Best precon on Reddit
175 reviews from r/EDH, r/mtg, r/magicTCG and 2 more subreddits
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#1
Magic: The Gathering
4.1
(89)
"Easy and reaaaally strong for precon duels."
"If you are looking for something powerful with a straightforward upgrade path check out Explorers of the Deep! It's a little more expensive than other precons but it's a winner right out of the box."
"From this list: best deck out of the box is Explorers of the Deep. One of the strongest precons I've ever played."
"That deck is disgusting."
"Unmodified, Explorers of the Deep is the strongest."
"That deck is a monster, and it only takes 4-5 upgrades to make it a degenerate list."
"I think Reap the Tides, the Aesi deck is a monster."
"Is a STRONG precon and pretty easy to pilot even for a beginner."
"The 2013 precon with Jeleva, Nephalia’s Scourge was always really scary switching to [[Nekuar, the Mindrazer]] right out of the box."
"Swapped to [[Otharri]] and hes honestly an absolute beast. One of my favourite decks I own."
#2
Explorers of the Deep
4.8
(9)
"I recommend these ones: Explorers of the Deep."
"Explorers of the deep from ixalan is imo the best precon out of the box."
"A very good and powerful precon."
"A very strong precon with an easy and fairly affordable upgrade path."
"It's an absolute blast to play right out of the box!"
"A very strong precon."
"I really enjoyed Explorers of the Deep."
"Explorers of the deep is great you’ll end up spending bout 75 to make it good."
"Explorers of the Deep and Blood Rites from Ixalan."
#3
Merfolk
4.7
(7)
"Imo the merfolk precon from lost caverns is the strongest out of the box precon I've played lately."
"The new merfolk deck from ixalan is what i think the best +1+1 precon."
"The merfolk precon with Hakbal from lost caverns of ixilan goes hard straight out of the box."
"If you can find it for $34, I absolutely recommend it."
"It can throw hands with a number of my longtime playing friend's decks."
"The merfolk precon is pretty good."
"The new merfolk plays great."
#4
Wizards of the Coast
3.4
(9)
"I replaced [[Szarekh]] with [[Ashnod, flesh mechanist]], a 1 mana commander that ramps and fills your graveyard for reanimation is super super fun."
"Elven Empire may be a bit older now and somewhat forgotten behind all the newer shiny stuff but it should absolutely be on this list."
"Generally any of the recent precons in the last few years are worth their price that WOTC charges."
"Cavalry Charge, Veloci-ramp-tor and Quick Draw are the "best out of the box" recent precons IMO."
"In the Necron Dynasty precon, I swapped the Silent King for [[Anrakyr the Traveler]] and I been loving it."
"Surprised to not see the Buckle Up precon here."
"All of the blitz precons outside of Round the Table have a minimal amount of non-common cards."
"About the only precon I wouldn’t recommend is the "Peace offering" precon from Bloomburrow as I personally don’t like Group Hug strategies, but that’s a preference thing."
"I would argue against the peace offering precon, especially if you’re planing to play at a lgs with strangers."
#5
Wilds of Eldraine
4.5
(4)
"My girlfriend got into magic by picking up the Fae Dominion precon. It’s still one of her favorite decks and is very easy to learn."
"I recommend Fae Dominian to everyone. It has been an absolute blast to play out of the box."
"The Fae Dominion deck from wilds was the first precon i bought"
"I like the Wilds of Eldraine precon, Fey Dominion. I use the alternative commander, [[Alela, Cunning Conqueror]]."
#6
Fae Dominion
4.7
(3)
"Fae Dominion gets so much stronger with. [[Talion, the Kindly Lord]]. So much value out of the command zone makes the deck a lot more efficient."
"My girlfriend got into magic by picking up the Fae Dominion precon. It’s still one of her favorite decks and is very easy to learn."
"The Fae Dominion precon might be exactly what you want."
#7
Doctor Who
3.5
(4)
"Masters of Evil precon, because planechase with [[Missy]] is so goddamn fun"
"I keep going back to the villain precon from Dr. Who."
"The dr who decks are great for "mix and match" and have a decent starting manabase."
"I dislike sitting across from any Dr who precons, I would definitely not recommend those to ANY new players."
#8
Virtue and Valor
4.3
(3)
"Everyone sleeps on Virtue & Valor."
"Virtue and Valor is an enchantress deck that plays how you describe."
"Virtue and Valor with Sythis instead of Ellivere"
#9
Riders of Rohan
4.3
(3)
"Super powerful."
"Riders of Rohan is probably the most approachable and respectable out of the box."
"Riders of Rohan and even food and fellowship could be added to the list."
#10
Exit from Exile
4.0
(3)
"Exit from Exile is pretty nice."
