Commander Decks reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 133 Reddit reviews across 5 subreddits and 28 posts to rank the best Commander Decks brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/magicTCG, r/EDH, r/mtg, r/Magicdeckbuilding, r/PauperEDH. Top-rated brands include Magic: The Gathering (4.1/5), Commander (4.2/5), Wizards of the Coast (3.3/5).

Stats

Reviews133

Subreddits5

Posts28

Brands54

Products55

Top communities

r/magicTCG55 r/EDH55 r/mtg13 r/Magicdeckbuilding7 r/PauperEDH3

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Magic: The Gathering

4.1

(59)

"For beginners, Bloomburrow 2 player pack."

"All the Lord of the Ring Commander decks are great fun"

"Highly recommend something like Game Night (5 playable mono color 60 card decks) and/or the LotR starter kit"

"If your friends have basic understanding of the game and could build a deck on a theme, I recommend this!"

"The best pre-con you can buy is Prosper, Tome Bound."

"I'll always shill [[Rionya]]. Most of her best cards are very cheap and she can easily be built on a very slim budget."

"Quite possibly the cheapest deck that can compete with cedh decks."

"If you do decide to go with the LotR precons, I'd pick the 'Riders of Rohan' and the 'Hosts of Mordor' decks."

"The Hosts of Mordor deck is a little more complicated, so it might be better suited for you."

"Imodane, Urabrask, Ojer Axonil. You can just fill with cheap instants and sorceries and maybe some boots."

Commander

4.2

(10)

"Two great commanders to start would be braids conjurer adept and volo guide to monsters."

"[[Scalding Tarn]], [[Bloodstained Mire]], [[Wooded Foothills]], [[Arid Mesa]]"

"I have Undead Unleashed (zombie tribal) and Elven Empire (Elf tribal), both are straightforward mostly easily upgraded with a small budget and a lot of fun."

"[[Hanweir Battlements]] is one of my favorites."

"[[Lotus field]] comes to mind dont know how good it really is tho."

"The only one you shouldn't get is Silverquill Statement."

Wizards of the Coast

3.3

(10)

"I got into magic 3 month ago with the host of mordor set and have only spent 40 on upgrades and it can definitely hold its own in 1v1 if it doesn't dead draw."

"WotC does a *pretty* good job of making most the commander decks even so I would pick based upon the commander’s mechanics if that seems fun to you."

"Would buying any precons you find on sale be viable? You can usually get some for around 30 bucks."

"When I first started it was with a commander precon and then once I got the hang of how it played I had a look at edhrec for some decklists."

"Buying a precon is a decent move, and can help you get a feel for the game."

"In general precons are great for getting into Commander, but they'll never include cards you can 'brag about.'"

"Perhaps getting the money from two precons and spending it all in Jumpstart packs would provide for a more diverse experience."

"In my experience, dropping a brand new player into a commander game even after explaining the rules can be a bit overwhelming."

"I have a Trostani and a Muldrotha deck."

"Don't get the Elven Council deck since it uses a voting mechanic, which won't be super interesting in 1v1."

Precons

4.0

(2)

"There's a lot of $20-$30 precons out there that will be a great starting point."

"For ~$40, precons are your best bet."

Commander Legends

4.0

(2)

"Phantom Premonition and Arm for Battle are $15 or less."

Strixhaven

4.0

(2)

"Any of the new Strixhaven or Innistrad ones are pretty good for a 1v1."

"I played one game using only strixhaven precons and it was fun and balanced."

Budget Brews

5.0

(1)

"R/BudgetBrews has got you covered ;)"

Aesi

5.0

(1)

"My recommendation is aesi the blue green commander legends deck it's great and gets out of hand quickly if you're opponents aren't careful."

Adrix and Nev

5.0

(1)

"My personal favorite pre-con is Adrix and Nev twin casters from Strixhaven"

#10

Elspeth and Ashiok

5.0

(1)

"Get the Elspeth and Ashiok brawl decks ;)"

#11

The Commander's Quarters

5.0

(1)

"Dude makes deadly budget decks."

#12

Zada, Hedron Grinder

5.0

(1)

"Zada takes a bunch of 'worthless' cards and makes them do crazy things."

#13

Feather

5.0

(1)

"Feather is a really good, basic, and fun budget/intro commander."

#14

Zada, Krenko

5.0

(1)

"If you want something aggressive, you can build [[Zada]] and [[Krenko Mob Boss]] super cheap."

#15

Selvala, Explorer Returned

5.0

(1)

"I highly recommend [[Selvala, Explorer Returned]] as your life gain & big creature and tokens deck."

#16

Stonebrow, Krosan Hero

5.0

(1)

"The deck is literally all trample all the time."

#17

Omnath, Locus of Mana

5.0

(1)

"[[omnath, locus of Mana]] is Timmy orgasmic."

