EDH Optimizer
Science! precon: decklist, bracket and price
Science! is the Dr. Madison Li 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.
Commander: Dr. Madison Li
Color identity: White · Blue · Red
Product: Science! (PIP, released on March 8, 2024)
Bracket: 3
Deck health: C+ (59/100)
Reference price of the list: €68.60
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.
📥 Analyze my preconHow 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.
Deck health axes · C+ (59/100)
- Consistency53
- Speed50
- Interaction48
- Resilience86
- Closing64
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 full precon decklist
The cards exactly as they come in the box, by type. Cards with a page link to it.
Creatures (23)
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Steel Overseer
- Whirler Rogue
- Loyal Apprentice
- Liberty Prime, Recharged
- Curie, Emergent Intelligence
- The Motherlode, Excavator
- Behemoth of Vault 0
- Sentry Bot
- Shaun, Father of Synths
- Nick Valentine, Private Eye
- Elder Owyn Lyons
- Sentinel Sarah Lyons
- Synth Infiltrator
- James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him
- Assaultron Dominator
- Brotherhood Scribe
- Rex, Cyber-Hound
- Arcade Gannon
- Red Death, Shipwrecker
- Robobrain War Mind
- Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick
- Synth Eradicator
Instants (8)
- Swords to Plowshares
- Thirst for Knowledge
- Dispatch
- Glimmer of Genius
- Crush Contraband
- Unexpected Windfall
- Electrosiphon
- Bottle-Cap Blast
Sorceries (4)
- Austere Command
- Open the Vaults
- One with the Machine
- Wake the Past
Artifacts (26)
- Sol Ring
- Mind Stone
- Talisman of Progress
- Lightning Greaves
- Wayfarer's Bauble
- Everflowing Chalice
- Thought Vessel
- Panharmonicon
- Talisman of Creativity
- Talisman of Conviction
- Mystic Forge
- Arcane Signet
- Razortide Bridge
- Silverbluff Bridge
- Rustvale Bridge
- Treasure Vault
- Automated Assembly Line
- Intelligence Bobblehead
- The Prydwen, Steel Flagship
- Endurance Bobblehead
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Plasma Caster
- T-45 Power Armor
- Brotherhood Vertibird
- C.A.M.P.
- Expert-Level Safe
Enchantments (5)
- Mechanized Production
- Overencumbered
- Vault 13: Dweller's Journey
- Vault 112: Sadistic Simulation
- Nerd Rage
Lands (33)
- 4× Mountain
- 4× Plains
- 5× Island
- Skycloud Expanse
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Exotic Orchard
- Glacial Fortress
- Evolving Wilds
- Command Tower
- Buried Ruin
- Sulfur Falls
- Clifftop Retreat
- Temple of Enlightenment
- Temple of Epiphany
- Mystic Monastery
- Myriad Landscape
- Prairie Stream
- Ash Barrens
- Spire of Industry
- Irrigated Farmland
- Path of Ancestry
- Ferrous Lake
- HELIOS One
Frequently asked questions
What bracket is the Science! precon?
Bracket 3 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 3 tutors and 1 two-card combos.
How much is the Science! precon worth in singles?
About €68.60 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 Science! precon run, and does it get stuck?
It runs 37 lands. Over 10,000 simulated games it misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 13 %; the commander comes down on turn 3.4 on average.
How do I upgrade the Science! 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 17 ramp cards, 18 draw and 9 removal: that is where the first swaps usually go.