"I'd vote for Exit to Exile."
"Exit from Exile, Riders of Rohan, and Velociramptor are all exceptional and have good upgrade routes."
#11
Enduring Enchantment
5.0
(2)
"Enduring enchantments - enchantress is well supported and it’s quiet good out of the box."
"Enchantress is a popular, well-supported archetype and the precon comes with many of its key pieces."
#12
MTG Arena
4.5
(2)
"If you dont mind that its not in paper, MTG Arena's tutorial is the best way to teach someone new."
"There's starter kits which are just simple decks, they don't really force you to learn the ropes."
#13
Call for Backup
4.5
(2)
"Very strong and incredibly fun otb."
"Pretty fun precon that used counters."
#14
Family Matters
4.5
(2)
"I'm a new player and started with Family Matters and its been extremely fun to play with."
"I would say go with family matters."
#15
Selesnya
4.0
(2)
"He helped me pick out a precon on Amazon that was under $30, it's the Token Triumph deck with Emmara Soul of the Accord as the commander."
"I suggest the selesnya starter commander deck, it's called Token Triumph. I purchased this for my wife to get her in to commander and it was a success."
#16
Henzie
4.0
(2)
"Henzie is the most fun out of those mentioned."
"I would recommend Henzie, although the precon requires some changes."
#17
Jumpstart
5.0
(1)
"Jumpstart is probably the best way to introduce a new player to the game. Take any 2 jumpstart boosters and shuffle them together into a 40 card deck."
#18
Endless Punishment Precon
5.0
(1)
"The endless punishment precon is a perfect fit lol"
#19
Tyranid Precon
5.0
(1)
"I think the best commander is the tyrannid precon."
#20
Atraxa Precon
5.0
(1)
"I feel like atraxa precon was insane as well."
#21
Creative Energy
5.0
(1)
"The newer 'Creative Energy' deck is amazing."
#22
Forge and Fire
5.0
(1)
"It will give you all 4 decks (so you could play together) and this company is the best. Highly recommend them"
#23
Commander Masters
4.0
(1)
"Comander masters for the price. There are a lot of great decks cheaper than their release right now to pay for those."
#24
Tyranid Swarm
4.0
(1)
"Tyranid Swarm - Using Magus Lucea Kane! Much more value and much scarier board states!"
#25
OTJ Quick Draw
4.0
(1)
"I think the OTJ Quick Draw deck is a good deck to start with."
#26
Mothman
4.0
(1)
"I played my first ever games of commander last night with the Mothman Fallout deck. It was a blast!"
#27
Brothers War
4.0
(1)
"I recently picked up both of the Brothers War decks and have been really enjoying them."
#28
Osgir
4.0
(1)
"Osgir slaps! I love that deck."
#29
Coven Counters
4.0
(1)
"Coven Counters using [[Kyler, Sigardian Emissary]] is a beast."
#30
Dimir
4.0
(1)
"Dimir deck is more powerful off rip."
#31
Food and Fellowship
4.0
(1)
"I play Food and Fellowship from the LOTR set with some budget upgrades."
#32
Warhammer 40k
4.0
(1)
"One does it with dragons while the other does with dinosaurs."
#33
Ixalan
4.0
(1)
"Recently an happens to be graveyard themed."
#34
Knights
4.0
(1)
"I'd get the knights typal one. That new eminence guy looks fun."
#35
Bloomburrow
4.0
(1)
"Forge and fire (a online store) have all 4 bloomburrow precons for 150 total, you could buy that and sell the other three and probably make money and still have the squirrel one left over"
#36
LCI
4.0
(1)
"Veloci-ramp-tor is the better deck."
#37
Magic: The Gathering Merfolk Ixalan Precon
4.0
(1)
"One deck I really enjoy that does this is 'Upgrades Unleashed'."
#38
Magic: The Gathering Various Precons
4.0
(1)
"All can be played against each other."
#39
Magic: The Gathering Fairy Precon
4.0
(1)
"Honestly not a bad deck to play."
#40
Magic: The Gathering Esper 40k Precon
4.0
(1)
"Works so much better with the back up."
#41
Evasive Maneuvers
3.0
(1)
"One of our then new players bought 'Evasive Maneuvers' with [[Derevi, Empyrial Tactician]] as commander."
#42
Pantlaza
3.0
(1)
"It’s expensive now but the Pantlaza precon can go crazy with upgrades."
#43
WoTC
3.0
(1)
"Some are a bit stronger and more tuned OOB."
#44
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
2.0
(1)
"From personal experience only, I'd say the [[Inalla, Archmage Ritualist]] wizard-typal deck from C16."
#45
Painbow
2.0
(1)
"My very first precon was Painbow. I've seen people strongly recommend against 5c as an entry point."
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