<p style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lathril, Blade of the Elves" href="#" target="_blank">Lathril, Blade of the Elves</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.carolinegariba.com/">Caroline Gariba</a></p>
<p>Greetings and salutations, my dear brewers. I'm Arnaud, and I'm here to take you on a journey towards the uncanny, the unknown, and most of all the underappreciated.</p>
<p>Since this is Precon Month, I've been tasked to find the most underappreciated preconstructed decks out there. A daunting mission, since I've counted 168 of them published since 2011.</p>
<p>Usually, before going into such proceedings, I establish a set of strict and objective rules. These could be financial value over time, playability, or even commander popularity.</p>
<p>This time though, I'm not going to follow this route. The reason is simple: I believe that blindly following a given template would inevitably obfuscate some lists that deserve to be here. Therefore, you'll have to trust my rather rotund gut.</p>
<p>This doesn't mean I'll choose arbitrarily. But this also means you shouldn't take these as a ranking of sorts.</p>
<p>Also, underappreciated doesn't mean scorned. I take it as <em>"not given all the love they deserved"</em>. The decks I will be picking will all be chosen for a different reason, and it's that very reason I want to put into perspective.</p>
<p>Let's get to work.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/5624849/doctor_who_paradox_power_precon">Paradox Power</a> – Doctor Who's Trove for Hidden Gems</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Yasmin Khan"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Thirteenth Doctor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flaming Tyrannosaurus"></div></div>
<p>I could not in good faith decide to forego Universes Beyond altogether, so this is my pick for the category.</p>
<p>I hesitated a lot with <a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/5806600/blast_from_the_past">Blast from the Past</a>, as some of the Doctors have hardly gone above the 300-deck threshold. Yet I believe the one I chose eventually has more potential.</p>
<p>Credit to where it's due: much as I dislike Universes Beyond in general, the Doctor Who precons had some of the wildest and wackiest ideas thrown in, all while respecting the core material. For fans of the franchise, this was a home-run.</p>
<p>Still, I believe I'm not seeing as many such decks from these as I would have expected. Yet there are some exceptional (and underused) outlets in this list:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quantum Misalignment" href="#" target="_blank">Quantum Misalignment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: A great copy outlet. And hey, it's reprinted in the upcoming <em>Marvel </em>set!</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flatline" href="#" target="_blank">Flatline</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: It's almost as good as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sudden Spoiling" href="#" target="_blank">Sudden Spoiling</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but it's blue.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Become the Pilot" href="#" target="_blank">Become the Pilot</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: A rather cheap <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Control Magic" href="#" target="_blank">Control Magic</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>-like spell, that provides both boost and evasion.</li>
</ul>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="River Song"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dan Lewis"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Strax, Sontaran Nurse"></div></div>
<p>And then there's a bunch of excellent legendary creatures, all worthy of building a deck around:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Thirteenth Doctor" href="#" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: I've seen her in action a couple of times, and that second ability can go absolutely nuts, almost <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Time Walk" href="#" target="_blank">Time Walk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>-ing you. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood" href="#" target="_blank">Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> players know what I mean.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="River Song" href="#" target="_blank">River Song</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Playing from the bottom of your deck has been a very fun thing to do since <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Grenzo, Dungeon Warden" href="#" target="_blank">Grenzo, Dungeon Warden</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> appeared, and this is a refreshing take on this niche brew.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dan Lewis" href="#" target="_blank">Dan Lewis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: Make a billion tokens of all sorts, and turn them into deadly pellets. Reminds me a lot of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith" href="#" target="_blank">Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but stronger.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Clara Oswald" href="#" target="_blank">Clara Oswald</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: A one-size-fits-all companion. A bit on the expensive side, but opens the way to multiple builds. Think enhanced <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Prismatic Piper" href="#" target="_blank">Prismatic Piper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. And yes, I've wanted to build a deck with the Piper for ages.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strax, Sontaran Nurse" href="#" target="_blank">Strax, Sontaran Nurse</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>: You'd be surprised at how quick he can become a viable threat with the right deck.</li>
