Background Illustration by Viktor Farro
At least four precons per set is the expected norm, so Marvel: Darkhold Destiny is right on track. Wizards was kind enough to reveal the art and themes of the four precons from the set, though little information besides.
Still, art and theme is plenty to figure who might like the deck and even speculate on the cards that might come through. Let’s examine the Blade precon: Midnight Sons!
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What Is Marvel: Darkhold Destiny Commander?
Marvel: Darkhold Destiny Commander is the set for auxiliary cards to Marvel: Darkhold Destiny. This includes the cards printed into the four precons, but could also extend to other products not in the main set or precons. For example, Scene Box cards would share the Commander code, and we can likely expect Scene cards based on the trend with recent Universes Beyond sets.
- SUMMON THE MIGHTY, THE MYSTIC, AND THE MONSTROUS—Bring the might of the Marvel Universe to the battlefield as you combat your friends with a ready-to-play deck featuring your favorite Marvel characters
- SEIZE THE NIGHT—Bare your fangs with Blade and rack up life through Vampires and other monstrous powers; spend your excess life on devastating battlefield effects and be the last survivor standing when the sun comes up
- 30 NEW COMMANDER CARDS—Each ready-to-play deck includes 30 Commander cards entirely new to Magic: The Gathering
- 2 FOIL COMMANDERS—Command your deck in style with 2 Legendary Creature cards featuring a shiny Traditional Foil treatment, including 1 with special Borderless art
- EPIC MULTIPLAYER BATTLES—Magic’s most popular multiplayer play format, Commander is an action-packed, free-for-all battle full of strategic plays and social intrigue (best with 3–5 players)
When Does Midnight Suns Release?
Midnight Suns releases alongside the main set on April 9, 2027.
How Much Will Midnight Sons Cost?
There are two editions of Midnight Sons:
- The base edition has an MSRP of $75, though the current TCGplayer market price is $91.
- The Collector’s Edition has the same 100 cards, except they’re all surge foil, which demands a whopping $160 MSRP. The TCGplayer market price is $260 for preorder.
Keep in mind that the prices of these decks will fluctuate as we get closer to the release date and the cards are actually revealed; the current market prices are wildly speculative since we know nothing but the themes of the deck.
Who Is this Darkhold Destiny Commander Deck For?
The easy answer is players who love Marvel or Blade and want to get into the game, or obtain cards for their favorite color.
The next category of player are the vampire players, who should either find decent staples reprinted or new toys to add to their decks. Commanders like Edgar Markov and Clavileño, First of the Blessed should see their stock rise.
There’s also the promise of lifegain and life payment, which could support a niche. It’s unclear how dedicated to those themes the deck would be—it could just be a few incidental cards next to token generators that make vampires with lifelink—but if you play commanders like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, or the new Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel, keep an eye on this one.
Midnight Sons Commander and Theme
The commander (and other cards) have yet to be revealed but the key art promises Blade in the command zone. The backup commander might be Dracula or Morbius as other prominent vampires within the Marvel mythos. Assuming this is a typal deck first and foremost, I’d expect Blade to interact favorably with vampires, maybe connected with the lifegain. Something like vampires getting counters when you gain life or gaining life when they come into play.
Vampires is a prominent theme and I assume the dominant one, but the deck also cares about gaining and paying life. It’s not clear how deeply that will be supported; I’d expect it to play second fiddle to the vampire theme; the vampire synergies from Ixalan seem like a good parallel.
Speculation
I’d expect to see flavor-neutral vampire support get reprinted. Think Captivating Vampire or Bloodline Necromancer—cards that don’t have ties to a specific place like Malakir Bloodwitch or Anowon, the Ruin Sage.
Given that this is an Orzhov () vampire deck, I’d expect a token theme given how Wizards has historically handled Orzhov versus Rakdos vampires, probably with an emphasis on lifelinking vampires to satisfy the “gain life” bit on the box. The product description also suggests that you’ll be paying life for “devastating battlefield effects”, so expect cards like Snuff Out or Toxic Deluge, and maybe a new twist on that style of removal.
Commanding Conclusion
Darkhold Destiny Art | Illustration by Viktor Farro
To be honest, I’m not super into Midnight Sons; I typically find typal decks unexciting. Depending on how powerful the typal focus is, it might not even offer that much to the format as a whole as you might need vampires to exploit them. Or maybe I’m just a hater!
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