New Commanders Are Finally Arriving Next Month for Magic Fans: Here’s What To Expect from Secrets of Strixhaven

Magic: The Gathering is gearing up for yet different acceptable successful 2026, but this clip it’s Secrets of Strixhaven - a instrumentality to a acquainted level afloat of spellcasters and studying, arriving connected April 24, 2026.

The acceptable volition see 5 Commander decks for the archetypal clip since Tarkir: Dragonstorm successful 2025, and present we cognize a small much astir however each volition play acknowledgment to the caller look Commanders.

Strixhaven’s Commanders Are Here - Which Will You Pick?

Kicking things disconnected with Lorehold Spirit, this Red/White platform is helmed by Quintorius, History Chaser.

This Planeswalker is simply a four-cost paper that creates Spirit tokens erstwhile cards permission the graveyard. Its +1 quality lets you discard a paper to trigger paper gully and mill, portion its -4 gives your Spirits treble onslaught and Vigilance.

Next up, Witherbloom Pestilence is simply a Black/Green platform with Dina, Essence Brewer arsenic its Commander.

A 2/3 that turns carnal sacrifice into paper draw, Dina tin besides sacrifice creatures to summation beingness and powerfulness up different creature.

Silverquill Influence has a goad taxable successful Black and White, and is led by Killian, Decisive Mentor.

He’s a 2/3 that goads creatures arsenic Enchantments enter, and gets paper vantage from cards with Auras attacking.

Izzet spellslinger is hardly a caller archetype, but Rootha. Mastering the Moment is simply a 3/4 that creates Elemental carnal tokens with flying and haste.

Rack up the spells successful Prismari Artistry, and it could extremity up causing a spot of a snowball effect.

Finally, Quandrix Unlimited is simply a Green/Blue precon with Zimone, Infinite Analyst. It’s a three-cost, 0/4 that racks up +1/+1 counters arsenic you formed ‘X’ spells/

Then, your X spells outgo 1 little for each antagonistic you have, perchance making Zimone a truly utile motor each connected her ain (alongside X spells, naturally).

Any of the decks drawback your eye? I was going to beryllium this 1 out, having picked up 3 precons already this year, but Dina is simply a truly neat Commander that has maine tempted.

For much connected Commander, beryllium definite to cheque retired immoderate of the astir almighty precon decks successful the format truthful far, arsenic good arsenic a look astatine immoderate presently connected sale.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer successful tech, gaming and fittingness seen astatine Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and galore more. He's a large instrumentality of Magic: The Gathering and different collectible paper games, overmuch to his wife's dismay.