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The Brothers' War Commander in Magic: The Gathering

The Brothers' War Commander delivers two artifact-themed preconstructed decks for Magic: The Gathering's Commander format, released November 18, 2022 alongside the main set. These decks let players step into the shoes of Urza or Mishra, building around the brothers' legendary rivalry with powerful reprints, new cards, and focused artifact synergies. Commander players should care because they offer strong, lore-rich entry points that scale well with upgrades, emphasize the set's mechanical identity of machines and constructs, and deliver distinct play experiences right out of the box.

Urza's Iron Alliance

Urza's Iron Alliance is led by Urza, Chief Artificer in an Esper color identity (white-blue-black). The face commander rewards casting artifact creatures by creating 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying, while granting your artifact creatures +1/+1 and menace. The deck's core strategy is an artifact creature swarm archetype that generates value through tokens and cheap artifacts. At the table it plays as a value engine that builds a wide board of evasive threats, using lords and pumps to overwhelm opponents in combat while leveraging artifact synergies for consistent card advantage and resilience. Pilot it if you enjoy go-wide strategies that feel like commanding an ever-growing mechanical army.

Mishra's Burnished Banner

Mishra's Burnished Banner is commanded by Mishra, Eminent One in a Grixis color identity (blue-black-red). The face commander creates a hasty 4/4 Construct artifact creature token copy of target noncreature artifact you control at the beginning of combat on your turn, sacrificing it at end of combat. The deck's core strategy revolves around copying and sacrificing noncreature artifacts for explosive value. At the table it plays as an aggressive combo-oriented deck that uses the tokens for surprise attacks or sacrifice outlets, blending combat pressure with powerful artifact interactions. Choose this precon if you prefer high-impact turns that turn your artifacts into temporary attackers while setting up long-term engines.