“Desert Bloom” Precon Upgrade | Outlaws of Thunder Junction | The Command Zone 601 | MTG EDH Magic

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Show Notes:

The desert can be merciless, empty, and unforgiving. But if you know where to look, there’s beauty to be found… in our mighty-fine Thunder Junction “Desert Bloom” (white/red/green) precon upgrade guide!

As always we’ll bring you 10 cards to add to your travel pack, and 10 that you should desert in the desert, all for under $50. With these upgrades at your side, we reckon it’ll be your opponents who are left high and dry at your next game night.

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"Desert Bloom" Precon Upgrade Deck List:

Murders at Karlov Manor w/ Arin Hanson | Game Knights 67:

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:41 - Extra Turns Fan Auditions
00:04:23 - "Desert Bloom" Precon Upgrade
00:04:40 - Possible Commanders
00:08:28 - Best Cards
00:12:53 - Notable Reprints
00:13:36 - Reprint Value
00:16:02 - Deck Stats
00:17:08 - Upgrade Goals
00:24:03 - Cards to Add
00:45:54 - Cards to Cut
00:53:40 - How the Deck Plays
00:58:22 - To the Listeners
01:01:00 - Rachel & BattleBots

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[commandcast]

What do you think of this precon? Any cards we missed? Any cards we suggested to take out or add that you disagree with?

[owendananmartin]

"A well oiled desert"
THE UNITED STATES MILITARY HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

[christophervennix]

Given the decks theme and the extremely low reprint value, I am amazed they did not already include 'Life from the Loam', 'Undergrowth Recon', and 'Blossoming Tortoise'. An extra ~$20 reprint value would be a well needed buff to the packs overall value and they are absolutely on theme for the commander.

[jaguarlineman]

I think Spelunk is a fantastic budget card for this set and also is SO fun with Nahiri’s Lithoforming!

[tiantuatara]

Loved Dune and Dune 2. I just played this precon and had a lot of fun with it. I'm going to do your upgrades. I definitely had a couple cards where I thought "what is this doing here?" and they were on your list to remove.

[Z-S-H]

I preordered this deck and the first card I added to my upgrade list was Amulet of Vigor to get those land in untapped if I draw it early.

Edit: My swap out list has several y'all picked also heh

[vegetabroly]

If you want to over run the filed with tokens then I think you should add Mondrak, Glory Dominus

[truegrit]

(32:50) I would probably sack as many lands as I have in my hand. That way I break even on my board state but still get the most benefit of landfall and sack lands.🤔

[maxbodifee]

Anger and Concordant Crossroads seem legit to close out the game out of nowhere

[chamucoliz]

Rachel weeks do you have a link to your hazezon decks. If you do please link and thank you.

[gavinschmitt]

i know partner is a mess but i so wish the two commander picks had partner..

[thorak]

Seems like you are doing this backwards, normally you release the gameplay video, then do the upgrades.. What gives?

[robertsweeney]

I tired of the Pikachu look…
Tired of the comic style look…
Tired of the prices….

Tell Card Kingdom to restock Battle and Commander decks!!!!

$ingle$ for me. The most fun I have is watching you guys play, modify and reveal cards. Happy 30th. Thanks!

[sebastionmiller]

I quit Yugioh for Magic and this is going to be my choice for my first commander deck

[olivierdebilde]

For everyone's info, there are new deserts that are not included in the precon : Arid Archway and Sandstorm Verge. Just in case you want to maximize their number into your deck.

[camoyuki]

This is the most exciting precon to me personally. I have been wanting to build Hazezon, but it was difficult because there were so few deserts. This set and precon especially adds a ton of support for Hazezon specifically with more deserts and ways of getting deserts in the grave

[lenny-]

"Everybody's quoting me, oh
--Rachel Weeks

[SupremeChalupaSnoke]

12:08 “These are my Deserts. My Karakas. MY DUNE.”

[zeichenfieber]

you saved my day.... i got back from work and have to get to sleep for work again tomorrow (i live in germany and i had a night shift followed by early shift) and atleast i acn enjoy some command zone before drifting into the aether


also i have treated myself to the secret lair azusa lost but seeking :D

[Beerbones]

I'm from Yuma, AZ. This deck makes me smile