Magic: The Gathering Necron Dynasties Commander Precon Reprint: Draftsim Upgrade Guide
Draftsim reports the Warhammer 40,000 Commander precons are being reprinted and suggests swaps for Necron Dynasties, including Anrakyr the Traveller as commander.
Wizards of the Coast is reportedly reprinting the Warhammer 40,000 Commander precons, according to a Draftsim upgrade guide. The guide covers Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 Commander Deck – Necron Dynasties, and suggests swapping the commander to Anrakyr the Traveller.
Necron Dynasties Precon Contents and Price
The product is a 100-card, ready-to-play black deck. It has 2 legendary traditional foil cards and 98 nonfoil cards.
Every card carries Warhammer-themed art, including 42 cards that are new to Magic.
The box also includes:
- 1 foil-etched Display Commander
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 life tracker
- 1 deck box
The Amazon listing shown in the guide gives a price of $399.95.
Szarekh Decklist and Strategy
The face commander is Szarekh, the Silent King, with Imotekh the Stormlord as the backup commander.
The deck is mono-black and built around self-mill and artifact creatures. It fills the graveyard, then uses reanimation spells, unearth creatures, and other synergies. All of its creatures are artifact creatures.
The decklist breaks down as:
- 1 commander
- 29 creatures
- 3 instants
- 6 sorceries
- 3 enchantments
- 21 artifacts
- 37 lands (30 Swamp plus 7 other lands)
Draftsim Upgrade Swaps for Necron Dynasties
Draftsim says none of its suggested cards cost more than about $10.
- Skorpekh Destroyer out, Armix, Filigree Thrasher in
- Darkness out, Bitter Triumph in
- Cryptek out, Carrion Cruiser in
- Convergence of Dominion out, Charcoal Diamond in
- Hexmark Destroyer out, Cityscape Leveler in
- Resurrection Orb out, Demonic Junker in
- Dread Return out, Liliana the Repentant in
- Wayfarer's Bauble out, Lich's Relic in, described as recently printed
- Mask of Memory out, Lightning Greaves in
- Trazyn the Infinite out, Memnarch, the Warden in
Reprint Region and Earlier Reports
TCGKing has also covered a separate report that the Warhammer 40K Commander reprint will reach only the US. That claim comes from press and retail sources and has no official confirmation.
What is still unknown
- The reprint release date
- Official Wizards confirmation of the reprint
- The MSRP, which is not announced yet
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What it means for players
- Treat the reprint as unconfirmed until Wizards announces it.
- Check prices before buying, because $399.95 is the Amazon listing price shown in the guide.
- Anrakyr the Traveller is Draftsim's alternative commander if you want a different build.
- Draftsim says its suggested cards each cost about $10 or less.
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