Cavalry Charge Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

You know exactly what you’re getting into here. If you’re looking to expand your existing knight deck into new blue territory or you want the foundation of a good tribal deck with the staples that this deck provides, by all means, pick it up. Unfortunately, it’s a little sparse on generic offerings, with most of its new printings tied to the knight creature type.

If you’re looking to upgrade Cavalry Charge, look no further.

Cavalry Charge is the tribal deck of the bunch, putting knights front and center. Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir leads the charge, with Elenda and Azor as second (and third?) in command. I mentioned this in my Be’lakor, the Dark Master deck guide, but I love when established creature types push into new colors. This is an Esper deck, giving knights an innovative blue presence.

This is another thematically-focused deck, featuring 33 knights and two other cards that produce Knight tokens. The face commander showcases the return of eminence, which was notoriously broken the last time we saw it. They toned down the ability here, but it’s still uninteractable added value from the command zone. Elenda and Azor is no slouch either, so this deck should operate fine with either commander at the head.

As far as strategy goes there’s not much to say aside from just play some knights and attack.

• Official March of the Machine Commander decklists (Wizards of the Coast)