Federation Fleet
Calling All Angels
Multiverse Reforged
Odds and Ends
Avengers Assemble
Lorehold Spirit
Turtle Power!
Blight Curse
Counter Intelligence
Counter Blitz (FINAL FANTASY X)
Abzan Armor
Eternal Might
Commander precons
MTG Commander precon upgrade guides
Every official Commander preconstructed deck in one index. Each one has its own page, and the upgrade guides argue from the list in the box.
Art, left to right: Jason Pastrana, Johannes Voss, Volkan Baǵa, Ricardo Cavolo and Mark Spears
A precon is the cheapest way into Commander and the most common thing to want to improve, so upgrade advice for them is everywhere. Most of it is the same dozen staples with a different commander pasted on top.
These guides work the other way round. Every number on one of them comes from resolving the decklist the box actually ships: the curve, the land split, the colour sources each spell demands and the bracket the list can honestly claim. The swaps are argued from what those numbers say about that deck. It's also why the swap counts differ page to page. A precon padded with filler supports a deeper cut list than a tight one, and padding to a round number means recommending cards I don't believe in.
Newest guides
Art by Jason Pastrana
Federation Fleet
Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary
Federation Fleet's seek out cards trigger on every player's turn. These twelve swaps stop the box feeding opponents cards, for $17.49 in all.
12 cuts, 12 adds
Read the guide
Art by Jodie Muir
We Are the Borg
The Borg Queen
Twelve swaps for the Star Trek Borg precon: card draw that doesn't wait for combat, five fewer tapped lands and cheap removal, for about $53.
12 cuts, 12 adds
Read the guide
Art by Johannes Voss
Calling All Angels
Giada, Font of Hope
Magic has ten Angels a mono-white deck can cast for two mana, and Calling All Angels plays four of them. Twelve swaps for $62.86, with the upgraded decklist.
12 cuts, 12 adds
Read the guide
Art by Bryan Sola
Keen Engineering
Sai, Master Thopterist
Keen Engineering casts 43 artifact spells, but only Sai can sacrifice the Thopters they make. Nine swaps for $41.69, led by Efficient Construction.
9 cuts, 9 adds
Read the guide
Art by Zoltan Boros
Reign of Dragons
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Lathliss only triggers on nontoken Dragons, and five cards in her box make tokens. Eleven swaps for $56.51 that add cheap Dragons and a one-sided sweeper.
11 cuts, 11 adds
Read the guide
Art by Raph Lomotan
Tramplesaurus Rex
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Seventeen cards in Tramplesaurus Rex check creature power, and a 12/12 Ghalta meets every one alone. Ten swaps for $65.46, led by Pathbreaker Ibex.
10 cuts, 10 adds
Read the guide
All 186 guides are in the index below ↓
What's in a guide
Every one covers the same ground. The arguments are the deck's, not a template's:
- What the box is built around. The typal split, how many cards make you name a creature type, how much of the deck is legendary. Counts, not adjectives.
- Whether the mana works. Each coloured cost is checked against the sources the deck actually runs, on the same exact hypergeometric math as the mana base calculator. Precons fail this more often than they fail on card quality.
- The lands, classified properly. A land that enters tapped unless you control two basics is not a tapland in a deck with sixteen basics, and a shockland is not one at all. Getting that wrong is how an upgrade list ends up recommending a downgrade.
- The bracket floor. Which bracket the list can claim out of the box, and whether the swaps move it.
- What comes out, and what stays. Including the cards that look like obvious cuts and aren't, with the reason they survived.
- The full upgraded decklist, copyable as plain text or loadable straight into the deck builder.
Every Commander precon
All 186 official preconstructed Commander decks, newest release first, with the commander and the colour identity you're committing to. Collector's Edition printings sit on the deck they reprint instead of taking their own row. The hundred cards are the same, and only the treatments differ.
Every deck name here goes to its own page: what the box contains, the full decklist, and what those cards are worth today. A Guide badge means the deck also has a written upgrade guide with the cut list, the adds and what the swaps cost, and the badge is the link to it. A Review badge marks a Secret Lair deck reviewed as it ships. 186 are written so far.
If the question is what a deck is worth rather than what's in it, the precon price index totals the singles in all of them. It prices the exact printing the box ships, which is where it parts company with every value list that goes by card name.
