MTG Commander precon upgrade guides

Avengers Assemble

Captain America, Team Leader

27 of 30 creatures are Heroes and 28 are legendary. The Avengers Assemble upgrades those two numbers argue for, worked out from the real decklist.

12 cuts, 12 adds

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Doom Prevails

Doctor Doom, King of Latveria

Doctor Doom turns discarded lands into damage. Twelve swaps for the Doom Prevails precon, worked from its real list: 25 Villains, 37 lands, Bracket 1.

12 cuts, 12 adds

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The Fantastic Four

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman's payoff costs one mana of every colour, and the turn you win pays it twice. Eleven swaps for The Fantastic Four precon, from its real 100.

11 cuts, 11 adds

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Wakanda Forever

T'Challa, the Black Panther

T'Challa's Vibranium mana can't cast most of his own deck. Thirteen swaps for the Wakanda Forever precon, with the mana math and the full upgraded decklist.

13 cuts, 13 adds

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Goblin Storm

Zada, Hedron Grinder

Is the Goblin Storm Secret Lair deck worth it? Zada's singles price near 4x the $149.99 sale tag — where that value hides, and how the deck actually plays.

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Lorehold Spirit

Quintorius, History Chaser

Quintorius, History Chaser makes a 3/2 whenever a card leaves your graveyard. Seven of the box's enablers cost more than the commander. Thirteen swaps.

13 cuts, 13 adds

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Prismari Artistry

Rootha, Mastering the Moment

Rootha's Elemental is only as big as the largest mana value you cast that turn. 14 swaps that raise the ceiling, plus the full upgraded decklist.

14 cuts, 14 adds

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Quandrix Unlimited

Zimone, Infinite Analyst

Zimone discounts one X spell a turn, and the box shipped 29 of them. Thirteen swaps for Quandrix Unlimited, worked from its real decklist.

13 cuts, 13 adds

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Silverquill Influence

Killian, Decisive Mentor

Killian, Decisive Mentor draws when an enchanted creature attacks, and it need not be yours. The full upgraded decklist, with the numbers behind every swap.

14 cuts, 14 adds

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Witherbloom Pestilence

Dina, Essence Brewer

Witherbloom Pestilence ships four free sacrifice outlets and only two cards that drain on a death. Twelve swaps, the full decklist, and the numbers.

12 cuts, 12 adds

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Turtle Power!

Heroes in a Half Shell

Thirteen of Turtle Power!'s 31 creatures never trigger Heroes in a Half Shell. 15 cuts and 15 adds fix who's attacking, with the full decklist.

15 cuts, 15 adds

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Blight Curse

Auntie Ool, Cursewretch

Auntie Ool pays a card for every -1/-1 counter on your side. Thirteen swaps that cut Blight Curse's three seven-drops, untap its mana and add the real engines.

13 cuts, 13 adds

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Dance of the Elements

Ashling, the Limitless

Ashling, the Limitless makes every Elemental in the box a four-mana spell. Eleven swaps for about $45 that make the evoke loop pay twice, plus the decklist.

11 cuts, 11 adds

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Counter Intelligence

Inspirit, Flagship Vessel

Counter Intelligence precon guide: Inspirit's protection only switches on at eight charge counters. Fifteen swaps, about $85, to get there faster.

15 cuts, 15 adds

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World Shaper

Hearthhull, the Worldseed

Hearthhull, the Worldseed drains two life per sacrificed land the moment it lands. Ten swaps computed from the shipped list, led by the missing namesake card.

10 cuts, 10 adds

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Counter Blitz (FINAL FANTASY X)

Tidus, Yuna's Guardian

Tidus can hold every Summon one chapter short of dying. Ten swaps for the FFX Counter Blitz precon, argued from the shipped list's own numbers.

10 cuts, 10 adds

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Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII)

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER pays a card for every equipped attacker. Twelve swaps for the Limit Break precon: free-attach effects, untapped lands, real removal.

12 cuts, 12 adds

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Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI)

Terra, Herald of Hope

Terra, Herald of Hope can buy back 22 of the box's 35 creatures for two mana. What Revival Trance is missing, the swaps that fix it, and the full decklist.

11 cuts, 11 adds

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Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV)

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed

Y'shtola pays out on mana value, not mana spent. Fifteen swaps lean into delve, foretell and flashback spells that say 8 and cost far less.

15 cuts, 15 adds

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Everyone's Invited!

Morophon, the Boundless

Is the Everyone's Invited! Secret Lair deck worth it? Where Morophon's value hides, and why rebuilding the list costs less than the $199.99 drop did.

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Abzan Armor

Felothar the Steadfast

The Abzan Armor precon packs 184 toughness behind 61 power, and Felothar turns the bigger number loose. Eleven swaps, about $55, full decklist inside.

11 cuts, 11 adds

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Jeskai Striker

Shiko and Narset, Unified

Computed swaps for the Jeskai Striker precon: why Shiko and Narset's trigger never misses, the tapped-land fix, and what the ten adds cost.

10 cuts, 10 adds

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Mardu Surge

Zurgo Stormrender

33 of Mardu Surge's 99 cards make tokens and none cash in a token's arrival. Thirteen swaps, about $54, with the full upgraded decklist.

13 cuts, 13 adds

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Sultai Arisen

Teval, the Balanced Scale

One Zombie per graveyard event, never per card — the rule behind all 13 Sultai Arisen swaps (about $54). Full upgraded decklist, curve and pip math inside.

13 cuts, 13 adds

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Temur Roar

Eshki, Temur's Roar

Eshki counts power, not Dragons: 25 of Temur Roar's 34 creature spells already draw when cast. Eleven computed swaps, about $83, fix speed and mana.

11 cuts, 11 adds

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Eternal Might

Temmet, Naktamun's Will

Temmet pays every Zombie +1/+1 per card drawn — twelve Eternal Might swaps, about $47, that turn the box's draw spells into combat tricks. List + math.

12 cuts, 12 adds

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