Duskmourn Commander decks | |||||
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Symbol description | The main set moth on a plaque | ||||
Design | Annie Sardelis (lead), Daniel Holt, Elizabeth Rice, Michael Zhang | ||||
Release date | September 27, 2024 | ||||
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Duskmourn Multiversal | ||||
Set size | Four 100-card decks | ||||
Expansion code | DSC[1] | ||||
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Four Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander Decks, a.k.a. Duskmourn Commander Decks, were released together with Duskmourn on September 27, 2024.[2]
Description[ | ]
Each deck introduces 10 never-before-seen Commander cards to Magic: The Gathering. New Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander cards with the DSC set code and numbered 1–40 (and their alternative versions numbered 41–67) are permitted in the Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats. Returning cards with the DSC set code and numbered 68–327 and 368–373 are legal for play in any format where a card with the same name is permitted.[3] The latter six cards are the promos that appear in the Nightmare Bundle. The schemes (#328-367) are only playable in the Archenemy format.
Several reprints in the Commander decks have new art, some of which is suited to the Duskmourn theme:
- Aminatou's Augury
- Arcane Signet
- Ash Barrens
- Beast Within
- Bedevil
- Blood Pact
- Blood Seeker
- Cackling Counterpart
- Citanul Hierophants
- Command Tower
- Deathreap Ritual
- Diabolic Vision
- Grapple with the Past
- Growth Spiral
- Lightning Greaves
- Mesa Enchantress
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
- Moldgraf Monstrosity
- Moon-Blessed Cleric
- Night's Whisper
- Ponder
- Portent
- Putrefy
- Sol Ring
- Suspicious Bookcase
- Telling Time
- Terminus
- Utter End
Archenemy[ | ]
As a special feature, these Commander decks feature Archenemy cards (#328-367).[2][4] Archenemy is a optional opt-in way to play Commander, and the decks work completely fine outside of Archenemy.
To help reimagine Archenemy for Commander play, R&D made some tweaks to how Archenemy works.[2]
Traditionally, the way that Archenemy has worked with 60-card decks is that the archenemy has 40 life and each of the players has 20. But in Commander, you already start with 40 life. There was also one thing about Archenemy that's always been a bit more a bug than a feature. Because each of the three heroes had their life total, the strategically best thing to do was to take down one player as quickly as possible. But that's not the most fun thing to do. For one, it picks on one player and then leaves that player on the sidelines for the rest of the game.
So, after a lot of iteration from Annie Sardelis and her team, they came up with this rules tweak that helps it play smoothly: the archenemy has 60 life. And the entire hero team also has 60 life. They all win or lose together. While the archenemy still chooses who they attack for any effects where it matters because any of the heroes can block, it becomes a lot more straightforward: the archenemy attacks heroes, and the heroes attack the archenemy, each group with one shared life total.
This does mean a few older schemes function weirdly, such as Mortal Flesh Is Weak. It is recommended to not use those schemes and to play the new shared life going forward. (With 40 and 40 for one on one and 60 and 60 for Commander life totals).
One other small tweak is that you only need 10 schemes to play. Additionally, unlike Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, these decks are built so any of the decks can be the archenemy.