</ul>
<p>There's a lot of versatility in this precon. And while it's definitely not as good as the three others, I believe it's worth a second look nonetheless.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/4297489">Divine Convocation</a> – Convoke is Fun, Planechasing even more so</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kasla, the Broken Halo"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Saint Traft and Rem Karolus"></div></div>
<p>I'll happily admit I'm 100% biased towards this one. Not only is <a href="https://mtg.wiki/page/March_of_the_Machine"><em>March of the Machine</em></a> probably my favourite set of all time, it also provided one of the most fun precons I had the chance to play in years.</p>
<p>I'll also happily admit that time hasn't been as kind to it as other precons of the same era. But like many other decks of this time, it's an incredible soil to work on, one that can yield exceptional fruit at minimal cost.</p>
<p>There are two things that I believe are rather underrated here.</p>
<p>First, the central theme. Convoke is all well and good, and rather fun to toy with. But what's truly at the heart of this deck is its untapped potential. More specifically, the shenanigans revolving around tapping and untapping. The secondary commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Saint Traft and Rem Karolus" href="#" target="_blank">Saint Traft and Rem Karolus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, is in my eyes a masterpiece of design, not to mention one of my favourite personal brews. You can go incredibly wide with this deck while foregoing infinite combos. It's a potent but fair token generation engine, and my second most played deck. If you're curious about how to build it on a budget, I've also published <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/saint-traft-and-rem-karolus-go-traftity-trimmity-tap">a full <em>Trim </em>on the subject</a>. But I digress. The point is, anything you do here both cheats on mana and provides you with additional advantage. It's a neat three-in-one package.</p>
<p>Second, it came with a set of 10 cards for Planechase. If you haven't tried this variant with your group, I urge you to give it a spin, especially with the more refined variant that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGJaJ29Zs6o">builds the Eternities Map</a> on the battlefield. If you don't own the cards and don't feel like printing them out, there are a few apps out there that can help you out. It's fun, chaotic, quirky and full of surprises. And precons are actually great to balance things out.</p>
<p>For these reasons, I believe Divine Convocation, and more generally all the precons from that set, are vastly underappreciated.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/4003185">Rebellion Rising</a> – Boros trying new things</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Osgir, the Reconstructor"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Neyali, Suns&#039; Vanguard"></div></div>
<p>I have a certain fondness for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-r" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-w" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> decks. They're considered by many as the ugly duckling of the color combination gang. Some will consider it offers boring play patterns. Others will shun its lack of proper card draw. Others still will complain about a lack of identity.</p>
<p>If you look at all the 168 commander precons printed to this day, there are only six in Boros: the recent <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/lorehold-spirit">Lorehold Spirit</a>, from <em>Secrets of Strixhaven</em>; <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/lorehold-spirit">Blame Game</a>, from <em>Murders at Karlov Manor</em>; <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/rebellion-rising">Rebellion Rising</a>, from <em>Phyrexia: All Will Be One</em>; <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/lorehold-legacies">Lorehold Legacies</a>, from <em>Strixhaven, School of Mages</em>; <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/arm-for-battle">Arm for Battle</a>, from <em>Commander Legends</em>; and <a href="https://edhrec.com/precon/wade-into-battle">Wade into Battle</a>, from <em>Commander 2015</em>. That's a drop in the ocean. Among these, I feel like there are only a couple that truly succeeded in doing something different.</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Osgir, the Reconstructor" href="#" target="_blank">Osgir, the Reconstructor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, redefined what playing in <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/artifacts/boros">Artifacts</a> meant. It gave rise to a new way to toy back and forth with the graveyard, and has remained for a long time the paragon of Boros play.</li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Neyali, Suns&#039; Vanguard" href="#" target="_blank">Neyali, Suns&#039; Vanguard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> gave new significance to playing with tokens in Boros, providing an excellent card advantage outlet in the command zone.</li>
