Wizards of the Coast confirmed on October 8, 2026 that the four Universes Beyond: Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks are getting a "small reprint" that will reach distributors and stores "soon". The reprint covers the regular decks: Necron Dynasties, Tyranid Swarm, Forces of the Imperium and The Ruinous Powers. Wizards has not given a date, a price, or a print run size, and says availability may vary by region. The Collector's Editions are not part of the confirmation.
Last checked October 10, 2026 against the Wizards statement reported by IGN, StarCityGames, MTG Rocks and Spikey Bits. Anything Wizards has not said on the record is marked below as reported or unconfirmed, and this page updates once the reprint reaches stores.
Warhammer 40K precon reprint key facts
Confirmed by: a Wizards representative, in a statement to IGN published October 8, 2026.
What is reprinted: the four regular 100-card Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks.
Collector's Editions: not mentioned by Wizards, so treat them as not included until Wizards says otherwise.
Release date: not announced. Wizards says "soon".
Price: not announced. The decks launched at $59.99 each on October 7, 2022.
Print run: described by Wizards only as "small".
Where: through distributors to stores, with availability that "may vary by region".
Decklists: Wizards has not said whether anything changes from the 2022 lists.
Which Warhammer 40K precons are being reprinted?
All four regular decks from the 2022 release are in the reprint, per StarCityGames and Spikey Bits. Each is a 100-card deck with a face commander and a second legendary that can lead it instead.
Necron Dynasties: mono-black, led by Szarekh, the Silent King, with Imotekh the Stormlord as the alternate commander.
Tyranid Swarm: blue, red and green (Temur), led by The Swarmlord, with Magus Lucea Kane as the alternate.
Forces of the Imperium: white, blue and black (Esper), led by Inquisitor Greyfax, with Marneus Calgar as the alternate.
The Ruinous Powers: blue, black and red (Grixis), led by Abaddon the Despoiler, with Be'lakor, the Dark Master as the alternate.
When and where can you buy the Warhammer 40K precon reprint?
Wizards told IGN the decks "will be available to distributors and stores soon" and gave no date. The same statement asks fans and WPN retailers to "check with their distributors for availability, as it may vary by region." No region has been named, and Wizards has not put the reprint on its own product pages.
In practice that makes your local game store the first place to ask. Stores order from distributors, so a store can tell you whether it has an allocation before the decks show up on shelves. If you want a specific deck, ask early, because a small run split across four decks and many regions will not stretch far.
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How much do the Warhammer 40K precons cost now?
Sealed copies of the regular decks sell for roughly four to six times their $59.99 launch price. Spikey Bits pulled TCGplayer market prices through Hoard on October 8, 2026, the day of the announcement:
Necron Dynasties: $59.99 at launch in October 2022, $356.81 on October 8, 2026.
Forces of the Imperium: $59.99 at launch, $317.00 on October 8, 2026.
Tyranid Swarm: $59.99 at launch, $299.81 on October 8, 2026.
The Ruinous Powers: $59.99 at launch, $231.37 on October 8, 2026.
All four regular decks: $1,017.02 combined. All four Collector's Editions: $1,855.12 combined.
Spikey Bits calls these guides rather than guaranteed checkout prices, and they are a snapshot from before any reprint copies exist. MTG Rocks reported a similar spread the same day, from about $230 for The Ruinous Powers to $356 for Necron Dynasties. Wizards has not announced what the reprint will cost.
Should you buy now or wait for the Warhammer 40K reprint?
The answer depends on why you want the deck, because the reprint changes the math for players far more than for collectors.
If you want a deck to play, waiting costs you little. A reprint at or near the original price would undercut every sealed listing above, and the singles that make each deck good can be bought on their own in the meantime.
If you want one specific deck, ask your local game store now whether it expects an allocation. A small run means the first wave may sell through quickly, and Spikey Bits already argues the reprint may be too small for demand.
If you want a Collector's Edition, this reprint does not help. Wizards did not mention them, and MTG Rocks considers their inclusion unlikely.
