Landing Party Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

Commander Spock

Strange new worlds — Whenever Commander Spock enters or attacks, reveal the top card of your library. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost if that spell's mana value is equal to or less than the number of differently named lands you control. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. If that card is still on top of your library, draw a card.

Singles value

$167.98

TCGplayer market, 78 cards, basic lands counted at $0; 24 pre-sale cards at 50%; 14 not priced yet

Sealed price

$58.03

TCGplayer price for the box (Amazon $69.00) · singles are 2.9× that · MSRP $75.00

New cards

33 / 100

First printings in this deck

Bracket

Core, out of the box

Is Landing Party worth buying?

from MTG Star Trek Commander Decks: Are They Worth It? by Timothy Zaccagnino

I’m split on Landing Party. I find the aesthetics of the deck just generally unappealing, and I’m not exactly getting out of my Commander Chair for another landfall deck. However, there is a twist on the theme with strange new worlds, which I can always appreciate, and there’s consistency to the game plan on top of excellent reprint value.

I don’t see myself playing with a lot of these cards, but if the art isn’t a barrier for you, or if you actively like it (don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t enjoy this set if you like it), then I can stand behind it. One thumb up, one thumb down.

How Landing Party plays

Landing Party is all land, no party, with Commander Spock and Captain Kirk, Boldly Going as alternate Bant commanders. As you might guess, this is ostensibly a landfall deck, incorporating the main set’s “strange new worlds” mechanic, which scales up with the number of differently named lands you control. So landfall with special attention to diversifying your mana base. Okay, I can get behind that!

Unfortunately, I have to be pretty harsh on the character art here. This isn’t to say the artists didn’t make great illustrations, or the real-life actors being depicted aren’t attractive or whatever, but man the art is just tough to get over. The land art is genuinely great, but for each awesome land there’s something uninspiring like Starfleet Communicator or Growth Spiral, overly-shiny characters to the point of looking greasy like Chief Montgomery Scott, and whatever the hell thirst trap Satyr Wayfinder is supposed to be.

This is very much a “not for me” product, but I’ll evaluate everything else as though you’re already invested enough in these characters and stories to want this deck anyway.