Warhammer 40,000 Commander · 2022 Commander precon
Necron Dynasties upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Szarekh, the Silent King.
Necron Dynasties is a mono-black Commander precon from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (2022), led by Szarekh, the Silent King. Out of the box it runs 37 lands, 12 ramp pieces, 10 card-draw effects, 6 removal spells and 2 board wipes, with an average mana value of 3.79.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes and removal, and 5 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on graveyard, artifacts and necron tribal, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $27.79.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Necron Dynasties
10 swaps for $27.79, built around graveyard and artifacts and necron tribal. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Protection: deck has 1 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Board wipes: deck has 2 of ~3 · #66 on EDHREC$5.47
Removal: deck has 6 of ~8 · #93 on EDHREC$0.19
Removal: deck has 6 of ~8 · #419 on EDHREC$5.46
Fits your Graveyard plan · #53 on EDHREC$8.69
Fits your Artifacts plan · #249 on EDHREC$0.31
Fits your Graveyard plan · #892 on EDHREC$0.72
Fits your Artifacts plan · #272 on EDHREC$4.56
Fits your Graveyard plan · #1,200 on EDHREC$0.18
Fits your Artifacts plan · #131 on EDHREC$0.32
Cut 10
Costs 8 mana · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Costs 6 mana · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Rarely played (#16,960 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#14,788 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#11,202 on EDHREC) · Costs 7 mana
Rarely played (#10,347 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#9,640 on EDHREC) · Costs 7 mana
Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#13,881 on EDHREC)
Necron Dynasties decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Szarekh, the Silent King$0.56
Creatures (29)
- 1Anrakyr the Traveller$3.10
- 1Canoptek Scarab Swarm$11.38
- 1Canoptek Spyder$11.37
- 1Canoptek Tomb Sentinel$1.65
- 1Canoptek Wraith$2.98
- 1Chronomancer$1.60
- 1Cryptek$1.06
- 1Cryptothrall$23.13
- 1Flayed One$0.36
- 1Hexmark Destroyer$0.39
- 1Illuminor Szeras$6.31
- 1Imotekh the Stormlord$7.23
- 1Lokhust Heavy Destroyer$0.45
- 1Lychguard$0.36
- 1Necron Deathmark$4.16
- 1Necron Overlord$0.53
- 1Plasmancer$0.33
- 1Psychomancer$1.13
- 1Royal Warden$0.58
- 1Sautekh Immortal$0.34
- 1Shard of the Nightbringer$3.90
- 1Shard of the Void Dragon$1.55
- 1Skorpekh Destroyer$0.33
- 1Skorpekh Lord$2.86
- 1Technomancer$0.61
- 1Tomb Blade$0.35
- 1Trazyn the Infinite$1.21
- 1Triarch Praetorian$1.55
- 1Triarch Stalker$0.39
Instants (3)
- 1Darkness$13.43
- 1Defile$2.23
- 1Go for the Throat$0.69
Sorceries (6)
- 1Beacon of Unrest$0.99
- 1Dread Return$0.89
- 1Living Death$5.40
- 1Mutilate$2.76
- 1Their Name Is Death$9.52
- 1Their Number Is Legion$0.94
Artifacts (21)
- 1Arcane Signet$2.02
- 1Caged Sun$4.17
- 1Commander's Sphere$0.35
- 1Convergence of Dominion$0.87
- 1Cranial Plating$0.96
- 1Endless Atlas$2.42
- 1Ghost Ark$0.41
- 1Gilded Lotus$2.16
- 1Hedron Archive$0.53
- 1Mask of Memory$1.35
- 1Mind Stone$0.46
- 1Mystic Forge$4.26
- 1Necron Monolith$0.89
- 1Night Scythe$0.59
- 1Resurrection Orb$13.54
- 1Sceptre of Eternal Glory$14.18
- 1Sculpting Steel$3.19
- 1Sol Ring$3.50
- 1Thought Vessel$3.57
- 1Unstable Obelisk$0.37
- 1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.65
Enchantments (3)
- 1Biotransference$7.25
- 1Out of the Tombs$9.92
- 1The War in Heaven$0.62
Lands (37)
- 1Barren Moor$0.38
- 1Desert of the Glorified$0.35
- 1Myriad Landscape$0.97
- 1Polluted Mire$0.32
- 1Reliquary Tower$5.76
- 10Swamp$0.37
- 10Swamp$0.37
- 10Swamp$0.34
- 1Tomb Fortress$4.46
- 1Vault of Whispers$5.10
FAQ
How much is the Necron Dynasties precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Necron Dynasties are worth about $234.97 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Necron Dynasties?
For about $27.79, our top picks are Swiftfoot Boots, Toxic Deluge, Feed the Swarm, Walking Ballista, Reanimate. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Necron Dynasties?
Start with Shard of the Nightbringer, Their Name Is Death, Darkness, Tomb Blade. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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