Colorless cards are like lands—they fit into so many Commander decks that they form the backbone of a good Commander collection. Today, we're trying to figure out one thing: which Commander 2020 deck is best! So if you like consistency, Jeskai Cycling seems like an obvious choice. Every year, reprint value is a major criticism of the Commander release, but in reality, the average value of reprints (only counting cards worth at least $2) has increased yet again this year. Archive. Before we show you the lists, a note on the decklists and how they appear on the site. Temur Spells and Mardu Humans come out on top in our artifact ranking since rather than just three good artifacts, both decks got four, although Temur Spells edges out Humans for the top spot since Lightning Greaves and Twinning Staff are much more valuable than Skullclamp and Sanctuary Blade. Here we've gathered some of the best decks the new meta has to offer. MTGGoldfish Premium takes your Magic experience to the next level. Updated Jun 25, 2020 by Opaga using our MTG Deck Builder. Four sets will have rotated with the release of Zendikar Rising on September 17, 2020. Condition is "New". Tweet. Jeskai Cycling: Due to the nature of cycling itself, and thanks to the power of Gavi, Nest Warden with cycling cards, the Jeskai Cycling deck should be one of the most consistent Commander 2020 decks for straight-out-of-the-box play. 2020 saw the introduction of Theros Beyond Death and Ikoria: Land of Behemoths into the Magic: The Gathering canon. Sixty-five cards in the main deck. The most recent Standard rotation occurred on September 17, 2020 with the release of Zendikar Rising. For example, Wydwen, the Biting Gale is the 590th most popular Commander in the game, which means that not only did the Sultai Mutate deck get the short end of the stick in terms of the number of reprinted Commanders, but the one it did get was pretty lackluster (although Wydwen, the Biting Gale is cute with mutate, allowing you to pick up your entire mutate pile to save several creatures from removal). It really needs two things: more ramp (along with possibly a lower average converted mana cost) and more ways to fill the graveyard for Kathril. Showcasing offbeat brews from around the internet. You can easily cut the Human / Shark subtheme (and use the partners to build another deck), which mostly feels forced in with the primary Gavi cycling plan to give the deck more new legendary creatures. Firsts: None. The Core Set 2020 features five Planeswalker decks, one for each of Magic's colors. First, Commander precons are typically much lighter on wraths and sweepers than other Commander decks (this is true again with Commander 2020, where some decks have a wrath or maybe two but far less than the 6+ sweepers you often see in a non-precon Commander deck), which is a big boost in power for a deck like Mardu Humans that is looking to go wide with small creatures. 30-day money back guarantee. This category is basically "when we do Commander Clash featuring Commander 2020 decks, which deck do I think will win?" #1: Temur Spells (38 points): Firsts: Face Commanders, Backup Commanders, Artifacts, Reprints, Upgradable. Second, even fully upgraded, Otrimi, the Ever-Playful isn't a very powerful commander. A million off-color scrylands to make sure our mana comes into play tapped as often as possible. What a weird run of Commander decks. Sultai Mutate: The Sultai Mutate deck is at a natural disadvantage for out-of-the-box play simply because its face commander—Otrimi, the Ever-Playful—needs a bunch of mutate cards to be powerful, and since mutate is a new mechanic in Ikoria, there aren't that many mutate cards in an absolute sense (especially compared to other Commander 2020 themes like Humans or cycling). Cards like Fauna Shaman and Survival of the Fittest offer ways to get the exact creature you want into your graveyard, while cards like Stinkweed Imp, Underrealm Lich, Golgari Grave-Troll, and Hermit Druid can help with the graveyard filling. As such, we're letting you know that we've updated our Privacy Policy to reflect the new rule set forth by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The plane of Kaldheim—bursting with creatures of myth, all-powerful gods, and stories of heroism—has even more in store for players. There are heaps of different kinds of bundles, collections, pre-made decks and then the Core Set 2020 - … A far superior version of mono-green ramp decks, Tron will ensure… All original content on this page is © 2012-2021 MTGGoldfish, Inc. and may not be used or reproduced without consent. Playing Pauper. Meanwhile, the value of the Abzan Keyword land slot is inflated by Nesting Grounds—the only new land of note in Commander 2020—which is currently close to $7. $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00. Mardu Humans: Normally, I'm not a big fan of aggro decks in Commander—killing three opponents with a combined 120 life is a lot to ask. Unlike other decks in MTG Arena, this will actually be 80 cards