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Mutant Menace precon: decklist, bracket and price

Mutant Menace is the The Wise Mothman precon (PIP, March 8, 2024). Here is its list as it comes in the box, what the EDH Optimizer analysis says about it and how it starts over 10,000 simulated games.

The Wise Mothman

Commander: The Wise Mothman

Color identity: Blue · Black · Green

Product: Mutant Menace (PIP, released on March 8, 2024)

Bracket: 2

Deck health: C (56/100)

Reference price of the list: €104.72

Paste your box list (or the upgraded one) and see what it lacks, what it has too much of and how it starts over 10,000 games.

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How the box starts over 10,000 games

EDH Optimizer goldfish simulation of the list as it comes: hands, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.

4.1The commander comes down on average on turn
97 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
28 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
14 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn

Deck health axes · C (56/100)

EDH Optimizer analysis data as of August 25, 2026.

Why it is bracket 2

Per the official Commander bracket rules, applied to the box list.

0game changers
0fast mana cards
2tutors
0two-card combos
0extra turns
0mass land denial

What it runs, by role

39lands
12ramp
13card draw
6removal
2board wipes
0counterspells
2protection
3recursion
29creatures

The full precon decklist

The cards exactly as they come in the box, by type. Cards with a page link to it.

Creatures (28)

Instants (7)

Sorceries (7)

Artifacts (10)

Enchantments (8)

Lands (39)

Frequently asked questions

What bracket is the Mutant Menace precon?

Bracket 2 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 2 tutors and 0 two-card combos.

How much is the Mutant Menace precon worth in singles?

About €104.72 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 Mutant Menace 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 28 % of the time and floods 14 %; the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average.

How do I upgrade the Mutant Menace precon?

Paste the box list into EDH Optimizer and hit Optimize: the AI suggests swaps that fit the per-card price cap you pick (€2, €10 or no cap), with the analysis and the 10,000 games before and after. To start with, the box runs 12 ramp cards, 13 draw and 6 removal: that is where the first swaps usually go.

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