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Day one of Pokmon TCG at NAIC 2024 has been jaw-dropping, with nearly 50 percent of the total decks at the event being one of three archetypes.

Lugia VSTAR, Raging Bolt/Ogerpon ex Teal Mask, and Gardevoir ex dominate the metagame in a drastic shift from EUIC. After the release of Twilight Masquerade, Charizard ex decks have completely fallen from the top lists for Pokmon TCG.

Outside of the big three, which are being used by nearly 400 players in the Masters Division, the next best deck is Lost Zone Box. Surprisingly falling down in fifth is Dragapult ex, a deck that many, including myself, expected to have a bigger presence at NAIC following its success over in Japan.

Lugia VSTARs jump is a dramatic rise from its EUIC numbers, nearly doubling between both international events. The deck has started to field a bunch of cards from Twilight Masquerade, including Blood Moon Ursaluna ex, and the Ace Spec Legacy Energy to turn its fortunes around.

Equally, as well as Charizard ex completely disappearing from the meta, Chien-Pao ex has disintegrated from NAIC entirely. The lack of support for both decks in the recent expansion has become their downfall, and they could be down and out for the remainder of the year.

The abundance of different deck types over a singular one is a sign of a healthy game and opens the doors for any deck to come out on top. Hopefully, this healthiness continues throughout the tournament as we prepare to head to Worlds in August.

Dot Esports is covering NAIC in New Orleans all weekend long with travel provided by The Pokmon Company.

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Aboard the Mustique, the same drama is brewing as during Below Deck Med season nines premiere. Yes, buckle in for another episode about sandwiches and slacks.

When we left Ellie and Jono, he was saying, Bitch, are you stupid? This is not going to be good for you.

So Gael helped Ellie made sandwiches, and the children came down in their swim jammies to the kitchen and helped.

Meanwhile, Ellie had help at the bar from bartender Google, and then her guests. Were teaching you, Ben said, which is both true and kinda an indictment on her cocktail training.

I will give these charter guests credit: despite this trip being a disaster (for them, not for us), their complaints were valid, and they also still had a great time.

Wed rather fix something than complain, Simon said when he went into the kitchen. Simon says: make your own midnight snack. Simon says: teach the bartender how to make drinks. Wake up the chef! Gotcha, Ellie!

Speaking of the charter guests, shortly after last weeks episode, I was browsing the TikTok, as one does, and almost immediately TikTok delivered a video starring two of them, the gay couple, Nick and Anthony, or NickandAnt. They apparently perform their relationship for the Internet, and good for them.

Ellie pulled an all-nighter, which later earned a light reprimand from Aesha. But it gave time for Ellie to share stories of her mother telling her, We do not have money for no goddamn Barbie house.

Jono finally awakened after his 42 hours of beauty rest, and declared to us, I am happy I did not betray myself. Ah yes: betrayal by brioche.

Then he told us, growing up in the closetI have to stick with myself. I, too, grew up in the closet, and I, too, dislike waking up in the middle of the night to make wealthy influencers snacks, so I guess that is a gay thing now. Happy pride!

The next morning, Iain told Sandy about the Ellie trying to wake the chef, so I guess his job on board is chief tattle-tale. He later told us that I like to teach and recounts a story of teaching someone to surf and being thrilled by that smile on his face.

Sandy demonstrated why shes a captain by getting the provisioner whos in charge. In an epic scene, she took out her phone andhold onsent a text asking politely when the provisions would arrive. Later this evening, the provisioner texted back.

Sandy put her foot right down: Thats going to be too late for us. She also sent a Bitmoji of her riding a whale holding bottles of ros.

Aesha gave a pep talk to one of her stews, and Sandy noticed and gave her a compliment. You gotta lift them up, Aesha said. Sandy said, You know most people arent aware of that?

Then she texted the provisioner: Youre the best provisioner in the world. I will tell all my fellow TV show captains about you.

Jono also tattled, to Aesha: They tried to wake me up last night, he said. They, ouch. Aesha said, well and added, to be fair, thats the only thing they wanted: late-night snacks.

And then, friends, came the most damning piece of Below Deck Mediterranean evidence possible: a highlighted portion of the preference sheet, which clearly said that the guests wanted late-night snacks.

And then flash back to the preference sheet meeting when Jono said, If theres any cooked snacks, obviously, Ill take care of it. Obviously!

