Commander Legends · 2020 Commander precon
Reap the Tides upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait.
Reap the Tides is a Simic (blue-green) Commander precon from Commander Legends (2020), led by Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait. Out of the box it runs 44 lands, 10 ramp pieces, 13 card-draw effects, 8 removal spells and 2 board wipes, with an average mana value of 4.33.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes, and 10 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on landfall, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $22.95.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Reap the Tides
10 swaps for $22.95, built around landfall. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Board wipes: deck has 2 of ~3 · #286 on EDHREC$0.35
Fits your Landfall plan · #189 on EDHREC$2.28
Fits your Landfall plan · #243 on EDHREC$6.21
Fits your Landfall plan · #400 on EDHREC$2.06
Proven staple in your colors · #3 on EDHREC$0.40
Proven staple in your colors · #17 on EDHREC$0.84
Proven staple in your colors · #13 on EDHREC$3.88
Untapped land for all your colors · #9 on EDHREC$0.21
Untapped land for all your colors · #98 on EDHREC$0.27
Untapped land for all your colors · #61 on EDHREC$6.45
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 44
Trims you to 37 lands — the deck runs 44
Rarely played (#12,217 on EDHREC) · Costs 7 mana
Rarely played (#11,861 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#9,680 on EDHREC) · Costs 7 mana
Rarely played (#9,003 on EDHREC) · Costs 7 mana
Rarely played (#8,969 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Reap the Tides decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait$11.09
Creatures (30)
- 1Acidic Slime$0.25
- 1Avenger of Zendikar$0.78
- 1Coiling Oracle$0.31
- 1Elder Deep-Fiend$0.29
- 1Eternal Witness$1.70
- 1Fathom Mage$0.40
- 1Meloku the Clouded Mirror$0.78
- 1Meteor Golem$0.14
- 1Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer$0.24
- 1Mulldrifter$0.36
- 1Murkfiend Liege$3.01
- 1Nezahal, Primal Tide$8.43
- 1Rampaging Baloths$0.45
- 1Ramunap Excavator$4.83
- 1Reclamation Sage$0.25
- 1Scourge of Fleets$2.03
- 1Sharktocrab$0.21
- 1Shipbreaker Kraken$0.33
- 1Simic Sky Swallower$0.28
- 1Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep$0.34
- 1Sphinx of Uthuun$0.29
- 1Sporemound$0.30
- 1Stormtide Leviathan$1.71
- 1Stumpsquall Hydra$0.50
- 1Terastodon$0.37
- 1Trench Behemoth$0.72
- 1Tromokratis$0.36
- 1Verdant Sun's Avatar$0.56
- 1Wickerbough Elder$0.15
- 1Yavimaya Elder$0.21
Instants (8)
- 1Arcane Denial$2.28
- 1Beast Within$1.02
- 1Counterspell$2.86
- 1Fact or Fiction$0.29
- 1Growth Spiral$0.34
- 1Into the Roil$0.34
- 1Peel from Reality$0.17
- 1Simic Charm$3.51
Sorceries (10)
- 1Compulsive Research$0.23
- 1Cultivate$0.47
- 1Explore$0.36
- 1Harmonize$0.45
- 1Kodama's Reach$2.08
- 1Rampant Growth$0.44
- 1Search for Tomorrow$0.32
- 1Spitting Image$0.27
- 1Urban Evolution$0.29
- 1Whelming Wave$1.06
Artifacts (4)
- 1Seer's Sundial$0.24
- 1Simic Signet$0.31
- 1Sol Ring$1.81
- 1Swiftfoot Boots$3.48
Enchantments (3)
- 1Ior Ruin Expedition$0.33
- 1Khalni Heart Expedition$0.35
- 1Retreat to Kazandu$0.41
Lands (44)
- 1Blighted Woodland$0.37
- 1Command Tower$0.34
- 1Coral Atoll$0.58
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.20
- 8Forest$0.17
- 7Forest$0.24
- 8Island$0.28
- 7Island$0.18
- 1Jungle Basin$0.78
- 1Memorial to Genius$0.16
- 1Reliquary Tower$4.40
- 1Simic Growth Chamber$0.34
- 1Simic Guildgate$0.28
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.24
- 1Thornwood Falls$0.19
- 1Vivid Creek$0.36
- 1Vivid Grove$0.29
- 1Woodland Stream$0.23
FAQ
How much is the Reap the Tides precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Reap the Tides are worth about $80.68 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Reap the Tides?
For about $22.95, our top picks are Aetherize, Tireless Provisioner, Scute Swarm, Evolution Sage, Arcane Signet. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Reap the Tides?
Start with Memorial to Genius, Woodland Stream, Vivid Grove, Vivid Creek. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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