Adapting the Abzan Armor Precon for Different Commander Brackets

<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"> (<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor" href="#" target="_blank">Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/katemaxpaint">Ekaterina Burmak</a> | <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alela, Cunning Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Alela, Cunning Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/dopaprime">Livia Prima</a> | <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obyra, Dreaming Duelist" href="#" target="_blank">Obyra, Dreaming Duelist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/evynfong">Evyn Fong</a> )</span></h6>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Hello Friends. I'm Beth, Queen of Cardboard, and I'm here to review the new <em>Wilds of Eldraine Commander</em> precon deck, Fae Dominion. This is a Faerie typal deck, and the face commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor" href="#" target="_blank">Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, not only pumps your Faeries, but rewards you with card draw when your Faeries die, at the cost of one life. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">As one of two precons from <em>Wilds of Eldraine,</em> this deck features a well known creature type and is strong straight of the box, with plenty of flyers and ways to get in for combat damage. It also features over 20 instant and sorcery cards to thwart your opponents, compared to a measly eight in its partner deck, Virtue and Valor.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Glamorous Fae</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor" href="#" target="_blank">Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a three-cost Dimir (blue/black) 2/3 Faerie Noble. This relatively inexpensive commander is easy to cast, pumps your other Faeries, and with flying and deathtouch he can be difficult for opponents to deal with. Though he's not very large, he can get in early game for several points of commander damage, or if you'd like to build a board state, he's a creature that can protect your own life total by becoming a deterrent to combat by your opponents. In addition, he lends to great card advantage by providing a card draw for every Faerie death. Since most Faeries are rather cheap to cast, this can be a huge help both early and mid-game. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">It's safe to say that this commander does everything you could want in a typical Faerie deck, but if losing life isn't your style, it's an easy swap for the alternate commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alela, Cunning Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Alela, Cunning Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. I'd say my only complaint at this point is that there's not a lot of recursion, so you're going to need to rely on your ability to create Faeries to maintain a board state.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Check out the decklist below:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Fae Dominion Precon" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
*1 Archmage of Echoes
*1 Blightwing Bandit
*1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
*1 Cloud of Faeries
*1 Faerie Bladecrafter
*1 Faerie Formation
*1 Faerie Seer
*1 Glen Elendra Archmage
*1 Glen Elendra Liege
*1 Halo Forager
*1 Hullbreaker Horror
*1 Hypnotic Sprite // Mesmeric Glare
*1 Malleable Impostor
*1 Mocking Sprite
*1 Nettling Nuisance
*1 Nightveil Sprite
*1 Nymris, Oona&#039;s Trickster
*1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
*1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
*1 Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae
*1 Puppeteer Clique
*1 Quickling
*1 Rankle, Master of Pranks
*1 Scion of Oona
*1 Shadow Puppeteers
*1 Sower of Temptation
*1 Spellscorn Coven // Take It Back
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Arcane Denial
*1 Consider
*1 Dig Through Time
*1 Fact or Fiction
*1 Frantic Search
*1 Illusionist&#039;s Gambit
*1 Keep Watch
*1 Opt
*1 Perplexing Test
*1 Reality Shift
*1 Reckless Spite
*1 Repulse
*1 Run Away Together
*1 Snap
*1 Spell Stutter
*1 Theoretical Duplication
*1 Thrilling Encore
[/Instants]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Dimir Signet
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Midnight Clock
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Misleading Signpost
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Dominance
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
*1 Distant Melody
*1 Kindred Dominance
*1 Nightmare Unmaking
*1 Tegwyll&#039;s Scouring
[/Sorceries]
[Enchantments]
*1 Reconnaissance Mission
*1 Reflections of Littjara
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Choked Estuary
*1 Command Tower
*1 Darkwater Catacombs
*1 Dimir Aqueduct
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Faerie Conclave
*13 Island
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Secluded Glen
*1 Sunken Hollow
*12 Swamp
*1 Tainted Isle
*1 Temple of Deceit
*1 Temple of the False God
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">The deck features many reprints, bringing back several favorites featured in Throne of Eldraine. And new cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obyra, Dreaming Duelist" href="#" target="_blank">Obyra, Dreaming Duelist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spell Stutter" href="#" target="_blank">Spell Stutter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Misleading Signpost" href="#" target="_blank">Misleading Signpost</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are just a few fun additions that give you plenty of tricks to overcome your opponents both on the battlefield and off.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Let's check out the strengths of this deck together.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Fae Tricksters</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Malleable Impostor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nettling Nuisance"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Blightwing Bandit"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">This deck is full of tricksters and attempts to win by surprising your opponents. Most of the creatures aren't terribly big, so playing it well means tricking your opponent into a disadvantageous play.