In case you were sleeping under a rock, or just too busy playing video games, Wizards of the Coast has sneakily release the full deck lists of all four Magic: the Gathering X Final Fantasy preconstructed Commander decks – a full month in advance of its release! That’s practically unheard of, but it could be due to the fact that preorders started and ended quite some time back. In truth, there is so much hype surrounding this set that any available stock you find now is just going to significantly inflated. Our advice is to hang tight and wait for singles, or when new print cycles up the supply of these decks.

In the meantime, it’s a good opportunity now to run through those deck lists, to not only figure out which Commander catches your eye, but also which decks carry the best reprints. If you don’t have time for that, we’ve trawled through all 400 cards to bring you the top 5 that any Magic player will be happy to acquire. (p.s. the Lands again fail to excite, despite the high price of these decks)

Walking Ballista – Reprinted in Counter Blitz

Every Commander format player eventually gets acquainted with Walking Ballista, as it is one of the easiest cards to fire off an infinite damage combo. Its ability to simply remove a +1/+1 counter at an instant to deal damage makes it very hard to deal with. And being a colorless creature, it is eligible for a Commander deck of any color. To prove its longevity, all the recent reprints in Fallout or Double Masters have not made this card cheap. It still goes for a respectable $10 (at least), and a Commander staple like this will always keep value.

Conqueror’s Flail – Reprinted in Limit Break

Final Fantasy is going to feature a lot of Equipment, so it’s nice to see a reprint of some of the most versatile weapons in Magic’s history. While none of the classic elemental swords were included in the preconstructed decks, we’ve got a good alternative in the form of Conqueror’s Flail. The Flail not only excels in multicolor Commander decks, providing a bigger buff according to the number of colors among Permanents, it also acts as a control card, preventing your opponents from casting spells on your turn. It’s a mini Grand Abolisher tied to an Equipment, which is a little harder to deal with.

Snuff Out – Reprinted in Scions & Spellcraft

This uncommon card has become a folk legend of late, offering a 0-cost alternative to destroying a creature. You could say Snuff Out is a poor man’s Deadly Rollick, but it still costs a pretty penny of around $10 to get a copy. For some decks, the ability to pay 4 life can actually be good, as some effects look at amount of life lost or paid this turn. Snuff Out provides that 2-for-1 that good Commander cards are known for. Despite a number of recent reprints in Mystery Booster and Doctor Who, these were sets that weren’t widely picked up by players, so expect the price to stay strong.

Damning Verdict – Reprinted in Counter Blitz

Board wipe cards like Wrath of God and Cleansing Nova (reprinted again, by the way) might be easily found, but conditional, or one-sided board wipes are not. Damning Verdict falls into this category, where a carefully executed build-up and play can lead to a massive advantage. Since it destroys all creatures with no counters on them, this card is a shoe-in for any of your decks that run on +1/+1 counters. It’s also the first reprint since its original introduction in Streets of New Capenna, and there’s no telling when a Damning Verdict will appear again.

Clever Concealment – Reprinted in Limit Break

This is a massive reprint as Clever Concealment was only been reprinted once, and in the niche bonus sheet The List where you would only get a handful of in each booster box. On top of that, Clever Concealment is actually a really powerful card. For 4 mana, you can Phase Out all your non-land permanents. Phasing is the absolute best protection against any kind of removal, be it destroy, exile or bounce effects. For example, an Indestructible creature is susceptible to Exile, but with phasing, it doesn’t matter as your card will temporarily cease to exist. Another great enabler is you can Convoke the cost for the spell, so even having a couple of untapped creatures can help save your entire board from annihilation. With a current price of $20, this is the biggest reprint from all the Final Fantasy decks.