We Are The Borg Commander Precon Gets Budget Upgrades, Draftsim Says
Draftsim reportedly lays out budget upgrades for the We Are The Borg Star Trek Commander precon, which it says reaches toward Bracket 3 out of the box. Its plan swaps the commander to Locutus of Borg and shifts the deck into a more aggressive artifact beatdown build with artifact card draw and cost reduction. Suggested cuts include Ambulatory Reactor, Maturation Chamber and Assimilate the Wounded, and the deck is listed on Amazon at $74.98.
We Are The Borg is an Esper (white-blue-black) Commander precon from Star Trek Commander, focused on artifacts, with The Borg Queen as its main commander. The deck has four legendary Esper creatures that can serve as commander: The Borg Queen, Hugh, First of Many, One, Borg Evolved, and Locutus of Borg. The Borg Queen is a 7-mana commander, while Draftsim describes Locutus of Borg as the cheaper, combat-focused option. According to Draftsim, Locutus of Borg gives a 1/1 token when an artifact creature deals damage.
The decklist has 1 commander (The Borg Queen), 19 creatures, 11 instants, 5 sorceries, 3 enchantments, 23 artifacts and 38 lands. Each Star Trek Commander deck includes 33 new Star Trek-themed Commander cards that are entirely new to Magic: The Gathering, plus 1 Mythic Rare Legendary card with Borderless art and a Traditional Foil treatment, as the foil borderless commander. Commander is described in the product copy as best with 3–5 players.
Among the swaps, Draftsim suggests cutting Ambulatory Reactor for Sai, Master Thopterist, which brings cheap artifacts and 1/1 thopter tokens. It also suggests cutting Maturation Chamber for Bronze Guardian, which gives artifacts ward 2 and has double strike, and cutting Assimilate the Wounded for Thought Monitor, described as an artifact Mulldrifter. The upgrades remove expensive control-style cards and cards that synergize with charge counters on artifacts.
On the mana base, suggested artifact lands to add are Darksteel Citadel, Razortide Bridge, Mistvault Bridge and Goldmire Bridge. Suggested land cuts are Evolving Wilds, Fetid Pools, Umbral Expanse and Irrigated Farmland. For players with no budget concerns or who already own the cards, non-budget staples include Esper Sentinel, Roaming Throne, Anointed Procession, Urza, Lord High Artificer, Raffine's Tower and Watery Grave.
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