The big design challenge for Universes Beyond: Fallout is how to adapt such a sprawling, storied franchise into just four Commander precons. Wizards seems to have based each deck on one of the Wasteland’s largest and most recognizable factions, and then added other characters and references from the games which share a similar ideology. The Hail, Caesar precon deck is, …
Scrappy Survivors Upgrade Guide
The next Universes Beyond set is Fallout, which releases on March 8th! The bulk of the set consists of four new Commander precons. Each of these decks has an iconic character from the franchise as its Commander. The Naya Scrappy Survivors deck features everyone’s favorite post-apocalyptic pup: Dogmeat, and it focuses on equipment and auras. In this article, I’ll review …
Revenant Recon Precon Upgrade Guide
Murders at Karlov Manor comes with four new Commander decks to check out. With strong new cards and reprints of classic staples, each precon is shaping up to be great. Revenant Recon is the blue/black precon, and this heavily surveil focused list has plenty of room for upgrades. Revenant Recon: New Commanders Before we get into how to improve the …
Deadly Disguise Precon Upgrade Guide
Murder mysteries and vast, magic-soaked cityscapes are two great tastes that go great together, which is why the Murders at Karlov Manor Commander precons explore how different tropes from the whodunit and film noir genres fit into the beloved setting of Ravnica. And while Deadly Disguise is all about playing cards face-down to obscure your true plans, our upgrade guide …
Murders at Karlov Manor: Deep Clue Sea Precon Upgrade Guide
Murders at Karlov Manor has four new Commander Precons. This time around, they each focus on a particular mechanic. Deep Clue Sea is a Bant deck that is all about leveraging your clue tokens for serious value. In this article, I’ll review the new cards that appear in the deck and suggest some budget upgrades. INVESTIGATING THE NEW COMMANDERS This …
Murders at Karlov Manor: Blame Game Precon Upgrade Guide
Murders at Karlov Manor comes with four new Commander decks to check out. With strong new cards and reprints of classic staples, each precon is shaping up to be great. Blame Game is the Boros precon, and this time, it’s a Goad deck. How does it play? How do you upgrade it? Check out our upgrade guide and review below. …
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan: Ahoy Mateys Precon Upgrade Guide
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan has four new Commander decks with classic Ixalan archetypes, meaning pirates have raised their sails once again to raid a pod near you. But even before they start boarding, we’re going to look at the Ahoy Mateys precon and ways to upgrade it. AHOY MATEYS: NEW COMMANDERS The face commander for Ahoy Mateys is Admiral …
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Explorers of the Deep Commander Precon Upgrade Guide
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan has four new Commander precons with classic Ixalan archetypes, and this one features merfolk — one of the oldest and proudest archetypes in all of Magic. Given their venerated status, in the game and on Ixalan in general, we’re going to help upgrade these Explorers of the Deep. Led by Hakbal of the Surging Soul, …
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan: Veloci-ramp-tor Precon Upgrade Guide
Lost Caverns of Ixalan has four new Commander Precons. As you’d expect from an Ixalan set, they are focused on that plane’s stand-out creature types. Let’s take a look at Veloci-Ramp-Tor and examine the best ways to upgrade the deck on a budget. NEW COMMANDERS The deck features two new legendary creatures who make for great dinosaur commanders. The face …
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan: Blood Rites Precon Upgrade Guide
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan has four new Commander decks with classic Ixalan archetypes, and Blood Rites is the Orzhov Vampires deck that brings frightening new cards and solid reprints. So how does Blood Rites play and how do we upgrade it? Let’s find out. BLOOD RITES: NEW COMMANDERS Blood Rites has two new Commanders to sink your teeth into. …