Cavalry Charge | Precon Upgrade Guide | Knightly Lords | Cut-Rate Commander | Commander | MTG | EDH 

Hey Folks! Below is the full list of upgrades made to the deck! Also, be sure to let me know if you agreed with my changes, what you would have swapped in instead, and what commanders you want to see me cover from March of the Machine in future videos! ------------------------ Creatures ------------------------ Arvad the Cursed >>> Marshal of Zhalfir Syr Elenora, the Discerning >>> Benalish Marshal Josu Vess, Lich Knight >>> Glen Elendra Liege Syr Konrad, the Grim >>> Thistledown Liege Knight of the Last Breath >>> Nadaar, Selfless Paladin Order of Midnight >>> Skyhunter Strike Force Foulmire Knight >>> Silverblade Paladin Lilliana’s Standard Bearer >>> Kwende, Pride of Femeref Pull From Tomorrow >>> Cavalier of Dawn Distant Melody >>> Cavalier of Night Sigiled Sword of Valeron >>> Triumphant Adventurer Unbreakable Formation >>> Guardian of Faith ------------------------ Instants ------------------------ Despark >>> Generous Gift ------------------------ Sorceries ------------------------ Time Wipe >>> Damn Fell the Mighty >>> Austere Command ------------------------ Enchantments ------------------------ Path of the Enigma >>> Kindred Discovery ------------------------ Artifacts ------------------------ Fractured Powerstone >>> Dimir Signet Mind Stone >>> Azorius Signet Commander’s Sphere >>> Talisman of Hierarchy Ichor Elixir >>> Talisman of Dominance Maul of the Skyclaves >>> Wayfarer's Bauble Promise of Loyalty >>> Chromatic Lantern Temple of the False God >>> Icon of Ancestry Thriving Heath >>> The Circle of Loyalty ------------------------ Battles ------------------------ Plains >>> Invasion of New Capenna ------------------------ Land ------------------------ Thriving Isle >>> Secluded Courtyard Thriving Moor >>> Unclaimed Territory

I disagree with removing syr konrad. He also deals damage for discarding, which you will be doing at least once per turn cycle, but probably more. Also for things leaving the graveyard. Essentially he perfectly pairs with the commander

Crib Swap has some great synergy with Haakon, Stromgald Scourge in this build for a lot of great spot removal!

Even if the deck itself is not an interesting playstyle for me, I always watch your videos and always learn something new about deckbuilding. Thanks!

I never realized double strike is 2 instances of combat damage to a player which would then trigger Sidar's reanimate ability twice, very cool! I told my buddies to enter into your giveaway, very neat that the more subs, the better the giveaway. As always keep up the great work!

This was the precon I was most excited to see you make an upgrade video for.

Just bought this deck as I love Knights. Though. Did want to ask, since you added Kwende, why not add the enchantment Knighthood? It gives everything First Strike then Kwende gives them Double Strike

Liked this upgrade a lot. I actually have good chunk of the cards because I have been working on Syr Gwen knight tribal build. Recently thinking of making it a equipment build instead.

Great upgrades! Hoping you can do an upgrade guide for some of the other MoM precons!

I always enjoy your videos. I made that vishgraz flicker deck but took out the proliferate for more ways to get the mites unblockable, then added other random etb creatures and elesh norn from ONE. She never lasts long on the field but it never hurts to try Weirdly enough I want to get a few of these precons and not upgrade them so I can play with some kids at work that don’t have access to crazy upgrades… but this deck seems fun, so maybe I’ll have some sideboard upgrades that I’ll use if I go play at a store. Heck, I already have kindred discovery and a couple of the other cards. The most expensive upgrade I’d want to buy would be kinsbaile cavalier

Love this Decklist! Your aggressiv Midrange Decklists are insane good.