so you can use Yorion, Sky Nomad to flicker your board. Mardu Humans should be reasonably powerful in most games thanks to its low curve, fast clock, and consistency. Core Set 2020 showcases all there is to love about Magic and supports a variety of game formats. A couple of quick notes: the two big winners are Xyris, the Writing Storm (187 decks) and Zaxara, the Exemplary (182 decks), making these two legends more popular than most of the "face" commanders from Commander 2020. Jeskai Cycling wins the category simply because Fierce Guardianship is worth significantly more than the rest of the cycle. Previously, the Lord Windgrace deck from Commander 2018 held the record with just 17 points, but that was back when Commander releases only had four decks. The suns of Mirrodin have shone upon perfection only once. "I Wish I Owned More Angels" (Standard), Top 10 Most Tedious Magic: the Gathering Cards, Banned and Restricted Preview: Uro Banned in Pioneer, Modern, Historic, The Fish Tank: Sweet and Spicy Veiwer Decks (February 14-20, 2021). However, we can compare the value of one Commander 2020 deck to another since the market is equally messed up for each deck. The clear winner here, though, is Temur Spells. Everything you need to play Commander in Ikoria is right here. In the middle of the pack are Mardu Humans and Abzan Keywords, which both got a lot of reprinted legends but not ones that are especially playable as commanders, with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death being the most popular of the bunch at #43 and Karametra, God of Harvests being the only other legend from the decks to break the top 100. TheAsianAvenger definitely hopes so! ), cards are not yet loaded onto our website (for boring security reasons). time! How I'd handle upgrading with the Sultai Mutate Commander 2020 deck is by pulling out Zaxara, the Exemplary and the X-spells to build an X-spell-based Hydra deck and then using the mutate cards from the deck to build around some of the most powerful mutating legends from Ikoria itself. I found this list from the Magic Online preliminary deck dump, played by HCOOK725 to a 4-1 record. First off, don't pay too much attention to the actual numbers lists—thanks to the pandemic messing with preorders and the supply of Commander 2020, the numbers are still very inflated and will drop a lot once the set finally hits the market en masse. If the Ts are dotted and the eyes are crossed, he dun goofed. Our Standard Dimir Rogues deck guide features the best deck list for MTG Arena. Worsts: Face Commander, Land Value, Reprint Commanders, Reprints, Out-of-the-Box, Upgradable. Worsts: None. Take a look at the new and returning mechanics from the upcoming Kaldheim. Take a gander at the decklists, and then we'll jump into the rankings! If you only have $40 in your Magic budget, which deck should you buy? As you can see, there is about a $50 range in prices, with Abzan Keywords at the bottom (mostly because it has the least valuable of the new "free if you have your Commander" cycle), while Jeskai Cycling is at the top for the exact opposite reason: Fierce Guardianship is currently around $40 on TCGplayer. Secondly, being aggressive with a commander like Jirina Kudro is a good way to punish players for clunky precon mana bases or inconsistent starts, both of which are issues for some of the other precon decks. Third, play whatever instants you want! We've updated our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. MTGGoldfish, Inc. is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast LLC. Traditional Standard (BO3) Metagame Tier List and Rankings – Kaldheim – February 2021 While expecting a mana base of fetch lands and shock lands in a $40 precon deck isn't reasonable, the current mana bases don't really offer very much value to players picking up the decks. As we've talked about before, you don't just buy a Commander deck to play it out of the box; you want to be able to use those cards to make other decks as well. As such, even if you tear apart your Commander 2020 precon to build other decks, if the deck came with decent lands, you'll find a place to put them to use. The deck also feels a bit ramp-light (although this is a theme across the Commander 2020 decks, with most having around seven ramp spells), especially considering the average converted mana cost of the deck is a massive 4.26. Fire Up Your Deck-Building Skills Whether you’re a spell-slinging veteran or totally new to the game, there’s never been a better time to play! Even though they aren't the most exciting spells to copy with Kalamax, the Stormsire, they are important for policing the table in multiplayer Commander games. Commander 2020 has five decks, so the total number of points given out increased from 100 to 150. You can view the Core Set 2020 cards in the Card Image Gallery, and each of the exclusive cards from these decks is shown right above the decklist. Which new cards are you most looking to play with or build around? Name Meta % Decks Price; Tymna