From Cute to Brute Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict
Everything in the From Cute to Brute Commander deck: all 100 cards with current prices, what the deck is worth against the sealed price, the 0 new cards, and whether it is worth buying.
Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
Vigilance {T}: Add one mana of any color. Other legendary creatures you control have vigilance and "{T}: Add one mana of any color." // At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature or planeswalker card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Is From Cute to Brute worth buying?
At today's prices the singles come to $404.43, carried by Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen ($62.26), Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge ($42.38), Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier ($27.31). 0 of the 100 cards are new to this deck.
How From Cute to Brute plays
From Cute to Brute is themed around double-sided cards. The Secret Lair cards, like the commander and Archangel Avacyn, have art that portrays their subjects in conventionally attractive and “cute” styles on the front side, while the back side shows them in a dark, demonic, dare I say, brutish light.
From Cute to Brute’s theme isn’t tied together by mechanics, which explains why we have a potential 5-color good-stuff commander at the helm: Esika, God of the Tree / The Prismatic Bridge. One side gives you a mana advantage by turning your legends into mana dorks, and there are enough of them in this deck that the Esika face works fine.
The Prismatic Bridge is where things get scary, since you get to pull creatures or planeswalkers out of your library during each of your upkeeps. Two sides of value, whether you need fuel to cast your spells or build your board.
Most valuable cards in From Cute to Brute
1Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisenfoil$62.26Reprint
2Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridgefoil$42.38Reprint
3Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifierfoil$27.31Reprint
4Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineagefoil$21.19Reprint
5Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Princefoil$20.44Reprint
6Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge$16.58Reprint
7Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy$15.82Reprint
8Guardian Project$14.20Reprint
9Beast Whisperer$8.42Reprint
10Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary$7.85ReprintFrom Cute to Brute decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 34
- 1Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged$1.91
- 1Rhys the Redeemed$3.47
- 1Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root$1.42
- 1Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition$0.32
- 1Emmara, Soul of the Accord$1.12
- 1Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound$7.75
- 1Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse$0.31
- 1Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy$15.82
- 1Ludevic, Necrogenius // Olag, Ludevic's Hubris$0.20
- 1Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order$0.37
- 1Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow$0.34
- 1Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor$3.66
- 1Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame$1.97
- 1Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel$0.79
- 1Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer$6.62
- 1Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder$1.50
- 1Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist$4.12
- 1Sisay, Weatherlight Captain$2.74
- 1Tireless Provisioner$2.44
- 1Beast Whisperer$8.42
- 1Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineagefoil$21.19
- 1Kolvori, God of Kinship // The Ringhart Crest$0.32
- 1Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisenfoil$62.26
- 1Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifierfoil$27.31
- 1Voldaren Pariah // Abolisher of Bloodlines$1.21
- 1Tovolar's Huntmaster // Tovolar's Packleader$0.37
- 1Butcher of Malakir$0.30
- 1Diluvian Primordial$0.50
- 1Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound$4.95
- 1Meteor Golem$0.21
- 1Sandstone Oracle$0.20
- 1Sphinx of the Second Sun$5.68
- 1Zetalpa, Primal Dawn$0.38
- 1Triplicate Titan$1.08
Planeswalkers 3
Instants 4
- 1Pongify$1.91
- 1Beast Within$1.68
- 1Putrefy$0.30
- 1Utter End$0.23
Sorceries 4
- 1Farseek$1.10
- 1Harmonize$0.27
- 1Time Wipe$0.34
- 1Urza's Ruinous Blast$1.79
Artifacts 6
- 1Sol Ring$1.93
- 1Arcane Signet$0.57
- 1Fellwar Stone$1.58
- 1Altar of the Pantheon$3.26
- 1Chromatic Lantern$1.80
- 1Commander's Sphere$0.36
Enchantments 1
- 1Guardian Project$14.20
Lands 47
- 1Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway$4.80
- 1Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway$5.84
- 1Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway$3.68
- 1Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway$4.34
- 1Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway$4.92
- 1Command Tower$0.35
- 1Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway$3.44
- 1Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway$6.29
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.21
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.26
- 3Forest$0.00
- 1Frontier Bivouac$0.36
- 1Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway$4.83
- 1Island$0.00
- 1Jungle Shrine$0.36
- 1Mountain$0.00
- 1Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway$4.85
- 1Opulent Palace$0.27
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.29
- 1Plains$0.00
- 1Rimewood Falls$0.33
- 1Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway$5.78
- 1Sandsteppe Citadel$0.37
- 1Savage Lands$0.29
- 1Scattered Groves$0.32
- 1Seaside Citadel$0.38
- 1Sheltered Thicket$0.30
- 1Swamp$0.00
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.24
- 1The World Tree$7.07
- 1Vivid Grove$0.40
- 1Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Princefoil$20.44
- 1Woodland Chasm$0.58
- 1Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort$3.57
- 1Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun$2.61
- 1Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale$6.07
- 1Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin$2.25
- 1Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca$1.73
- 1Treasure Map // Treasure Cove$0.58
- 1Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary$7.85
- 1Hadana's Climb // Winged Temple of Orazca$3.18
- 1Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity$5.29
- 1Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge$16.58
- 1Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit$1.77
- 1Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins$1.13
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