What I do not understand is why Aesha and Ellie didnt grab the preference sheet and demand Jono and Captain Sandy read it. Also, weve seen other chefs be awakened! Its part of their job!

I cannot recall a specific moment of that happening on Below Deck Med, but I also bailed on the show during the Joo years, which were so toxic Im surprised the EU didnt demand Bravo clean up the Mediterranean.

Jono redeemed himself by making a spectacular breakfast special: avocado toast with poached egg, which is coincidentally two-thirds of what the guests made for themselves hours earlier.

In Jonos defense, he did make toast, and did not draw a line at toasting. Yaaas queen!

Sandy called Jono to the bridgenot to point out his failure to do his job, but to say shed protect him in the future. When you go to bed, youre down, she said, though she also told us that if someone needs food of course, go get the chef unless the chefs been down, [then] dont wake the chef. She also said, I do expect Jonathan to make the food from this point forward.

So Captain Sandy is as confused as the guests, who asked for ros, apparently imagining that the ros fairy came last night while they were sleeping.

While the primary, Jacobwho a commenter pointed out is currently on season two of Milf Manor (with his dad)filmed a TikTok video in his budgie smugglers, a new plan was devised.

Sandy sent the deck team to go ask another superyacht for ros. Ill give you some money, Sandy radioed, giving several 100 euro bills to Joe.

Do whatever it takes, she told him. Oh good call, Sandy: Tell Joe and Nathan that and instead of spending the cash, theyll trade wine for finger-blasts.

While everyone gathered to watch the blasting going on, one guest said, Ill piss on your face, yeah. Maybe he should have been on the tender.

Nathan and Joe rolled up and asked to buy wine, and the captain agreed: for 75 a bottle. They came back with five bottles, and will forevermore be heroes. Sandy told Iain, You got the wine. Well done.

When she wasnt busy assigning praise to the wrong team member(s), Captain Sandy continued her tireless efforts to bend the provisioning company to her will. They asked if they could bring stuff by, you know, tonight, and oh did Sandy let them have it!

Thats too late, she texted back. Sick burn! We heard her say theyre fucking fired, but that was not sent in a text.

Meanwhile, Ellie and Jono were strengthening their relationship: Ellie: They love the food. Jono: Great.

And Bri was adapting to her job. Everything about adulting scares me, she said. So third stew is either the best possible job or the worst one. Id bet she does not last all season.

Nicks pants didnt last all charter; he couldnt find them. Ive checked my friends room. I dont want to be doing that, he told Ellie, who told Bri and Aesha.

Bri cried in her room, which helped get the laundry done faster. But she wasnt crying because Aesha sent her a stern text; no, Aesha said that endless nagging will just cause Bri to shut down, so shes trying lots of compliments instead.

Ideas for compliments:

I did have Have a nice trip? on that list after Bri tripped over the threshold, but then we saw she actually cut her toe, and so thatd just be mean.

While she was being bandaged, we learned Bri calls Joe Eyebrows and Nathan Teeth, though you can just shortcut and call them both Fingerbang.

The deck crew got the ship to shore without destroying any property, though there was some delay with the lines using the windless, which I learned is a metal thingy that pulls rope.

It is muscle until I am in the berth, Sandy told the deck crew.

On the dock, giving what I am sure is producer-mandated criticism to the crews faces, primary guest Jacob said, We had such an amazing time, and went over and shook Jonos hand. I would too: Where else can you get toast and an egg?

Jacob did say that the lack of provisions obviously was a little disappointing, and mentioned the laundry problems, and that was it.

So now it was time to find out how well Instagramers and influencers tip. Do they pay in exposure since theyre so used to people asking them to do things for free?

Well, first it was time for Aesha to use the loo and tell everyone, I just did a poo that was that long, and hold her hands out to be about as wide as Jonos bunk.

The tip was 13,000, which is low for Below Deck but decent for a shorter charter in which the boat had no supplies.

Sandy told the crew never wake the chef and dont wake the chef and when Ellie was like WTF Sandy said, well, maybe on big boats, and maybe on boats Ive captained, but not now. Jono is going to pre-make sandwichesbut leave the toasting to the crew.

Despite the public reprimand, Jono told Ellie again not to wake him, and then called his boyfriend, David, an opera singer, and told him the best part of their trip was me and this bitch is going to drive me crazy. This season is refreshingly clear of toxic masculinity so far so maybe we can cool it there, Jono? All she did was ask you to do your job like youd promised to do.