Contents[ | ]
Each package contains[5]:
- 1 foil Commander
- 1 additional foil Legendary card
- 98 regular cards
- 10 Scheme cards
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 helper card
- 1 deck box
- 1 Collector Booster Sample Pack (2 cards)
Miracle Worker[ | ]
A (Esper) deck focusing on enchantments. It features the Miracle mechanic. Aminatou is the face commander.[6]
Commander (1)
Creatures (22)
Instants (9)
Enchantments (15)
1 Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
1 Cast Out
1 Cramped Vents // Access Maze
Artifacts (7)
1 Sol Ring
The new cards are:
- Aminatou, Veil Piercer
- Ancient Cellarspawn
- Cramped Vents // Access Maze
- Fear of Sleep Paralysis
- The Master of Keys
- Metamorphosis Fanatic
- Phenomenon Investigators
- Redress Fate
- Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
- Soaring Lightbringer
The scheme cards are:
- A Premonition of Your Demise
- Behold the Power of Destruction
- Choose Your Demise
- I Am Duskmourn
- My Champion Stands Supreme
- My Followers Ascend
- My Wealth Will Bury You
- Only I Know What Awaits
- Time Bends to My Will
- You Cannot Hide from Me
Cards printed in Duskmourn, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 2× 4/4 Angel creature with flying // Treasure artifact
- 1× 4/4 Angel creature with flying // 2/2 Glimmer enchantment creature
- 1× 2/2 Horror creature // 2/2 Glimmer enchantment creature
- 2× */* Shark creature with flying // Copy
- 1× 2/2 Horror creature // Copy
- 2× 2/1 Inkling creature with flying // 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance
- 1× 2/2 Glimmer enchantment creature // 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance
Death Toll[ | ]
A delirium deck. Winter is the face commander.
The new cards are:
- Convert to Slime
- Deluge of Doom
- Demolisher Spawn
- Demonic Covenant
- Formless Genesis
- Into the Pit
- Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
- Rendmaw, Creaking Nest
- Ursine Monstrosity
- Winter, Cynical Opportunist
The scheme cards are:
- Choose Your Champion
- Dark Wings Bring Your Downfall
- I Am Never Alone
- My Tendrils Run Deep
- My Will Is Irresistible
- My Wings Enfold All
- Plots That Span Centuries
- Rot Like the Scum You Are
- You Live Only Because I Will It
- Your Mistake Is My Triumph
Cards printed in Duskmourn, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 1× 1/1 Insect creature // */* Shapeshifter creature with changeling and deathtouch
- 1× 1/1 Insect creature // */* Ooze creature
- 1× 1/1 Insect creature with flying and deathtouch // 1/2 Spider creature with reach
- 1× */* Treefolk creature with reach and “This creature’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.” // 1/2 Spider creature with reach
- 1× 1/1 Insect creature // */* Shapeshifter creature with changeling and deathtouch
- 1× 2/2 Ooze creature // 1/1 Insect creature with flying and deathtouch
- 2× 5/3 Elemental creature // 2/2 Bird creature with flying
- 2× 5/5 Demon creature with flying // 2/2 Bird creature with flying
Endless Punishment[ | ]
A deck with a "group slug" theme, dealing damage to everyone all the time. Valgavoth is the face commander.
Commander (1)
Creatures (32)
Instants (6)
1 Bedevil
Sorceries (7)
Enchantments (5)
Artifacts (11)
1 Sol Ring
The new cards are:
- Barbflare Gremlin
- Gleeful Arsonist
- The Lord of Pain
- Persistent Constrictor
- Sadistic Shell Game
- Séance Board
- Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
- Star Athlete
- Suspended Sentence
- Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
The scheme cards are:
- Fear My Authority
- I Call for Slaughter
- I Will Savor Your Agony
- My Crushing Masterstroke
- No Secret Is Hidden from Me
- Reality Is Mine to Control
- Running Is Useless
- When Will You Learn?
- You Exist Only to Amuse
- Your Nightmares Are Delicious
Cards printed in Duskmourn, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 1× 1/1 Human Soldier creature // 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance
- 9× 1/1 Devil creature with with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target." // 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance
Jump Scare![ | ]
A deck focusing on landfall and manifest. Zimone is the face commander.
