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Four New Commander Strategies in Magic: The Gathering Commander 2019

Magic: The Gathering's Commander 2019 released August 23, 2019 with four ready-to-play preconstructed decks, each built around a new legendary creature commander and a distinct two- or three-color strategy. Commander players should care because these decks arrive fully assembled with exciting new cards, strong reprints, and clear upgrade paths, letting you sit down for multiplayer games right out of the box while exploring morph, flashback, populate, or madness archetypes.

Faceless Menace

Faceless Menace is led by its face commander Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer in a blue-black-green color identity. The deck focuses on morph and face-down creatures, using Kadena to cast morph spells for free and generate value whenever you turn creatures face up. At the table it plays as a value engine and combat-focused strategy that hides threats behind face-down creatures before flipping them for surprise blockers or attackers. Expect to pilot a patient, adaptive midrange deck that rewards clever timing and incremental advantage, making it ideal if you enjoy Sultai decks that feel sneaky and resilient in casual Commander games.

Mystic Intellect

Mystic Intellect is led by its face commander Sevinne, the Chronoclasm in a white-blue-red color identity. The deck is built around the flashback mechanic, allowing you to cast instants and sorceries from your graveyard for an alternative cost. Sevinne creates copies of flashback spells and rewards you for using them. At the table it plays as a spellslinger value engine that generates card advantage and board presence through repeated spell casts. Expect to pilot a control-oriented midrange deck that grinds out resources and answers threats efficiently, making it a strong choice if you like Jeskai decks that reward spell-slinging and long-game planning in multiplayer.

Primal Genesis

Primal Genesis is led by its face commander Ghired, Conclave Exile in a white-red-green color identity. The deck focuses on populate and token strategies, using Ghired to create token copies of creatures and populate existing tokens. At the table it plays as a combat-focused token swarm that grows wide and overwhelms opponents with repeated token generation and big creature beats. Expect to pilot an aggressive midrange deck that ramps into explosive board states and uses populate for consistent pressure, making it ideal for players who enjoy Naya decks that feel go-wide and satisfying in casual Commander.

Merciless Rage

Merciless Rage is led by its face commander Anje Falkenrath in a black-red color identity. The deck emphasizes madness, discarding cards to cast spells at reduced costs and trigger powerful effects. Anje allows you to discard and immediately cast madness cards while attacking. At the table it plays as an aggressive combo-value strategy that chains discards into explosive turns and direct damage. Expect to pilot a fast, high-variance deck that rewards aggressive discarding and quick setup, making it a great pick if you enjoy Rakdos decks that feel chaotic, fun, and capable of sudden lethal bursts in multiplayer games.