Which Star Trek Precon Should You Buy? All 4 Ranked

Updated October 2026. Prices checked October 11, 2026.

For most players: Landing Party. Spock's Bant landfall deck is the easiest of the four to play, it runs smoothly out of the box, and cheap landfall cards take it a long way. If you have played Commander for a while and want the strongest deck at the table, buy We Are the Borg instead.

There are four Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Commander precons, all releasing November 13, 2026, at $74.99 each (Collector's Editions are $159.99). Below is how they rank, who each one suits, and what it costs to upgrade them. For the full overview of every deck, see our Star Trek Commander decks guide.

Heads up: as of October 11, 2026, Wizards has not published the full decklists or officially named the face commanders. The widely reported face commanders are Mr. Spock (Landing Party), the Borg Queen (We Are the Borg), Worf (Klingon Fury) and Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Federation Fleet). These rankings are based on the colors and themes from the July 14 first look and those widely reported commanders. We will re-rank once the lists are public.

Budget upgrade cost is the five budget picks from each deck's upgrade guide, using the cheapest printing of each card on October 11, 2026. MSRP is Wizards' listed price; stores often charge more or less.

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Landing Party plays landfall and explore: you put extra lands into play and every land triggers something. It is easy to learn, forgiving when you misplay, and Bant gives it ramp, card draw and protection, so it rarely runs out of things to do. The ceiling is high too, since landfall has years of strong support already printed.

It is also one of the cheapest decks to upgrade. The five budget picks (Oracle of Mul Daya, Tatyova, Felidar Retreat, Harrow and Evolving Wilds) cost about $4 together.

Verdict: the safest buy of the four and the one to hand a newer player. Landing Party upgrade guide | Check Landing Party prices on TCGplayer

The villain deck. The Borg Queen uses assimilate, a keyword found only in this deck and the black Welcome Deck, to turn creatures into Borg while Esper steals and copies the table's best cards. It looks like the strongest deck on paper and the one with the highest ceiling once upgraded. It also asks the most of you, with lots of choices each turn and a slower, grindier plan. New to assimilate? Here is how assimilate works.

Verdict: the pick for experienced players who want power, and the deck most likely to sell out first. We Are the Borg upgrade guide | Check We Are the Borg prices on TCGplayer

Worf leads a go-wide Klingon deck that attacks early, hits every opponent and strips artifacts and enchantments along the way. The plan is simple to follow, which makes it a good second choice for newer players. Like most aggro precons, it tends to stall against slower, defensive tables, so its upgraded ceiling is lower than Borg's or Landing Party's.

Verdict: buy it if you want fast games and lots of combat. Plan on a few token and reach upgrades. Klingon Fury upgrade guide | Check Klingon Fury prices on TCGplayer

The Next Generation deck builds Spacecraft with the Station mechanic from Edge of Eternities and uses the Federation ability word, which scales with how many creature types you control. It is the slowest of the four to get going and the most likely to fall behind out of the box. It is also cheap to fix: the five budget picks cost about $5 total, and ramp plus protection go a long way.

Verdict: great for players who enjoy building an engine over several turns. Less great as a first Commander deck. Federation Fleet upgrade guide | Check Federation Fleet prices on TCGplayer

Whichever deck you pick, start with the Playbook: fifteen swaps that improve any precon. For other sets, browse all our precon upgrade guides.

We Are the Borg looks the strongest on paper and has the highest ceiling once upgraded. For most players, though, Landing Party is the better buy because it is easier to play, runs smoothly out of the box and upgrades cheaply. Full decklists are not out yet, so treat this as a first ranking.

Landing Party. Landfall is easy to follow, mistakes are forgiving, and Bant has ramp, card draw and protection. Klingon Fury is the next easiest because its plan is simply to attack. We Are the Borg is the hardest to play well.

Wizards lists each standard deck at $74.99 and each Collector's Edition at $159.99. Store prices vary, and preorder prices can run above MSRP for the most popular decks.

Not as of October 11, 2026. Wizards confirmed the four decks, their colors and their themes at the July 14 first look, and each deck has 32 new cards. The face commanders (Mr. Spock, the Borg Queen, Worf and Captain Jean-Luc Picard) are widely reported but not yet officially named. We will update this ranking when the full lists are published.

Only if you want the foil look. The Collector's Edition has the same 100 cards as the standard deck, all in surge foil, for about twice the price. If you just want to play, the standard deck plus a few upgrades is better value.

November 13, 2026, the same day as the main Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek set. The standard decks and Collector's Editions release together.

Sources: Wizards of the Coast, Collecting Star Trek (July 14, 2026), EDHREC first-look recap, card prices from Scryfall (TCGplayer market, cheapest printing) checked October 11, 2026. Prices change often.