Commander Precon reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 167 Reddit reviews across 5 subreddits and 45 posts to rank the best Commander Precon brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/magicTCG, r/mtg, r/EDH, r/CommanderMTG, r/magicthecirclejerking. Top-rated brands include Magic: The Gathering (4.2/5), Quick Draw (4.0/5), Meren (5.0/5).
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Reviews167
Subreddits5
Posts45
Brands44
Products72
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#1
Magic: The Gathering
4.2
(110)
"Pantlaza slaps hard! Especially with a few upgrades."
"My favorite so far has been taking the [[Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa]] precon and I upgraded it to use [[Atraxa, Praetors’ Voice]] as the commander and swapped cards out to focus harder on the proliferating aspect."
"Ms. Bumbleflower is super strong out of the box."
"The new zombie deck from Aetherdrift is fantastic."
"Explorers of the deep can snowball like crazy and pump out mad merfolk tokens that then get counters on top of counters."
"All the Bloomburrow precons are fantastic."
"Rebellion Rising from Phyrexia AWBO."
"Explorers of the Deep - [[Hakbal of the Surging Soul]] merfolk tribal + landfall. Lean heavy into upgraded merfolk."
"Cavalry Charge - [[Sidar Jibari]] knights tribal + reanimator and a bit of shenanigans. Pretty easy decklist to upgrade overall and it's very strong at all stages."
"The Explores of the Deep precon is ridiculously strong out the box."
#2
Quick Draw
4.0
(5)
"Quick Draw for sure. It’s a recent precon and can still be picked up quite cheap."
"Honestly, get Quick Draw and another deck."
"Quick Draw is excellent and is the deck I've been recommending to players."
"QuickDraw is pretty good, a friend of mine who just got into MTG bought it."
"Quick Draw is an easy to upgrade precon that mostly needs more card draw."
#3
Meren
5.0
(3)
"Interesting, seems I'm not alone in thinking Meren is the most solid precon out of the box."
"Meren is definitely the best out of the box, with Atraxa, Edgar, and Daretti coming in close."
"Overall the best out of the box is probably Meren, maybe Breya."
#4
Stella Lee
5.0
(2)
"Out of the box Stella Lee is the most powerful."
"Stella Lee is the “most powerful” one since she can go infinite with several cards."
#5
Wizards of the Coast
5.0
(2)
"There is no better commander Precon for babies than Breed Lethality. I highly recommend you acquire a fresh sealed copy of that wonderful deck and let your baby use it."
"Edgar is a personal favorite of mine"
#6
Virtue and Valor
4.5
(2)
"Virtue and Valor (Ellie’s of the Wild Court) is bonkers."
"Virtue and Valor (Ellivere) all the enchantress staples and the deck is really good out of the box."
#7
Atraxa
4.0
(2)
"Atraxa and meran are by far the best out of the box."
"I'd say atraxa was the best one."
#8
Edgar Markov
4.0
(2)
"Edgar markov. Inalla. Or anje fallen rate or possibly kess dissident mage all make strong decks"
"Edgar Markov can be a hyper-aggressive aggro commander if you commit to keeping everything around 3-4 cmc."
#9
Desert Bloom
4.0
(2)
"Desert Bloom is really fun."
"Desert Bloom is my favourite, sacking lands for value isn't something seen often in precons."
#10
Lost Caverns of Ixalan
4.0
(2)
"You might like the white/black vampire deck from Lost Caverns of Ixalan."
"The Lost Caverns of Ixalan commander decks are pretty good. The Dino one can certainly hold its own."
#11
Grave Danger
3.0
(2)
"I like grave danger, but it certainly caters to a certain style of player."
"If you want a simple but effective UB zombie deck and an introduction to utilizing the graveyard as a resource, pick up Grave Danger instead."
#12
March of the Machine Commander
5.0
(1)
"Calvary Charge from March of the Machine Commander. Esper Knights, WUB. Excellent right out the box without upgrades. One of the best precons imo."
#13
Food & Fellowship
5.0
(1)
"Food is amazing right out of the box."
