Alexi, Zephyr Mage

Alexi, Zephyr Mage is a repeatable bounce engine that turns card disadvantage into tempo advantage. By discarding two cards and tapping, you return up to X creatures to hand—perfect for disrupting opponents' board states, saving your own creatures from removal, or repeatedly bouncing ETB threats to maximize their triggers. The deck wants to abuse this ability as much as possible while maintaining card advantage through cantrips and effects that turn discards into value.

Your gameplan revolves around controlling the board through tempo and setting up a lock where opponents can't keep threats in play. You'll want plenty of cheap cantrips to find lands and generate mana, cards that reward you for discarding (madness, flashback, threshold), and creatures with enters-the-battlefield abilities you can bounce repeatedly. Win condition is grinding out value until you can bounce threats while developing your own board, eventually winning through commander damage or a slowly assembled advantage.

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