The Precon Part-Out Index: which Magic Commander decks are worth the most as singles?
A sealed Commander precon costs about $44.99. The cards inside are worth something else entirely. We took every Commander deck released since 2023, matched each card to its exact printing and priced it, and summed the deck. Every single standard precon parts out above its sticker, the median to $97.94. But the interesting part is where that value hides.
The most valuable precons to part out
Bar = total singles value of the standard $44.99 deck at Scryfall reference prices. The chase is each deck’s single priciest card; the % is the share of the whole deck’s value held by its top 3 cards.
Deck names on the left are hidden on the narrowest phones for space; the value and chase are always shown.
The paper value is a ceiling, not a payout
“This $44.99 deck is worth $97.94 in singles” is technically true and practically misleading. Across these decks the median keeps 29% of its value in just its top 3 cards, and often 2 chases carry the deck. The other roughly 90 cards are bulk: individually worth cents, slow to sell, and eaten by marketplace and shipping fees the moment you list them. So the real question a buyer should ask is not “does it part out above MSRP” (almost all do) but “can I actually move the two or three chase cards?” That is where the money is, and it is exactly the card Foilio’s scanner flags when you rip the deck.
The Collector’s Editions, separately
The foil-forward Collector’s Edition precons carry more nominal value, but they also cost more sealed, so we rank them on their own. Median part-out: $121.81.
| Collector’s Edition deck | Year | Part-out (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Eldrazi Incursion | 2024 | $217.68 |
| The Fantastic Four | 2026 | $179.98 |
| Doom Prevails | 2026 | $178.97 |
| Tricky Terrain | 2024 | $166.37 |
| Avengers Assemble | 2026 | $125.57 |
| Graveyard Overdrive | 2024 | $121.81 |
Part-out value by release year
Median standard-precon part-out value by year. Newer decks (2025-2026) sit lower here partly because their singles have not finished settling out of the release window, and partly because the reprint-heavy sets ran thinner on chases.
Method & sources
- Every Commander Deck released 2023 or later (92 decks) via the open MTGJSON dataset, each card matched to its exact precon printing.
- Prices are the Scryfall reference price in USD for that specific printing, valued 2026-07-11. Part-out value = the sum of count x price, basic lands included. 6,549 unique cards priced.
- It is a gross singles value: it does not deduct marketplace or shipping fees, card condition, or the labor of selling ~90 cards one at a time. Prices move; a snapshot, not a guarantee. No marketplace was scraped, only open catalog data.
FAQ
Which Magic Commander precon is worth the most in singles?
Among 80 standard Commander precons released since 2023, Goblin Storm (2026) parts out to $734.86 at Scryfall reference prices, led by Roaming Throne at $112.14. The next highest are Angels: They're Just Like Us at $679.76 and Raining Cats and Dogs at $585.54. Values are the sum of every card at its exact precon printing; prices move, so treat the ranking as a snapshot valued 2026-07-11.
Is it worth buying a Commander precon to sell the singles?
On paper the math looks great: all 80 standard decks part out above their $44.99 MSRP, the median to $97.94 (about 2.2x), and 63% clear 2x. In practice, the value is concentrated: a median deck holds 29% of its worth in just its top 3 cards, and the other ~90 are bulk that sells slowly and for little after marketplace and shipping fees. Parting out pays only if you can actually move the two or three chase cards; otherwise you are trading $44.99 for a small stack of chases plus a box of bulk.
What about the Collector's Edition precons?
The 12 higher-MSRP Collector's Edition decks (foil-forward, roughly $70+ retail) part out to a $121.81 median, led by Eldrazi Incursion at $217.68. They carry more nominal value because the cards are foil, but they also cost more sealed, so the multiple over their own MSRP is thinner than the standard decks. We rank them separately for exactly that reason.
How was this measured?
Every Commander Deck released 2023 or later (92 decks) via the open MTGJSON dataset, with each card matched to its exact precon printing and priced at the Scryfall reference price in USD (open MTGJSON decklists + Scryfall reference prices (USD), per exact precon printing); 6,549 unique cards. Part-out value is the sum of count x price, basic lands included. It is a gross singles value: it does not deduct marketplace or shipping fees, condition, or the time to sell ~90 cards individually. No marketplace was scraped. Valued 2026-07-11.
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