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Those are not the only commander decks that you could build out of this box, but those were my favorites. Of the 18 commanders, who would you build out of the box?

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This is exactly the vid I was looking for. Making Commander decks with contents only found in the Foundations Starter Collection box. I'm also really digging this solo host format with Rachel

I kid you not i built ramos already xD
It was fun, basically a build your own precon

Come for the commander talk, stay for Rachel's subtle hotness.

Thank you so much Rachel, I bought the collection a couple of weeks ago but didn't quite find what to do with all the cards in it, you just helped me a lot as a new player trying to create a deck from scratch, amazing

Rachel, this is a very good video, thank you, this helps me a lot!!

Rachel this is Amazing.
I migrated from Yugioh during Murders of Karlov Manor and it’s so nice to hear an explanation of what Llanowar Elves does. Even if some of these concepts are familiar to me now, it’s valuable to perceive them through the eyes of a player with your experience and skill.
And I cannot put into words how useful this will be to newer players. So much magic content online is very Jargon heavy and expects the viewer to have background information which can make newcomers feel alienated.

Love that Halana and Alena got a spotlight. That was one of the first decks I built, and is still one of my favorites.

Are these decks balanced against each other? Thinking of building all these to introduce new players to commander.

"Thank you for coming to my TedTalks."

-Rachel Weeks, December 2024

This is absolutely perfect. What a great way to get a player into commander with a relatively cheap gift. Precons are great but sometimes giving someone the tools to make a deck is better than just handing them a finished product.

I would

Ovika, just jam as many mana rocks as you can, some removal, card draw, and pump effects and you win.

I am but a simple Human Artificer. I see Rachel Weeks covering Commander things, I click the video links.

I wish this product existed when I first started or when I have taught someone else how to play! So good.

Can someone recommend a fun way to build tatyova? I love her art so much but every deck is so mean

Ramos seems to be designed to pay for Progenitus, I'd definitely put it in for the memes if nothing else.

Can she host every episode?

What does this have to do with Wicked though

Prefect. Imperious Prefect. P-R-E.

It'd be weird if this were my pet peeve, right?

The Ramos deck is so interesting to me, maybe I can try Commander with this

The video was incredible! Exactly what I've been looking for for a while to compare my ideas to. I bought the box as a Christmas present for myself. I loved the product! In addition to the possibility of building different commander decks for friends who want to start the game, or for myself, the possibility of deck building in the standard format is incredible! Not to mention that I even created jumpstart format decks to play with friends, something much more casual.

I absolutely love this video. How to build a deck and then the strategy behind it. LOVE IT!

This feels like magic.

I'm not new to magic, but lost most of my collection and thought this product would be a great place to start back.

I built Aurelia, and haven't had a chance to play test it, yet. But, I'm super pumped about playing again! And had a lot of fun building with this lot of cards!


Excellent job Rachel, as always.

PS. Would love to hear more stand-up!

This is exactly the kind of content my buddies and I were looking for!! 10/10, we needed this

That last deck was diabolical

I just picked up the starter collection and beginners box

That Halana and Elena's build setup is looking a lot like how I'm building Ms.Bumbleflower. Just +1/+1 beat down synergies with pieces from my old Hydra deck and flying from her ability to get big hits through.

This is such a cool video idea. Great content!

I literally just made an Ovika budget deck with a lot of the cards mentioned in your list

Vc é pika.

I really like the professor's Elena and halana deck

Thanks Rachel. Stuff like this is always great to give as a resource when I meet new players.

Holy s...t, this is the video I need now. I just bought the box and was thinkering with what commander decks I could create out of this.

I love Rachel's work so much! She's been such an inspiration for me about discovering what i like about MTG. Love me some weird little dudes in powerful CREATURE BASED decks!

Great video. Just bought this kit 2 hours ago. Thanks!

First of all.. Rachel is awesome. I like her gameplay videos and she really knows how to present information. Keep up the good job.

Now, about the kit. I have 40+ deck and I felt compelled to buy it. Sure it doesn't have the most powerful cards, but it does have some key pieces for a variety of decks.

Now I'm thinking about building some of these decks to play with new players.

Ramos is such a powerful Commander. Access to all 5 colors and a big flying creature for Commander Damage. Even without the crazy mana ramp that is scary.

literally opened this product up last week and thought this would be a great idea for a video

PELAKKA SQUAD!!!

I just want to Zombify them into play for Standard.

Miss putting them out with Summoning Traps and Marshal's Anthem

Best product in years. Much better than orginal starter kits from last decade

Zegana is absolutely my recent favorite commander, especially when paired with cards like Profts Eidectic Memory

Honestly, probably going to build one or two of these now...

I love this channel so MUCH

where can i get the card list from this video???

perfect timing!!!! my starter collection arrived yesterday ^_^ thank you guys so muchhhhhh ALSO RACHEL YOU'RE MY FAVOURITE but don't tell the others

Always stoked to see Rachel talk commander! I really appreciate her deck building style ✨