Yesterday, teasers had been shared for the upcoming Nauctis Commander decks, heralding the start of MagicCon Atlanta this weekend. There are 4 EDH precons for this set (it is confirmed that is the case for every little thing on the 2027 MTG release schedule) and whereas we’ve not but seen any of their playing cards, from the bins alone we all know quite a bit. We are able to see what the commanders seem like, the deck’s names, and some hints about their playstyle.
For starters, there’s Terrors of the Abyss, a Sultai (blue/inexperienced/black) deck that appears to be all about discarding or milling huge sea monsters after which resurrecting them. Graveyard strats and sea monsters are two standard archetypes, and this one combines the 2. It seems to be to be led by an octopus warlock.
Secondly, now we have Blood within the Water, and I strongly suspect that is the place that promised useful reprints of Jaws, Relentless Predator will seem. It is an Izzet (purple/blue) deck that includes ‘shark attackers’ and the field says you’ll ‘draw blood and discard’. Presumably that is referring to blood tokens, which allow you to discard and draw.
The third deck is about as much as be a fan favourite – the long-awaited Bant (blue/white/inexperienced) merfolk commander is right here! It is a extremely supported and extremely standard tribe, and this deck appears to be leaning into the ‘tapping’ strats we have seen merfolk use in previous units like Lorwyn Eclipsed, with a deck that is constructed across the convoke key phrase.
The fourth and ultimate deck, Seal the Deal (nice identify!) is to me probably the most intriguing at this level. It is a Boros (purple/white) deck – which looks like a reasonably uncommon colour pair for a precon – and the field tagline says you may ‘commerce ache for treasure’, so maybe you pay life to make treasure tokens?
Nonetheless, it additionally says it is a group hug deck, so maybe you are giving different individuals the choice of creating treasure whereas getting harm? My guess is the principle commander will give every participant a treasure token, whereas zapping them on the identical time.
Noticeably, all 4 bins present one humanoid sea-dwelling creature and one a lot bigger beast. It appears possible that we’re seeing each the face and alternate commanders right here, and which you can decide if you wish to play the little man or the massive man.
One other factor you might need noticed is that there are premium variations of those decks. It appears possible these are pricier variations which can be all in foil.
Fingers crossed we get to see these commanders very quickly, because the Nauctis first look takes place this afternoon, at 1pm EST. Tell us which one you are most all in favour of over on the Wargamer Discord.