</ul>
<p>Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying no one played with tokens in Boros before this precon came out. Heck, back when <em>Conspiracy</em> was released, I had built an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Adriana, Captain of the Guard" href="#" target="_blank">Adriana, Captain of the Guard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> brew that relied heavily on tokens.</p>
<p>Still, I get the impression that Neyali, just like Osgir, marked a milestone for Boros. It showed that you didn't need to stick to Equipment to make a dent, and it kicked impulse draw into the second gear.</p>
<p>The list isn't perfect by any means. But to this day, it also remains one of the cheapest decks you can find on the secondary market, at least in Europe. I found some listings for less than €30 (or roughly $35). It's both rather easy to play and understand, and deceptively powerful. This is one list I would happily gift a friend who's new to commander, head and shoulders above the Foundations Starter Decks.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/3456261">Party Time</a> – Baldur's Gate Was a Great Set</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Burakos, Party Leader"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nalia de&#039;Arnise"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Folk Hero"></div></div>
<p>Ok fine, I know what you'll say. <em>"You bashed on UB, yet you praise Baldur's Gate?"</em></p>
<p>The short answer is yes. The long one is that D&amp;D is the one exception I'm willing to make, since it's both high fantasy and a WotC IP. That's my limit. Feel free to roast me in the comments.</p>
<p>But setting all those considerations aside, this was truly a great precon, packed full of valuable outlets. And I'm not surprised it's going for around €130 (or around $150) on the secondary market.</p>
<p><em>Baldur's Gate</em> was a set that was snubbed and/or slept upon for the longest time, yet one that had a trove of hidden gems. Both commander options worked wonderfully. And the Party mechanic – of which WotC's decision to put it in <em>Zendikar</em> instead of the <em>Forgotten Realms</em> set still puzzles me to this day – is very fun to build around.</p>
<p>What I really like about this precon is that there are no wasted shots. Everything you do feels like a cog in a Rube Goldberg puzzle, adding more and more attrition until it proves too much for the opposition. I've tinkered extensively with Burakos and Folk Hero, building a very tight budget deck around it, and yet it's proven both fun and effective to pilot.</p>
<p>Now I'm not saying you should absolutely go and fetch that precon. That price is simply prohibitive. But there are a lot of singles you can still pick up for cheap. This is one list I would advise not to take as a full product, but rather an excellent base to scrounge from.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://archidekt.com/decks/4070951">Elven Empire</a> – Why Wizards, WHY???</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ranar the Ever-Watchful"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lathril, Blade of the Elves"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait"></div></div>
<p>I owe you a preemptive apology. For this last entry, I'll lead with a rather sad and sour note.</p>
<p>The savviest among you will without a doubt have raised an eyebrow. After all, Lathril remains to this day the <a href="https://edhrec.com/commanders/golgari">most popular Golgari commander</a> on EDHREC, as well as <a href="https://edhrec.com/commanders">ranking #12</a> among <em>all </em>commanders with 32,493 decks to her name.</p>
<p>It's not the commander nor even the deck list I want to address. It's the ephemeral moment when Wizards of the Coast decided to make a move for the players, instead of mercilessly milking them to the last drop.</p>
<p>Lathril headed a deck list that was priced lower than the regular precons. At release, you could grab that deck for $20. That's right, a 100-card precon, that included eight original cards, for half what a regular commander precon cost back then.</p>
<p>Incidentally, that very precon nowadays sells for roughly $130-$150 on the secondary market.</p>
<p>I remember I used to play on the PlayEDH Discord around that time. The higher-ups had set up an interview with Gavin Verhey, and I had managed to ask if those excellent products would continue to be published. He had answered with a strong and vibrant yes. We all know, today, that this was not meant to be.</p>
<p>Sure, there are Starter Commander Precons today for <em>Foundations </em>which go for roughly €30 ($35). Even when considering inflation, that's nowhere near where those precons stood. And while the deck lists are fine I suppose, I still miss that spark of novelty that were those new exclusive cards.</p>
<p>So yes, this is a bit of a sour note. I believe that this product has been underappreciated back then, despite vocal enthusiasm. I really wish Wizards of the Coast had kept on this course of action.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>I hope you enjoyed this deep dive in the past. I tried to make something a bit different.</p>
<p>I'd love to hear your input on this method, or rather lack of.</p>
<p>See you next week with the next <em>Trim</em>!</p>
<p>Read More:</p>
<p>https://edhrec.com/articles/meet-dakkon-blackblade-aka-the-tarnished</p>
