Lorehold
B
29.1%
Spirit typal with graveyard recursion. Move cards out of your graveyard to make Spirit tokens, then let Excava reanimate low-cost permanents as flying Spirits.
Set Spotlight
Secrets of Strixhaven
Five colleges. Five new Commander precons. Releases April 24, 2026.
5
PRECON DECKS
Set Code
sos
Cmdr Code
soc
Release
April 24, 2026
Precons
5
Secrets of Strixhaven MTG release date: when did it come out?
Secrets of Strixhaven was released on April 24, 2026.
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Precons
Measured out of the box
Which Secrets of Strixhaven precon is best?
Measured across 2,655 tracked games with the stock decklists, 3 of the 5 win less often than the 25% a deck posts in an even four-player pod. Lorehold Spirit leads at 29.1%, then Prismari Artistry at 26.4%.
Deck
Win rate against an even pod
Tier
Win rate
Games
Dashed line: 25%, what each deck wins in an even four-player pod.
Pod-normalised win rate across finished games where the deck's non-basic cards exactly matched the stock decklist. These 5 rank 9th to 76th of 92 ranked precons. Updated November 12, 2026. See where they rank among every precon
Prismari
B
26.4%
Big spells and Elemental tokens. Cast high-mana instants and sorceries before combat to make flying, hasty Elementals, with Muddle adding myriad pressure to copied creatures.
Quandrix
C
21.3%
X spells and +1/+1 counters. Grow Zimone to discount your first X spell each turn, then turn 0-power Fractals and counter synergies into oversized threats.
Witherbloom
C
18.9%
Sacrifice, life gain, and counters. Sacrifice creatures for cards and life, grow a threat with +1/+1 counters, and let death triggers snowball across the board.
Silverquill
C
19.9%
Auras and goad politics. Create Contract Auras on opposing creatures, force attacks away from you, and draw cards when your Aura-enchanted creatures attack.
Secrets of Strixhaven returns to Arcavios on April 24, 2026, with five new college-themed Commander precons — one for each Strixhaven school. The decks cover graveyard Spirits, large spells, X-spell counters, sacrifice synergies, and Aura politics across the five colleges.
Below you'll find every face commander deep-linked into Playgroup's stats pages — playrate, win rate, ELO, average game length — and every precon has a one-click Playtest in Playgroup Live button that drops you into a solo game with the decklist already imported. No login dance, no copy-paste.
Set codes on Scryfall: SOS (main set, 368 cards), SOC (Commander precons, 426 cards), SOA (Mystical Archive bonus sheet, 195 cards).
Card data sourced from Scryfall
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Secrets of Strixhaven FAQ
Which Secrets of Strixhaven precon is best?
Lorehold Spirit, at a 29.1% win rate across 541 games with the stock decklist. 2 of the 5 win at least as often as the 25% each deck would post in an even four-player pod. The last is Witherbloom Pestilence at 18.9%. Measured on Playgroup, updated November 12, 2026.
When does Secrets of Strixhaven release?
Secrets of Strixhaven releases on April 24, 2026. Scryfall lists SOS for the main set, SOC for the Commander precons, and SOA for the Mystical Archive bonus sheet.
What set codes does Scryfall use for Secrets of Strixhaven?
The main Standard-legal set is SOS (368 cards). The Commander precon decks use SOC (426 cards). The Mystical Archive bonus sheet uses SOA (195 cards).
What are the 5 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander precons?
Lorehold Spirit (Boros) led by Quintorius, History Chaser; Prismari Artistry (Izzet) led by Rootha, Mastering the Moment; Quandrix Unlimited (Simic) led by Zimone, Infinite Analyst; Witherbloom Pestilence (Golgari) led by Dina, Essence Brewer; and Silverquill Influence (Orzhov) led by Killian, Decisive Mentor.
Which precon is best for new Commander players?
Witherbloom Pestilence is the most beginner-friendly: sacrifice, life gain, and +1/+1 counters are intuitive, the deck has clear synergies, and games tend to play out at a steady pace. Lorehold Spirit is also approachable if you prefer creatures-and-combat over engine-building.
Can I playtest the precons before buying?
Yes. Every precon on this page has a one-click Playtest in Playgroup Live button. Click it, sign in if needed, and you land in a fresh solo game with the Archidekt decklist already imported.
Are the Secrets of Strixhaven precons Standard legal?
Cards in the main SOS set are Standard legal. The Commander-only cards in the SOC precon decks are Commander, Legacy, and Vintage legal but not Standard.
