Magic: The Gathering preconstructed theme decks

Magic: The Gathering is normally played by creating decks of cards which work together around a certain theme. Players normally purchase starter decks and booster packs, which contain a random selection of cards. Procuring enough cards to build a deck around a coherent theme often requires a significant investment.

Beginning with the Tempest set in 1997, Wizards of the Coast also began producing preconstructed decks, which did not contain random cards, but a pre-set selection of cards that complemented each other in the same theme. This allowed newcomers to begin playing right away with a minimum investment. These decks also were well suited to be played against each other because they had similar rates of success. The themes in these decks can also be a quick way to get a feel for the over-arching themes in a new set.

Although these store-bought preconstructed decks do have a feasible theme, they normally contain few rare cards, and thus do not rate among the top decks among those themes. Players often buy preconstructed decks and swap out some of the weaker cards for more powerful ones. Some examples of how to modify a pre-constructed theme deck to produce a more focused and competitive deck has been covered on the Wizard's website by Jay Moldenhauer-Salazar and others.(eg. modifying the Way of the Warrior Deck1)

The following is a list of preconstructed theme decks, sorted alphabetically by expansion.

Apocalypse

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Burial

 

 

'''Pandemonium

 

 

'''Swoop

 

 

'''Whirlpool

 

 

Betrayers of Kamigawa

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Dark Devotion

 

 

'''Spiritcraft

 

 

'''Rats' Nest

 

 

'''Ninjutsu

 

 

Champions of Kamigawa

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Kami Reborn

 

 

'''Snake's Path

 

 

'''Spiritbane

 

 

'''Way of the Warrior

 

 

Coldsnap

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Auroch Stampede

 

 

'''Beyond the Grave

 

 

'''Kjeldoran Cunning

 

 

'''Snowscape

 

 

Darksteel

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Master Blaster

 

 

'''Mind Swarm

 

 

'''Swarm & Slam

 

 

'''Transference

 

 

Dissension

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Azorius Ascendant

 

 

'''Rakdos Bloodsport

 

 

'''Simic Mutology

 

 

Eighth EDition

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Expulsion

 

 

'''Heavy Hitters

 

 

'''Life Boost

 

 

'''Sky Slam

 

 

'''Speed Scorch

 

 

Exodus

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Dominator

 

 

'''Groundbreaker

 

 

'''White Heat

 

 

'''Widowmaker

 

 

Fifth Dawn

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Nuts and Bolts

 

 

'''Special Forces

 

 

'''Stampede

 

 

'''Sunburst

 

 

Future Sight

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Fate Blaster

 

 

'''Future Shock

 

 

'''Rebels Unite

 

 

'''Suspended Sentence

 

 

Guildpact

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Izzet Gizmometry

 

 

'''Gruul Wilding

 

 

'''Code of the Orzhov

 

 

Invasion

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Blowout

 

 

'''Dismissal

 

 

'''Heavy Duty

 

 

'''Spectrum

 

 

Judgment

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Air Razers

 

 

'''Inundation

 

 

'''Painflow

 

 

'''Spectral Slam

 

 

Legions

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Elvish Rage

 

 

'''Morph Mayhem

 

 

'''Sliver Shivers

 

 

'''Zombies Unleashed

 

 

Lorwyn

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Elvish Predation

 

 

'''Boggart Feast

 

 

'''Kithkin Militia

 

 

'''Merrow Riverways

 

 

'''Elementals Path

 

 

Mercadian Masques

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Deepwood Menace

 

 

'''Disruptor

 

 

'''Rebel's Call

 

 

'''Tidal Mastery

 

 

Mirrodin

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Bait & Bludgeon

 

 

'''Little Bashers

 

 

'''Sacrificial Bam

 

 

'''Wicked Big

 

 

Morningtide

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Battalion

 

 

'''Going Rogue

 

 

'''Warrior?

 

 

'''Shaman?

 

 

Nemesis

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Breakdown

 

 

'''Eruption

 

 

'''Mercenaries

 

 

'''Replicator

 

 

Ninth Edition

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Army of Justice

 

 

'''Custom Creatures

 

 

'''Dead Again

 

 

'''Lofty Heights

 

 

'''World Aflame

 

 

Odyssey

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Liftoff

 

 

'''One-Two Punch

 

 

'''Pressure Cooker

 

 

'''Trounce-O-Matic

 

 

Onslaught

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Bait and Switch

 

 

'''Celestial Assault

 

 

'''Devastation

 

 

'''Ivory Doom

 

 

Planar Chaos

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Endless March

 

 

'''Rituals of Rebirth

 

 

'''Unraveling Mind

 

 

'''Ixidor's Legacy

 

 

Planeshift

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Barrage

 

 

'''Comeback

 

 

'''Domain

 

 

'''Scout

 

 

Portal Second Age

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Goblin Fire

 

 

'''Martial Law

 

 

'''Nature's Assault

 

 

'''Night Stalkers

 

 

'''Spellweaver

 

 

Prophecy

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Distress

 

 

'''Pummel

 

 

'''Slither

 

 

'''Turnaround

 

 

Ravnica

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Charge of the Boros

 

 

'''Dimir Intrigues

 

 

'''Golgari Deathcreep

 

 

'''Selesnya United

 

 

Saviors of Kamigawa

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Critical Mass

 

 

'''Soratami's Wisdom

 

 

'''Spirit Flames

 

 

'''Truth Seekers

 

 

Scourge

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Goblin Mob

 

 

'''Max Attack

 

 

'''Pulverize

 

 

'''Storm Surge

 

 

Seventh Edition

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Armada

 

 

'''Bomber

 

 

'''Decay

 

 

'''Infestation

 

 

'''Way Wild

 

 

Starter 1999

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Blinding Fury

 

 

'''Deadly Instinct

 

 

'''Goblin Assault

 

 

'''Impaler

 

 

'''Time Curse

 

 

Stronghold

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Call of the Kor

 

 

'''Migraine

 

 

'''The Sparkler

 

 

'''The Spikes

 

 

Tempest

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Deep Freeze

 

 

'''Flames of Rath

 

 

'''The Slivers

 

 

'''The Swarm

 

 

Tenth Edition

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Cho-Manno's Resolve

 

 

'''Molimo's Might

 

 

'''Evincar's Tyranny

 

 

'''Arcanis's Guile

 

 

'''Kamahl's Temper

 

 

Time Spiral

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Fun With Fungus

 

 

'''Hope's Crusaders

 

 

'''Reality Fracture

 

 

'''Sliver Evolution

 

 

Torment

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Grave Danger

 

 

'''Insanity

 

 

'''Sacrilege

 

 

'''Waking Nightmares

 

 

Urza's Destiny

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Assassin

 

 

'''Battle Surge

 

 

'''Enchanter

 

 

'''Fiendish Nature

 

 

Urza's Legacy

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Crusher

 

 

'''Phyrexian Assault

 

 

'''Radiant's Revenge

 

 

'''Time Drain

 

 

Urza's Saga

'''Theme Deck Name

'''Colors included

'''Red

'''Green

'''Tombstone

 

 

'''Sleeper

 

 

'''Special Delivery

 

 

'''The Plague

 

 

See also

  • Magic: The Gathering deck chea types
  • Duelists' Convocation International, for information on the constructed tournament format.