Political Puppets Precon Upgrade: 73 Budget Swaps for $39.11

Upgraded Decklist

Your upgraded Political Puppets.

100 / 100 cards · 73 new

Creatures 21$17.76

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Instants 8$6.56

Sorceries 6$2.42

Artifacts 16$15.95

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Enchantments 12$14.45

Lands 36$7.37

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Upgrade Guide

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10 swaps · All suggested swaps

Cards to swapMaximum per added card · USD

All suggested swaps: 73 swaps. No further swaps meet the model’s play-rate, role, and price criteria.

Spells 52

$33.35

Spells to add, each with the card it replaces
#	Add	Price	Take out	Your call
1	Humble Defector Card Draw synergy staple	$0.11	Trade Secrets Card Draw not legal in Commander	Skip the new card
2	Pendant of Prosperity Ramp synergy fills a gap	$0.60	Lash Out Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
3	Nine Lives Protection synergy	$0.66	Whirlpool Whelm Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
4	Role Reversal Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.33	Punishing Fire Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
5	Akroan Horse Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.50	Flametongue Kavu Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
6	Arcane Signet Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.38	Breath of Darigaaz Board Wipes	Skip the new card Keep the old card
7	Steel Golem Theme/Synergy synergy	$1.54	Court Hussar Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
8	Perplexing Chimera Protection synergy	$1.67	Murmurs from Beyond Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
9	Hithlain Rope Ramp synergy fills a gap	$0.46	Perilous Research Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
10	Harmless Offering Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.26	Brion Stoutarm Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
11	Azorius Signet Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.20	Jötun Grunt Recursion	Skip the new card Keep the old card
12	Rust Elemental Theme/Synergy synergy	$1.77	Numot, the Devastator Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
13	Aggressive Mining Card Draw synergy	$0.96	Repulse Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
14	Izzet Signet Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.24	Izzet Chronarch Recursion	Skip the new card Keep the old card
15	Boros Signet Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.53	Crescendo of War Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
16	Wrong Turn Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.43	Plumeveil Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
17	Yes Man, Personal Securitron Card Draw synergy	$2.00	Gomazoa Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
18	Psychosis Crawler Card Draw synergy	$0.67	Martyr's Bond Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
19	Swords to Plowshares Tgt Removal synergy staple	$0.99	Azorius Guildmage Counterspells	Skip the new card Keep the old card
20	Shifting Grift Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.31	Armillary Sphere Tutors	Skip the new card Keep the old card
21	Pyromancer's Swath Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.72	Soul Snare Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
22	Moderation Card Draw synergy	$0.27	Champion's Helm Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
23	Goldnight Castigator Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.54	Flusterstorm Counterspells	Skip the new card Keep the old card
24	Fractured Identity Tgt Removal synergy	$0.58	Spurnmage Advocate Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
25	Delusions of Mediocrity Protection synergy	$1.75	False Prophet Board Wipes	Skip the new card Keep the old card
26	Jinxed Idol Theme/Synergy synergy	$1.06	Ruhan of the Fomori Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
27	Coveted Falcon Card Draw synergy	$0.23	Arbiter of Knollridge Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
28	Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant Card Draw synergy	$0.31	Prison Term Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
29	Darksteel Mutation Tgt Removal synergy	$1.05	Skyscribing Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
30	Triskaidekaphile Card Draw synergy	$0.89	Dominus of Fealty Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
31	Path to Exile Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.71	Guard Gomazoa Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
32	Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.35	Nin, the Pain Artist Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
33	Cinder Giant Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.47	Journey to Nowhere Tgt Removal	Skip the new card Keep the old card
34	Chromatic Lantern Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.43	Vow of Lightning Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
35	Kwain, Itinerant Meddler Card Draw synergy	$0.24	Vision Skeins Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
36	Djinn of Infinite Deceits Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.72	Vow of Duty Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
37	Solitary Confinement Protection synergy	$0.51	Vow of Flight Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
38	Laboratory Maniac Card Draw synergy	$0.36	Wall of Omens Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
39	Arcane Denial Card Draw synergy staple	$1.85	Brainstorm Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
40	Coveted Jewel Ramp synergy fills a gap	$0.24	Chromeshell Crab Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
41	The Second Doctor Card Draw synergy	$1.75	Wall of Denial Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
42	Modify Memory Card Draw synergy	$0.19	Wild Ricochet Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
43	Talisman of Creativity Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.49	Oblation Card Draw	Skip the new card Keep the old card
44	Imprisoned in the Moon Ramp synergy fills a gap	$0.31	Insurrection Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
45	Marina Vendrell's Grimoire Card Draw synergy	$0.31	Fog Bank Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
46	Iroh, Tea Master Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.34	Rapacious One Ramp	Skip the new card Keep the old card
47	Talisman of Progress Ramp synergy staple fills a gap	$0.28	Scattering Stroke Ramp	Skip the new card Keep the old card
48	Oblivion Ring Tgt Removal synergy	$0.17	Dreamstone Hedron Ramp	Skip the new card Keep the old card
49	Shifting Borders Theme/Synergy synergy	$0.33	Prophetic Prism Ramp	Skip the new card Keep the old card
50	Dictate of Kruphix Card Draw synergy	$0.37	Darksteel Ingot Ramp	Skip the new card Keep the old card
51	Blasphemous Act Board Wipes synergy staple	$0.75	Austere Command Board Wipes	Skip the new card Keep the old card
52	Negate Counterspells synergy staple	$0.17	Spell Crumple Counterspells	Skip the new card Keep the old card