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">If you've been asking for more removal in your Commander precons, this is the deck for you. The deck features one-sided board wipes, counterspells, and other removal. With cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kindred Dominance" href="#" target="_blank">Kindred Dominance</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nightmare Unmaking" href="#" target="_blank">Nightmare Unmaking</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reality Shift" href="#" target="_blank">Reality Shift</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Snap" href="#" target="_blank">Snap</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, you'll always have a way to remove a problem.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Adventure cards are also found here, giving extra value with both a non-permanent and permanent spell in one card. Going on an Adventure might not happen often in this deck, but the four included are full of value, with only <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hypnotic Sprite" href="#" target="_blank">Hypnotic Sprite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> being a fairly vanilla Faerie and providing little to no extra value as a creature. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brazen Borrower" href="#" target="_blank">Brazen Borrower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can come in handy at any time, as its flash ability makes it easy to cast and provides a body on the field in a time of need.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hypnotic Sprite"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brazen Borrower"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Picklock Prankster"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spellscorn Coven"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">I'll be honest, this deck has a lot going for it. My only complaint is that for a new player, it might have <em>too</em> much going for it. You've got copy spells, combat tricks, life gain, life drain, and a whole lot of cards to play during your opponents' turns. This isn't a bad thing, just something to keep in mind, and when teaching a new player this might not be the deck I reach for. For those who love Faeries or lots of interaction, it's easy to see why this deck has become so popular.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Let's take a look at the other cards that you can use as a commander in this deck.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Cunning Combat</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Alela, Cunning Conqueror"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">The alternate commander is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alela, Cunning Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Alela, Cunning Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. While she's a little more expensive than <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor" href="#" target="_blank">Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, she rewards you both for casting spells during your opponents' turns and also for dealing combat damage with Faeries. She's a four-cost 2/4 Faerie Warlock that gives you a 1/1 Faerie Rogue for each spell you cast during each opponent's turn <em>and</em> Goads creatures on your opponent's board when your Faeries deal combat damage to them. Supporting her, you have several Faeries with flash, and did I mention the 17 instants in the deck?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Quickling"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Malleable Impostor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Scion of Oona"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">This deck is begging you to play cards during your opponents' turns, and the rewards for doing so can completely disrupt any strategy that's thrown your way. If that's not enough, you've got a little surprise in the one non-Fae creature in the list, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hullbreaker Horror" href="#" target="_blank">Hullbreaker Horror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. While I'm not a huge fan of cards showing up just because they're good, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hullbreaker Horror" href="#" target="_blank">Hullbreaker Horror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is going to give you lots of value for doing what the deck is trying to do, pester your opponents and distract from your tiny pokes along the way.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">In addition to <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alela, Cunning Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Alela, Cunning Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, you're provided with three other creatures that you could swap in for the commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obyra, Dreaming Duelist" href="#" target="_blank">Obyra, Dreaming Duelist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nymris, Oona&#039;s Trickster" href="#" target="_blank">Nymris, Oona&#039;s Trickster</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oona, Queen of the Fae" href="#" target="_blank">Oona, Queen of the Fae</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. In my opinion, the only other good option is Obyra.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Obyra, Dreaming Duelist"></div></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Obyra is simple, with the ability to drain your opponents when Faeries enter your battlefield. While there are options outside of the deck for this commander that would be smooth, within the precon there are only five cards that deal with life loss. Most of them make <em>you</em> lose life, not your opponents. Only <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Faerie Bladecrafter" href="#" target="_blank">Faerie Bladecrafter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> helps you gain life and, simply put, this strategy is too slow without upgrading or changing the deck entirely. The other two options, Nymris and Oona, are much more expensive mana wise and don't have as much value as either <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor" href="#" target="_blank">Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alela, Cunning Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Alela, Cunning Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Conclusion</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Faeries are easily one of the favorite typal decks to play, and this precon's popularity has proven that. It far outsells the other <em>Wilds of Eldraine</em> precon deck, Virtue and Valor, at my local game store.