Call for Backup Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

Everything in the Call for Backup Commander deck: all 100 cards with current prices, what the deck is worth against the sealed price, the 10 new cards, and whether it is worth buying.

Commander · Naya

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.) Whenever this creature attacks, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature. That creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less this turn.

Singles value

$105.56

TCGplayer market, 87 cards, basic lands counted at $0

Sealed price

$88.73

TCGplayer price for the box · singles are 1.2× that

New cards

10 / 100

First printings in this deck

Bracket

Core, out of the box

Buy sealed on TCGplayer $88.73 Amazon Decklist

Is Call for Backup worth buying?

from March of the Machine Commander Decks: Are They Worth It? by Timothy Zaccagnino

Call for Backup is a simple deck with a handful of great new additions to the format. The deck needs a fair amount of tweaking to be competitive in most pods, but that’s to be expected from precons.

This is a great pickup for +1/+1 counter lovers, just know that it’s a little on the basic side.

If you’re looking to upgrade Call for Backup, look no further.

How Call for Backup plays

primer from Call for Backup Upgrade Guide: 16 Easy Changes You Can Make by Timothy Zaccagnino

Call for Backup is headed by Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener with Shalai and Hallar as the backup commander (no pun intended). It heavily features the new backup mechanic and basically operates as a normal +1/+1 counter deck.

This deck is thematically tight, with nearly every card contributing to the overall plan of stacking +1/+1 counters on your creatures. It’s all-in on creatures, with only one board wipe in the form of Heaven//Earth. It’s great for anyone who likes to go tall and smash face.