the Weaver: 0.56%: 69 $4993 $316 Kraum, Ludevic's Opus: 0.53%: 65 $2555 $308 Thrasios, Triton Hero: 0.52%: 64 $5319 $333 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath: 0.5%: 62 First, there are a ton of Humans in Magic, so there are endless on-tribe upgrade options. Mardu Humans: Humans rank highly on our upgradability scale for two reasons. Learn about the most powerful format that spans Magic's entire history. Kaldheim and Kaldheim Commander decks boast an excitin... © 1993-2021 Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Basically, the end result of our ranking is that we have two decks that rank among the worst Commander decks of all time (Sultai Mutate and Abzan Keywords) and three decks bunched together at the top of our rankings (Mardu Humans, Jeskai Cycling, and Temur Spells), with just two points separating the top three decks and Temur Spells edging out the field for the best Commander 2020 deck award. Please take a moment to review them and accept to continue. While the deck doesn't need a ton of counters since they aren't the most exciting spells to copy with Kalamax, the Stormsire, having more than just Temur Charm would help the deck quite a bit. For this, we'll try to be as objective as possible—while the cycling deck is my personal favorite since it draws a lot oWf cards, drawing a lot of cards isn't a very good criterion for ranking the decks. Payments must be received within 3 days of purchasing this item. Building FNM-worthy decks without breaking the bank. Add in that Otrimi, the Ever-Playful might be the least exciting and playable of the face commanders, and Sultai Mutate comes in at the very bottom of our list. Abzan Keywords: The Abzan Keyword deck already does a pretty good job of having creatures with a bunch of keywords to support Kathril, Aspect Warper (although there are a few good ones missing, like various Gods, Sigarda, Host of Herons, Questing Beast, and Sylvan Caryatid). Other possible upgrades include things that trigger when you draw or discard a card, like Glint-Horn Buccaneer, Rielle, the Everwise, and Chasm Skulker. Weekly drafts featuring a variety of formats new and old. Premium members enjoy our SuperBrew deck finder, unlimited card tracking, unlimited price alerts, collection import and card price history downloads. Finally, our last category is most upgradable. Each Commander 2020 deck features four new legendary creatures to be used as commanders: a "face" commander, a backup commander, and then a partner pair designed to be played together in your commander zone. While probably an intentional choice to make precon-vs.-precon gameplay more fun for newer Commander players, the deck is also shockingly low on counterspells for a deck that is looking to play primarily at instant speed. Use the options below to exercise this right, and please review our privacy policy for complete information on how your data is used and stored. Be sure to check out the complete Commander 2020 Preview to see all of the 71 new cards: commander 2020. This deck is a blast from the not too distant past. Chris is the copy editor for DailyMTG. While Mardu Humans wouldn't win every game in the precon-vs.-precon meta, I think that its combination of being fast, efficient, and consistent would give it a leg up on the rest of the field over a sample size of several to many matches. Posted in Card Preview All rights reserved. Top 20 Modern metagame decks: Burn — 3.94% Jund — 3.68% Red Deck Wins — 3.46% Humans — 2.61% Dredge — 2.39% Eldrazi Tron — 2.31% Mono Green Tron — 1.84% Grixis Death's Shadow — 1.77% Land Destruction — 1.77% Rakdos Prowess — 1.52% Vizier — 1.44% Death and Taxes — 1.41% Gifts Storm — 1.39% Izzet Spells — 1.36% Spirits — 1.03% Top 20 Standard metagame decks: Gruul Adventure — 11.40% Sultai Ultimatum — 11.04% … After going harder into the graveyard-stocking plan, adding better reanimation (Reanimate, Living Death, and Animate Dead) is another good way to up the power. All emails include an unsubscribe link. Sorcerers, magicians, and witches – welcome to my first Zendikar Rising guide! Second, Humans are a theme from Ikoria itself, so there are a bunch more brand-new cards to be considered for the Jirina Kudro deck (General Kudro of Drannith is a good example). Making matters worse, to support backup commander Zaxara, the Exemplary, the deck also has some random X-spells that are not especially playable as well as creatures like Hungering Hydra and Vastwood Hydra, which don't do much to support the primary mutate theme (other than possibly add a creature with some +1/+1 counters to the battlefield to mutate on). There are also a bunch more good spell copiers to consider, ranging from Fork to Ral, Storm Conduit. Here, Kalamax, the Stormsire and Gavi, Nest Warden top the list, with Otrimi, the Ever-Playful lagging far behind. MTG 2020 Welcome Deck SEALED ALL 5 Magic The Gathering. Instead, we'll turn to 10 categories and rank each Commander 2020 deck from first to worst. Can a Rakdos Superfriends deck keep up