I like Court Hussar a lot in this deck, more so than Acclaimed Contender. Court Hussar will get you a guaranteed card with no conditions even though you only look 3 cards deep instead of 5, without requiring another Knight in play to trigger its ability. Also, if you bring it back with Sidar Jabari, it'll conveniently put itself back in the graveyard without needing a sacrifice outlet so you can churn through your deck faster. The first two cards I added to my list were Nameless Inversion and Crib Swap, to go with Haakon, the hands down best card in the 99. Repeatable instant speed removal is a fantastic way to use your mana when you're cheating all your creatures into play with your general. I put them in over Path to Exile and Return to Dust due to my longstanding dislike for both cards. Glory is another great inclusion too. Thanks to Sidar Jabari's eminence trigger it's a free card to discard, and giving your whole board protection from a chosen color at instant speed makes combat a breeze and your opponents' interaction so much worse. I'd rather draw it over Smitten Swordmaster, whose creature side is trash and adventure side seldom drains for more than 5 or 6. Finally, because countermagic is sometimes the best form of protection, Deny the Witch and Sister of Silence can stop both spells and abilities as well as provide additional value, whether it's another on-tribe body or a sudden blow to a player's lifetotal. The two Lieges from Shadowmoor feel underwhelming since their point of overlap is the least represented color in the deck, and drawing one when your board is primarily the one color that doesn't get a stat boost feels bad. Can't wait to see the upgrade for the Convoke deck. Saint Traft and Rem Karolus have grown on me over the last few days, so I might end up grabbing the deck and refocusing it around them.

Great video as always! I'm excited for this precon, even if it winds up being "just another tribal deck" in the end, the theme of getting to be the armies of Zhalfir is just too cool to pass up. It always makes me feel better when I see that I've already snagged most of the upgrades you suggested - my deckbuilding must be getting better. I'm going to try out Patriarch's Bidding in my deck, as there's usually a lot of board wipes at my shop and so I really like mass reanimation when I can add it in. Plus the commander makes filling the graveyard a bit easier too. Storm of Souls is another pet card, but idk if it fits as well here.

This video has everything I wanted to find when looking for upgrade information on this pre-con. I am a new to Magic player and appreciate all of the information and the format it was prevented in.

The way you format replacements is perfect, awesome content.

Nice Upgrade! I will try IT Out. Duelist Heritage is a fun enchantment which works good with the commander

Been waiting for this. Thank you!

I very much like these types of upgrade videos that go in detail on taking out cards for better cards

Nice vid. Please make more Cut-Rate Commander guide. More power!

I was literally waiting for this one, ever since I pre-ordered it

Love the background tunes. A different kind of build for you Boss

Great video! And again thank you for the upgrade-replacement suggestions! I know it makes editing harder. :3

this is awesome, I am so excited for this one in particular

A nice midweek surprise. I look forward to watching it. Quick FYI, your decklist link leads to your Growing Threat precon upgrade. EDIT: Just finished the video, I liked all the changes to the deck would be more than happy to run it against (almost) and EDH table. Looking forward to the remaining two upgrades decks. If I may ask, are you looking to get these out faster than typical to catch up with Chiss-Goria and Solphim before/very soon after MOM releases?

I cannot wait for this deck! This deck and Brimas is the 2 out of the 5 I want.

Another piece off art. Each time you upload a new build it feels like i am getting a gift

Another stellar video!! You are the man!

Love the video style the lore the explanation great stuff thank you

Wow - great upgrade listing!!!! I also thought Invasion of New Phyrexia might be a better choice.... Next deck build: Slimefoot and Squee?

Cover of Darkness is really good here. Is it chivalrous? No but when dealing with an invasion that is cataclysmic to the plane, you’ll take the methods presented to you.

This is probably one of the best precons, in terms of gameplay-wise and value-wise...? Looking forward to the next upgrade video because i am quite intrigued in the Convoke precon.

Battle Angels of tyr, reflections of lihtara and cover of darkness is also good in there (i messed some of the names up - too many products!)

I don't have much desire to build this deck, but I love it just because it gives Haakon a home.

People need to chill with the Syr Konrad part. The guy costs 5 mana. The way the deck is built, it doesn't focus on mass self mill/discard/opponent mill etc. This is a good deck to be able to play stuff that has more synergy with the decks gameplan.

First time on this channel. Love your video.

Hey, I tried this upgraded deck, and I found it pretty sweet overall! It was a bit awkward at times if the commander was destroyed though, so I was wondering what you think of adding more redundancy, like Priest of Fell Rites? Also a Lightning Greaves seems good here for haste and to protect key creatures like Haakon

Can’t wait to test it!

I like it, but I’d cut a few more creatures for some more interaction. Maybe put in sisters of silence, a knight with a good etb for tribal fun.

