Nature of the Beast Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

Marath, Will of the Wild

Marath enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it. {X}, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Marath: Choose one — • Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature. X can't be 0. • Marath deals X damage to any target. X can't be 0. • Create an X/X green Elemental creature token. X can't be 0.

Singles value

$66.48

TCGplayer market, 83 cards, basic lands counted at $0

Sealed price

$75.43

TCGplayer price for the box (Amazon $101.91) · singles are 0.9× that · MSRP $29.99

New cards

15 / 100

First printings in this deck

Bracket

Core, out of the box

Is Nature of the Beast worth buying?

from Commander 2013 Decks: Product Breakdown and Information by Jeff Dunn

You know I have a soft spot for Timmy decks if you’ve been around for a bit. But even accounting for my own bias I can’t rate Nature of the Beast very highly. Its “big mana, big creatures” theme isn’t focused as well as Power Hungry’s sacrifice theme, or even Mind Seize’s spellslinger theme.

• Commander - Marath, Will of the Wild • Each deck will contain fifteen new cards to Magic • NOTE: This product can ONLY be shipped the United States, Puerto Rico, APO/FPOs and USVI

How Nature of the Beast plays

Finally we come to the Nature of the Beast. The Naya deck is run by Marath, Will of the Wild and supported by Gahiji, Honored One and Mayael the Anima.

Another commander that cares about how many times you’ve recast it from the commander zone, Marath, Will of the Wild has the potential to be a threat in the early, mid, and late game. An undeniably Timmy deck, Nature of the Beast wins games by unleashing Marath’s fireballs or beating face with Gahiji, Honored One or any other number of huge creatures. Believe it or not, Spellbreaker Behemoth and Avenger of Zendikar used to be real threats you absolutely had to deal with.

A slightly different Timmy strategy revolves around Mayael the Anima. Mayael digs through the top of your library for some big creatures but “misses” more than a few creatures in the deck’s unedited form. Nothing feels worse than whiffing on its 6-mana ability, but you can easily swap in a few more power 5+ creatures to double-down on it.