Aetherdrift/Commander decks
| Aetherdrift Commander Decks | |||||
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| Symbol description | A shield with a chequered inescutcheon | ||||
| Design | Ethan Fleischer (lead), Adam Prosak, Megan Smith | ||||
| Release date | February 14, 2025 | ||||
| Plane |
Amonkhet Avishkar Multiversal | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Energy | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Eternalize | ||||
| Set size | Two 100-card decks | ||||
| Expansion code | DRC[1] | ||||
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Two Aetherdrift Commander Decks were released together with Aetherdrift on February 14, 2025.[2]
Description
The two Commander decks are centered around the visited planes of Avishkar and Amonkhet, leaning into things specific to those worlds that the main set didn’t have space for.[3] The design team restricted the amount of decks to two, in response to players' complaints that there were too many Commander deck release.[4]
Each deck introduces ten never-before-seen Commander cards to Magic: The Gathering.[5] New Aetherdrift Commander cards with the DRC set code numbered #1-20 (and their alternative versions numbered #21-36) are permitted in the Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats. Returning cards with the DRC set code and numbered #36-184 are legal for play in any format where a card with the same name is permitted. Reprints with new art suited to the Aetherdrift theme are #37-61. Other reprints are #62-184.
Contents
Each package contains:
- 1 foil borderless Commander
- 1 additional foil borderless Legendary card
- 98 regular cards
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 deck box
- 1 Collector Booster Sample Pack (2 cards)
Living Energy
A 
deck focusing on energy, artificers and artifact creatures. Saheeli Rai is the face commander.[2][4]
The new cards are:
- Saheeli, Radiant Creator
- Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic
- Adaptive Omnitool
- Aetherflux Conduit
- Aetheric Amplifier
- Nissa, Worldsoul Speaker
- Peema Trailblazer
- Rampaging Aetherhood
- Stridehangar Automaton
- Territorial Aetherkite
The double-sided tokens are:[6]
- 1× Energy Reserve // Energy Reserve
- 1×
1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying (0009)// 3/3 Golem artifact creature with vigilance - 1× 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying (0010) // 3/3 Golem artifact creature with trample
- 1× Nalaar Aetherjet, an X/X Vehicle artifact with flying and crew 2 // 3/3 Golem artifact creature with flying
- 2× Nalaar Aetherjet // Treasure artifact
- 2× 1/1 Servo artifact creature // 3/3 Beast creature
- 2× 4/4 Construct artifact creature // 6/6 Beast artifact creature
Eternal Might
A 
deck focusing on zombies and discard. It features the Eternalize mechanic. Temmet is the face commander.[2][4]
The new cards are:
- Temmet, Naktamun's Will
- Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
- Accursed Duneyard
- Lost Monarch of Ifnir
- On Wings of Gold
- Priest of the Crossing
- Prophet of the Scarab
- Renewed Solidarity
- Rhet-Tomb Mystic
- Wizened Mentor
The double-sided tokens are:[6]
- 1× 1/1 Zombie creature // 3/4 Embalmed Angel of Sanctions
- 1× 1/1 Zombie creature // 4/4 Eternalized Champion of Wits
- 1× 1/1 Zombie creature // 4/4 Eternalized Timeless Dragon
- 1× 1/1 Zombie creature // 0/0 Embalmed Vizier of Many Faces
- 1× 1/1 Zombie creature // 2/2 Shapeshifter creature with changeling
- 1× 0/0 Zombie Army creature // 2/2 Shapeshifter creature with changeling
- 2× 4/4 Zombie Warrior creature with vigilance // 2/2 Zombie creature
- 2× 2/2 Zombie creature // 2/2 Zombie creature with decayed
Tokens, emblems and markers
- 1/1 Zombie creature for On Wings of Gold and Wizened Mentor.
- 3/4 Embalmed Angel of Sanctions
- 0/0 Embalmed Vizier of Many Faces
- 2/2 Shapeshifter creature with changeling for Maskwood Nexus.
- 0/0 Zombie Army creature for Commence the Endgame; Dreadhorde Invasion; Eternal Skylord; Gleaming Overseer and Lazotep Chancellor.
- 2/2 Zombie creature with decayed for Crowded Crypt.
- 4/4 Zombie Warrior creature with vigilance for God-Eternal Oketra.
- 4/4 Eternalized Champion of Wits
- 4/4 Eternalized Timeless Dragon
- 3/3 Beast creature for Elder Gargaroth.
- 6/6 Beast artifact creature for Architect of the Untamed.
- 4/4 Construct artifact creature for Retrofitter Foundry.
- 3/3 Golem artifact creature with flying for Triplicate Titan.
- 3/3 Golem artifact creature with trample for Triplicate Titan.
- 3/3 Golem artifact creature with vigilance for Triplicate Titan.
- Nalaar Aetherjet, an X/X Vehicle artifact with flying and crew 2 for Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic.
- Energy Reserve helper card.
The following tokens and emblems are created by cards in the decks and are thus included with the decks. However, they are not part of the Aetherdrift Commander expansion. Instead, they retain the Aetherdrift expansion symbol () and collector number:
- 2/2 Zombie creature for Cemetery Reaper; Cryptbreaker; Dread Summons; Grave Titan; Liliana, Death's Majesty and Never // Return.
- 1/1 Servo artifact creature for Retrofitter Foundry and Saheeli, Sublime Artificer.
- 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying for Loyal Apprentice; Pia and Kiran Nalaar; Retrofitter Foundry; Sai, Master Thopterist; Stridehangar Automaton; Thopter Spy Network; Whirler Rogue and Whirler Virtuoso.
- 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying.
- Treasure artifact for Treasure Vault and Bootleggers' Stash.
References
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- ↑ a b c Jubilee Finnegan & Max McCall (December 10, 2024). "Collecting Aetherdrift: A First Look". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 22, 2025). "why for the two aetherdrift commander decks did neither of them focus on vehicles or other unique set mechanics like speed?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b c Gavin Verhey (January 24, 2025). "Why Does Aetherdrift Only Have Two Commander Precon Decks? (Video)". Good Morning Magic. YouTube.
- ↑ Jubilee Finnegan (January 21, 2025). "Aetherdrift Commander Decklists". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b <Jubilee Finnegan (January 31, 2025). "The Tokens of Aetherdrift". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.