Watched like 3 or 4 different videos on upgrades to this Commander and this one is a bit more to my liking though I would of liked to see a bit more blue with cards like Bident of Thalia, Reconnaissance Mission, and Coastal Piracy. But overall, a great upgrade video. 👌

I've lost count of the number of times I've won while playing a white deck because I included Akroma's Will. It's pricy (under $20), but it wins games.

Syr Konrad is a must keep. It synergizes with discard as well as recursion. Gotta keep it.

How would you feel about adding kinsbaile cavalier instead of valiant knight?

Grazzet, I really like all these videos. But I have a burning question: If you had a much higher budget, how would you upgrade them beyond the few select upgrades here (beyond the obvious mana base)? I suppose it's a request if the upgrade section could be expanded. But also, I am really curious what a creative deck builder like you could do with the precon and like a 500 dollar budget. Which would also make it a more unique type of video as no one is currently doing videos with an upgrade budget that high i believe.

Awesome vid! Subbed 😁

Any chance we could get a Tor Wauki The Younger build in the future?

Some great options - one card I think everybody is missing for this deck is Elenda, the Dusk Rose.

Can't wait to build this.

Might ask why you didn't pick invasion of New Phyrexia, it makes a ton knights if you enough mana in it and it gets you a planes walker that can draw card and put knights in the graveyard, give emblems to buff them, or just shuffle cards back in the oppoints deck. Is it really that expensive already?

Forgive me if this is hasty. But why would you want generous gift over the recastable crib swap. Hakon would allow us to recast crip swap as many times as we can.

I’m putting breathless knight into mine!

When are you going to make a Patreon?! :)

I missed the precon upgrade guides 😢

Great video and well-edited! Personally I would even cut Knights of the Black Roses (monarchy could be an advantage for opponents) and Xerex (because I may not play 2 spells per turn due to high mana curve of this deck) Invasion of New Phyrexia is a great add due to the Teferi Effect that is Knight themed :) Overall great work!

Replace Read the Bones with Notion Rain and one of your 2 mana artifacts that tap for colorless with Deranged Assistant and thank me later, Notion Rain is a Dimir version of Read the Bones that Surveils instead of Scry's, potentially feeding your graveyard with a good Knight or two. Deranged Assistant taps to mill and add colorless, also potentially milling a Knight.

Will growing threat be phyrexian tribal?

Thanks

Would include Mirror Entity

I just bought a kinsbaile cavalier for less than half a dolar, price variance between Europe and na sometimes makes no sense at all lol.

Wrong pre con on the description link?

Thanks it's one is 👍 ❤

Dang Cavalier of Dawn shot up in price from this video

tnx🙂

How do you feel about the inclusion of Bident of Thassa?

Dauntless Bodyguard for protection that is cheap money and mana wise, as well as a knight.

Heya! Just got my precon and was making the upgrades, would it maybe be possible to create an additional list with the cutted cards? I somehow ended up with 103 cards in my deck haha. Love the video's, by far my fav deck upgrade channel!

Is there anymore upgrades? I'm willing to spend money

Why not Kinsbaile Cavalier, he gives all your knights double strike for only 4 mana.

i buyed Kasla, she is any good ?

Hol' up, it ain' Tuesdae, innit? Bloo'y 'ell! Bri'ish memes aside, amazing deck as always! Sorry for the late responses though... life was a tad annoying and busy. Day 609 of waiting for the face reveal. How would you finish the sentence "____ and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race."? Because I would put either The Great Henge or Mirrodin in the blank spot.

Syr Konrad does so much damage as you send creatures to the yard from your hard and getting them out of it with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir, you don't need to sacrifice anything, creatures will die. Only card I'd recommend keeping from the swaps. Syr Konrad just warps games around it, one of the strongest knights.

Fire Marshal Bill, is that you?

A lot of videos have this same way of speaking. It makes me think of Captain Kirk.

it be funny if you had the great hengited as a expensive suggestion and mention: " i know this card cant be in the deck due to it being green, but i still want a reprint WIZARDS PLEASE!

Also why would you not put kinsbaile cavalier or invasion of new phyrexia?

Anyone else watch these even if you have no desire to get the precon?

I liked the video but voice filter used for this video was awful.

I hate this deck. It looks brocken as hell put of the box and now this upgrades is making it more dangerous. Hope my friend don'ake me hate this deck even more T^T

These add-on’s are garbage

At 1:15, the previous precon showed up for a split second. Thought I'd be that guy to point that out. 🫨