Commander (1)
Creatures (32)
Instants (9)
Sorceries (8)
Enchantments (8)
The new cards are:
- Curator Beastie
- Disorienting Choice
- Experimental Lab // Staff Room
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Glitch Interpreter
- Kianne, Corrupted Memory
- Shriekwood Devourer
- They Came From the Pipes
- Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
- Zimone's Hypothesis
The scheme cards are:
- Chaos Is My Plaything
- I Am Untouchable
- Kneel Before My Legions
- Mine Is the Only Truth
- My Laughter Echoes
- Power Without Equal
- You Are Unworthy of Mercy
- You Will Know True Suffering
- Your Own Face Mocks You
- Your Plans Mean Nothing
Cards printed in the Duskmourn set, and therefore having that set symbol and code, are:
The double-sided tokens are:
- 1× 1/1 Insect creature // Manifest helper
- 2× 5/5 Wurm creature // 0/0 Fractal creature
- 2× 4/4 Phyrexian Beast creature // Manifest helper
- 1× 5/5 Wurm creature with trample // Manifest helper
- 2× 5/5 Wurm creature with trample // 1/1 Insect creature
- 1× 0/0 Fractal creature // 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance
- 1× 3/3 Beast creature // 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance
Tokens, emblems and markers[ | ]
- */* Shapeshifter creature with changeling and deathtouch for Formless Genesis.[7]
- 4/4 Angel creature with flying for Entreat the Angels and Sigil of the Empty Throne.
- 1/1 Human Soldier creature for Bastion of Remembrance
- */* Shark creature with flying for Shark Typhoon.
- 2/2 Bird creature with flying for Rendmaw, Creaking Nest.
- 5/5 Demon creature with flying for Dark Wings Bring Your Downfall and Demonic Covenant.
- 1/1 Devil creature with with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target." for I Call for Slaughter, Spiked Corridor and You Exist Only to Amuse.
- 3/3 Beast creature for Beast Within.
- 5/3 Elemental creature Titania, Nature's Force.
- 1/1 Insect creature for Scute Swarm.
- 1/1 Insect creature for Crawling Sensation
- 1/1 Insect creature with flying and deathtouch for Hornet Queen.
- 2/2 Ooze creature for Rot Like the Scum You Are.
- */* Ooze creature for Convert to Slime.
- 4/4 Phyrexian Beast creature for Ezuri's Predation.
- 1/2 Spider creature with reach for Arachnogenesis and Ishkanah, Grafwidow.
- */* Treefolk creature with reach and “This creature’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.” for Wrenn and Seven.
- 5/5 Wurm creature for Sandwurm Convergence.
- 5/5 Wurm creature with trample for Worldspine Wurm.
- 0/0 Fractal creature for Oversimplify.
- 2/1 Inkling creature with flying for Inkshield.
- 1/1 Insect creature for Grist, the Hunger Tide.
- 4/4 Scarecrow artifact creature with vigilance for I Am Untouchable, Kneel Before My Legions, My Followers Ascend and Your Own Face Mocks You.
The following tokens and emblems are created by cards in the decks and are thus included with the decks. However, they are not part of the Duskmourn Commander expansion. Instead, they retain the Duskmourn expansion symbol and collector number:
- Copy for Cackling Counterpart, Extravagant Replication, I Am Never Alone, Nightmare Shepherd, Ondu Spiritdancer, Reality Is Mine to Control, Scute Swarm and Your Own Face Mocks You.
- 1/1 Glimmer enchantment creature for Soaring Lightbringer.
- 2/2 Horror enchantment creature for Phenomenon Investigators.
- Treasure artifact, for Life Insurance, Monologue Tax and My Wealth Will Bury You.
- Manifest helper card.
Misprints[ | ]
- The reprint of the Universes Within card Arvinox, the Mind Flail erroneously misses the Information below the text box that the card equals to SLD #340 (Mind Flayer, the Shadow). WotC has admitted their mistake, and will address situations like this in a game rules update.[8]
- The French version of Enduring Vitality features the creature type elfe (Elf), instead of élan (Elk).
References[ | ]
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ a b c First Look at Duskmourn: House of Horror. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (June 28, 2024).
- ↑ Eric Levine (September 13, 2024). "Duskmourn: House of Horror Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (June 28, 2024). "Evolving Archenemy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander Decklists. magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast (June 28, 2024).
- ↑ The Preview Panel - MagicCon: Amsterdam (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (June 28, 2024).
- ↑ Jubilee Finnegan (September 13, 2024). "The Tokens of Duskmourn: House of Horror". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Reprints of Universes Within cards no longer have card equivalencies as per Rule 201.3c?. Reddit (September 20, 2024).