with the Historic Best of One meta? I've been playing mono green stompy for a long time. Worsts: None. Top EDH Commanders and decks. Upgrading the precon directly doesn't seem like it would result is a very powerful deck. Planeswalker Decks are available beginning at Core Set 2020 Open House, which takes place June 29–30 at your local game store. Core sets are a great way for new players to learn Magic's ropes, and Core Set 2020 is no exception. Regardless, current prices are for comparison only, since Commander 2020 prices in general are inflated due to lack of supply. There's probably an argument that Mardu Humans should slot into the number-two slot ahead of Jeskai Cycling (which is highlighted by The Locust God and Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind), but the fact that The Locust God costs about $10 while Alesha, Who Smiles at death is less than $1 after a bunch of reprintings keeps Jeskai Cycling ahead, but just barely. Abzan Keywords: While the Abzan Keyword deck feels like it should have some very powerful draws—in some games, you'll just randomly build an almost unbeatable creature and ride it to a fast victory—consistency is a concern. The TCGPlayer Price Guide tool shows you the value of a card based on the most reliable pricing information available. We got the full spoiler and complete decklists for Commander 2020 last week, and the lists are overflowing with sweet new cards and spicy legends to use in the command zone. Note: prices are from Wednesday April 15. Skirk Prospector This two-player learn-to-play offering helps players jump right into their first game of Magic with a guided playthrough to create an interactive learning experience. In the meantime, all the new Core Set 2020 cards (including the exclusive cards found in Planeswalker Decks and the Spellslinger Starter Kit) will not be enabled to hover over and will not fall into the correct card type category. In all my years of ranking Commander decks, we've never had a more polarized field. But in a precon-vs.-precon meta, a deck like Mardu Humans has a couple of advantages. In general, I'm pretty happy with the keyword payoffs offered in the precon, but the support cards could use a big boost of power to increase both consistency and power. Payments. Jeskai Cycling: The Jeskai Cycling deck already has a lot of the best cycling cards and cycling payoffs, but a few big additions can be made, especially Decree of Silence and Decree of Annihilation (if you are feeling especially mean), which are the most powerful cards in all of Magic that you can cycle for free with Gavi, Nest Warden. This week in MTG news: Early Strixhaven Previews. Lands are some of the most important cards in a Commander collection because they form the foundation of every Commander deck you'll build and play. Japan Championship 2020 Final @ BIG Magic: 13/02/21: Standard: United Valentine Invitational @ F2K (Fade2Karma) 13/02/21: Standard: SCG Tour Online - Satellite #7 @ Star City Games: 13/02/21: Next Major Events. On the last seven days, mtgtop8.com updated its database with 694 decks that performed in 103 events worldwide. In the future, I think Wizards should try really hard to avoid tying Commander decks to set-specific mechanics. Meanwhile, Abzan Keywords comes in last because it gets a $3 souped-up Fog when all of the rest of the decks have free spells in the $10–20 range. Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. For full collector number information, see below: Posted in Card Preview Updated November 11, 2020. #5: Abzan Keywords (20 points). In terms of land value, Mardu Humans is the clear winner, mostly because along with a bunch of random dual lands in the $1–2 range, it also got the $5 Path of Ancestry (which is a solid reprint and a very playable land in Commander). What Sets are Currently in Standard? Single Scoop: Rakdos Superfriends (Historic, Magic Arena). The five monocolor Planeswalker Decks showcase what each color is about and let players choose to focus on the way they enjoy Magic. Commander 2020's uniqueness, however, is a story for another time. Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the available date for Planeswalker Decks and to add collector numbers at the bottom. If you are a resident of California, you have the right under the CCPA to opt out of the sale of personal information to third parties. You may opt-out at any time. Oh yeah, one last thing: for the rest of the article, rather than calling the decks by their proper names, we'll be going with their themes and color combinations, which are shorter and easier to type (as a refresher, Sultai Mutate is the Enhanced Evolution deck, headed by Otrimi, the Ever-Playful; Abzan Keywords is Symbiotic Swarm, with Kathril, Aspect Warper as its leader; Jeskai Cycling refers to Timeless Wisdom and Gavi, Nest Warden; Temur Spells is the Arcane Maelstrom deck, with Kalamax, the Stormsire at the helm; and finally, Mardu Humans is Ruthless Regiment, with Jirina Kudro as the face commander). Second, add some