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Upgrading the Blight Curse precon: 6 changes for €9.13
Blight Curse · €9.13 in swaps. 6 changes for €9.13 in total: few and cheap on purpose, to improve the deck you already own without rebuilding it. The commander is Auntie Ool, Cursewretch.
Commander: Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
Color identity: Black · Red · Green
Product: Blight Curse (ECC, released on January 23, 2026)
Bracket: 3
Deck health: B (71/100)
Reference price of the list: €42.70
Cost of the changes: €9.13 · 6 changes
Upgraded deck price: €49.13
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Deck health axes · B (71/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed46
- Interaction65
- Resilience76
- Closing100
EDH Optimizer analysis data as of August 25, 2026.
Why it is bracket 3
Per the official Commander bracket rules, applied to the box list.
What it runs, by role
The changes, one by one
What leaves the precon and what comes in instead, with the reference price of every card that comes in. Cards with a page link to it.
| Out | In | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander's Sphere | Scuzzback Scrounger | Creature | €0.59 |
| Cathartic Reunion | Dawnhand Dissident | Creature | €0.40 |
| Grave Titan | Nest of Scarabs | Enchantment | €4.03 |
| Harmonize | Obelisk Spider | Creature | €3.91 |
| Cathartic Pyre | Darkness Descends | Sorcerie | €0.13 |
| Hoarder's Greed | Shadow Urchin | Creature | €0.07 |
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
The full upgraded list
The precon's 100 cards with the changes applied, by type.
Creatures (30)
- The Reaper, King No More
- Sinister Gnarlbark
- Dread Tiller
- Oft-Nabbed Goat
- Village Pillagers
- Necroskitter
- Ignoble Hierarch
- Tree of Perdition
- Dusk Urchins
- Ferrafor, Young Yew
- Archfiend of Ifnir
- The Scorpion God
- Carnifex Demon
- Channeler Initiate
- Evolution Sage
- Glissa Sunslayer
- Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer
- Kulrath Knight
- Devoted Druid
- Wickerbough Elder
- Puppeteer Clique
- Midnight Banshee
- Grim Poppet
- Skinrender
- Soul Snuffers
- Scuzzback Scrounger
- Dawnhand Dissident
- Obelisk Spider
- Shadow Urchin
Planeswalkers (2)
- Liliana, Death Wielder
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
Instants (5)
- Assassin's Trophy
- Putrefy
- Infernal Grasp
- Terminate
- Fire Covenant
Sorceries (10)
- Eventide's Shadow
- Aberrant Return
- Black Sun's Zenith
- Night's Whisper
- Burning Curiosity
- Incremental Blight
- Painful Truths
- Persist
- Chain Reaction
- Darkness Descends
Artifacts (5)
- Wickersmith's Tools
- Arcane Signet
- Chimil, the Inner Sun
- Contagion Clasp
- Sol Ring
Enchantments (8)
- Blowfly Infestation
- Grave Venerations
- Binding the Old Gods
- Lasting Tarfire
- Puca's Covenant
- Everlasting Torment
- Flourishing Defenses
- Nest of Scarabs
Lands (39)
- 4× Mountain
- 6× Forest
- 8× Swamp
- Command Tower
- Festering Thicket
- Vernal Fen
- Cinder Glade
- Exotic Orchard
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Canyon Slough
- Path of Ancestry
- Rootbound Crag
- Evolving Wilds
- Dragonskull Summit
- Smoldering Marsh
- Rakdos Carnarium
- Woodland Cemetery
- Golgari Rot Farm
- Nesting Grounds
- Gruul Turf
- Riveteers Overlook
- Ifnir Deadlands
- Savage Lands
- Sheltered Thicket
Frequently asked questions
What bracket is the Blight Curse precon?
Bracket 3 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 2 tutors and 2 two-card combos.
How much is the Blight Curse precon worth in singles?
About €42.70 adding the reference price of its 100 cards (cheapest English printing, changes daily). It is the figure to compare against the box price, not the box price itself.
How many lands does the Blight Curse precon run, and does it get stuck?
It runs 39 lands. Over 10,000 simulated games it misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 5 %; the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average.
How much does it cost to upgrade the Blight Curse precon?
€9.13 in total for 6 cards: Scuzzback Scrounger, Dawnhand Dissident, Nest of Scarabs, Obelisk Spider, Darkness Descends, Shadow Urchin. Reference prices of the cheapest English printing; they change daily. The whole upgraded deck is around €49.13.
Which cards should I cut from the Blight Curse precon?
Out go Commander's Sphere, Cathartic Reunion, Grave Titan, Harmonize, Cathartic Pyre, Hoarder's Greed. They are the weakest pieces of the precon for the deck's plan: each one makes room for a card that does the same job better or pushes the commander directly.