Best precon on Reddit
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#1
Magic: The Gathering
4.0
(133)
"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."
"I won in my pod at a recent Commander Clash event with the new Animated Army precon and recommend it for playing with new people. It's affordable, looks nice, and plays well."
"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."
"The one that I always suggest to this day is lathril, the elven empire one."
"[[Urza’s, Chief Artificer]] is the most cracked precon I have ever played."
#2
Wizards of the Coast
3.9
(23)
"From my experience the rebellion rising precon with [[Otharri]] as a commander can obliterate precon rounds."
"Tyranids is a much better starter deck, and just a lot of fun in general."
"I replaced [[Szarekh]] with [[Ashnod, flesh mechanist]], a 1 mana commander that ramps and fills your graveyard for reanimation is super super fun."
"Coven Counters using [[Kyler, Sigardian Emissary]] is a beast."
"I think Hakbal of the Surging Soul precon is still considered quite powerful."
"I've found the Mind Flayarrrs precon from Baldurs gate to be quite powerful."
"A really good one precon recently was the Blood Rites (w/b Vampire deck) from Ixalan as well."
"Generally any of the recent precons in the last few years are worth their price that WOTC charges."
"Animated Army seems pretty good from what I've seen."
"Ixalan Last Rites precon I reckon."
#3
Explorers of the Deep
4.9
(9)
"I recommend these ones: Explorers of the Deep."
"Explorers of the deep from ixalan is imo the best precon out of the box."
"Amazing 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 and Blood Rites from Ixalan."
#4
Merfolk
4.6
(8)
"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."
"The merfolk ixalan precon actually probably fits as well."
#5
Wilds of Eldraine
4.6
(5)
"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."
"My wife loves the blue black fairy deck from wilds of eldraine."
"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
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"
#8
Call for Backup
4.3
(3)
"Very strong and incredibly fun otb."
"Call for Backup felt way better out of the box swapping [[Shalai and Hallar]] instead of [[Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener]]"
"Pretty fun precon that used counters."
#9
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."
#10
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."
#11
Hakbal
5.0
(2)
"Both have quite powerful +1/+1 counter-centric strategies."
"Hakbal is fun and really strong out of the box."
#12
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."
#13
Party Time
4.5
(2)
"I believe the "Party Time" one (from the DnD releases) gets way better if you swap the commander for [[Burakos, Party Leader]] + [[Folk Hero]]"
"I modified it just a little bit but I love it."
#14
Ellivere
4.5
(2)
"Another good precon is Ellivere, it's an incredibly strong deck right out of the box and is super fun to play with all the auras."
"The best precons on tournaments that I have attended are the Ellivere one, blame game and the bumble flower too."
#15
Ixalan
4.5
(2)
"Mine really enjoys the merfolk precon from ixilan. It’s really really good for being a precon and the 🧜🏼♂️✨aesthetic✨🧜🏻♀️ is good too."
"The merfolk one is imo the most consistent of the 4."
#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
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."
#18
Doctor Who
4.0
(2)
"Bought Deep Clue Sea just to swap the commander for The Third Doctor and Sarah Jane."
"Pretty fun play from exile and grow things deck."
#19
Chishiro
5.0
(1)
"Super fun, equipment and counters!"
#20
Emmara Tandris
5.0
(1)
"By default it's easy to understand and as you get familiar with more stuff."
#21
Food and Fellowship
5.0
(1)
"Goes bonkers with some additions and cuts of the owls and ents."
#22
Chishiro the Shattered Blade
5.0
(1)
"So many +1+1 counters and huge growth."
#23
Deep Clue Sea
5.0
(1)
"There's also two legendary creatures in the 99."
#24
Deep Sea Explorers
5.0
(1)
"They're strong out of the box and are really fun to play with."
#25
Captain
5.0
(1)
"Captain has the highest power level just due to how busted it is out of the box."
#26
Lorehold Legacies
5.0
(1)
"Can be downright terrifying if upgraded."
#27
Streets of New Capenna
5.0
(1)
"Swapped [[Kamiz]] out for [[Raffine, Scheming Seer]] in the Obscura precon"
#28
Quantum Quandrix
5.0
(1)
"Quantum Quandrix, swapped out [[Adrix and Nev]] for [[Esix]] and had much fun copying all kinds of enemy creatures/commanders"
#29
Deep Sea Clue
5.0
(1)
"Deep sea clue deck, swap to [[Chulane]] and its a beast."
#30
Pantlaza
5.0
(1)
"Pantlaza on the other hand is a great precon with great reprints and a beast out of the box."
