Star Trek Commander decks: the four decks, their commanders, and which one to pick
Magic’s Star Trek set comes with four preconstructed Commander decks, one for each of the big factions. They release November 13, 2026, although Commander decks in North America may show up after that date. Wizards has published the full decklists, so here is what each deck does rather than a guess based on its colors.
Federation Fleet (blue, red, white)
The face commander is Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary. He pumps your creatures and charges up your Spacecraft artifacts, which is where the Federation ships live: U.S.S. Enterprise-E and U.S.S. Defiant are both in the deck. The deck also makes a lot of Officer tokens. The backup commander, Captain Janeway, Endgame, is for a more aggressive build that attacks with those Officers.
Pick this one if you like artifacts, go-wide token boards, and having a plan that develops over several turns.
Landing Party (green, white, blue)
Commander Spock lets you draw cards and cast spells for free based on how many differently named lands you control. The deck is built around that: lots of distinct lands, away-team crew like Lieutenant Nyota Uhura and Pavel Chekov, and Tribbles, which are tokens here. Captain Kirk, Boldly Going is the backup commander and keeps the Enterprise ready to launch.
Pick this one if you enjoy lands-matter decks and value engines more than combat.
Klingon Fury (red, white, black)
Worf, Defiant Commander uses a new ability word, battlefront, to keep cards flowing while you push opponents’ life totals down. The backup, Kor, Cause of Vengeance, sacrifices creatures to power up your Klingons and Warriors. This is the attacking deck of the four and the simplest to pilot out of the box.
Pick this one if you want to turn creatures sideways from turn three on.
We Are the Borg (white, blue, black)
The Borg Queen strengthens your artifact creatures and pulls creatures out of opponents’ graveyards onto your side as Borg. Locutus of Borg is the backup and grows the swarm further. Expect to be playing other people’s cards by the middle of the game.
Pick this one if you like reanimation, artifacts, and being the table’s problem.
What is in the box
Each standard deck has 100 cards: a traditional foil face commander with borderless art and 99 non-foil cards, 32 of which are new to Magic. You also get 10 double-sided tokens, a reference card and a deck box.
The Collector’s Edition of each deck is the same 100 cards in surge foil, with the tokens surge foil on one side. It is the same deck in play. Pay for it only if you want the foils.
Which deck is best?
There is no best one. The decklists are public, so read the one you are leaning toward before buying. If you mostly play at a casual table, Klingon Fury and Federation Fleet are the easiest to pick up. Landing Party rewards players who already like lands decks. We Are the Borg is the one people will complain about, which is a recommendation if you enjoy that.
Upgrading
Play the deck as built for a few games first. The usual first upgrades on any precon are better mana, more card draw and a few more pieces of interaction. Singles from the main set will be the obvious place to look.
Playing Commander at the shop
Commander Night at Dailey Card Co. in Hoover is every Wednesday from 6 to 9 pm. Casual multiplayer, all skill levels, and the play area is free to use. The full schedule is on the Events page, and any changes go out on our Discord and socials first.