The crew got dressed up to go out, and the montage showed Iain flexing his pecs, which I guess is why he was cast, because it sure wasnt for anything else.

They at dinner with a view of the Acropolis and the stews chests. Aesha and Gael chatted about relationships, and Aesha said, Theres so much cheating in yachting.

So Gael and Nathan set about cheating. I havent given you a strawberry yet. Can I do it tonight? Gael asked Nathan. In an interview, a producer wanted to know if that was a euphemism, and Nathan said, You will eventually find out Nathan said.

Their texts to each other revealed as much: We need to lose these cameras, Nathan allegedly texted, along with Where should we meet that has no cameras? Gael said that storage locker had no cameras, so they should meet there. All this for a few wee strawberries, she said, and I think that was even before she saw Nathan naked.

We ended with a to be continued title card, which is really doing a lot of work, because thats quite a weak cliffhanger. I dont care to watch drunken behavior on reality TV, but Below Decks crew nights out usually 1) rehash drama and 2) create new drama.

So far, this crew is doing neither; a hook-up, even if one person has a boyfriend, is nothing for this show. Maybe Sandy can send them a text and tell them to pick up up next week? What will arrive first: the provisions or the drama?

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Jgermeister, in partnership with the iconic US label Santa Cruz, has launched a limited three-piece skateboard and fashion capsule collection. At the heart of the collaboration is the re-issue of the 1990s-designed cult skateboard which Jeff Kendall, CEO of Santa Cruz and legendary American skateboarder, designed out of love for Jgermeister the Kendall Deck.

Originally one of Santa Cruz Skateboards most successful designs, the nostalgic retro design of the Kendall Deck board features Jgermeisters symbolic deer a fusion of two brands synonymous with authenticity, creative expressions, and non-conformity to norms.

Freedom, authenticity, tradition and a dash of rebellion. Those are the values that unite our brands and skateboarding, says Jeff Kendall, CEO Santa Cruz Skateboards.

Speaking about the collaboration, Sven Schindler, Head of Global Brand & Digital Marketing at Mast-Jgermeister SE, said, With Jeff Kendall, we have the consummate skating professional by our side. Hes a long-time fan of the Jgermeister brand, and the board he designed on a whim over 30 years ago is something we can now revive and reissue together.

With these limited-edition pieces, we want to inspire both fashion and skate enthusiasts alike. The limited pieces collection will be available starting from June 20, 2024, in selected Jgermeister online shops and directly at Santa Cruz, he added.

Following the launch of the limited-edition pieces, Jgermeister has extended its campaign to skateboarding communities in other countries and regions. In Nigeria, the brand has hinted at a partnership to celebrate the youthful defiance and authenticity of the skateboarding community through branded merchandise and a skateboarding competition where top local skaters will showcase their skills. Winners of the competition stand a chance to win the exclusive skateboard and fashion pieces amongst other prizes.

The Jgermeister x Santa Cruz collaboration is a testament to the power of blending tradition with modernity, creating pieces that not only honour the past but also inspire future generations of skaters and fashion enthusiasts. This partnership underscores both brands commitment to pushing boundaries and fostering a spirit of bold creativity and authenticity.

About Jgermeister

Todays famous premium herbal liqueur was launched 80 years ago by Curt Mast. The recipe of 56 herbs, blossoms and roots has remained unchanged to this day. Traditionally, Jgermeister is produced exclusively in the small town of Wolfenbttel in

northern Germany. Bottling takes place at plants in Wolfenbttel-Linden and Kamenz in Saxony. From here, the herbal liqueur in the distinctive bottle is exported to more than 150 countries worldwide. The family-owned company employs around 1,000 people worldwide. Since 2020, the brand portfolio now also includes Teremana, the tequila brand founded by Hollywood actor and entrepreneur Dwayne Johnson, and GIN SUL, which is produced in Hamburg-Altona.

About Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Skateboards, based in Santa Cruz, California, was founded in 1973 by then-owners Richard Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman, who also founded NHS, Inc. Santa Cruz Skateboards has long been revered as one of the premier skateboard companies that have also demonstrated their continuity and resilience over the years. The company has been a driver and innovator in the skateboard and skateboarding space. NHS celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023.

