Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek launches with four separate Commander decks, each priced at $74.99, and picking a first purchase among them isn't always obvious from the box art alone.
Federation Fleet, Landing Party, Klingon Fury, and We Are the Borg each lean into a different playstyle, from go-wide fleet strategies to the set's new Assimilate mechanic built specifically around the Borg theme.
Since all four release simultaneously on November 13, 2026, budget-conscious players often need to pick just one to start, at least until the others go on sale or trade around.
This guide breaks down how each deck plays so you can match one to your existing Commander habits.
Federation Fleet leans on the set's Federation ability word, which rewards having a wide variety of creature types among your non-Borg creatures, making it a natural fit for players who already enjoy tribal-adjacent, go-wide Commander strategies.
This deck suits players who like accumulating incremental value across a board rather than relying on one explosive turn, since Federation-style payoffs tend to scale with board development rather than a single big swing.
Landing Party appears built around away-team style creature interactions, likely rewarding players who enjoy character-focused decks with strong individual creature abilities rather than pure synergy payoffs.
Players who gravitate toward decks built around a rotating cast of useful individual pieces, rather than one unifying mechanic, will likely find Landing Party the most flexible and adaptable of the four decks.
Klingon Fury is positioned as the aggressive option in the lineup, appealing to players who want to close games out through combat damage rather than grinding out longer, value-based games.
If your Commander playgroup tends to run slower, more controlling decks, Klingon Fury can be a strong pick specifically because it forces a different pace onto the table compared to a typical value-oriented pod.
We Are the Borg is the deck most directly tied to the set's new Assimilate mechanic, which lets you gain control of a creature, add a +1/+1 counter, and convert it into a Borg artifact creature.
This deck rewards players who enjoy disruptive, resource-denial strategies, since Assimilate effectively both removes a threat from an opponent's board and adds it to your own at the same time.
If your regular Commander pod already skews toward high-interaction, disruptive strategies, We Are the Borg or Klingon Fury will likely feel more at home than the two more incremental-value options.
If your pod favors longer, grindier games built on incremental advantage, Federation Fleet or Landing Party are the safer picks to avoid feeling out of place at the table.
All four decks are also available in a Collector's Edition version at $159.99, featuring surge foil treatment throughout, which is worth factoring into your first-purchase decision if presentation matters as much as gameplay to you.
For a first purchase specifically meant to get you playing quickly, the standard $74.99 version delivers the same card pool and gameplay experience without the added foil premium.
Whichever deck you choose, a dedicated 100-card plastic deck box built for Commander keeps your full 100-card deck, including the commander itself, organized and protected between game sessions.
Using a proper deck box also makes it much easier to keep sleeved cards from bending or splaying compared to a rubber band or a loose stack.
Key staples that see play across multiple decks in your collection deserve individual protection beyond a standard deck box. A 25-pack of magnetic one-touch holders is useful for pulling out and protecting your best cards as your Commander collection grows across all four decks.
This is especially handy for any LCARS frame cards or stardates reprints that end up as valuable staples across more than one of your decks.
Once you've settled into a favorite among the four, extra decks you initially bought out of curiosity are often easy to trade or sell to other players just starting their own MTG Star Trek collection, since demand for all four should stay reasonably strong through the release window.
Keeping any decks you plan to resell in unplayed, unsleeved condition preserves their value better than a deck that's already been shuffled and played extensively.
Four: Federation Fleet, Landing Party, Klingon Fury, and We Are the Borg.
$74.99, with a Collector's Edition version available at $159.99 featuring surge foil throughout.
We Are the Borg is the deck most directly centered on Assimilate.
Commander deck cards use the TRC set code and are legal in Commander, Legacy, and Vintage.
Once you've settled on a deck, protect your full 100-card build with a plastic deck box built for Commander so it's ready for your next game night.
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