Lands 21

$5.76

Lands to add, each with the card it replaces
#	Add	Price	Take out	Your call
1	Mystic Monastery Lands synergy staple	$0.13	Death by Dragons Theme/Synergy	Skip the new card Keep the old card
2	Exotic Orchard Lands synergy staple	$0.20	Pollen Lullaby Protection	Skip the new card Keep the old card
3	Glacial Fortress Lands synergy staple	$0.19	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
4	Sulfur Falls Lands synergy staple	$0.18	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
5	Clifftop Retreat Lands synergy staple	$0.21	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
6	Prairie Stream Lands synergy staple	$0.19	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
7	Shivan Reef Lands synergy staple	$0.22	Plains Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
8	Temple of Epiphany Lands synergy staple	$0.16	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
9	Temple of Enlightenment Lands synergy staple	$0.13	Mountain Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
10	Battlefield Forge Lands synergy staple	$0.21	Plains Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
11	Temple of Triumph Lands synergy staple	$0.18	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
12	Adarkar Wastes Lands synergy staple	$0.34	Mountain Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
13	Deserted Beach Lands synergy staple	$1.35	Plains Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
14	Temple of the False God Lands synergy staple	$0.19	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
15	Swiftwater Cliffs Lands synergy staple	$0.11	Mountain Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
16	Tranquil Cove Lands synergy staple	$0.07	Plains Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
17	Cascade Bluffs Lands synergy staple	$0.34	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
18	Mystic Gate Lands synergy staple	$0.62	Mountain Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
19	Rugged Prairie Lands synergy staple	$0.27	Plains Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
20	Myriad Landscape Lands synergy staple	$0.26	Island Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card
21	Perilous Landscape Lands synergy staple	$0.21	Mountain Lands	Skip the new card Keep the old card

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Lands. 34 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	$64.72	$66.92
Average mana value	3.18	3.11
Game Changers	0	0
Combos	0	0
Deck match	18%	77%

Mana curve

Mana value 0: 0 as sold, 0 upgraded
Mana value 1: 6 as sold, 5 upgraded
Mana value 2: 19 as sold, 18 upgraded
Mana value 3: 20 as sold, 21 upgraded
Mana value 4: 10 as sold, 12 upgraded
Mana value 5: 3 as sold, 4 upgraded
Mana value 6: 6 as sold, 3 upgraded
Mana value 7+: 2 as sold, 1 upgraded

Each pair of bars is the deck as sold (gray) and the upgraded deck (blue). The curve and the average cover Zedruu the Greathearted 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	34	36	36
Ramp	7	12	14
Card draw	11	12	16
Targeted removal	12	5	5
Board wipes	3	2	1
Counterspells	3	2	1
Protection	12	10	8
Tutors	1	1	0

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.