And if you're shopping by commander rather than by box, every commander below has its own page in the commander directory: the precon it fronts, that deck's land count and bracket floor, and how many coloured sources it actually runs against what its commander's mana cost needs.
No precons match these filters
Try fewer colours, or a shorter search.
A verdict compares a deck’s singles today with what it cost at release, so an older deck has had longer to gain. TCGplayer links are affiliate links, so we may earn a commission on purchases.
Star Trek Commander
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Federation Fleet Guide
Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary
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We Are the Borg Guide
The Borg Queen
Foundations Commander
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Calling All Angels Guide Held its value
Giada, Font of Hope
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Keen Engineering Guide Held its value
Sai, Master Thopterist
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Reign of Dragons Guide Held its value
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
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Tramplesaurus Rex Guide Well up
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
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Wretched Ranks Guide Held its value
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Reality Fracture Commander
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Multiverse Reforged Guide Held its value
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Secret Lair Drop
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20 Ways to Win Review Well up
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
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Angels: They're Just Like Us but Cooler and with Wings Review Well up
Gisela, the Broken Blade
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Everyone's Invited! Review Well up
Morophon, the Boundless
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From Cute to Brute Review Well up
Esika, God of the Tree
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Goblin Storm Review Well up
Zada, Hedron Grinder
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Hatsune Miku Review Well up
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Review Well up
Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom & Okaun, Eye of Chaos
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Odds and Ends Review Held its value
Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
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Raining Cats and Dogs Review Well up
Rin and Seri, Inseparable
Marvel Super Heroes Commander
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Avengers Assemble Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
Captain America, Team Leader
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Doom Prevails Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
Doctor Doom, King of Latveria
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The Fantastic Four Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
Invisible Woman
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Wakanda Forever Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
T'Challa, the Black Panther
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
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Lorehold Spirit Guide Held its value
Quintorius, History Chaser
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Prismari Artistry Guide Held its value
Rootha, Mastering the Moment
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Quandrix Unlimited Guide Held its value
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
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Silverquill Influence Guide Held its value
Killian, Decisive Mentor
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Witherbloom Pestilence Guide Held its value
Dina, Essence Brewer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Eternal
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Turtle Power! Guide Break-even
Heroes in a Half Shell
Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander
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Blight Curse Guide Break-even
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
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Dance of the Elements Guide Break-even
Ashling, the Limitless
Edge of Eternities Commander
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Counter Intelligence Guide Held its value
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
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World Shaper Guide Break-even
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
Final Fantasy Commander
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Counter Blitz (FINAL FANTASY X) Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
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Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII) Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
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Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI) Guide Lost money also a Collector’s Edition
Terra, Herald of Hope
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Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) Guide Break-even also a Collector’s Edition
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
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Abzan Armor Guide Held its value
Felothar the Steadfast
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Jeskai Striker Guide Held its value
Shiko and Narset, Unified
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Mardu Surge Guide Held its value
Zurgo Stormrender
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Sultai Arisen Guide Well up
Teval, the Balanced Scale
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Temur Roar Guide Held its value
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Aetherdrift Commander
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Eternal Might Guide Break-even
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
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Living Energy Guide Break-even
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
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Death Toll Guide
Winter, Cynical Opportunist
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Endless Punishment Guide
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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Jump Scare! Guide
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
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Miracle Worker Guide
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Bloomburrow Commander
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Animated Army Guide
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
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Family Matters Guide
Zinnia, Valley's Voice
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Peace Offering Guide
Ms. Bumbleflower
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Squirreled Away Guide
Hazel of the Rootbloom
Modern Horizons 3 Commander
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Creative Energy Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Satya, Aetherflux Genius
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Eldrazi Incursion Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
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Graveyard Overdrive Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Disa the Restless
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Tricky Terrain Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
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Desert Bloom Guide
Yuma, Proud Protector
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Grand Larceny Guide
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
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Most Wanted Guide
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
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Quick Draw Guide
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Fallout
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Hail, Caesar Guide
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
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Mutant Menace Guide
The Wise Mothman
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Science! Guide
