Blight Curse Precon: Decklist & Spoilers

Blight Curse precon seems like a real treat for Jund (black-red-green) players, who like unorthodox strategies.

If you want to know more about this spectacular deck, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll discuss Blight Curse decklist, all new cards, upgrade ideas, and more. Before we get into more details, let’s first check what the game plan is.

The Return of -1/-1 Counters

This deck features not one, but two themes. You’ve got -1/-1 counters, as well as creature combos. That certainly not something one expects from a Commander precon.

Typically, Wizards shy away from using -1/-1 counters. They can be somewhat hard to track, as dice usually represent the “regular” +1/+1 counters.

However, the theme is still really popular with commanders like Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, The Scorpion God. (Both of which make a return in this deck.) So plenty of options in Jund, but no specific commander that allows you to play all three colors. Thankfully, that’s about to change, as Blight Curse brings a couple of options.

In most scenarios you’re putting these counters on opponents’ creatures, but you might want to put some on yours too. The new blight mechanic is one reason to do so. (It’s a payment of sorts that requires you to put -1/-1 counters on one of your creatures.)

Blight Curse Decklist

The hover images for the new cards might not be working just yet. You can find all of their images in the next section.

Blight Curse Spoilers

In this section you can find all 12 new cards. First the main and secondary commander with a quick review, then the other ten cards.

Auntie Ool, Cursewretch Review

For four mana you get a 4/4. That’s perfectly fine, but as always, we’re more interested in the text box.

First line is a neat protection effect. If your opponents want to successfully target Ool, they’ll need to put a couple of -1/-1 counters on a creature they control. If they don’t or can’t, the spell or ability targeting Auntie will get countered.

The second line triggers whenever -1/-1 counters are put on a creature. If they are put on your creature, you get to draw a card. That’s always a welcome effect. If counters go on the opponents’ creature, they will lose a life.

Note that this ability doesn’t care how many counters you put on a single creature. However, if you put counters on multiple creatures, you’ll get multiple triggers. (One trigger per creature.) In some specific scenarios this can be extremely powerful.

Furthermore, it doesn’t care who puts those counters on a creature. If another player is playing a similar strategy, you’re going to have a great time. Plus, it works with the protection ability to, as you’ll end up pinging your opponent for one.

All things considered, Auntie Ool isn’t a broken commander or anything like that. However, it gives you an exciting deckbuilding challenge, and the rewards are there. It shouldn’t be to hard to engineer a scenario where you’re drawing a ton of cards or dealing a bunch of damage to your opponents.

The Reaper, King No More Review

Besides -1/-1 counters, Reaper King also returns! Well, not as a king, but still.

Three mana with potential fixing included is pretty neat and a cool callback to the original card.

The first ability is neat, and plays well with the deck’s theme. You might even straight up destroy a some mana dorks, which is a neat effect on a commander.

Especially once you consider that you get the creatures back under your control. That ability really pushes the card into an amazing territory. A lot of players might use this as their main commander, as it’s also fun and strong, and doesn’t require a lot of card swapping.

Other New Cards

Dance of the Elements Upgrade Ideas

Are you already planning on how to upgrade this deck? Here are three suggestions to help you get starter. If you plan on getting one of these, now’s the time, as they might spike in the upcoming days. (If this deck increases the demand for them.)

Nest of Scarabs

One great thing about Blight Curse precon is that it contains most of the cards that work well with -1/-1 counters. However, there is one surprising omission — Nest of Scarabs an uncommon that was only printed in Amonkhet is missing.

This card works spectacularly in this shell, and it shows that it’s an older design in a good way.. It can trigger multiple times per anyone’s turn. You get Insects for each -1/-1 counter. Plus, it doesn’t care whether your put counters on yours or opponents’ creatures.

With it in play, your cards that give -1/-1 counters become significantly stronger by bringing along a few 1/1 Insects. If you want more such cards, Flourishing Defenses is another albeit clunkier option.

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Yawgmoth is the most expensive cards of these three, but it makes a lot of sense in this shell.

The first ability creates a sort of a loop (not quite infinite), with aforementioned Nest of Scarabs, while being pretty powerful on its own too. You can trade in your creatures for new cards and -1/-1 counters, which will likely trigger some of your other cards.

Furthermore, the second effect can also be potent in the right situation, creating a ton of counters at once.

All of that comes packed into a one incredibly efficient card, as you probably know if you every play with or against Yawgmoth.

Ammit Eternal

It’s always exciting to use a card that would be pretty unplayable on its own, but becomes really useful in a specific strategy. Ammit Eternal certainly belongs in that category.

Three mana 5/5 isn’t what it used to be, especially in Commander. And this one comes with a downside. However, if you also control Auntie Ool, this Zombie becomes a better version of Rhystic Study, which is an iconic blue Commander staple for a reason.

If you want more upgrade ideas, we’ve got you covered with our full Blight Curse Upgrade Guide.

Is Blight Curse Precon Worth Buying?

Well, if you enjoy the theme, and want to play the deck, then yes — Blight Curse is a pretty good buy. It’s playable right out of the box, and can easily be improved even with some minor adjustments. Plus, the strategy and synergies are really enjoyable for anyone who likes -1/-1 counters.

As far as the value goes, the new cards seem strong, but there are also a lot of valuable reprints. Here are some notable ones:

• Chimil, the Inner Sun (over $20 before the reprint)
• Liliana, Death Wielder
• Massacre Girl, Known Killer
• Midnight Banshee
• The Scorpion God
• Tree of Perdition (over $15 before the reprint)
• Vraska, Betrayal’s Sting

So, a lot of amazing reprints withing a fun deck — what’s not to like? If you can get it for a low price that’s even better.

On that note, the deck’s MSRP is $50, but as of writing of this article, you can get it with a discount on Amazon.

So, if you like the deck, now might be a good time to lock in that preorder price. This way, you’ll avoid potential price hikes that sometimes happen with popular decks. Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander precons will be released alongside other Lorwyn Eclipsed products on January 23rd.

Conclusion

And with that, we’re wrapping up the Blight Curse precon overview. But what do you think about the deck? Which cards are you hoping for? Let us know in the comments below.

If you want to learn more about this set, you might want to read the following articles:

• Lorwyn Eclipsed Japan Showcase Cards: Anime Style Returns!
• Are Lorwyn Eclipsed Special Guests the Best Ones Yet?
• Serialized Bitterblossom Bearer: Odds For Lorwyn’s Best Pull

Until next time, enjoy Magic and may you Jund out all of your opponents!