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Not long off the heels of Commander Master's Eldrazi Unbound precon in 2023, Magic: The Gathering released another Eldrazi Commander deck, this time the five-color Eldrazi Incursion precon. Two back-to-back Eldrazi decks might seem like overkill, but Eldrazi Incursion took the exact opposite approach to its color identity, playing with all the colors instead of none at all.

There are four powerful Commander decks coming with Modern Horizons 3 are here, but which one is the best?

Despite being a deck themed around colorless creatures, specifically those with the devoid mechanic, the two new commanders for this deck both have all five colors in their color identities, which opens up so much more design space than what was available in the Eldrazi's first precon outing. It's full of otherworldly monstrosities, new and old.

Eldrazi Conscription is one of three notable value reprints in Eldrazi Incursion, alongside Morophon, the Boundless and Eldrazi Monument. Conscription has been capturing hearts since its first printing in 2010, and it's received few wide-scale reprints since then.

Some decks can consistently produce enough mana to cast Conscription and devastate the opponent they attack, but most decks running this aura are trying to sneak it into play in various ways. It's one of the best auras to tag out with Arcanum Wings, or reanimate with One Last Job.

Hideous Taskmaster combines two things that players tend to hate: Annihilator and stealing permanents. Here you'll be 'borrowing' a creature from each opponent, granting those creatures Annihilator 1 for the turn, then smashing with those plus the 7/2 hastey beater you just added to the board (with its own Annihilator).

Taskmaster's very similar to a card of old, Molten Primordial, which still sees occasional casual play in big-mana, big-creature decks. Taskmaster has a distinct advantage of stealing creatures via a cast trigger, meaning you'll still snag some temporary attackers even if your Eldrazi gets countered.

The abilities on Eldrazi Confluence aren't game-warping by any means, but this spell represents a lot of flexibility for colorless Commander decks. A five-color deck has access to all the best interaction it could possibly need, but colorless-only decks are heavily restricted in that department.

Here are the most powerful colorless commanders you can pick in MTG.

The key mode on this Confluence is the +3/-3 mode, which gives colorless decks a great middle-of-the-road removal spell that can take out multiple threats. If you can mix and match modes to blink a value creature while sniping down some opposing creatures, all the better.

Morophon's great at poking its head into any five-color deck built around typal synergies. It's such a ubiquitous card, even spearheading many of those decks as the actual commander and giving them a powerful cost reduction ability straight out of the command zone.

Morophon was an obvious reprint for the Eldrazi Incursion deck, where it pumps your Eldrazi creatures and makes Ulalek, Fused Atrocity free to cast. Morophon's not exactly maximized here though, since few Eldrazi creatures have more than one or two colored pips in their mana costs.

Players love their protection spells, and Eldritch Immunity's bound to see a decent amount of play, despite a somewhat restrictive mana cost. Decks can usually produce at least one colorless mana on a consistent basis, but it's still a deckbuilding restriction to consider.

The overloaded protection ability is a bit overcosted, but it justifies that by having the modal option of saving a single target for just one mana. You can also view this as a proactive finisher, since giving an entire board of creatures protection from each color will often make them close to unblockable.

Remember, colorless is not a color! Eldritch Immunity does not give your creatures protection from colorless.

Azlask is the back-up commander for Eldrazi Incursion, and maintains the deck's color identity with the colored mana pips in its rules text. This one plays a slightly different game than Ulalek, rewarding you for stockpiling Eldrazi Spawn and Scions instead of using them for mana.

These fiends from the Blind Eternities make a frightening Magic: The Gathering Commander deck.

The reward is a massive board pump and a bunch of Annihilator triggers, which can decimate opposing boards in combat. There's also something to be said for this being a five-color commander that uses experience counters, giving you a viable commander for an 'experience counter deck,' if such a thing exists.

Eldrazi Monument has never stopped being effective in the decks that still run it, and it's certainly been obstinate about its price tag. It was hovering around $10 before the reprint, and possibly poised to maintain that price due to the high demand of the Eldrazi Incursion deck.

It's also a straightforward design. Give your team a huge buff, but at the cost of losing a creature each turn. That means you either need a steady stream of expendables to keep it around, or you can use it as a coup de grce and win the turn you play it.

The body horror's pretty extreme on this art, but so too is the payoff this provides to token decks. Angelic Aberration is a clear payoff for amassing a board of Eldrazi Spawn and Scions, transforming them into an army of 4/4 eldritch Angel tokens.

The massive, ageless Eldrazi have cards that truly show off their power in MTG, and we list the best cards available for your deck.

