Abzan
C
21.2%
Walls, lifegain, and grinding endurance. Stack defenders, gain incidental life, and turn your fortress into a finisher with Abzan resilience.
Set Spotlight
Tarkir Dragonstorm
Five clans return to Tarkir with five new Commander precons. Releases April 11, 2025.
5
PRECON DECKS
Set Code
tdm
Cmdr Code
tdc
Release
April 11, 2025
Precons
5
Tarkir Dragonstorm MTG release date: when did it come out?
Tarkir Dragonstorm was released on April 11, 2025.
Tarkir Dragonstorm Commander Precons
Measured out of the box
Which Tarkir Dragonstorm precon is best?
Measured across 1,125 tracked games with the stock decklists, 4 of the 5 win less often than the 25% a deck posts in an even four-player pod. Temur Roar is the one standout at 28.7%.
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 4th to 47th of 92 ranked precons. Updated November 04, 2026. See where they rank among every precon
Jeskai
B
23.7%
Spellslinger and prowess. Cast cheap instants and sorceries, double their effects, and ride the storm with a flurry of triggers.
Sultai
C
22.1%
Graveyard and land recursion. Mill cards, return lands with Teval, cast creatures from the graveyard with Kotis, and turn cards leaving your graveyard into Zombie Druid tokens.
Mardu
C
21.6%
Mobilize tokens and token-leaves payoffs. Flood the board with attacking tokens, cash in cards when they leave, and pressure the table with Mardu aggression.
Temur
B
28.7%
Dragon typal and high-power creatures. Ramp into oversized threats, use Ureni to put Dragons straight onto the battlefield, and let Eshki reward big creature spells with counters, cards, and damage.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm returned to the dragon-storm plane on April 11, 2025, with five new Commander precons. One per Tarkir clan, each led by a fresh face from the post-Khans timeline. The set leans hard into the clan identities: Abzan toughness and endurance, Jeskai spell triggers, Sultai graveyard and land recursion, Mardu mobilize tokens, and Temur dragons.
Below you'll find every face commander linked into Playgroup's stats pages with playrate, win rate, ELO, and average game length, plus a one-click Playtest in Playgroup Live button on every precon that drops you into a solo game with the decklist already imported. No copy-paste, no login dance.
Set codes on Scryfall: TDM (main set) and TDC (Commander precons).
Card data sourced from Scryfall
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649 Tarkir Dragonstorm cards spoiled so far
The full card list, sorted newest-first. Updated daily from Scryfall.
Tarkir Dragonstorm FAQ
Which Tarkir Dragonstorm precon is best?
Temur Roar, at a 28.7% win rate across 116 games with the stock decklist. 1 of the 5 win at least as often as the 25% each deck would post in an even four-player pod. The last is Abzan Armor at 21.2%. Measured on Playgroup, updated November 04, 2026.
When did Tarkir Dragonstorm release?
Tarkir Dragonstorm released on April 11, 2025. The set codes are TDM for the main Standard set and TDC for the five Commander precon decks.
What are the 5 Tarkir Dragonstorm Commander precons?
Abzan Armor (Abzan) led by Felothar the Steadfast, Jeskai Striker (Jeskai) led by Shiko and Narset Unified, Sultai Arisen (Sultai) led by Teval the Balanced Scale, Mardu Surge (Mardu) led by Zurgo Stormrender, and Temur Roar (Temur) led by Ureni of the Unwritten.
Which Tarkir Dragonstorm precon is best for new Commander players?
Mardu Surge is the most beginner-friendly. The mobilize-and-token plan is intuitive, the deck plays a steady curve, and Zurgo rewards tokens leaving the battlefield. Abzan Armor is also approachable if you prefer a defensive grindy game over fast aggression.
Can I playtest the Tarkir Dragonstorm 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 imported into your library.
Are the Tarkir Dragonstorm precons Standard legal?
Cards in the main TDM set are Standard legal. The Commander-only cards in the TDC precon decks are Commander, Legacy, and Vintage legal but not Standard.
