Magic the Gathering is doing a big crossover with Warhammer 40k. There won’t be a regular MTG set, but instead we’re getting four Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks. In this article, we’ll talk about everything we know about them so far.
General Information
Here’s a quick overview of the decks.
| Deck name | Colors | |
|---|---|---|
 | The Ruinous Powers | |
 | Tyranid Swarm | |
 | Forces of the Imperium | |
 | Necron Dynasties |
What is Warhammer 40,000?
Warhammer 40,000 is a miniature wargame, produced by Games Workshop. In fact, it’s the most popular miniature wargame in the world. Just like Magic the Gathering, it also has a long history, as it has been around since 1987.
With this collaboration, we’re getting Magic the Gathering cards set in the Warhammer 40k universe. This is a part of the Universes Beyond – series in which MTG works with other intellectual properties.
Intro Decks or Full Versions
Usually, when a new Commander precon comes out, players wonder if it’s going to be a cheaper, lite version (like the Kaldheim ones) or a more powerful and more expensive version (like the New Capenna Commander decks).
It certainly looks like the Wizards aren’t planning on bringing back the lite versions any time soon. It would be especially weird to bring them back with a set that only has Commander decks, and no regular boosters.
That’s why it’s highly likely that these will be your regular Commander precons with new powerful cards and with exciting reprints.
Products
As we mentioned before, there will be four Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks. These will be multicolored, and the colors won’t be evenly distributed, since the Warhammer universe wasn’t made with the color pie in mind. In fact, three out of four decks are black!
Besides the four decks, there will also be three Secret Lairs, but there will be no boosters of Warhammer 40,000. This means no Draft, Set, nor Collector boosters.
Release Date
The official release date for Warhammer 40k Commander decks was supposed to be August 12. However, due to ongoing global supply chain challenges and delays in production, the release was pushed further into future. Currently, the official release date is October 8, 2022. The previews some weeks before that, on September 21.
Game stores will be able to host launch weekend events on October 8-10. The Secret Lair Drops will be available between October 8-18.
Warhammer 40k Commander Decks
There will be four total Commander decks, you can find their names and colors below.
The Ruinous Powers
- Theme: opponents losing life (unconfirmed, based on commander)
- Colors: Blue, Black, Red (Grixis)
- Main Commander: Abaddon the Despoiler
Tyranid Swarm
- Theme: unknown
- Colors: Blue, Red, Green (Temur)
- Main Commander: unknown
Forces of the Imperium
- Theme: unknown
- Colors: White, Blue, Black (Esper)
- Main Commander: unknown
Necron Dynasties
- Theme: unknown
- Colors: Black
- Main Commander: unknown
Necron Dynasties is the only deck that isn’t in three colors. Instead, it’s mono Black.
MTG Warhammer 40k Spoilers
Besides that one Commander that you saw above, there’s also a couple of other spoilers from the decks:
Furthermore, there’s also a new version of Fabricate, which won’t be a part of any Commander deck, but will be available as a promo.
Warhammer 40k Commander Decks – FAQ
Here are the answers to some questions you might have about the Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks. If we didn’t answer your question, leave a comment below, and we’ll get back to you, as fast as we can.
We don’t know yet. Lately, most Commander precons came with a Sample Collector booster, but there is no set tied to Warhammer 40k, so there’s that.
Yes, they can. You can get all four Commander decks, and use them as a board game for 2-4 players.
While we don’t know the decklists yet, it’s very likely that they will be. Whenever Wizards release a bunch of decks together, they always try to balance them against one another.
No specific timeline is available just yet, but probably in the last quarter of 2022.
They will be legal in Commander, Legacy and Vintage. The commons will also be legal in Pauper.
This are the same decks – with one twist. All the cards are in foil and have the special surge-foil treatment. But more about them in the next section.
Warhammer 40k Commander Decks Collector’s Edition
Before we wrap up, here’s another thing we absolutely have to mention – the Collector’s Edition of Warhammer 40k Commander decks!
These four decks will contain the same cards as their regular counterparts. The only change is that all the cards will have the special surge-foil treatment. Of course, the price of these is therefore higher, and you can check it on Amazon.
These ones are something quite unique that Wizards are doing, and they might be worth more in the future, once that they’ll no longer be available in print. However, that depends on many factors and is never a 100% sure.
Conclusion
That’s all about Warhammer 40k Commander decks so far. Once more information becomes available, we’ll update the article, so make sure to check back soon. You can also follow us on Facebook or Instagram, where we post whenever something new and interesting comes up in the world of Magic the Gathering.
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Until next time, have fun and may your starting hand always contain a Sol Ring.
Legal in Pauper and Pauper Commander too
That’s true.
I would love them to do a 40k Ork deck
There is! It’s going to be one of the Secret Lair deck.
There are 3 decks thats releasing through Secret Lair:
Orks , Bloodbowl and Age of Sigmar.
I wonder how many cars will be new cards