Aberration ports over into normal token decks perfectly. There's some disconnect if you're playing a bunch of +1/+1 anthem effects, but barring that anti-synergy, Angelic Aberration can massively upgrade an entire board of 1/1 Saprolings, Humans, Plants, or whatever small tokens you have lying around.

As the face commander of the deck, Ulalek's ability is a bit confusing, but it's worded such that you can copy your Eldrazi spells and the cast triggers usually associated with Eldrazi. And you need to be doing that often, because it has meager stats on its own.

The daunting mana cost works in Ulalek's favor, allowing you to substitute any color of mana with a colorless mana instead. You could even run this as the commander of a two- or three- color deck, ignoring the additional color requirements and playing enough colorless sources to make up the difference.

Ulalek copies all activated and triggered abilities on the stack, even ones that came from non-Eldrazi courses. Try to sneak some in while your other Eldrazi/triggers are on the stack!

Mutated Cultist is far and away the strongest new card from the precon. It's incredible just how powerful the card can be with the right support pieces, and that's coming from a creature that can just baseline kill a planeswalker or reset something with +1/+1 counters on it.

Where this really earns its Horror typing is alongside counter-based permanents like Dark Depths and Regenerations Restored. In the case of Dark Depths, you can removal all ten counters from the land, create the 20/20 Marit Lage, and reduce the cost of your next spell by ten mana!

Commanders are at a premium in Modern Horizons 3, so check out these awesome Magic: the Gathering legendary creatures.

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Maxime Leriche Published on June 12, 2024 Replacing a bestseller

This new model was designed by the Lombard firm, with support from the Jeanneau design office and interior designer Jean-Marc Piaton.

The great evolution and strength of this new Sun Odyssey range lies in the step-free deck layout, which makes it much easier to move around on board. This technical and architectural tour de force was initiated by Philippe Briand on the Sun Odyssey 440 in 2017.

The Lombard firm took over, and successfully applied these specifications to all new cruising models from the Jeanneau shipyard.

To integrate such a deck layout on a unit with a hull length of 9.99 m, a few tricks had to be used.

This feat obliged the Vende-based builder to build the deck in infusion, in order to maintain a reasonable displacement and center of gravity. What's more, the maitre beau has put on weight, and the width has increased by almost 15 cm, which is quite a lot for this small unit.

This increase in width provides the cockpit with good circulation space, despite the fairly wide side decks, as well as greater interior volume than the Sun Odyssey 349. This is reflected in the number and size of cupboards in the various interior layout versions.

Like its predecessor, the Sun Odyssey 350 is available with three keel versions:

- a long keel that holds 1.98 m

- a short 1.49 m keel with fins

- a version with a hydraulic lifting keel, increasing the draft to 2.54 m

In terms of sails, the Sun Odyssey is designed for cruising, mooring and port living. Everything is simple, easy to access and well dimensioned. For fathers of families looking to gain a few tenths of a knot, a performance package is available.

In terms of engines, it comes standard with a three-cylinder Yanmar 29 hp engine. A Torqueedo electric propulsion system is available, mainly for inland waterway cruising.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Visitors at The Sunsphere can again head up to the landmark's observation deck, taking in views of Knoxville and its surrounding mountains.

The observation deck was closed for around two weeks while crews completed steelwork an initial part of building a new welcome center at The Sunsphere. Visit Knoxville said after being closed for around two weeks, reservations to visit the observation deck piled up.

Leaders with the tourism group also said visitors should be wary of some ongoing construction while at The Sunsphere.

"One more step is completed and done on the build-out of the welcome center, which is not done yet. So, I do think, I want to definitely say that to everyone because I've had a few people get excited like we're done. But, we're not done. But, we are at a place where we're able to open the observation deck back up," said Kim Bumpas, the president of Visit Knoxville.

Visit Knoxville also said temporary closures at The Sunsphere would continue until construction ends.

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Big Royal Caribbean cruise ships are great, but sometimes the commute of getting from your cabin to the fun can get tiresome.

On my last two cruises, I ended up with cabins on a lower deck than usual and near the stairs. It might seem like a big deal, but it made a big difference in my enjoyment overall.

There are compelling arguments of where to pick your cabin. Aft cabins offer great views, mid-ship cabins are more stable, and some balconies are larger because of the ship design.