#31
Riders of Rohan
5.0
(1)
"Super powerful."
#32
Fallout Mothman
5.0
(1)
"In terms of out of the box strength the fallout mothman deck is very strong."
#33
Calvary Charge
5.0
(1)
"Calvary Charge from March of the Machine Commander."
#34
Mind Flayarrrs
5.0
(1)
"You missed the strongest precon of them all."
#35
Lathril
5.0
(1)
"My vote is for the Lathril deck because it was remarkably strong."
#36
Desert Bloom
5.0
(1)
"I switched the Desert Bloom precon to Hazezon (also in the precon, but not the “backup commander”) and it’s awesome."
#37
Izzet Strixhaven
5.0
(1)
"Izzet Strixhaven precon big time, a lot of the 99 leave a lot to be desired but Veyran is such a disgusting commander that with upgrades it turned into my favorite deck"
#38
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
4.0
(1)
"It's got great draw, really good ramp, and turning [[berserker's onslaught]] and the like into creatures with haste is just busted."
#39
Aesi
4.0
(1)
"The [[aesi]] precon is pretty easy to grasp with landfall."
#40
Mirko
4.0
(1)
"Mine loves the Mirko precon, she thinks he looks like a twink."
#41
Phantom Premonition
4.0
(1)
"It’s an older deck but I think it holds up well."
#42
Pirates
4.0
(1)
"The pirates precon is real fun."
#43
Breena, the Demagogue
4.0
(1)
"It has a decent upgrade path."
#44
Obuun
4.0
(1)
"It is split between 3 strategies."
#45
Hamza
4.0
(1)
"It is always a fun deck to pilot."
#46
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary
4.0
(1)
"It's a damn good precon."
#47
Dinos
4.0
(1)
"Honestly, if dinos tickle your pickle, get it."
#48
Olivia
4.0
(1)
"The new Olivia Deck thats out is absolutely bonkers once she gets accustomed to the rules."
#49
Zendikar Rising
4.0
(1)
"Hi, we started with a Landfall Deck for my wife (Zendikars rising precon). I recommend simple mechanics in general to begin with."
#50
Dino
4.0
(1)
"The dino precon probably does what you're looking for very well."
#51
Enduring Enchant
4.0
(1)
"With the enduring enchant abzan precon it put me on to shawty with the melody"
#52
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
4.0
(1)
"Not bad since Ezuri got a reprint."
#53
Black White Vampires
4.0
(1)
"The newer black white vampires precon. I switched the commander to amalia."
#54
Spirit Squadron
4.0
(1)
"I got the spirit squadron precon deck and it's super easy to pilot, it's really cheap, and very fun!"
#55
Token Triumph
4.0
(1)
"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."
#56
Warhammer 40K
4.0
(1)
"The warhammer 40K tyranid pre-con is all about +1/+1 counters with X cost spells where X is the number of counters."
#57
MH3
4.0
(1)
"The MH3 Jeskai energy deck is a blast."
#58
LotR
4.0
(1)
"LotR precon, fellowship or riders."
#59
Planeswalker Party
4.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed playing planeswalker Party precon."
#60
Ruinous Power
4.0
(1)
"The ruinous power precon seems good for this challenge."
#61
Jump Scare
4.0
(1)
"Two of the newest precons are really good too, had a lot of fun with Jump Scare."
#62
Necrons
4.0
(1)
"Necrons, Host of Mordor, Valgavoth, Mishra Eminent One."
#63
Dihada
4.0
(1)
"I like the Dihada deck."
#64
Counterpunch
4.0
(1)
"Its an old precon deck but if you can find “Counterpunch” it could fit some of your requirements."
#65
Revenant Recon
4.0
(1)
"Revenant Recon isn’t talked about enough. Its great."
#66
LCI Vampire
4.0
(1)
"The LCI Vampire deck is pretty solid and fun to upgrade."
#67
Host of Mordor
4.0
(1)
"Host of mordor."
#68
Prosper
4.0
(1)
"Prosper (Rakdos) is a very strong commander."
#69
Ixalan Dino
4.0
(1)
"The Ixalan Dino deck is an incredibly strong deck right out of the box."
#70
Land's Wrath
4.0
(1)
"My first precon was Land’s Wrath - it is a precon focused on the landfall mechanic and honestly a great starting point for any new MTG player."
#71
Jared Carthalion
4.0
(1)
"Weird suggestion, my first deck was a Jared Carthalion 5 color commander. It was honestly a great teaching deck."
#72
Sneak Attack
1.0
(1)
"I started with Sneak Attack and cannot emphasize enough that you should not get that one."
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