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">Having played against the deck, I can say that it presents a threat and has a lot of responses for just about any situation. However, without a solid life-draining strategy, and little recursion, I find this deck to be annoying without an easily defined win condition. Yes, it has counterspells, and yes it has removal, but against a deck that also has those things and large creatures or board wipes, these little guys will be stuck in your graveyard, and there's not much to do after that. I write this knowing full well I'm in the minority here, but that's okay.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">If you like this deck but you'd like it to be a little more synergistic, you can check out my Precon Upgrade guide <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/fae-dominion-precon-upgrade-guide/">here</a>.</span></p>


Fae Dominion - Precon Primer

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kardur, Doomscourge" href="#" target="_blank">Kardur, Doomscourge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://helgecbalzer.com/">Helge C. Balzer</a>)</h6>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey friends! It’s time for another precon upgrade guide, courtesy of the Scrap Trawlers. I’m Andy, and today I’ll be showing you how to give a little more pizazz to the Chaos Incarnate Starter Deck. We’ll look at how I added more goad effects, sped the deck up a bit, and increased the pain for our opponents. Let’s perfect the chaos.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the original decklist:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Rakdos starter deck" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Kardur, Doomscourge
[/Commander]
[Sorceries]
*1 Ambition&#039;s Cost
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Deadly Tempest
*1 Dredge the Mire
*1 Explosion of Riches
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Fiery Confluence
*1 Hate Mirage
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Profane Command
*1 Read the Bones
*1 Reign of the Pit
*1 Sign in Blood
*1 Syphon Mind
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
*1 Coveted Jewel
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Nihil Spellbomb
*1 Rakdos Signet
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Indulgence
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Archfiend of Depravity
*1 Bloodgift Demon
*1 Brash Taunter
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Combustible Gearhulk
*1 Geode Rager
*1 Guttersnipe
*1 Indulgent Tormentor
*1 Kaervek the Merciless
*1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
*1 Magmatic Force
*1 Rakshasa Debaser
*1 Sangromancer
*1 Scythe Specter
*1 Sepulchral Primordial
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Stormfist Crusader
*1 Tectonic Giant
*1 Thermo-Alchemist
*1 Titan Hunter
*1 Vampire Nighthawk
*1 Wildfire Devils
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Abrade
*1 Breath of Malfegor
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Rakdos Charm
*1 Soul Shatter
*1 Terminate
*1 Unlicensed Disintegration
*1 Wild Ricochet
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
*1 Spiteful Visions
*1 Sunbird&#039;s Invocation
*1 Theater of Horrors
[/Enchantments]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Akoum Refuge
*1 Bloodfell Caves
*1 Cinder Barrens
*1 Command Tower
*1 Foreboding Ruins
*1 Molten Slagheap
*14 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Smoldering Marsh
*1 Stensia Bloodhall
*15 Swamp
*1 Temple of Malice
*1 Urborg Volcano
[/Lands]"></span></div>

<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disrupt Decorum</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kardur, Doomscourge"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our commander is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kardur, Doomscourge" href="#" target="_blank">Kardur, Doomscourge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a demon berserker with a quasi-goad effect when he enters who also drains life from our opponents when attacking creatures die. With Kardur at the helm, we’d expect the deck to be full of ways to force our opponents to attack each other. Sadly, the original list only included a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Geode Rager" href="#" target="_blank">Geode Rager</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. So we’re upping our goad game, starting with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shiny Impetus" href="#" target="_blank">Shiny Impetus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Parasitic Impetus" href="#" target="_blank">Parasitic Impetus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. A great way to keep a huge threat off our backs, and super cheap to pick up. And considering how much Wizards loves to drop the Impetus cycle into precons where they don’t fit thematically, you’d think they’d be no-brainers in this deck where they’re perfect. It’s like someone missed a memo here. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Disrupt Decorum"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Shiny Impetus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spectacular Showdown"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course, we’ve gotta throw in the granddaddy of all goad spells, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Disrupt Decorum" href="#" target="_blank">Disrupt Decorum</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Man, I remember when this card was around $10, and now, thanks to a few reprints, you can pick it up for under $.50. We’re also adding <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vengeful Ancestor" href="#" target="_blank">Vengeful Ancestor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for some extra pain and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant" href="#" target="_blank">Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for some card draw. