u/CommanderMechanic

Broad strokes, both [[Silverquill the Disputant]] and [[Aziza Mage Tower Captain]] so the same thing - use creatures to copy instants and sorceries. But Silverquill is seeing thousands of decks build and Aziza basically none.

So what I did was take the white package that both want, being tokens based, and copied it 1:1 under the two commanders then filled out the rest of the deck. This way I could build out two decks for basically one and a half decks. My full video on the process is here.

But the crazy thing is? On a $50 budget Aziza is probably the better commander.

I've been playing, reviewing, and upgrading all 5 of the Secrets of Strixhaven precons and of them I found the unedited Witherbloom Pestilence precon seriously underwhelming. It was OK but it never really had a solid gameplan outside of 2-3 game enders like [[blossoming bogbeast]]

BUT I firmly believe that, with a few upgrades, it's THE BEST precon to get to upgrade to a bracket 4 deck. Here's my full breakdown on what I think needs to be cut and added, but it turns into an infinite combo engine with [[Gorma, The Gullet]] and a few persist creatures.

A $25 brew from scratch would go HARD even in bracket 4. Worthwhile to pick up if that's your jam!

The Quandrix Unlimited precon is a fine precon, I've played it, upgraded it, torn it apart - but it's never anything more than JUST FINE. Part of the problem is that [[Zimone, Infinite Analyst]] requires so much spin-up time, like a minigun - gotta protect her, gotta save her, and you don't even benefit from her until you cast your SECOND X-cost spell.

I've done a full deep-dive on the deck with my thoughts and feelings, but overall I've come to the conclusion it's too much trouble to upgrade and you're better off building a whole new deck around her. Same for [[Primo, the Unbounded]] - the precon doesn't support him ENOUGH to put him at the deck's lead either, but makes a fine commander for a fresh deck.

Have you had any success upgrading this precon or building something new with the guts of the Quandrix Unlimited deck?

When I asked on my channel I got over 5,000 responses for peoples' picks for the best Secrets of Strixhaven precon and lots of folks said they were skipping the Prismari Artistry precon because they "already had a spellslinger deck". But the deck isn't a spellslinger deck, it's a token deck. It took me a moment to realize it as well, as I break down in my video on the deck this week, but is this just uninformed bias against UR as THE SPELLSLINGER ARCHETYPE?