<p>https://edhrec.com/articles/when-commander-etiquette-fails</p>
<p>https://edhrec.com/articles/the-top-10-most-played-commander-cards-in-phyrexia-all-will-be-one</p>


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Five Underappreciated Precons Worth a Second Look

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Thirteenth Doctor" href="#" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/skadivore/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pauline Voss</a> | <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yasmin Khan" href="#" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://kuzinskiyart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrey Kuzinskiy</a> | <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://raymondswanland.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raymond Swanland</a>)</h6>
<p>Hey friends. Beth, Queen of Cardboard here with another Precon Upgrade Guide. Today we're focusing on the <em>Universes Beyond: Doctor Who</em> deck <em>Paradox Power</em>.</p>
<p>As I mentioned in my <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/precon-upgrade-guide-blast-from-the-past/?utm_source=edhrec&amp;utm_medium=article_preview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Upgrade Guide</a> for <em>Blast from the Past</em>, these decks are some of the most thematic precons I've seen, and that can make them incredibly hard to upgrade. With this deck, I chose to focus on what the commanders are trying to do, which is cast spells from a location other than your hand. In my upgrades I focused specifically on playing from exile.</p>
<p>Let's get into the deck.</p>
<h2>Dinos on a Spaceship</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Conqueror"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Storm"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sword of Forge and Frontier"></div></div>
<p>Our companion, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yasmin Khan" href="#" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, already lets us cast from exile, so this seems to be the way the deck wants to go. My favorite cast-from-exile creature has got to be the OG <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. In addition to Etali, I included the new <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Conqueror" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Conqueror</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as well as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Laelia, the Blade Reforged" href="#" target="_blank">Laelia, the Blade Reforged</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plargg and Nassari" href="#" target="_blank">Plargg and Nassari</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Cascade is another great way to cast from exile, so to support this we're adding <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Maelstrom Wanderer" href="#" target="_blank">Maelstrom Wanderer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wild-Magic Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Wild-Magic Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. And a surprise pick for the deck is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of Forge and Frontier" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of Forge and Frontier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the newest Sword of X&amp;Y, from <em>Phyrexia: All Will Be One</em>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Paradox Power Cards Added" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Enchantments]
*1 Elven Chorus
*1 Visions of Phyrexia
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Chaos Wand
*1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
*1 Keeper of Secrets
*1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
*1 Maelstrom Wanderer
*1 Plargg and Nassari
*1 Wild-Magic Sorcerer
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Escape to the Wilds
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
[/Sorceries]"></span></div>


<p>I also added <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald" href="#" target="_blank">Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Keeper of Secrets" href="#" target="_blank">Keeper of Secrets</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> for a few more benefits for casting from exile. And to ensure that we know what's coming, I included <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elven Chorus" href="#" target="_blank">Elven Chorus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> so that we can check the top of our library before Cascading or activating Yasmin.</p>
<h2>No More Me</h2>
<p>Making cuts from a deck is probably my least favorite thing to do, but in this deck the alternate commander, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Me, the Immortal" href="#" target="_blank">Me, the Immortal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, just isn't on the same page as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Thirteenth Doctor" href="#" target="_blank">The Thirteenth Doctor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yasmin Khan" href="#" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Me had to go.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Me, the Immortal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Frost Fair Lure Fish"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dan Lewis"></div></div>
