any Simic or X-spell build without a second thought. Bulk rares in this role don't tend to spike unless a new commander or combo elevates them, but at under a dollar the floor is essentially the price of the cardboard.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.