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Zintl phases have garnered a great deal of attention for many applications. The term "Zintl phase" recognizes the contributions of the German chemist Eduard Zintl to the field of solid-state chemistry. While Zintl phases were initially defined as a subgroup of intermetallic phases where cations and anions or polyanions in complex intermetallic structures are valence satisfied, the foundational idea of electron counting to understand complex solid-state structures has provided insight into bonding and a bridge between solid-state and molecular chemists. This Special Issue, "Advances in Zintl Phases", provides a collage of research in the area, from solution to solid-state chemistry.