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bloodthirsty Blade" href="#" target="_blank">Bloodthirsty Blade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is here as a more versatile (i.e. moveable) Impetus. And a goad coup de grace, straight outta Baldur’s Gate; it’s <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spectacular Showdown" href="#" target="_blank">Spectacular Showdown</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t Come Around Here No More</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The original list included a few ways to deter incoming attacks, with cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brash Taunter" href="#" target="_blank">Brash Taunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs" href="#" target="_blank">Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. But I wanted to lean into that a bit more, and make doubly sure attacks are going elsewhere. So we’re throwing in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Revenge of Ravens" href="#" target="_blank">Revenge of Ravens</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blood Reckoning" href="#" target="_blank">Blood Reckoning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for a “stop hitting yourself” effect. And while we’re at it, maybe we should make it hurt more when opponents attack each other as well. For that, I’ve added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Calculating Lich" href="#" target="_blank">Calculating Lich</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and a new card from The Brothers’ War, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blast-Furnace Hellkite" href="#" target="_blank">Blast-Furnace Hellkite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. </span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Calculating Lich"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mirage Phalanx"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Revenge of Ravens"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just a few more additions. To speed things up a bit, I added a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fellwar Stone" href="#" target="_blank">Fellwar Stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for just a little more ramp. I also wanted to have a way to have Kardur keep entering the battlefield. There’s a way to do it that’s a bit more expensive, which we’ll get to in a minute, and there’s the more budget-friendly way, which is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirage Phalanx" href="#" target="_blank">Mirage Phalanx</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Just bond the Phalanx to Kardur, and you’ll get a new Kardur effect every turn. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last, we need to have a little more insurance against the “goad problem.” And by that I mean the fact that goad becomes really bad after two players have been knocked out. When you’re the only player to attack, your final opponent will have no choice but to come at you. So to give us a little breathing room I’ve added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sudden Spoiling" href="#" target="_blank">Sudden Spoiling</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. While it’s only a one-time effect, hopefully it’ll give you just enough space to sneak in and deal the final blow.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get Gone</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now it’s time for cuts! Even with a high average MV, 40 lands is just a bit much. So we’re showing <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stensia Bloodhall" href="#" target="_blank">Stensia Bloodhall</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> the door, and replacing it with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fellwar Stone" href="#" target="_blank">Fellwar Stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Bloodhall has no business being in a multiplayer deck. Do you really wanna pay 5 mana (6 if you count the Bloodhall itself) to deal 2 damage to one player when you’ve gotta deal 120 to win the game? No, you do not.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Stensia Bloodhall"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Magmatic Force"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deadly Tempest"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I made a few cuts simply based on mana cost, including <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sepulchral Primordial" href="#" target="_blank">Sepulchral Primordial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Explosion of Riches" href="#" target="_blank">Explosion of Riches</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Magmatic Force" href="#" target="_blank">Magmatic Force</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deadly Tempest" href="#" target="_blank">Deadly Tempest</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sunbird’s Invocation" href="#" target="_blank">Sunbird’s Invocation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scythe Specter" href="#" target="_blank">Scythe Specter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. All decent cards, but they needed to go to either lower the curve or make way for better high-cost cards, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blast-Furnace Hellkite" href="#" target="_blank">Blast-Furnace Hellkite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sepulchral Primordial" href="#" target="_blank">Sepulchral Primordial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> was part of a recursion package that just didn’t fit with the theme of the deck, and I cut <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Profane Command" href="#" target="_blank">Profane Command</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for the same reason. The instants/sorceries theme cards are all getting binned, since it’s not what the deck is doing. So out goes <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guttersnipe" href="#" target="_blank">Guttersnipe</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thermo-Alchemist" href="#" target="_blank">Thermo-Alchemist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wildfire Devils" href="#" target="_blank">Wildfire Devils</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re not making enough creatures to really benefit from <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Titan Hunter" href="#" target="_blank">Titan Hunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, so it’s gone. Joining it are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sangromancer" href="#" target="_blank">Sangromancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hate Mirage" href="#" target="_blank">Hate Mirage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, because I just couldn’t find a reason to keep them.