Read more: Royal Caribbean cabin guide

I am one of those people that doesn't spend a lot of time in my cabin, but I do find myself going back and forth a lot. With so much happening onboard, sometimes you need your sunglasses, or laptop, or bathing suit, or playing cards. But I don't want them all at once.

Out of necessity, I've started booking cabins that are on a lower deck and near the staircases, and it's made my enjoyment of the cruise far better.

Picking a cabin that is just one or two decks away from the Royal Promenade is half of the strategy.

Conventional wisdom says to book a balcony cabin on a higher deck for the views. I'd argue in the Caribbean, there's a negligible difference in terms of views between deck 7 and deck 9.

Read more: The 5 best cabin locations on a cruise ship

Being on a lower deck means you can easily go up one or two staircases and get to the heart of what's happening on the ship. You'll mostly find activities between decks 3, 4 and 5 on most Royal Caribbean ships because that's where the theaters are located, along with Royal Promenade, and many bars.

If all I have to do is go up a deck or two, I can easily manage that and skip the elevator.

I find after 2 or 3 decks of going up stairs, I start to feel like Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters trying to climb 22 flights of stairs.

This same methodology would hold true if I was staying on a higher deck in regards to the pool and buffet, but I find there's more happening to draw me to the lower decks.

Read more: Choosing the Quietest Cabins on Royal Caribbean

Now combine a lower deck cabin with a cabin in close proximity to staircases, and you've got a winning combination.

Royal Caribbean ships have two stairwells, with one towards the front and another mid-ship.

If you pick a cabin all the way forward or all the aft, you're going to find a long distance to traverse each time you go to and from your room.

This is especially true on Quantum, Oasis, and Icon Class cruise ships where the hallways seem to go on indefinitely.

When I stayed in a room near the stairs, I found it so convenient to be able to get to my cabin. With kids, this is so helpful because inevitably, someone forgot something back in the room.

Plus, not having to go very far to get something from my room is quite convenient.

Because I enjoy spending most of my time around the Promenade, having a cabin near the stairs makes it so easy to get back and forth to get or drop off something.

Before you pick the first cabin on deck 6 near the stairs, you'll want to make sure it's not above or below a public venue.

Ideally, you'll pick a cabin that is one deck above and below another cabin.

You want to avoid any cabin that is above or below a pool, bar, lounge, or restaurant because of the potential of noise bleeding through to your cabin.

Read more: Choosing a cabin for your cruise

Additionally, don't book a connecting room if you don't know the person in the connecting room because the connecting door is poor at preventing noise bleed.

The key is to look at the deck plans on Royal Caribbean's website before you select a room.

This strategy works for inside, oceanview, and balcony cabins, but if you prefer to stay in a suite, you're out of luck.

Suites tend to be located on higher decks. On Royal Caribbean's newest ships, you'll find its Suite Neighborhood on decks 17 and 18.

If you want to book a suite, you probably won't be able to pick a cabin on a lower deck.

Read more: A $7,000 Suite on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas

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With the rate at which Magic: The Gathering releases new Commander precons, there's bound to be some overlap in deck themes, reprints, and new design space. That means it becomes increasingly important for more recent precons to add something new to the mix, something that makes them feel distinct from the many, many precons that came before them.

Eldrazi Incursion from Modern Horizons 3 is a great example of a deck that rehashes an established theme of an already-existing precon but does so in a way that feels unique. Unlike Commander Master's Eldrazi Unbound deck, Eldrazi Incursion embraces the colorful side of Eldrazi creatures. Five-color Eldrazi's quite the ambitious deck theme, as it were.

Eldrazi Incursion has two distinct commanders that pull the precon in different directions. Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is the face commander, and the default legend that most of this deck is built around. It takes a common feature of Eldrazi creatures--cast triggers--and doubles up most of your colorless shenanigans while they're on the stack.

Ulalek's triggered ability warrants some clarification. This ability lets you pay double-colorless mana to copy all spells and abilities you control whenever you cast an Eldrazi spell. That means you're copying things on the stack, not cards that have already entered the battlefield.

Even though Ulalek only triggers when you cast an Eldrazi, it copies anything on the stack, Eldrazi or not. If you can get something on the stack and then follow up with an Eldrazi spell, perhaps an instant or something with flash, you can actually end up copying non-Eldrazi spells once Ulalek's ability resolves.

