As a red/black mana deck, Planar Portal finds some interesting ways to ramp up its power levels, using exiling cards and pulling them into play.

This deck requires some thinking to be used effectively, but once you've got the basic strategy down the deck really excels and can win you the majority of games. One gripe of this deck however is that while it can put you ahead 9 times out of 10 and is very well-equipped to play out the long game, it struggles to close out the game and can do with some minor tweaks to give it more options to deliver the killing blow.

The Planar Portal commander deck comes with some extra offerings in the box as well as the 100-card ready-to-play deck. You'll also receive an exclusive Adventures In The Forgotten Realms-themed deck box, with red and black colors to match the deck itself. There will also be 10 double-sided tokens, if you ever need them, as well as a life tracker. All of this means that as soon as you open the box you can jump right into a game of the Commander format, and follow along with the basic strategy guide to get you started on your journey to play Magic: The Gathering.

Getting all 4 of the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms' commander decks in one simple bundle is the best option, it saves you money, and you can jump into playing with 3 other friends right away. Each deck comes with everything that you expect if you were to buy each individually, of course, the 100-card ready-to-play deck, an AFR-themed deck box with colors to match each deck, 10 double-sided tokens for each deck, and a life tracker for each deck. This is a great bundle for any collector of Magic: The Gathering, or for a group of friends who want to try each commander deck without having to fork out too much.

The four decks included in this bundle are all great pre-cons, with only some minor tweaks needed to make them more competitive. Draconic Rage is a red, green mana deck that is all about overwhelming your opponents with dragons and quick attacks. Aura of Courage is a green, white, blue mana deck that is a Voltron deck, using equipment and auras to buff smaller cards and make them a larger threat for low mana cost. Dungeons of Death, as the name suggests, involves some necromancy and bringing creatures back from the dead and onto your battlefield. Lastly, Planar Portal is a deck that exiles creatures to bring them back into play later in the game, creating a large and hopefully devastating board presence.

If dragons are your thing then this deck is definitely for you, Draconic Rage is all about creating big powerful dragons in order to deal overwhelming damage to your opponents. The commander of this deck, Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients, lets you create a 5/4 Dragon spirit token every time he is dealt damage, but sadly whenever that dragon deals damage it must be sacrificed. This ability can be played both as an actively-aggressive ability or ively for defense, because every time a die is rolled Vrondiss may deal 1 damage to itself, so... infinite dragons anyone?

It's a solid precon for players of any ability, the core mechanics are simple; to create lots of strong dragons and have them attack en masse. It relies on damage and aggression early on to crush the opponent and stop them from building a large board presence. With lots of land cards available to naturally draw, the deck does not need to rely on drawing lots of cards in order to be successful. However, due to the high cost of some cards, there can be issues early game with land/mana count and may take a couple of turns for things to get rolling.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Set Booster Box is a great way to build your collection quickly and get your hands on a load of new cards from the new set. This booster box will give you 360 Magic cards in one go, from 30 packs, each containing 12 cards.

This set booster box is more likely to give you multiple rares than draft booster boxes, giving you more powerful and useful cards than other box sets. Each Set Booster pack will always contain a Booster 'Fun' card, a traditional foil card, and an art card, giving you guaranteed special treatment cards, but not as many as other booster pack types. The commons and uncommon cards in Set Boosters tell little stories, giving more depth and character to each card, and there's always the chance of opening a card from the prestigious The List.

The exact distribution of cards in a set booster pack is as follows. Each pack has 12 Magic cards, 1 will be an Art card (including a D&D monster stat block on the back in 33% of packs), and 1 token/ad/card from The List (in 25 percent of Set Boosters). Each pack contains 1- Rares or Mythic Rares, 7-10 Uncommons and Commons, and 1 Guaranteed land card. So no matter what you are guaranteed a good spread of cards to build decks from, or add cards to already existing decks and change up the gameplay slightly.

If you love Voltron decks, buffing cards as much as possible to make them a huge threat, then Aura of Courage is definitely the choice for you.

The commander of the deck, Galea, Kindler of Hope, is all about getting Aura and Equipment out as quickly and efficiently as possible, letting you look at the top card of your library and then if it's and Aura or Equipment play it directly from the top of your library and attach it to a card. The deck makes use of some great new cards from the AFR set, as well as using some Voltron staples, which all help to make the deck run reasonably well. However, the deck does lack some consistency and could do with a few changes to help achieve this and let you get more action and closing power.

Topping off the commander deck itself is a few extra goodies in the box, which means you can jump right into playing a game as soon as your new deck arrives. As with all pre-cons, you'll find a basic strategy guide, giving you a quick rundown on how the deck plays and the basic strategies you should try to implement, great for new players. You'll also get an AFR-themed deck box with green, white, and blue colors to highlight the mana of the deck inside. There will also be 10 double-sided tokens, and a life tracker die.

As the name might suggest, Dungeons of Death is all about getting huge white and black creatures into your graveyard and then, using a little bit of necromancy, getting them onto your battlefield to crush your opponents.

