March of the Machine Commander · 2023 Commander precon
Growing Threat upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos.
Growing Threat is an Orzhov (white-black) Commander precon from March of the Machine Commander (2023), led by Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos. Out of the box it runs 38 lands, 14 ramp pieces, 11 card-draw effects, 12 removal spells and 1 board wipe, with an average mana value of 4.10.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes, and 7 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on phyrexian tribal, artifacts and +1/+1 counters, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $28.39.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Growing Threat
10 swaps for $28.39, built around phyrexian tribal and artifacts and +1/+1 counters. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Board wipes: deck has 1 of ~3 · #66 on EDHREC$5.47
Protection: deck has 1 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Board wipes: deck has 1 of ~3$0.38
Fits your Phyrexian tribal plan · #575 on EDHREC$4.49
Fits your Artifacts plan · #568 on EDHREC$2.06
Fits your +1/+1 counters plan · #419 on EDHREC$5.46
Fits your Phyrexian tribal plan · #1,127 on EDHREC$2.92
Untapped land for all your colors · #88 on EDHREC$0.23
Untapped land for all your colors · #59 on EDHREC$5.22
Untapped land for all your colors · #123 on EDHREC$0.27
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Trims you to 37 lands — the deck runs 38
Rarely played (#17,950 on EDHREC) · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Rarely played (#20,833 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#16,090 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Extra card draw: deck already has 11 (~10 is plenty)
Costs 7 mana
Growing Threat decklist
Commander (1)
Creatures (32)
- 1Ancient Stone Idol$1.09
- 1Angel of the Ruins$0.25
- 1Blade Splicer$0.28
- 1Blight Titan$0.41
- 1Bloodline Pretender$2.49
- 1Bone Shredder$0.15
- 1Burnished Hart$0.27
- 1Cataclysmic Gearhulk$0.41
- 1Compleated Huntmaster$0.24
- 1Darksteel Splicer$2.44
- 1Duplicant$0.37
- 1Filigree Vector$10.97
- 1First-Sphere Gargantua$0.21
- 1Graveshifter$0.32
- 1Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor$0.33
- 1Massacre Wurm$5.15
- 1Master Splicer$0.34
- 1Meteor Golem$0.29
- 1Moira and Teshar$0.33
- 1Myr Battlesphere$0.36
- 1Noxious Gearhulk$1.13
- 1Phyrexian Delver$1.11
- 1Phyrexian Gargantua$0.29
- 1Phyrexian Ghoul$0.23
- 1Phyrexian Rager$0.17
- 1Phyrexian Triniform$1.66
- 1Psychosis Crawler$2.13
- 1Scrap Trawler$3.34
- 1Shattered Angel$1.41
- 1Shimmer Myr$0.41
- 1Soul of New Phyrexia$1.18
- 1Vulpine Harvester$0.42
Instants (6)
- 1Despark$0.38
- 1Excise the Imperfect$0.42
- 1Go for the Throat$0.66
- 1Mortify$0.37
- 1Swords to Plowshares$2.09
- 1Utter End$0.33
Sorceries (6)
- 1Ambition's Cost$0.67
- 1Night's Whisper$0.40
- 1Path of the Schemer$0.27
- 1Phyrexian Rebirth$0.42
- 1Victimize$1.80
- 1Yawgmoth's Vile Offering$0.44
Artifacts (16)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.77
- 1Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus$5.72
- 1Commander's Sphere$0.25
- 1Coveted Jewel$0.35
- 1Fractured Powerstone$0.34
- 1Hedron Archive$0.71
- 1Ichor Elixir$0.17
- 1Mind Stone$0.40
- 1Nettlecyst$3.66
- 1Orzhov Locket$0.35
- 1Orzhov Signet$0.72
- 1Sculpting Steel$3.59
- 1Scytheclaw$0.33
- 1Sol Ring$2.22
- 1Talisman of Hierarchy$1.11
- 1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.39
Enchantments (1)
- 1Phyrexian Scriptures$0.90
Lands (38)
- 1Bojuka Bog$2.30
- 1Command Tower$0.36
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.33
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.28
- 1Fetid Heath$0.71
- 1Goldmire Bridge$0.55
- 1Karn's Bastion$3.92
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.30
- 10Plains$0.15
- 1Shineshadow Snarl$0.38
- 1Silverquill Campus$0.34
- 1Spire of Industry$0.34
- 13Swamp$0.20
- 1Tainted Field$0.51
- 1Temple of Silence$0.28
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.31
- 1Vault of the Archangel$4.02
FAQ
How much is the Growing Threat precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Growing Threat are worth about $89.93 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Growing Threat?
For about $28.39, our top picks are Toxic Deluge, Swiftfoot Boots, Sunfall, Scrawling Crawler, Marionette Apprentice. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Growing Threat?
Start with Silverquill Campus, Goldmire Bridge, Temple of Silence, Terramorphic Expanse. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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