Streets of New Capenna takes place on a plane ruled by five demon-led crime families. Each family has its own boss, worldview, cards, mechanics, and commander deck. Today we will look at everything there is to know about the precons and their contents.
There are a total of five precons, one for each of the families from the main set. They were released along with the main set on April 29, 2022.
Table Of Contents:
First off, before we dive into each deck let’s get some other info out of the way.
Contents
Each deck will contain the following:
- A 99-card commander deck
- 1 foil commander
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 deck box
- 1 life counter
- A collector booster sample pack featuring:
- A foil common or uncommon of the set
- A rare or mythic from the set with a “Booster Fun” treatment
In addition to the regular foil version of your primary commander you also get a foil-etched “display version”. These display versions are slightly thicker than a regular card and are meant to be used in your command zone.
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What’s cool about the difference in thickness is that it means your commander won’t get shuffled away into your deck. You’d have to play the regular version of the card if you wanted to put it in the 99 and use a secondary commander. Also, be sure not to play both versions of the card at the same time.
New Cards
There are 15 brand-new commander cards in each precon and the rest are reprints. This puts the number of new cards at 75 total.
Release Date
The release date for all five precons was April 29, 2022. This was also the release date for the main set.
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Where To Pre-Order
These precons could be ordered from Amazon through our prior to the release. Furthermore, the pre-order price stays locked in until release. You could also pre-order them at your local game store of choice.
Ok, with that out of the way, let’s break down each of the decks, its commander, and its mechanics.
Maestros Massacre
Primary Commander
Anhelo, the Painter
The primary commander for the maestros massacre precon certainly lives up to the name of the deck. He wants to see you sacrificing your creatures to make copies of your instants and sorceries. Everything is expendable when you are trying to paint a game-winning masterpiece.
Colors, Theme, And Mechanics
Colors:
Blue, Black, Red (Grixis)
Themes And Mechanics:
- The “Casualty” mechanic
- Creature sacrifice
- Coping instants and sorceries
New Cards
Full Decklist
Maestros Massacre
Cabaretti Cacophony
Primary Commander
Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva
This Naya commander has some abilities that work well with one another. The fact that she makes a token, means you can activate her ability even if she is cast onto an empty
Colors, Theme, And Mechanics
Colors:
Red, Green, White (Naya)
Themes And Mechanics:
- Chaos
- Making opponents attack each other
- Go wide/Tokens
New Cards
Full Decklist
Cabaretti Cacophony
Obscura Operation
Primary Commander
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus does a lot for players who like to attack. First off, he gives a creature connive and makes it unblockable. Then he gives one of your smaller creatures double strike. This is quite a lot of value when you look at what the connive trigger alone could yield you. This Obscura rouge makes combat very advantageous and deceptive as well.
Colors, Theme, And Mechanics
Colors:
White, Blue, Black (Esper)
Themes And Mechanics:
- The “connive” mechanic
- Attacking
- Aggro
New Cards
Full Decklist
Obscura Operation
Bedecked Brokers
Primary Commander
Perrie, the Pulverizer
Compared with the Obscura commander mentioned above, Perrie, the Pulverizer’s approach to combat is very blunt. He wants to see as many different counters as possible on your permanent. Then, bestow himself with Trample and +x/+x for each one.
Additionally, the fact that he counts all permanents and not just creatures is quite nice. This could quickly get out of hand and see some opponents knocked out via commander damage.
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Colors, Theme, And Mechanics
Colors:
Green, White, Blue (Bant)
Themes And Mechanics:
- “Shield Counter” mechanic
- Voltron/Commander damage
- Counters
- Go tall strategy
New Cards
Full Decklist
Bedecked Brokers
Riveteers Rampage
Primary Commander
Henzie “Toolbox” Torre
This may be my favorite commander of the New Capenna commander precons. There are quite a few to like about this general. He incentivizes playing large creatures and can reduce their cost quite a bit. Furthermore, the “When this creature dies, draw a card” section is great.
There are tons of ways to sacrifice your creatures in this color combination. So, your cheapened threats can be sacrificed for value and draw an extra card to boot.
Colors, Theme, And Mechanics
Colors:
Black, Red, Green (Jund)
Themes And Mechanics:
- The “blitz” mechanic
- Large creatures
- Sacrificing creatures
New Cards
Full Decklist
Riveteers Rampage
End Step
The five families of New Capenna make for a very flavorful, immersive MTG set. This is also true for the commander precons. The fact that each family gets an entire deck means that each one can be fully expressed and explored.
Furthermore, I love to see sets where players feel they relate or “fit in” with certain tribes, guilds, or families within the MTG world. New Capenna certainly succeeds in this department. Hopefully, this article has helped you discover which family you’d best like to join for your next EDH game.
