Vampires
C
19.6%
Vampire aristocrats. Sacrifice creatures for value and drain life, with Clavileño turning attacking Vampires into Demons that refund cards when they die.
Set Spotlight
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Ixalan's four tribes return across four Commander precons. Releases November 17, 2023.
4
PRECON DECKS
Set Code
lci
Cmdr Code
lcc
Release
November 17, 2023
Precons
4
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan MTG release date: when did it come out?
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan was released on November 17, 2023.
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Precons
Measured out of the box
Which The Lost Caverns of Ixalan precon is best?
Measured across 1,334 tracked games with the stock decklists, all 4 win less often than the 25% a deck posts in an even four-player pod. Veloci-Ramp-Tor comes closest at 24.8%.
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 4 rank 16th to 61st of 88 ranked precons. Updated October 30, 2026. See where they rank among every precon
Merfolk
B
23.8%
Merfolk explore and lands. Chain explore triggers to grow the board and dig for lands, with Hakbal exploring your whole Merfolk team each combat.
Pirates
C
19.2%
Pirate theft and treasure. Steal cards and creatures, make Treasure, and recur your dead Pirates from the graveyard with Admiral Brass.
Dinosaurs
B
24.8%
Dinosaur ramp. Accelerate into oversized Dinosaurs and let Pantlaza dig extra creatures off the top whenever a big one enters.
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan returned to the dinosaur-and-vampire plane on November 17, 2023, with four Commander precons. One for each of Ixalan's four tribes. The decks cover Vampire aristocrats, Merfolk explore, Pirate theft, and Dinosaur ramp.
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: LCI (main set, 416 cards) and LCC (Commander precons, 370 cards).
Card data sourced from Scryfall
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The Lost Caverns of Ixalan FAQ
Which The Lost Caverns of Ixalan precon is best?
Veloci-Ramp-Tor, at a 24.8% win rate across 514 games with the stock decklist. None of them wins as often as the 25% each deck would post in an even four-player pod. The last is Ahoy Mateys at 19.2%. Measured on Playgroup, updated October 30, 2026.
When did The Lost Caverns of Ixalan release?
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan released on November 17, 2023. The set codes are LCI for the main set and LCC for the Commander precons.
What are the four The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander precons?
Blood Rites (Vampires) led by Clavileño, First of the Blessed, Explorers of the Deep (Merfolk) led by Hakbal of the Surging Soul, Ahoy Mateys (Pirates) led by Admiral Brass, Unsinkable, and Veloci-Ramp-Tor (Dinosaurs) led by Pantlaza, Sun-Favored.
What is the explore mechanic in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan?
Explore reveals the top card of your library. If it is a land you put it into your hand, otherwise the creature gets a +1/+1 counter and the card stays or goes to the graveyard. Explorers of the Deep is built around chaining explore triggers across a Merfolk board.
Which The Lost Caverns of Ixalan precon is best for new Commander players?
Veloci-Ramp-Tor. Ramping into large Dinosaurs is the most straightforward gameplan of the four. Blood Rites is a close second if you prefer a sacrifice and life-drain deck.
Can I playtest The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 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 Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander cards Standard legal?
Every card in the set is legal in Commander. The main LCI set was a Standard-legal release. The Commander-only cards in the LCC precon decks are legal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage but were not printed in Standard.
