Aura of Courage Precon Upgrade: 36 Budget Swaps for $27.71

Upgraded Decklist

Your upgraded Aura of Courage.

100 / 100 cards · 36 new

Creatures 13$7.36

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Instants 6$11.87

Sorceries 5$5.00

Artifacts 18$42.86

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Enchantments 21$22.42

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Lands 36$9.04

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Upgrade Guide

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10 swaps · All suggested swaps

Cards to swapMaximum per added card · USD

About 8% of the recorded Galea, Kindler of Hope decks are this precon almost unchanged.

All suggested swaps: 36 swaps. No further swaps meet the model’s play-rate, role, and price criteria.

Spells 26

$22.94

Spells to add, each with the card it replaces
#	Add	Price	Take out	Your call
1	Danitha Capashen, Paragon Ramp synergy	$0.35	Forest Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
2	Armored Skyhunter Tutors synergy fills a gap	$0.44	Forest Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
3	All That Glitters Theme/Synergy synergy staple	$0.52	Viridian Longbow Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
4	Aqueous Form Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.29	Clay Golem Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
5	Nettlecyst Theme/Synergy synergy	$1.11	Ebony Fly Ramp	Skip the new card Keep the old card
6	Swords to Plowshares Tgt Removal synergy staple	$0.99	Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off Board Wipes	Skip the new card Keep the old card
7	Steel of the Godhead Theme/Synergy synergy	$2.00	Diviner's Portent Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
8	Darksteel Mutation Tgt Removal synergy	$1.05	Song of Inspiration Recursion	Skip the new card Keep the old card
9	Thran Power Suit Protection synergy	$0.99	Prognostic Sphinx Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
10	Shield of the Oversoul Protection synergy	$1.75	Greater Good Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
11	Sun Titan Recursion synergy staple	$0.22	Valiant Endeavor Board Wipes	Skip the new card Keep the old card
12	Ethereal Armor Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.32	Angel of Finality Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
13	Starnheim Courser Ramp synergy	$0.26	Ride the Avalanche Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
14	Cultivate Ramp synergy staple	$0.39	Netherese Puzzle-Ward Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
15	Spirit Mantle Protection synergy	$0.28	Riverwise Augur Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
16	Finest Hour Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.79	Acidic Slime Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
17	Danitha, Benalia's Hope Recursion synergy	$0.35	Psychic Impetus Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
18	Path to Exile Ramp synergy staple	$0.71	Storvald, Frost Giant Jarl Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
19	Single Combat Board Wipes synergy	$0.50	Fey Steed Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
20	Strong Back Ramp synergy	$2.00	Curse of Verbosity Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
21	Sword of Vengeance Theme/Synergy synergy	$1.19	Sword of Hours Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
22	Sovereigns of Lost Alara Tutors synergy fills a gap	$0.84	Verdant Embrace Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
23	Ancestral Mask Theme/Synergy synergy	$1.20	Fleecemane Lion Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
24	Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice Tutors synergy fills a gap	$1.40	Gryff's Boon Recursion	Skip the new card Keep the old card
25	Ponder Card Draw synergy	$1.63	Angelic Gift Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
26	Unquestioned Authority Card Draw synergy	$1.37	Serum Visions Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card

Lands 10

$4.77

Lands to add, each with the card it replaces
#	Add	Price	Take out	Your call
1	Rogue's Passage Lands synergy staple	$0.34	Mishra's Factory Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
2	Overgrown Farmland Lands synergy staple	$0.93	Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
3	Sunpetal Grove Lands synergy staple	$0.28	Lumbering Falls Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
4	Deserted Beach Lands synergy staple	$1.35	Thriving Isle Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
5	Glacial Fortress Lands synergy staple	$0.19	Thriving Grove Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
6	Yavimaya Coast Lands synergy staple	$0.31	Thriving Heath Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
7	Temple of Enlightenment Lands synergy staple	$0.13	Grasslands Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
8	Temple of Mystery Lands synergy staple	$0.15	Forest Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
9	Hinterland Harbor Lands synergy staple	$0.25	Forest Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
10	Dreamroot Cascade Lands synergy staple	$0.84	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card

To change a swap, select another addition or keep the proposed cut, then update suggestions. Open each card to read its abilities.

Lands. 38 lands as sold, 36 after these swaps; typical builds run 36. Change the number of basics in the deck workspace.

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What the upgrade changes.

The deck as sold compared with the upgraded deck
Statistic	As sold	Upgraded
Singles value	$93.59	$102.12
Average mana value	2.79	2.55
Game Changers	0	0
Combos	0	0
Deck match	78%	88%

Mana curve

Mana value 0: 0 as sold, 0 upgraded
Mana value 1: 13 as sold, 15 upgraded
Mana value 2: 21 as sold, 21 upgraded
Mana value 3: 10 as sold, 17 upgraded
Mana value 4: 8 as sold, 3 upgraded
Mana value 5: 6 as sold, 5 upgraded
Mana value 6: 2 as sold, 3 upgraded
Mana value 7+: 2 as sold, 0 upgraded

Each pair of bars is the deck as sold (gray) and the upgraded deck (blue). The curve and the average cover Galea, Kindler of Hope and every nonland card. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that the 100 cards hold every piece of. Deck match says how much of what this commander’s decks usually play the list captures.

Roles

Cards per role: as sold, typical for this commander, and upgraded
Role	As sold	Typical	Upgraded
Lands	38	36	36
Ramp	12	14	16
Card draw	15	11	8
Targeted removal	8	5	7
Board wipes	3	2	2
Counterspells	0	1	0
Protection	10	10	9
Tutors	0	3	3

Typical is the median count across this commander’s decks. Each card counts toward its main role only. A swap never takes a role below 80% of its typical count unless the new card fills the same role.