#18

Obscura

4.0

(1)

"The obscura deck has a $35 card in it and the whole deck costs $50 retail on amazon right now."

#19

Zendikar

4.0

(1)

"I'd recommend the two Zendikar precons, you can get both for $35 dollars and have fun unique playstyles."

#20

Timeless Wisdom

4.0

(1)

"A friend in my playgroup sent me one of the newer ones for Christmas (Timeless Wisdom / revolves around cycling cards and making a ton of tokens), and I was actually surprised at how many really good cards it had in it."

#21

Shorikai

4.0

(1)

"Is a pretty good budget commander, it's the only deck I've got that's under $150, and it holds it's own decently well."

#22

Anowon

4.0

(1)

"For creature based decks with either tribal or ability synergies, try: - Anowon (UB; ZNR, 2012) rogues tribal"

#23

Lathril

4.0

(1)

"- Lathril (BG; KMC, 2020) elves tribal"

#24

Wilhelt

4.0

(1)

"- Wilhelt (UB; MIC, 2021) zombie tribal"

#25

Throne of Eldraine Brawl

4.0

(1)

"The throne of Eldraine brawl pre-cons can be the foundation for a lot of neat commander decks."

#26

Keensight Mentor

4.0

(1)

"[Keensight Mentor] - keyword soup and building up +1/+1 counters are great ways to show off the power of white in combat."

#27

Drumhunter

4.0

(1)

"[Drumhunter] - Shows off typical green ramp/stomp, but the commander gives some card advantage."

#28

Skullbriar

4.0

(1)

"Aggro: Skullbriar the Walking Grave. It's a very strong commander and the cards you need for the deck are very cheap."

#29

Momir Vig, Simic Visionary

4.0

(1)

"[[Momir Vig, Simic Visionary]] is about $2 for the commander himself but you can make him really stupid good."

#30

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame

4.0

(1)

"A good mono red budget deck is Valduk, Keeper of the Flame."

#31

Gonti, Lord of Luxury

4.0

(1)

"I like [[Gonti, Lord of Luxury]] for Black."

#32

Norin the Wary

4.0

(1)

"For mono red - [[norin the wary]] Mono-red ETB/tokens."

#33

Saskia

4.0

(1)

"I made a Saskia 4c Warrior deck a while back before Battlebind came out."

#34

Ghave

4.0

(1)

"Ghave fungi/saproling is fun."

#35

Zendikar, Kaldheim

4.0

(1)

"There were some pretty good decks released at the 20 dollar range."

#36

Anowan, Prosper, Zaffai

4.0

(1)

"The Anowan, Prosper, and Zaffai precons are all pretty fun and strong."

#37

Ikoria

4.0

(1)

"The Ikoria pre cons as a whole are pretty balanced."

#38

Elven Empire

4.0

(1)

"For $20 budget, find the recent Elven Empire precon with [[Lathril, Blade of the Elves]]."

#39

Painbow

4.0

(1)

"Painbow just for the 5 color lands is a great pickup."

#40

Legends Legacy

4.0

(1)

"I'm for sure picking up Legends Legacy."

#41

Commander Decks

4.0

(1)

"I recommend picking a legendary creature you like and just throwing something together."

#42

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

4.0

(1)

"I could recommend the two Innistrad: Midnight Hunt decks (Zombies vs Humans)."

#43

Budget Decks

4.0

(1)

"You can check out budget decks in this playlist."

#44

Pre-con decks

4.0

(1)

"Many that aren't the most recent are available in the $20-$30 range."

#45

Budget EDH

4.0

(1)

"I recommend looking up 'budget edh' on Youtube."

#46

Angry Omnath

4.0

(1)

"Its pretty budget, but it still hangs with decks that cost much more."

#47

Talrand, Sky Summoner

4.0

(1)

"[[Talrand, Sky Summoner]] is a good one."

#48

Xenagos

4.0

(1)

"I used to loan out my Xenagos deck to new players and they have a blast."

#49

Trostani

4.0

(1)

"If you're building the deck with what you have/can get right now I think Trostani is a pretty solid choice."

#50

Muldrotha

4.0

(1)

"For Muldrotha, I would suggest a ton of [[persistent petitioners]] to help the mill effort."

#51

Ghired

4.0

(1)

"The Ghired deck isn't too bad out of the box."

#52

Kadena, Ghired

4.0

(1)

"Either the Kadena or Ghired deck. Both are playable and relatively well-designed."

#53

Xenagos, Arcades, Phenax, Oona

4.0

(1)

"1: [[Xenagos, God of revels]] is always a good choice for players who like dropping big dudes."

#54

Commander 2020

3.0

(1)

"The Commander 2020/Ikoria decks are built around more complex mechanics than the Zendikar Rising and Commander Legends decks."

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