If you hold sealed regular decks, know that the price above was set before a single reprint copy existed. Scarcity has done most of the work on these prices, which is also the risk once new supply lands.
None of this is advice to buy or sell. Prices on sealed product move on supply, and the size of this supply is the one number Wizards has not shared.
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Necron Dynasties rebuilds an artifact army from the graveyard
Szarekh, the Silent King is a mono-black flyer that mills three cards every time it attacks and lets you put an artifact creature or Vehicle from those cards into your hand. The deck fills the graveyard on purpose and then brings the army back, and Imotekh the Stormlord rewards it with two 2/2 Necron Warrior tokens whenever artifact cards leave your graveyard. GameDaily sums up the plan as self-mill artifacts.
Cryptothrall gives your other artifact creatures hexproof, which protects most of the deck at once.
Resurrection Orb grants lifelink and returns the equipped creature to the battlefield at the next end step when it dies.
Living Death swaps every creature on the battlefield for every creature card in the graveyards, and this deck is built to win that trade.
Tyranid Swarm grows creatures with +1/+1 counters and draws when they die
The Swarmlord enters with two +1/+1 counters for each time you have cast it from the command zone, and draws a card whenever a creature you control with a counter on it dies. That makes every trade in combat a card, and it gets bigger the more often opponents remove it. Magus Lucea Kane adds a counter each combat and copies your X spells.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph turns every instance of exactly 1 damage from your other sources into 2 more, and it has ward 2.
Biophagus taps for any color and puts an extra +1/+1 counter on creatures you cast with that mana.
Shadow in the Warp makes your first creature spell each turn cost two less and pings opponents for 2 when they cast their first noncreature spell.
Forces of the Imperium goes wide and draws with Clues
Inquisitor Greyfax gives your other creatures +1/+0 and vigilance, and for {1} it taps an opponent's creature and investigates. The deck builds a board of tokens and uses the Clues to keep its hand full. Marneus Calgar draws a card whenever one or more tokens enter under your control, which is the same plan with double strike.
Skullclamp draws two cards whenever the equipped creature dies, and an equip cost of {1} on small tokens is as good as it sounds.
Reaver Titan is a Vehicle with protection from mana value 3 or less that deals 5 damage to each opponent whenever it attacks.
Celestine, the Living Saint is a flying lifelinker that returns a creature card from your graveyard each end step, sized by the life you gained that turn.
The Ruinous Powers cascades off the damage it deals
Abaddon the Despoiler gives spells you cast from your hand on your turn cascade, as long as their mana value is no higher than the total life your opponents have lost that turn. Deal damage first, then cast spells, and every spell brings a free one with it. Be'lakor, the Dark Master leads a Demon version instead, drawing a card per Demon when it enters.
Bloodthirster untaps after it deals combat damage to a player and gives you an additional combat phase.
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch turns the life you lost this turn into 2/2 menace tokens at your end step, if you pay for them.
Decree of Pain destroys all creatures and draws a card for each one, or cycles to give every creature -2/-2.
Warhammer 40K precon reprint FAQ
Are the Warhammer 40K Commander decks being reprinted?
Yes. A Wizards representative confirmed a "small reprint" to IGN on October 8, 2026. The decks will reach distributors and stores "soon".
When does the Warhammer 40K precon reprint come out?
Not announced. Wizards says "soon" and asks stores to check with their distributors.
Is the Collector's Edition being reprinted?
Not confirmed. The Wizards statement covers the regular Commander decks, and Collector's Editions are not mentioned.
Will the reprint have the same decklists?
Wizards has not said. Nothing reported so far points to changes, but that is unconfirmed until copies reach stores.
How much will the Warhammer 40K precon reprint cost?
Wizards has not announced a price. The original decks launched at $59.99 each in October 2022.
Which Warhammer 40K precon is the most expensive?
Necron Dynasties, at a $356.81 TCGplayer market price on October 8, 2026, per Spikey Bits. The Ruinous Powers was the cheapest of the four at $231.37.
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Sources: IGN, StarCityGames, MTG Rocks, Spikey Bits, GameDaily, Wizards decklists, EDHREC precon lists.
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