
Stock Commander precon
Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI)
Terra, Herald of Hope
Art by Marta Nael, © Wizards of the Coast.
Read the evidence
How it compares
Human tables
Real-game win rate
21.4%495 stock gamesPlaygroup.gg, fetched 20 Oct 2026. Normalised to four players; pilots and opponents differ from the simulation. This is observed evidence, not a personal win-rate forecast.
Phase simulation
Model win rate
22.0%159 games / #111Published interval coverage: 90% (game bootstrap). Versus 174 stock precons, four-player pods. Analysed 24 Oct 2026.
90% interval: 19.2%–25.2%.
Rank range 70–141. Observed wins: 23.9%.
Upgradeability
Highest supported in-box upgrade grade: 4/5 BroadTerra, Herald of Hope1/2 commander configurations graded. Unassessed options may be stronger.2 colour-compatible in-box commander configurations inventoried 2026-10-28. 2 have validated simulation lists. Inventory complete for the checked stock list.
This package includes every inventoried stock-compatible commander configuration. Highest supported upgrade grade describes the named assessed options, not overall deck power or a proven best commander. Unassessed options may be stronger. Outside commander swaps are excluded from the package summary.
Other included legends
These cannot lead the complete unchanged stock pool with a checked configuration: Banon, the Returners' Leader, Cyan, Vengeful Samurai, Edgar, Master Machinist, Gau, Feral Youth, General Leo Cristophe, Gogo, Mysterious Mime, Interceptor, Shadow's Hound, Kefka, Dancing Mad, Locke, Treasure Hunter, Mog, Moogle Warrior, Sabin, Master Monk, Setzer, Wandering Gambler, Shadow, Mysterious Assassin, Siegfried, Famed Swordsman, Strago and Relm, The Falcon, Airship Restored, The Warring Triad, Umaro, Raging Yeti.
Terra, Herald of Hope
Download Terra, Herald of Hope comparison list. 100/100 card copies retained. Legality and colours checked 2026-10-28. Any stock results elsewhere on this page belong to the reference catalog snapshot, not to alternative commander lists.
4/5 BroadYama assessment. Moderate changes.Increase useful low-power reanimation targets and extra combats.
- Card support
- Low-power creatures can supply useful effects when returned to the battlefield.
- Commander payoff
- Extra combats can repeat milling and give Terra another chance to connect.
- Restrictions
- Targets have power three or less; graveyard exile and blocked attacks remain limits.
Limit: Terra must deal combat damage, then needs two mana per reanimation.
Upgrade examples
- Fear of Missing Out: Discard/draw and a conditional extra combat.
- Karmic Guide: Low-power creature that returns another creature. Yama example; rules checked 2026-10-27.
Yama's editorial judgment of improvement options for the stated commander configuration while retaining the precon’s main theme. Based on the cited guides, checked card examples and commander restrictions. No upgrade win-rate estimate is available. Audited 2026-10-27. Catalog list.
Commander rules: Terra, Herald of Hope.
What 1–5 means
| Grade | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1: Minimal | Individual replacements do little for the main plan; its limiting mechanism remains. |
| 2: Narrow | Useful replacements exist, but a commander or theme restriction blocks most further gains. |
| 3: Workable | A documented package improves the plan, with a persistent setup, combat or card-pool limit. |
| 4: Broad | Several compatible packages improve the plan and its finish; important restrictions still apply. |
| 5: Exceptional | The commander supplies repeatable resources and a direct finish; on-theme additions strengthen both. |
These are Yama’s ordinal judgments, with no measured win-rate gain attached. A grade belongs to the stated commander configuration and retained main theme. Assess on-theme commander swaps separately; a replacement strategy is a separate deck build. Missing evidence means ungraded. Targeted changes refine the main package; Moderate replaces several packages; Substantial removes much of the shell. Effort describes work, not a budget or Commander bracket.
Reviews and upgrade guides
- Upgrading All The Final Fantasy Precons — Tomer Abramovici, MTGGoldfish, 2025-06-16.
Four stock-list analyses and upgrade lists. The author favours focusing each list on its face commander.
Reviewed 2026-10-27; source captured 2026-10-27.
Commander results
Playgroup commander results include stock and modified lists, mixed pod sizes and opponents. The raw rate is wins divided by games, not four-player normalised. Partner commanders are separate observations, not a pair's rate. Do not subtract a stock-precon rate to estimate upgrade gain.
- Terra, Herald of Hope: 27.8% raw wins (2,256 / 8,116 games). Fetched 27 Oct 2026. API observation.
Playgroup.gg / Arcane Digital B.V., aggregate statistics under CC BY 4.0. Source refresh dates are not provided by this endpoint.
Other commander options
Each option has its own assessment and comparison list. Stock results elsewhere on this page are not results for these alternative lists.
Celes, Rune Knight: Ungraded
Alternative commander from the box
Theme: Creatures entering from the graveyard.
Keeps discard, graveyard setup and creature recursion. Celes rewards graveyard entries with team counters; Terra reanimates after combat damage.
Download Celes, Rune Knight comparison list. 100/100 card copies retained. Legality and colours checked 2026-10-28. No matched simulation results are attached to this commander option.
UngradedThis commander option has a validated stock-card comparison list, but no source-backed upgrade grade is recorded yet.