#14
Velociramptor
5.0
(1)
"Velociramptor it’s so strong out of the box."
#15
Animated Army
5.0
(1)
"I cannot recommend animated army enough."
#16
Urza's Iron Alliance
5.0
(1)
"Urza’s Iron Alliance is very good out of the box."
#17
Hakbal
5.0
(1)
"Cant recommend this precon enough."
#18
Bello
5.0
(1)
"Play Bello Bard of Brambles and thank me later."
#19
Exit from Exile
5.0
(1)
"I personally think the strongest out of the box precon is Exit from Exile helmed by [[faldorn]]."
#20
Necron 40K
5.0
(1)
"The Necron 40K commander stomped most other precons when I have played with it."
#21
Prosper
5.0
(1)
"Prosper out of the box wins games against some pretty heavy hitting decks."
#22
Shorikai, Prosper, Brokers
5.0
(1)
"Shorikai, Prosper, and Brokers, are crazy out of the box."
#23
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
5.0
(1)
"Tonight my 9 year old beat me with the [[Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait]] precon."
#24
Breed Lethality
5.0
(1)
"Breed Lethality was really the best precon."
#25
Murders at Karlov Manor
4.0
(1)
"Revenant Recon from Murders at Karlov manor. It has a couple of staple cards in the deck and it is fairly nice out of the box."
#26
Outlaws of Thunder Junction
4.0
(1)
"The Quickdraw precon from Outlaw's of Thunder Junction is a good mix of fun and powerful. It will also help you learn the game I think. And easy to upgrade into a truly busted deck if you want."
#27
Fallout
4.0
(1)
"Mutant Menace from the Fallout UB, Necron Dynasites from 40k UB, and Riders of Rohan from LotR UB have been my favorites of recent Universes Beyond products."
#28
Bloomburrrow
4.0
(1)
"Animated Army from Bloomburrrow has been a blast. I even swapped about a dozen cards and it became even more fun."
#29
Doctor Who
4.0
(1)
"The Doctor Who deck Timey Wimey is a lot of fun!"
#30
Graveyard Overdrive
4.0
(1)
"Graveyard overdrive is also pretty fun out of the box."
#31
Scrappy Survivors
4.0
(1)
"Very beginner friendly voltron deck."
#32
Eldrazi Unbound
4.0
(1)
"By far it's the eldrazi unbound precon."
#33
Duskmourn
4.0
(1)
"If you can get a hold of the red black duskmourn Precon that was a really fun one."
#34
Caverns of Ixalan
4.0
(1)
"Any of the decks from Caverns of Ixalan. They all are fun and can be strong."
#35
Murders of Karlov Manor
4.0
(1)
"The 'Blame game' from Murders of Karlov manor is all about goading and having others hit each other."
#36
Bloomburrow
4.0
(1)
"The new Bloomburrow raccoon or Ms Bumbleflower seem like good options."
#37
Kamigawa
4.0
(1)
"The Green/Red Modify deck from Kamigawa neon dynasty is strong out the box and a lot of fun to play."
#38
Ixalan
4.0
(1)
"The Vampire precon from Ixalan, Blood Rites, has a lot of staple Orzhov cards."
#39
Obscura Operation
4.0
(1)
"I personally like Obscura Operation. It’s pretty fast paced and attack oriented."
#40
Murders of Markov Manor
4.0
(1)
"The Blue-Black deck from Murders of Markov Manor is the most complete precon I've seen."
#41
Tezzeret’s Gambit
4.0
(1)
"Tezzeret’s Gambit is a good card."
#42
ZKR Precon
4.0
(1)
"I really am a fan of the ZKR Precon 'Sneak Attack.' It's a good enough deck."
#43
Zendikar Rising
4.0
(1)
"Zendikar rising is good, but there is only one good option in my opinion, [[Kadena]] morphs."
#44
OTJ Quick Draw
4.0
(1)
"While not the simplest deck out there I think the OTJ Quick Draw deck is a good deck to start with."
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