You’ll find a respectable manabase, even by precon standards, an arsenal of awesome creatures and spells from all corners of the multiverse, and a commander that actually cares about playing multicolored cards. So is the deck worth buying? For me, the answer is an absolute yes! If you find building with five colors to be a bit challenging, consider following the Painbow. There’s also the dual lands with basic land types, like Sunken Hollow and Smoldering Marsh, which are always great to add to your collection. The manabase isn’t bad, either, with noteworthy includes like Cascading Cataracts and Crystal Quarry that used to be a little pricey. Both are five colored spells that reward you for just playing the game! There’s also Chromanticore, which is just one of the coolest creatures ever printed. Two standout reprints are Maelstrom Archangel and Maelstrom Nexus. That’s right, this is the first precon deck without one! Thankfully it’s not a must have. One thing you won’t find in this precon is Sol Ring.

Cast and Protect Jared, utilizing his first two abilities to generate value.

While the idea of piloting a five color deck may seem difficult, our gameplan can be executed in three easy steps:

However, there’s only 12 cards with all five colors in the precon, and the deck is more suited for play with Jared Carthalion as the commander. If you want to push the five color theme to it's absolute limit, Jenson is your Carthalion. His main payoff is to specifically cast five color spells, which rewards you with a free Serra Angel token. Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile comes down much earlier for two, and can filter your mana to provide you five colors. This deck is so intense.but what if you aren't keen having a planeswalker in the command zone? Well you're in luck, as the backup commander is another member of House Carthalion. Let’s check out the decklist:īuy this decklist from Card Kingdom Buy this decklist from TCGplayer Jared wants to utilize his abilities to create multicolored creatures, boost their power, and bring them back from the graveyard. Ramos doesn’t care what kind of spells you’re casting, so long as they’re multicolored. The payoff in Ramos decks is either pumping your flying commander to create a lethal threat, or cashing in that power to provide mana to cast even more spells. The the best comparison is Ramos, Dragon Engine, who also loves multicolored spells. Jared is difficult to compare to other five color commanders because there just aren’t that many that specifically care about playing multicolored spells. Suddenly that small blocker is looking pretty scary as an 8/8! The final ability is a Reborn Hope, and if that card is all five colors, you also get to draw a card and create two treasures as a bonus. The second ability puts +1/+1 counters on up to two creatures for each of their colors. Generally, planeswalkers that can protect themselves are considered good, and a 3/3 is a decent blocker. His first ability makes a 3/3 Kavu toekn with Trample that's all colors. Jared comes in with a respectable five Loyalty counters. He’s tough to cast, but the reward is more than worth it. Let’s take a look at the face commander, Jared Carthalion. This deck aims to remedy that issue by offering two new commanders that reward you for playing multicolored spells. Oftentimes this lack of limitation can lead to decks stuffed full of good cards at the cost of a coherent theme. In Commander, one of the potential issues with five colors decks is having access to every card in the format. Painbow is the second ever color precon to feature all five colors, and this deck’s theme is to use them all. Last time we saw him was in Commander Legends as a Naya colored legendary creature in Jared Carthalion, True Heir, but now he's back in planeswalker form with all five colors! New Hair, New Me One of the most notable people from Magic’s history is Jared Carthalion. If you can believe it, this is the first time Commander decks have been released alongside a set on Dominaria! With the deepest history of any plane in the multiverse, there's no lack of potential characters to put into the spotlight. We’ve had numerous sets on Magic’s original plane, but Dominaria United brings us something that hasn’t been done before. I’m Nick from the Scrap Trawlers, where we do EDH on a budget, and I’ll be your guide for this article.

Hello dear reader, and welcome to EDHREC’s Precon Primer series! In this series, we take a deep dive into the latest precon products by reviewing the new commanders, discussing deck strategies and how they play out of the box, and highlighting the best new cards and reprints.

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