Dr. Madison Li
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Scrappy Survivors Guide
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
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Blame Game Guide
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
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Deadly Disguise Guide
Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
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Deep Clue Sea Guide
Morska, Undersea Sleuth
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Revenant Recon Guide
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
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Ahoy Mateys Guide
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
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Blood Rites Guide
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
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Explorers of the Deep Guide
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
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Veloci-Ramp-Tor Guide
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Doctor Who
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Blast from the Past Guide
The Fourth Doctor & Sarah Jane Smith
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Masters of Evil Guide
Davros, Dalek Creator
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Paradox Power Guide
The Thirteenth Doctor & Yasmin Khan
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Timey-Wimey Guide
The Tenth Doctor & Rose Tyler
Wilds of Eldraine Commander
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Fae Dominion Guide
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
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Virtue and Valor Guide
Ellivere of the Wild Court
Commander Masters
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Eldrazi Unbound Guide
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
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Enduring Enchantments Guide
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
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Planeswalker Party Guide
Commodore Guff
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Sliver Swarm Guide
Sliver Gravemother
Tales of Middle-earth Commander
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Elven Council Guide
Galadriel, Elven-Queen
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Food and Fellowship Guide
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit & Sam, Loyal Attendant
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Riders of Rohan Guide
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
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The Hosts of Mordor Guide
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
March of the Machine Commander
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Call for Backup Guide
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
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Cavalry Charge Guide
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
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Divine Convocation Guide
Kasla, the Broken Halo
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Growing Threat Guide
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
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Tinker Time Guide
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander
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Corrupting Influence Guide
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
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Rebellion Rising Guide
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard
Starter Commander Decks
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Chaos Incarnate Guide
Kardur, Doomscourge
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Draconic Destruction Guide
Atarka, World Render
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First Flight Guide
Isperia, Supreme Judge
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Grave Danger Guide
Gisa and Geralf
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Token Triumph Guide
Emmara, Soul of the Accord
The Brothers' War Commander
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Mishra's Burnished Banner Guide
Mishra, Eminent One
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Urza's Iron Alliance Guide
Urza, Chief Artificer
Warhammer 40,000 Commander
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Forces of the Imperium Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Inquisitor Greyfax
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Necron Dynasties Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Szarekh, the Silent King
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The Ruinous Powers Guide also a Collector’s Edition
Abaddon the Despoiler
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Tyranid Swarm Guide also a Collector’s Edition
The Swarmlord
Dominaria United Commander
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Legends' Legacy Guide
Dihada, Binder of Wills
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Painbow Guide
Jared Carthalion
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
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Draconic Dissent Guide
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
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Exit from Exile Guide
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
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Mind Flayarrrs Guide
Captain N'ghathrod
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Party Time Guide
Nalia de'Arnise
New Capenna Commander
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Bedecked Brokers Guide
Perrie, the Pulverizer
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Cabaretti Cacophony Guide
Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva
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Maestros Massacre Guide
Anhelo, the Painter
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Obscura Operation Guide
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
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Riveteers Rampage Guide
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
Neon Dynasty Commander
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Buckle Up Guide
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
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Upgrades Unleashed Guide
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
Crimson Vow Commander
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Spirit Squadron Guide
Millicent, Restless Revenant
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Vampiric Bloodline Guide
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Midnight Hunt Commander
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Coven Counters Guide
Leinore, Autumn Sovereign
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Undead Unleashed Guide
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Forgotten Realms Commander
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Aura of Courage Guide
Galea, Kindler of Hope
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Draconic Rage Guide
Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
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Dungeons of Death Guide
Sefris of the Hidden Ways
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Planar Portal Guide
Prosper, Tome-Bound
Commander 2021
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Lorehold Legacies Guide
Osgir, the Reconstructor
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Prismari Performance Guide
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
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Quantum Quandrix Guide
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
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Silverquill Statement Guide
Breena, the Demagogue
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Witherbloom Witchcraft Guide
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
Kaldheim Commander
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Elven Empire Guide
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
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Phantom Premonition Guide
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Commander Legends
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Arm for Battle Guide
Wyleth, Soul of Steel
