Deadly Disguise Precon Upgrade Guide: Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
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Deadly Disguise
- Commander
- Kaust, Eyes of the Glade
- Colors
- White, Red, Green
- Released
- 9 February 2024
- Card value
- ≈ $150.59
- Key cards
- Jeska’s Will, Seedborn Muse, Beast Whisperer
Deadly Disguise floods the board with face-down creatures and leans on Kaust, Eyes of the Glade to flip attackers for free and draw cards when they connect. It is a creature-heavy Naya combat deck where every 2/2 might be a dragon in disguise. These upgrades add payoffs for flipping, cheaper face-down spells and a proper finisher while trimming slow, vanilla morphs.
Below you’ll find the full interactive decklist, what the deck does well, where it struggles and our recommended upgrades, split into budget ($4.34), mid-range ($4.68), premium ($63.71). Start with the cheapest swaps and work your way up.
The decklist
Commander (1)
Creatures (37)
- 1Ainok Survivalist$0.34
- 1Akroma, Angel of Fury$0.35
- 1Ashcloud Phoenix$0.32
- 1Beast Whisperer$8.89
- 1Boltbender$0.27
- 1Broodhatch Nantuko$0.32
- 1Deathmist Raptor$0.29
- 1Den Protector$0.35
- 1Duskana, the Rage Mother
- 1Exalted Angel$2.30
- 1Experiment Twelve$0.36
- 1Hidden Dragonslayer$0.23
- 1Hooded Hydra$0.72
- 1Imperial Hellkite$0.21
- 1Krosan Cloudscraper$0.26
- 1Krosan Colossus$0.26
- 1Master of Pearls$0.18
- 1Mirror Entity$1.99
- 1Nantuko Vigilante$0.33
- 1Neheb, the Eternal$7.95
- 1Nervous Gardener$0.21
- 1Ohran Frostfang$7.64
- 1Printlifter Ooze$0.36
- 1Root Elemental$0.25
- 1Sakura-Tribe Elder$0.54
- 1Salt Road Ambushers$0.32
- 1Saryth, the Viper’s Fang$3.80
- 1Scourge of the Throne$0.74
- 1Seedborn Muse$18.65
- 1Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa$0.36
- 1Temur War Shaman$0.25
- 1Tesak, Judith’s Hellhound$0.35
- 1Thelonite Hermit$0.30
- 1Toski, Bearer of Secrets$8.03
- 1Welcoming Vampire$4.46
- 1Whisperwood Elemental$0.27
- 1Yedora, Grave Gardener$0.30
Instants (5)
- 1Chaos Warp$0.59
- 1Path to Exile$1.55
- 1Return of the Wildspeaker$2.58
- 1Showstopping Surprise$0.31
- 1Unexplained Absence$0.60
Sorceries (7)
- 1Austere Command$1.29
- 1Decimate$0.33
- 1Dusk$0.31
- 1Fell the Mighty$0.30
- 1Jeska’s Will$41.44
- 1Nature’s Lore$3.71
- 1Three Visits$6.40
Artifacts (6)
- 1Arcane Signet$1.32
- 1Lifecrafter’s Bestiary$0.38
- 1Panoptic Projektor$0.35
- 1Ransom Note$0.24
- 1Scroll of Fate$0.30
- 1Sol Ring$1.97
Enchantments (7)
- 1Mastery of the Unseen$0.17
- 1Obscuring Aether$0.32
- 1Trail of Mystery$0.23
- 1True Identity$0.22
- 1Ugin’s Mastery$0.37
- 1Veiled Ascension$0.20
- 1Wild Growth$0.58
Lands (37)
- 1Boros Garrison$0.36
- 1Branch of Vitu-Ghazi$0.99
- 1Canopy Vista$0.36
- 1Cinder Glade$0.36
- 1Command Tower$0.41
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.33
- 2Forest$0.24
- 2Forest$0.16
- 1Fortified Village$0.27
- 1Furycalm Snarl$0.30
- 1Game Trail$0.28
- 1Gruul Turf$0.37
- 1Jungle Shrine$0.69
- 1Kessig Wolf Run$0.45
- 1Krosan Verge$0.35
- 1Mossfire Valley$0.32
- 1Mosswort Bridge$0.41
- 2Mountain$0.29
- 1Mountain$0.19
- 2Plains$0.20
- 2Plains$0.18
- 1Sacred Peaks$0.28
- 1Scattered Groves$0.28
- 1Selesnya Sanctuary$0.35
- 1Sheltered Thicket$0.25
- 1Shrine of the Forsaken Gods$0.35
- 1Sungrass Prairie$0.25
- 1Temple of Abandon$0.26
- 1Temple of Plenty$0.26
- 1Temple of the False God$0.33
- 1Temple of Triumph$0.26
- 1Zoetic Cavern$0.33
Hover a card to see it (tap on mobile). Prices are for the precon printing, via Scryfall.