<p>In addition, I removed cards that weren't directly benefitting the cast-from-exile plan. Cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dan Lewis" href="#" target="_blank">Dan Lewis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bill Potts" href="#" target="_blank">Bill Potts</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, while fun, felt like they fit in a different deck. The one Foretell card I removed, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Frost Fair Lure Fish" href="#" target="_blank">Frost Fair Lure Fish</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, needed more support other than just being a cool 7/7 with some evasion.</p>
<p>A strong argument could be made to keep <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Danny Pink" href="#" target="_blank">Danny Pink</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in the deck, as he gives lesser-power creatures +1/+1 and allows you to draw a card the first time a +1/+1 counter is put on a creature each turn. However, he doesn't directly correlate with the goal of casting or benefiting from casting from exile. While he can be used for more card draw, I let him go.</p>
<p>I made 14 swaps and I feel pretty good about where the deck is going.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Paradox Power Cards Removed" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Enchantments]
*1 Become the Pilot
*1 Fugitive of the Judoon
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Bill Potts
*1 Dan Lewis
*1 Danny Pink
*1 Frost Fair Lure Fish
*1 Jenny Flint
*1 Madame Vastra
*1 Me, the Immortal
*1 Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
*1 River Song
*1 Strax, Sontaran Nurse
*1 Thijarian Witness
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Psychic Paper
[/Artifacts]"></span></div>


<h2>Big Beats</h2>
<p>The ultimate goal of this deck is combat, benefitting from both your and your opponents' spells. Your creatures start big or get bigger and make for some impressively large creatures swinging in to deal damage. If you're stuck, continuing to cast from exile can help you with a few well-placed burn spells. Foretell <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Impending Flux" href="#" target="_blank">Impending Flux</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> face down and wait for the moment for it to make the most impact. And a few Etali swings should get you right where you need to be.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Paradox Power Precon Upgrade Guide" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 The Thirteenth Doctor
*1 Yasmin Khan
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Chaos Wand
*1 Confession Dial
*1 Cursed Mirror
*1 River Song&#039;s Diary
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sonic Screwdriver
*1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
*1 TARDIS
*1 Talisman of Curiosity
*1 Talisman of Impulse
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Decaying Time Loop
*1 Flatline
*1 Growth Spiral
*1 Surge of Brilliance
*1 Think Twice
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Bigger on the Inside
*1 Carpet of Flowers
*1 Elven Chorus
*1 Heaven Sent
*1 Return the Past
*1 The Flux
*1 Visions of Phyrexia
[/Enchantments]
[Creatures]
*1 Clara Oswald
*1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald
*1 Flaming Tyrannosaurus
*1 Graham O&#039;Brien
*1 Iraxxa, Empress of Mars
*1 Karvanista, Loyal Lupari // Lupari Shield
*1 Keeper of Secrets
*1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
*1 Lunar Hatchling
*1 Maelstrom Wanderer
*1 Memory Worm
*1 Osgood, Operation Double
*1 Plargg and Nassari
*1 Ryan Sinclair
*1 Sisterhood of Karn
*1 The Foretold Soldier
*1 The Fugitive Doctor
*1 The Twelfth Doctor
*1 Wild-Magic Sorcerer
[/Creatures]
[Sorceries]
*1 Cultivate
*1 Escape to the Wilds
*1 Farseek
*1 Impending Flux
*1 Into the Time Vortex
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Last Night Together
*1 Ponder
*1 Preordain
*1 Quantum Misalignment
*1 Search for Tomorrow
*1 Start the TARDIS
*1 Throes of Chaos
*1 Truth or Consequences
*1 Twice Upon a Time // Unlikely Meeting
*1 Wreck and Rebuild
[/Sorceries]
[Lands]
*1 Cinder Glade
*1 Command Tower
*1 Desolate Lighthouse
*1 Dreamroot Cascade
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fiery Islet
*4 Forest
*1 Frontier Bivouac
*1 Frostboil Snarl
*1 Gallifrey Council Chamber
*1 Game Trail
*4 Island
*3 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Ominous Cemetery
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rockfall Vale
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Rootbound Crag
*1 Sheltered Thicket
*1 Stormcarved Coast
*1 Temple of Abandon
*1 Temple of Epiphany
*1 Temple of Mystery
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Vineglimmer Snarl
*1 Waterlogged Grove
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h2>In Conclusion</h2>
<p>It might be my coming off of MTG Summit and getting to play <a href="http://mentalmisplay.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mental Misplay's</a> <a href="https://www.moxfield.com/decks/-N7GAMykgU6NmcuTkzmRQA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Etali deck</a> there, but I think this deck is going to be a lot of fun. I only made a few changes in this one because it's so flavorful and synergistic. If you want to power it up a bit more, I highly suggest looking at ways to copy Etali or another creature that allows you to cast spells from exile for free. Remember friends, free spells are good spells.</p>
<p>Let me know in the comments how you upgraded <em>Paradox Power</em> or other ways you like to cast from exile.</p>
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