Exit from Exile Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

Overall, Exit from Exile provides a fun and powerful strategy in a way that isn’t so commonly relied on. Stealing cards or playing them from exile isn’t an uncommon mechanic in Gruul, but it’s the entire theme of the deck which makes for a nice refreshing style of gameplay. It even has some nice reprints which means it might actually be worth buying for a long time.

The last of the four new precons coming in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate is Exit from Exile. The deck’s commander is Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald, a 3/3 human druid that gives you the chance to cast cards exiled from the top of your library and gives you a cute 2/2 Wolf for doing so.

But Faldorn’s ability doesn’t care how you exiled the card that you’re playing, only that it came from exile. That means the deck is full of ways to exile cards from various places and then give you the ability to play them. Think cards like Dire Fleet Daredevil, Laelia, the Blade Reforged, and even cascade cards like Bloodbraid Elf.

This is classic Gruul beatdown with a twist. It’s great because the twist is more card advantage and value, which makes the otherwise dull strategy more interactive and interesting. The theme with these new precons seems to have been consistently reinventing themes already very present in their guild’s colors, which I’m all here for.

• All 5 Gruul Commander Precons in Magic Ranked by A.L. Walser (September 20, 2026)