Warhammer 40,000 Commander · 2022 Commander precon
The Ruinous Powers upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Abaddon the Despoiler.
The Ruinous Powers is a Grixis (blue-black-red) Commander precon from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (2022), led by Abaddon the Despoiler. Out of the box it runs 38 lands, 8 ramp pieces, 10 card-draw effects, 9 removal spells and 5 board wipes, with an average mana value of 4.31.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on ramp, and 8 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on demon tribal and spellslinger, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $27.65.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for The Ruinous Powers
10 swaps for $27.65, built around demon tribal and spellslinger. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #13 on EDHREC$3.88
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #3 on EDHREC$0.40
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #17 on EDHREC$0.84
Fits your Demon tribal plan · #999 on EDHREC$0.47
Fits your Spellslinger plan · #197 on EDHREC$1.44
Fits your Demon tribal plan$13.53
Untapped land for black & blue · #49 on EDHREC$4.47
Untapped land for red & blue · #75 on EDHREC$0.27
Untapped land for black & red · #82 on EDHREC$0.46
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 (#13,473 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#16,434 on EDHREC) · Extra removal: deck already has 9 (~8 is plenty)
Rarely played (#20,352 on EDHREC) · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Rarely played (#17,453 on EDHREC) · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Rarely played (#8,065 on EDHREC) · Extra removal: deck already has 9 (~8 is plenty)
Costs 6 mana · Extra removal: deck already has 9 (~8 is plenty)
The Ruinous Powers decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Abaddon the Despoiler$1.64
Creatures (29)
- 1Aspiring Champion$0.47
- 1Be'lakor, the Dark Master$3.55
- 1Bloodcrusher of Khorne$2.14
- 1Bloodthirster$25.09
- 1Chaos Defiler$5.80
- 1Chaos Terminator Lord$0.42
- 1Dark Apostle$0.37
- 1Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch$17.61
- 1Great Unclean One$4.04
- 1Helbrute$0.32
- 1Herald of Slaanesh$4.75
- 1Heralds of Tzeentch$0.39
- 1Keeper of Secrets$7.88
- 1Khârn the Betrayer$5.69
- 1Knight Rampager$0.43
- 1Lord of Change$2.27
- 1Lucius the Eternal$0.35
- 1Magnus the Red$6.61
- 1Mortarion, Daemon Primarch$0.74
- 1Mutalith Vortex Beast$0.41
- 1Noise Marine$1.72
- 1Pink Horror$0.58
- 1Plague Drone$2.27
- 1Poxwalkers$5.91
- 1Seeker of Slaanesh$0.38
- 1Sloppity Bilepiper$0.35
- 1Tallyman of Nurgle$0.44
- 1Tzaangor Shaman$0.37
- 1Venomcrawler$1.13
Instants (10)
- 1Bile Blight$0.32
- 1Bituminous Blast$0.22
- 1Blood for the Blood God!$5.21
- 1Brainstorm$2.53
- 1Chaos Mutation$1.02
- 1Chaos Warp$0.79
- 1Dark Ritual$4.69
- 1Kill! Maim! Burn!$0.38
- 1Nurgle's Conscription$0.38
- 1Reverberate$3.95
Sorceries (7)
- 1Blasphemous Act$2.75
- 1Blight Grenade$0.38
- 1Decree of Pain$0.37
- 1Deny Reality$0.33
- 1Let the Galaxy Burn$0.51
- 1Mandate of Abaddon$3.45
- 1Past in Flames$2.69
Artifacts (10)
- 1Assault Suit$0.40
- 1Chromatic Lantern$2.58
- 1Commander's Sphere$0.37
- 1Drach'Nyen$0.35
- 1Sol Ring$2.56
- 1Talisman of Creativity$3.01
- 1Talisman of Dominance$1.21
- 1Talisman of Indulgence$3.51
- 1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.38
- 1Worn Powerstone$0.52
Enchantments (5)
- 1Nurgle's Rot$4.20
- 1The Horus Heresy$1.26
- 1The Lost and the Damned$3.46
- 1The Ruinous Powers$1.12
- 1Warstorm Surge$1.21
Lands (38)
- 1Barren Moor$0.38
- 1Command Tower$0.68
- 1Crumbling Necropolis$0.49
- 1Dismal Backwater$0.23
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.19
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.32
- 1Foreboding Ruins$0.40
- 1Forgotten Cave$0.29
- 8Island$0.28
- 1Molten Slagheap$0.22
- 8Mountain$0.34
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.36
- 1Sunken Hollow$0.41
- 8Swamp$0.30
- 1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.31
- 1Temple of the False God$0.40
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.27
FAQ
How much is the The Ruinous Powers precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in The Ruinous Powers are worth about $172.54 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for The Ruinous Powers?
For about $27.65, our top picks are Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, Kardur, Doomscourge. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from The Ruinous Powers?
Start with Swiftwater Cliffs, Barren Moor, Dismal Backwater, Forgotten Cave. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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