counterspells. Much like the face commander, the backup commanders are scored by how many decks people have submitted to MTGGoldfish featuring these cards. First, as we talked about before, Ikoria is the only set featuring the mutate mechanic, so there just aren't that many good upgrade options. During previews (that's right now! From a more meta perspective, I think the low scores of Abzan Keywords and Sultai Mutate show some of the dangers of tying Commander precons to set releases. ... Budget Magic. Ajani, Inspiring Leader (White) 1 Ajani, Inspiring Leader. Talrand, Sky Summoner is in the top 100, while Rashmi, Eternities Crafter just misses the top 100 cutoff, and the other three are in the top 200 range. Abzan Keywords and Sultai Mutate ranked so poorly that they might be the worst Commander decks of all time. No sideboard. If part of your plan for your Commander 2020 deck is to pull out the commanders and use them to make additional decks, Temur Spells is the deck for you, and it isn't especially close. This is an area where Commander precons could use a future boost in terms of both power and value. Each deck contains a code to redeem for each of the cards that you can redeem on MTG Arena, and you can check out the contents of these decks to find out what cards will be added to your collection. #4: Sultai Mutate: (21 points): Firsts: None. The above are all of the general rules for building a Magic: The Gathering deck; this is more a bit of financial advice. Highlighting the Pauper format where only Commons are allowed. One deck will be the color indicated on the box, and the other deck will be a random colored deck from the remaining 4 colors of Magic: The Gathering. Four-player Commander battles featuring a new theme every week. Then, after going through all 10 categories, we can tally up the scores and see which Commander 2020 deck really is the best! With Commander 2019, this increased to $25, while this year, for Commander 2020, the average reprint value is up to $29. More important is how the decks compare to each other. on June 24, 2019, Bio #2 (tie): Jeskai Cycling (36 points): Firsts: Value, Non-Legendary New Cards, Reprints. Shipments are made within the 2-3 business days of payment being received. My biggest issue with the straight-out-of-the-box precon is that it feels light on ways to dump creatures into the graveyard, especially early in the game. Only lands worth at least $1 are shown in the price calculation above, which leaves the Sultai Mutate deck with very close to no value from the land slot. If we removed the "free if you have your commander" cycle from our calculations, all of the decks would be within a few dollars of each other in terms of new nonlegendary card value, in the $20 price range. Build awesome Commander decks on a 20 tix budget. Updated Jan 24, 2020 by TheLegacyPit using our MTG Deck Builder. In some ways, Commander 2020 is the most unique Commander release yet, being the first group of Commander precons tied to a specific set (in this case, Ikoria) and having five decks when last year only had four. While things likely haven't shifted too much in the past few days, they have potentially shifted a bit. One of the big reasons why Sultai Mutate scored so low in so many categories is that the deck is built around a brand new mechanic that doesn't have any support from the past 25 years of Magic, which limits the number of good on-theme reprints and even keeps many of the most powerful mutate cards out of the deck since Wizards presumably wanted to save them for Ikoria proper. The new Spellslinger Starter Kit will be available July 12, with the release of Core Set 2020. This is one of the most subjective categories on our list, and it's very possible that you'll disagree. Some cards are fine as far as power level goes but just aren't a whole lot of fun to play with because they require too much counting, die rolling, and time. Popular Standard Magic: the Gathering decks with prices from the latest tournament results. Deck. A first-place ranking gives a deck five points, with second in a category being worth four, third three, fourth two, and last just a single point. It's Meme or Dream? Let me know in the comments! The Card Image Gallery is updated every day with the latest card previews. Choose your product line and set, and find exactly what you're looking for. Sultai Mutate likely would have scored much better if it were Sultai X-Matters instead, with Zaxara, the Exemplary as the face Commander and the underpowered and unexciting Otrimi, the Ever-Playful as a backup commander along with a light mutate sub-theme for players who want to build a mutate Commander deck with new Ikoria cards. In Commander 2020, colorless artifacts have a nice floor: every deck comes with a Sol Ring and, more importantly, an Arcane Signet, which are two of the most played cards in the entire Commander format. Attack with a swarm of insect beasts, mutate creatures to make them unstoppable, or overcome your opponents with a vast human army!