Mutant Menace Precon Upgrade Guide: The Wise Mothman
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PIP precon
Mutant Menace
- Commander
- The Wise Mothman
- Colors
- Blue, Black, Green
- Released
- 8 March 2024
- Card value
- ≈ $150.67
- Key cards
- Guardian Project, Power Fist, Atomize
The Wise Mothman hands out rad counters, and every nonland card milled puts +1/+1 counters across your creatures. The precon spreads itself thin between mill, rads and counters. These upgrades add repeatable mill and counter multipliers so each trigger snowballs.
Below you’ll find the full interactive decklist, what the deck does well, where it struggles and our recommended upgrades, split into budget ($4.98), mid-range ($16.32), premium ($62.23). Start with the cheapest swaps and work your way up.
The decklist
Commander (1)
Creatures (28)
- 1Agent Frank Horrigan$3.94
- 1Alpha Deathclaw$1.76
- 1Bloatfly Swarm$2.29
- 1Cathedral Acolyte$1.48
- 1Corpsejack Menace$0.94
- 1Feral Ghoul$2.29
- 1Glowing One$1.66
- 1Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor$1.37
- 1Harold and Bob, First Numens$0.36
- 1Infesting Radroach$1.68
- 1Jason Bright, Glowing Prophet$0.38
- 1Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma$0.53
- 1Lumbering Megasloth$0.35
- 1Marcus, Mutant Mayor$0.85
- 1Mirelurk Queen$2.12
- 1Nightkin Ambusher$0.35
- 1Piper Wright, Publick Reporter$0.35
- 1Rampaging Yao Guai$8.22
- 1Raul, Trouble Shooter$1.21
- 1Screeching Scorchbeast$1.89
- 1Strong, the Brutish Thespian$0.36
- 1Tato Farmer$0.73
- 1The Master, Transcendent
- 1Tireless Tracker$0.35
- 1Vexing Radgull$1.50
- 1Watchful Radstag$1.46
- 1Winding Constrictor$0.52
- 1Young Deathclaws$0.34
Instants (7)
- 1Atomize$8.32
- 1Biomass Mutation$0.22
- 1Contaminated Drink$0.36
- 1Inspiring Call$0.75
- 1Mutational Advantage$6.70
- 1Putrefy$0.34
- 1Radstorm$5.40
Sorceries (7)
- 1Casualties of War$0.35
- 1Cultivate$1.02
- 1Farseek$1.65
- 1Find$0.27
- 1Harmonize$0.31
- 1Nuclear Fallout$3.04
- 1Rampant Growth$0.79
Artifacts (10)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.90
- 1Contagion Clasp$0.39
- 1Nuka-Nuke Launcher$0.36
- 1Power Fist$12.51
- 1Recon Craft Theta$1.81
- 1Sol Ring$2.10
- 1Strength Bobblehead$4.36
- 1Talisman of Curiosity$0.58
- 1Talisman of Dominance$1.86
- 1Talisman of Resilience$0.63
Enchantments (8)
- 1Branching Evolution$7.43
- 1Fraying Sanity$0.58
- 1Guardian Project$14.51
- 1Hardened Scales$3.33
- 1Inexorable Tide$4.33
- 1Struggle for Project Purity$4.00
- 1Vault 12: The Necropolis$0.54
- 1Vault 87: Forced Evolution$0.30
Lands (39)
- 1Ash Barrens$0.26
- 1Command Tower$0.37
- 1Darkwater Catacombs$0.36
- 1Drowned Catacomb$2.00
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.23
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.39
- 1Fetid Pools$0.33
- 3Forest$0.38
- 2Forest$0.31
- 1Hinterland Harbor$0.63
- 3Island$0.32
- 2Island$0.32
- 1Mariposa Military Base$0.40
- 1Mortuary Mire$0.43
- 1Nesting Grounds$0.36
- 1Opulent Palace$0.53
- 1Overflowing Basin$0.59
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.23
- 1Sunken Hollow$0.37
- 3Swamp$0.79
- 2Swamp$0.57
- 1Tainted Isle$3.73
- 1Tainted Wood$0.39
- 1Temple of Deceit$0.36
- 1Temple of Malady$0.35
- 1Temple of Mystery$0.30
- 1Temple of the False God$0.33
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.25
- 1Viridescent Bog$0.30
- 1Woodland Cemetery$0.99
Hover a card to see it (tap on mobile). Prices are for the precon printing, via Scryfall.
What the deck does well
- Mothman’s counter trigger scales hard once multiple mill sources fire each turn.
- Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution and Winding Constrictor already multiply counters well.
- A solid ramp and fixing package keeps three colors running smoothly.
Where it struggles
- Strength Bobblehead, Power Fist and Contaminated Drink are slow, low-impact artifacts.
- Recon Craft Theta and Nuka-Nuke Launcher cost a lot for little board impact.
- Filler creatures like Bloatfly Swarm, Lumbering Megasloth and Tato Farmer rarely matter.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Yavimaya Coast | $0.32 €0.42 | Untapped dual land that smooths green and blue mana. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Lumbering Megasloth | Deepglow Skate | $0.35 €0.40 | Doubles all counters on your permanents the moment it lands. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Cathedral Acolyte | Beast Within | $0.53 €0.57 | Flexible instant answer to any permanent at a low price. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Feral Ghoul | Syr Konrad, the Grim | $1.03 €0.52 | Deals damage whenever creatures die or leave graveyards, pairing well with mill. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Bloatfly Swarm | Ruin Crab | $1.16 €1.09 | Every land drop mills an opponent, a cheap and steady trigger source. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Power Fist | Sphinx’s Tutelage | $1.59 €0.93 | Each card you draw mills an opponent, adding steady Mothman triggers. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $4.98 | |||
Stronger synergy pieces and better interaction ($2–$8 each).
| Cut | Add | From | Why | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infesting Radroach | Evolution Sage | $2.04 €2.21 | Proliferates rad and +1/+1 counters every time a land enters. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Tato Farmer | Flux Channeler | $2.61 €1.93 | Proliferates whenever you cast a noncreature spell, boosting rads and counters. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Nightkin Ambusher | Hedron Crab | $3.33 €2.39 | Mills three per land drop, feeding Mothman from turn one onward. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Nuka-Nuke Launcher | Glimpse the Unthinkable | $3.58 €2.14 | Mills ten in one shot for a big counter burst. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Vexing Radgull | Psychic Corrosion | $4.76 €3.11 | Turns every card you draw into extra mill and more counters. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $16.32 | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminated Drink | Altar of Dementia | $16.10 €11.80 | Sacrifice outlet that mills on demand, firing Mothman at instant speed. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Strength Bobblehead | Mesmeric Orb | $17.22 €11.30 | Mills every player each untap, giving Mothman a trigger nearly every turn. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Recon Craft Theta | Doubling Season | $28.91 €19.20 | Doubles every +1/+1 counter Mothman hands out, plus proliferate gains. | TCGplayer · Cardmarket |
| Total | $62.23 | |||
Where to buy the precon
Don’t own the deck yet? Find Mutant Menace on TCGplayer or on Cardmarket.
Verdict
Mutant Menace has a unique engine that just needs more fuel. Add steady mill and counter doublers, and Mothman turns every creature into a real threat.