Audited 2026-10-27. Catalog list.
Commander rules: Celes, Rune Knight.
Reviews and upgrade guides
No review or upgrade guide has been assessed for this list.
Commander results
- Celes, Rune Knight: 36.5% raw wins (581 / 1,591 games). Fetched 27 Oct 2026. API observation.
Market references
What it costs
Sealed deck
$30.11TCGplayer / TCGCSV26 Oct 2026Singles replacement
$37.82TCGplayer / Scryfall28 Oct 2026100 priced copies; 0 without a price. Market references are not store quotes, proof of availability or resale offers.
Known Phase card support gaps (3)
Edgar, Master Machinist, Rejoin the Fight, Summon: Esper Valigarmanda. Catalog coverage is separate from published run confidence.
The original 100 cards
Stock decklist
Catalog updated 22 Oct 2026. MTGJSON source. Images and card details from Scryfall.
Commander 1
Main deck 99
1 Angel of the RuinsArtifact Creature — Angel
1 AngerCreature — Incarnation
1 Arcane SignetArtifact
1 Archfiend of DepravityCreature — Demon
1 Ash BarrensLand
1 Banon, the Returners' LeaderLegendary Creature — Human Cleric Rebel
1 Battlefield ForgeLand
1 BedevilInstant
1 Big ScoreInstant
1 Celes, Rune KnightLegendary Creature — Human Wizard Knight
1 Clifftop RetreatLand
1 Coin of FateArtifact
1 Combustible GearhulkArtifact Creature — Construct
1 Command TowerLand
1 Commander's SphereArtifact
1 Crackling DoomInstant
1 Cyan, Vengeful SamuraiLegendary Creature — Human Samurai
1 Demolition FieldLand
1 Desolate MireLand
1 Dragonskull SummitLand
1 Edgar, Master MachinistLegendary Creature — Human Artificer Noble
1 Espers to MagiciteInstant
1 Evolving WildsLand
1 Exotic OrchardLand
1 Fetid HeathLand
1 Flayer of the HateboundCreature — Devil
1 Foreboding RuinsLand
1 Furycalm SnarlLand
1 Gau, Feral YouthLegendary Creature — Human Berserker
1 General Leo CristopheLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
1 Geothermal BogLand — Swamp Mountain
1 Gogo, Mysterious MimeLegendary Creature — Wizard
1 Graven CairnsLand
1 High MarketLand
1 Interceptor, Shadow's HoundLegendary Creature — Dog
1 Isolated ChapelLand
1 Kefka, Dancing MadLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
1 Key to the CityArtifact
1 Laughing MadInstant
1 Legions to AshesSorcery
1 Locke, Treasure HunterLegendary Creature — Human Rogue
1 Meteor GolemArtifact Creature — Golem
1 MillikinArtifact Creature — Construct
1 Mind StoneArtifact
1 Mog, Moogle WarriorLegendary Creature — Moogle Warrior
1 Morbid OpportunistCreature — Human Rogue
1 MortifyInstant
3 MountainBasic Land — Mountain
1 Night's WhisperSorcery
1 Nomad OutpostLand
1 Palace JailerCreature — Human Soldier
1 Path of AncestryLand
1 Phoenix DownArtifact
1 Pitiless PlundererCreature — Human Pirate
4 PlainsBasic Land — Plains
1 Priest of Fell RitesCreature — Human Warlock
1 ReanimateCreature — Troll Warlock // Sorcery
1 Rejoin the FightSorcery
1 Rise of the Dark RealmsSorcery
1 Rogue's PassageLand
1 Rugged PrairieLand
1 Ruin GrinderArtifact Creature — Construct
1 Ruinous UltimatumSorcery
1 Sabin, Master MonkLegendary Creature — Human Noble Monk
1 Sacred PeaksLand — Mountain Plains
1 Sepulchral PrimordialCreature — Avatar
1 Setzer, Wandering GamblerLegendary Creature — Human Rogue Pilot
1 Shadow, Mysterious AssassinLegendary Creature — Human Assassin
1 Shadowblood RidgeLand
1 Shineshadow SnarlLand
1 Siegfried, Famed SwordsmanLegendary Creature — Human Warrior Rogue
1 Smoldering MarshLand — Swamp Mountain
1 SnortSorcery
1 Sol RingArtifact
1 Solemn SimulacrumArtifact Creature — Golem
1 Stitch TogetherSorcery
1 Stitcher's SupplierCreature — Zombie
1 Strago and RelmLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
1 Sulfurous SpringsLand
1 Summon: Esper ValigarmandaEnchantment Creature — Saga Drake
1 Sun TitanCreature — Giant
1 Sunlit MarshLand — Plains Swamp
1 Sunscorched DivideLand
3 SwampBasic Land — Swamp
1 Swiftfoot BootsArtifact — Equipment
1 Talisman of ConvictionArtifact
1 Talisman of IndulgenceArtifact
1 The Falcon, Airship RestoredLegendary Artifact — Vehicle
1 The Warring TriadLegendary Artifact Creature — God
1 Tragic ArroganceSorcery
1 Umaro, Raging YetiLegendary Creature — Yeti Berserker
1 Wayfarer's BaubleArtifact