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">We Spared No Expense</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Okay, some of you have deep pockets and wanna fill this starter deck with all kinds of expensive replacements, so here’s a few recommendations.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Conjurer&#039;s Closet"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Black Market Connections"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Blood for the Blood God!"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Conjurer’s Closet" href="#" target="_blank">Conjurer’s Closet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is Kardur’s best friend. It’s also, unfortunately, around $7 to buy. But definitely worth it if you can afford it. Along those same lines, we’ll add <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Command Beacon" href="#" target="_blank">Command Beacon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The land is here to save the day if Kardur is in the zone and has too much tax on him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cunning Rhetoric" href="#" target="_blank">Cunning Rhetoric</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a great attack deterrent that provides card advantage. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Black Market Connections" href="#" target="_blank">Black Market Connections</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeska’s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Jeska’s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can both speed up your game considerably. And <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blood for the Blood God!" href="#" target="_blank">Blood for the Blood God!</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will give you a fresh hand and some fresh torment for your opponents. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And, if it makes you happy, you can go crazy with tutors like: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Demonic Tutor" href="#" target="_blank">Demonic Tutor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grim Tutor" href="#" target="_blank">Grim Tutor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vampiric Tutor" href="#" target="_blank">Vampiric Tutor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Final Thoughts</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the updated decklist:</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Rakdos starter deck Upgrades" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Kardur, Doomscourge
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Bloodthirsty Blade
*1 Commander&#039;s Sphere
*1 Coveted Jewel
*1 Fellwar Stone
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Nihil Spellbomb
*1 Rakdos Signet
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Indulgence
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
*1 Worn Powerstone
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Archfiend of Depravity
*1 Blast-Furnace Hellkite
*1 Bloodgift Demon
*1 Brash Taunter
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Calculating Lich
*1 Combustible Gearhulk
*1 Geode Rager
*1 Indulgent Tormentor
*1 Kaervek the Merciless
*1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
*1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
*1 Mirage Phalanx
*1 Rakshasa Debaser
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Stormfist Crusader
*1 Tectonic Giant
*1 Vampire Nighthawk
*1 Vengeful Ancestor
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Ambition&#039;s Cost
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Disrupt Decorum
*1 Dredge the Mire
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Fiery Confluence
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Read the Bones
*1 Reign of the Pit
*1 Sign in Blood
*1 Spectacular Showdown
*1 Syphon Mind
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
*1 Abrade
*1 Breath of Malfegor
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Rakdos Charm
*1 Soul Shatter
*1 Sudden Spoiling
*1 Terminate
*1 Unlicensed Disintegration
*1 Wild Ricochet
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Blood Reckoning
*1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
*1 Parasitic Impetus
*1 Revenge of Ravens
*1 Shiny Impetus
*1 Spiteful Visions
*1 Theater of Horrors
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Akoum Refuge
*1 Bloodfell Caves
*1 Cinder Barrens
*1 Command Tower
*1 Foreboding Ruins
*1 Molten Slagheap
*14 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Smoldering Marsh
*15 Swamp
*1 Temple of Malice
*1 Urborg Volcano
[/Lands]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
[/Planeswalkers]"></span></div>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We upgraded 14 cards for under $10, and lowered the average mana value from 4.00 to 3.84. Not a huge dent, but it’s hard to effect that without a bigger overhaul. The updated list is more thematic, synergistic, and focused. Which is exactly what we want for our precons!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s it for Chaos Incarnate! What’d you think of my upgrades? How do you feel about the Starter Decks? Leave a comment below with your thoughts. You can also hit us up on <a href="https://twitter.com/scraptrawlers">Twitter</a>, or catch us making budget content on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/scraptrawlers">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/scraptrawlers">Twitch</a>. Stay tuned for more on the Starter Decks, and keep checking back whenever new precons are released. Until next time, remember to budget…before you buy it.</span></p>


precon guide

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Fae Dominion - Precon Primer

Chaos Incarnate - Upgrade Guide