Is It Worth It To Buy A Commander Legends 2: Battle For Baldur's Gate Commander Deck?

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[Geekism]

FLGS manager here. Yup, prices went up. Used to sell Commander Decks at $55CAD, now we have to do them at $65CAD and that's still under our regular markup. It's getting rough out there folks!

[giokazephyn]

Wizards pricing strategy for commander decks, every time they raise the price, they raise the quality to get customers to stomach it, but once we accept “this is what commander precons cost now, ” they let the quality drop back down.

[siltonnot]

In case anyone is wondering, here's the values 5 days after video posting:
Party Time-$70.62
Exit from Exile-$46.05
Draconic Dissent-$59.87
Mind Flayarrs-$61.89.
All decks down 50% in non-bulk($1+) value.

[nothingmepls]

Cost for Singles: 4:16
Non-Bulk Singles: 4:53

8:14 Strategies and Themes:
Draconic Descent - Goad, Dragon tribal
Party Time - Party
Mind Flayers - Horror tribal, mill to reanimate
Exit from Exile - Impulse Draw

Gameplay Ranking: 11:09
Final Conclusion: 13:00
Grade: A
I hope this helps you make a snap decision in the store! Professor, I want to hear your thoughts on the set overall.

[Austin]

The msrp removal really screwed over prices in Australia, especially after the announced the price raise
Commander precons went from 60 to now 70-80$, a huge jump

[stephenbradford]

You know what should be in the commander precons instead of the sample pack?

Sleeves.

[Hubert]

“I myself hope to win a game of magic one of these days”. Prof never change

[shellbullet]

1 day after this post: Party Time is down to $121.17, Exit From Exile is down to $80.65, Draconic Dissent is down to $99.66, and Mind Flayarrrs is down to $99.12. I feel it is super important to see these numbers at lauch+ as they go down significantly over time.

[ahrenstarr]

I like that Prof touches on the value of the cards in terms of gameplay value and not just $ value. If I was going to buy a precon, one of my buying decisions would be around how many cards port over into other decks I would want to play.

[Manny_lol]

ALWAYS check locals near you for precons if you're looking to get into the game. I went to a convention over the weekend where an LGS had a booth where they sold me the Mystic Intellect deck (Sevinne, Dockside Extortionist, etc.) for $35!

[corbinisms]

If there was an honest to goodness Collector's Booster in there ... well I would still want the decks between $20 and $30, but I wouldn't feel hyper grimey over $40 to $50. Otherwise, they seem pretty rad.

[markgrochowicz]

Gavin Verhey and team did a good job with these decks. They all look fun!

[TheDragonbolt]

I'm honestly having the most fun coming up with ideas for new commander setups with all the legendary uncommons in this set and the background mixes. many options and soooo many good cards to mix into existing decks! Thanks again TCC!!

[laurij]

Stellar review, love that you show all cards and talk about gameplay 💪

[djcochrane]

I love unique decks. We need more like that. Makes them worth a pickup, for the right price.

[psuvik]

Great vid as usual Prof, thank you for not only breaking down the financial value of these but also the playability and strengths of each too. Always informed with TCC

[D]

Thanks for always coming in with the tea, Prof, it's always piping and delicious from your channel!

[kalebkunkle]

I saw this video posted after I bought the exit from exile precon from my lgs. I had no idea it was the lowest value, but I’ve played it a couple times and I love getting card advantage with big gruul creature support! I’m glad to hear the glowing reviews from the prof on the playability and overall strength of this deck :)

[meltedlyricoriginal]

I still remember picking up the vampire and cats decks from commander 2017, both based on using them for play. Yeah, the decks and cards in them may now be worth quite a bit, especially edgar markov, but the value of the decks should always be in the playability. It should be able to hold its its own playing against new and established decks right out of the box.

[SkuffD]

Just played with these decks last night with friends on untapped and I REALLY enjoyed Draconic Dissent and felt like it really came together compared to commander games we played last year.