Your other commander of choice is Azlask, the Swelling Scourge. This one's much more straightforward, rewarding you for holding on to any Eldrazi Spawn or Eldrazi Scion tokens you create to make a big annihilating swing when you activate Azlask's ability. It's an interesting sub-strategy, but a clear second-place commander compared to Ulalek.

Azlask and Ulalek are both colorless in gameplay, but both have all five colors in their color identity for Commander deckbuilding purposes.

Technically, there's also Morophon, the Boundless, a five-color legend that could be run as the commander of the precon. Not only is it inherently less powerful than either of the other two options, but the cost reduction it offers isn't that impressive in a deck full of colorless spells. It's a fine inclusion in the 99, but less than ideal as the commander.

Commander (1)

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

Creatures (29)

Wastescape Battlemage

Azlask, the Swelling Scourge

Chittering Dispatcher

Eldrazi Displacer

Glaring Fleshraker

Mutated Cultist

Snapping Voidcraw

Vile Redeemer

Bismuth Mindrender

Inversion Behemoth

Sifter of Skulls

Ulamog's Nullifier

Titans' Vanguard

Angelic Aberration

Deepfathom Skulker

Drowner of Hope

Endbringer

Oblivion Sower

Sire of Stagnation

Benthic Anomaly

Hideous Taskmaster

Morophon, the Boundless

Spawnbed Protector

Twins of Discord

World Breaker

Elder Deep-Fiend

Ulamog's Crusher

Artisan of Kozilek

Ulamog's Dreadsire

Planeswalkers (1)

Ugin, the Ineffable

Sorceries (6)

Ancient Stirrings

Selective Obliteration

Ugin's Insight

Rishkar's Expertise

All Is Dust

Skittering Invasion

Instants (7)

Eldritch Immunity

Suffer the Past

Warping Wail

Crib Swap

Kozilek's Return

Eldrazi Confluence

Return of the Wildspeaker

Enchantments (4)

Awakening Zone

Garruk's Uprising

Imprisoned in the Moon

Eldrazi Conscription

Artifacts (14)

Everflowing Chalice

Sol Ring

Arcane Signet

Idol of Oblivion

Talisman of Curiosity

Talisman of Dominance

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Demand from MTG players and collectors has driven presale prices for the upcoming Eldrazi Incursion Commander deck over $144 dollars on MTG trading site TCG Player and the blinged out collectors edition is close to $400.

Forget that youre an MTG fan for a moment and think real hard about that figure four benjamins for 100 sheets of cardboard. What does it say about us that we could even consider that a good deal? You could get a Steamdeck a handheld gaming PC for $399. A Boss Quartz chronograph watch is $380. $400 is enough for a very solid 3D printer.

Its easy enough to explain why, in market terms, an MTG Commander precon deckcould be this expensive. Wizards of the Coast doesnt provide an MSRP for its products, but it does set a wholesale price, the floor which retailers must charge above to make a profit. Prices rise from there as sellers respond to market demand, whether that demand comes from players who want the deck, collectors who are speculating on future resale value, or scalpers buying decks to immediately markup and resell.

Never mind what the market says the price is, though the way that value scales on Commander products is whack. Precons start at $25 for beginner decks, though most retail around $40. The other three MH3 precons are around $50-60. Eldrazi Incursion is selling for around $140, which means it costs $80 to swap out the ink on the 100 cards for ink that has better in-game effects. And for just another $250, you can make the cards reflective and pringle shaped.

My best theory is that the collectors edition Commander decks are a veblen good a luxury for which rising prices result in increasing, not falling, demand. Theyre expensive because people want them, and people want them because theyre expensive. Maybe that will last forever, like the aura of luxury around diamonds and Champagne,or maybe its a bubble that will burst and leave a lot of collectors out of pocket.

I would be a massive hypocrite if Isuggested people shouldnt spend their disposable income however they want. I just wonder if people really do want what theyre paying for.

As YouTubers like Tolarian Community College and Commanders Quarters demonstrate, repeatedly, you can make afun Commander deck for under $50.

If you do have$400 to spare, you could buy a high quality home printer, good quality card stock, a pair of scissors, and have funds left over to buy a booster box of Thunder Junction from your friendly local game store to run a draft with your friends.

Ifwant to get into the MTG Commander format without proxies, many older Commander products are still on shelves, and cost half as much less compared to the new shiny stuff. Check our guide to the best MTG Commander precon decks for some recommendations, and stop by your friendly local game store to see if they have any gems gathering dust.

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