What the deck does well
- Kaust skips expensive flip costs on attackers, which acts like a big burst of free mana.
- Morph classics like Exalted Angel, Hidden Dragonslayer and Den Protector give strong value when flipped.
- Ramp such as Three Visits, Nature’s Lore and Sakura-Tribe Elder helps you cast and flip creatures sooner.
Where it struggles
- Root Elemental, Krosan Colossus and Krosan Cloudscraper are pricey bodies with little impact beyond raw stats.
- Scroll of Fate and Lifecrafter’s Bestiary are slow artifacts in a deck that wants to attack.
- Austere Command and Decimate can wreck your own board or fizzle when targets are missing.
Recommended upgrades
Pick a budget tab. Every row tells you which card to take out and what to put in.
Cheap swaps (under $2 each) that fix the biggest problems first.
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa | Sumala Sentry | $0.14 €0.05 | Grows itself and each creature you flip, a cheap and fitting payoff. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Krosan Colossus | Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods | $0.17 €0.09 | Gives your army haste and brings dead face-down creatures back flipped up. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Nantuko Vigilante | Pyrotechnic Performer | $0.23 €0.15 | Every creature you flip deals damage to each opponent equal to its power. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Lifecrafter’s Bestiary | Cultivate | $0.39 €0.30 | Fixes all three colors and ramps toward costly flips and big creatures. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Scourge of the Throne | Esika’s Chariot | $0.42 €0.66 | Cheap, resilient threat that keeps making bodies to carry your attacks. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Fell the Mighty | Beast Within | $0.53 €0.57 | Instant answer to any permanent instead of a sweeper that rarely lines up. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Shrine of the Forsaken Gods | Rockfall Vale | $0.63 €0.41 | Reliable dual mana in place of a colorless land this deck cannot power up. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Root Elemental | Primal Whisperer | $0.85 €0.58 | Grows huge from every face-down creature, yours or your opponents’, while costing far less. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Decimate | Swords to Plowshares | $0.98 €1.05 | One mana removal that never fizzles for lack of targets. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $4.34 | |||
Stronger synergy pieces and better interaction ($2–$8 each).
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scroll of Fate | Nylea, Keen-Eyed | $4.68 €3.99 | Makes every creature spell cheaper, including your face-down three-mana casts. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $4.68 | |||
Premium upgrades. None of these are on the official Game Changers list, so the deck stays friendly for most casual tables.
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austere Command | Heroic Intervention | $9.05 €9.51 | Protects your board from wipes instead of wiping it yourself. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Temple of the False God | Jetmir’s Garden | $15.20 €12.51 | Taps for all three of your colors and can be fetched by land searchers. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Master of Pearls | Akroma’s Will | $16.14 €14.06 | Turns your face-down swarm into a protected, double-striking game-ending attack. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Krosan Cloudscraper | Craterhoof Behemoth | $23.32 €19.37 | A wide board of face-down creatures turns this into an instant win. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $63.71 | |||
Where to buy the precon
Don’t own the deck yet? Find Deadly Disguise on TCGplayer or on Cardmarket.
Verdict
Deadly Disguise is a flavorful precon with a unique hidden-information play style, but it starts out slow and short on interaction. Cutting vanilla morphs for flip payoffs, cheap removal and a finisher makes it a genuine threat at casual tables.