This kind of re-animator theme is very popular in the Commander format, and it certainly fits with the theme of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms bringing that element of D&D to Magic: The Gathering. The commander of this deck Sefris of the Hidden Ways is able to reanimate creatures herself but adds a very D&D twist and requires you to complete one of the AFR signature dungeon cards before being able to do so. Out of the box, the deck is very fun to play and doesn't necessarily need a lot of changes to be more competitive, it's one of the more well-realized pre-con commander decks out there and meets the general themes that it sets out to achieve.

As with most pre-con commander decks you can expect to find a couple of extras in the box to sweeten the deal slightly and add a little bit more value to a deck which you already save a decent amount on if you were to buy each card as a single. In the box, you'll find a basic strategy guide to get you started. You'll also find an AFR-themed deck box with white, blue, and black colors to highlight the deck's mana colors. As an added bonus there'll also be a life tracker and 10 double-sided token cards, meaning you can jump right into playing.

If you know someone who loves Magic: The Gathering or wants to start playing it, then the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Gift Bundle is an excellent choice. Or even, if you want to get your hands on lots of new cards from the set, as well as a few extra special bonuses then this is definitely something you should be thinking about.

The AFR gift bundle box comes with a whole heap of packs, special packs, and added bonuses that set it apart from any normal box set. You'll find yourself 10 Draft booster packs, a special Collectors' booster pack, 40 basic land cards (20 of which are foil, and 20 are non-foil), an exclusive alt-art promo card, 3 AFT dungeon cards, a special D20, and foil-art card storage box. Just the cards alone make this a great deal, you'll be getting 220 cards from the new set, all for a great price as well as a load of foil and alt-art cards which have an even higher value as singles. Add in all the extras on top, and you are really getting a great deal.

Each of the Draft booster packs contains 16 items, 15 magic cards, and a special ad/promo card, you're guaranteed to get at least 1 rare or mythic rare card in every pack. You'll also get a special collectors' booster pack which will contain 10 traditional foil cards, and at least 5 rare or mythic rare cards.

The Draft format is one of the most popular formats in Magic: The Gathering, so it's no surprise then that the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms card set includes a Draft booster box. In just one box you can get your hands on a whopping 540 magic cards, almost guaranteeing that you'll be able to complete your collection for the AFR card set.

The Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Draft Booster Box comes with 36 Draft booster packs, each of which is packed in a way that adheres to the draft format and ensures that draft tournaments are possible. All that you need to supply are a few extra basic land cards, and friends to draft alongside. Each Draft booster pack contains 16 items, 15 are actual magic cards, and 1 is a special marketing/token card. These 15 magic cards have a set distribution, 1 is a basic land, ten are common, 3 are uncommon, and 1 is rare or mythic rare. If you are extra lucky a traditional foil card replaces a common in 33% of AFR Draft booster packs, and there is a foil mythic rare Planeswalker in less than one percent of Draft booster packs.

There aren't any added extras with this draft booster box, but with the number of cards that you get for such a great price, it's hard to really complain about that.

The Magic The Gathering Adventures in The Forgotten Realms Bundle is a great addition to any collector of Magic The Gathering. The bundle gives new and experienced players a chance at getting involved in Magic: The Gathering and experiencing the wonders that bringing two massive franchises together can hold.

The bundle gives you access to over 190 magic cards, 150 will be from the 10 draft booster packs, 40 will be basic lands (20 will be foil and 20 non-foil), as well as a couple of extra promotional and alt-art cards which are not available anywhere else. The 10 draft packs will have a set distribution of cards in them 1 is a basic land, 10 are common, 3 are uncommon, and 1 is a rare or mythic rare, there will also be a promo or token card as well as the 15 magic cards in each draft booster pack.

In addition to all of these cards, players can expect to find a few extra goodies in the box. You'll get yourself an exclusive AFR-themed deck box, not available anywhere else, as well as an exclusive AFR-themed life tracker d20.

For any collector of Magic: The Gathering cards the goal is to have a collection that really stands out from the rest, and the Magic: The Gathering Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Collector Booster Box.

The Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Collector Booster Box contains 12 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Collector Boosters, each Collector Booster contains 15 Magic cards and 1 traditional foil double-sided token. That means you get a whopping 150 magic cards, and because these are collectors packs most of the cards you'll open will be foil or have received some sort of special treatment.

Each booster pack will contain 15 cards, with a combination of 5 Rares and/or Mythic Rares, 2–5 Uncommon, 4–7 Commons, and 1 Land card. Meaning that you're certain to get enough diversity in cards to build different types of decks, and utilize different strategies. As well as the rarity of each card you’ll also find a total of 4-5 Showcase or Borderless cards, 2–3 Extended-Art cards, and 10 traditional foil cards, meaning that your collection will really stand out from the rest. As an added bonus you'll also have a small chance to find a foil mythic borderless art Planeswalker in 4 percent of packs.