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Reap the Tides Guide
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
Zendikar Rising Commander
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Land's Wrath Guide
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
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Sneak Attack Guide
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Commander 2020
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Arcane Maelstrom Guide
Kalamax, the Stormsire
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Enhanced Evolution Guide
Otrimi, the Ever-Playful
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Ruthless Regiment Guide
Jirina Kudro
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Symbiotic Swarm Guide
Kathril, Aspect Warper
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Timeless Wisdom Guide
Gavi, Nest Warden
Commander 2019
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Faceless Menace Guide
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
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Merciless Rage Guide
Anje Falkenrath
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Mystic Intellect Guide
Sevinne, the Chronoclasm
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Primal Genesis Guide
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Commander 2018
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Adaptive Enchantment Guide Held its value
Estrid, the Masked
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Exquisite Invention Guide Held its value
Saheeli, the Gifted
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Nature's Vengeance Guide Held its value
Lord Windgrace
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Subjective Reality Guide Held its value
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Commander Anthology Volume II
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Breed Lethality Guide Well up
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
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Built From Scratch Guide Well up
Daretti, Scrap Savant
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Devour for Power Guide Well up
The Mimeoplasm
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Wade into Battle Guide Well up
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
Commander 2017
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Arcane Wizardry Guide Well up
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
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Draconic Domination Guide Well up
The Ur-Dragon
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Feline Ferocity Guide Well up
Arahbo, Roar of the World
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Vampiric Bloodlust Guide Well up
Edgar Markov
Commander Anthology
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Evasive Maneuvers Guide Well up
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
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Guided by Nature Guide Well up
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
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Heavenly Inferno Guide Well up
Kaalia of the Vast
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Plunder the Graves Guide Well up
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Commander 2016
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Breed Lethality Guide Well up
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
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Entropic Uprising Guide Well up
Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
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Invent Superiority Guide Well up
Breya, Etherium Shaper
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Open Hostility Guide Well up
Saskia the Unyielding
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Stalwart Unity Guide Well up
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Commander 2015
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Call the Spirits Guide Well up
Daxos the Returned
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Plunder the Graves Guide Well up
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
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Seize Control Guide Well up
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
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Swell the Host Guide Well up
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
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Wade into Battle Guide Well up
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
Commander 2014
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Built From Scratch Guide Well up
Daretti, Scrap Savant
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Forged In Stone Guide Well up
Nahiri, the Lithomancer
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Guided By Nature Guide Well up
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
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Peer Through Time Guide Well up
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
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Sworn To Darkness Guide Well up
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
Commander 2013
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Eternal Bargain Guide Well up
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
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Evasive Maneuvers Guide Well up
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
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Mind Seize Guide Well up
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
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Nature of the Beast Guide Well up
Marath, Will of the Wild
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Power Hungry Guide Well up
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Commander 2011
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Counterpunch Guide
Ghave, Guru of Spores
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Devour for Power Guide
The Mimeoplasm
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Heavenly Inferno Guide
Kaalia of the Vast
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Mirror Mastery Guide
Riku of Two Reflections
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Political Puppets Guide
Zedruu the Greathearted
Magic Online Theme Decks
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Deathdancer Xira Guide
Xira Arien
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Enchantress Rubinia Guide
Rubinia Soulsinger
FAQ
Are Commander precons worth buying?
For most people they're the best-value way into the format: a hundred legal cards for roughly the price of a few singles, built to play against each other out of the box. What they aren't is optimised. They share a reprint pool, so the same filler turns up deck after deck, and the mana base is usually where that shows first. That's the part these guides spend the most words on.
How many Commander precons are there?
The index above lists 186 across 51 releases: the annual Commander sets, the set-tied decks that have shipped alongside most releases since 2021, Universes Beyond products like Warhammer 40,000 and Final Fantasy, and the Commander decks that arrived through Secret Lair. Collector's Edition printings aren't counted twice.
Which precon should a new Commander player start with?
Colour count is the practical filter, more than the theme is. A two-colour precon's mana works out of the box far more often than a four- or five-colour one, and a deck you can cast is a deck you learn the format on. The colour identity of every deck is in the index above, so you can narrow by that first and pick on theme second.
Can I play a precon straight out of the box?
Yes, and against other precons it's a fair game. That's what they're built for. Against a table of upgraded decks it usually isn't, and the gap is rarely about power level in the abstract: the precon is a turn or two behind on mana and its removal arrives late. Each guide states the bracket the stock list can claim, so you can check what your pod is actually asking for.
How many cards should I swap when upgrading a precon?
There's no fixed number, and any guide that always lands on the same one is working from a template. Somewhere between eight and fifteen is where most of these come out, driven by how much filler the deck was padded with. The rule that does hold: cuts have to equal adds, or the deck stops being a legal hundred.