Star Trek Commander Decks Revealed: $74.99 Flip?

Official box art for the four Magic: The Gathering Star Trek Commander decks: Federation Fleet with Picard, Landing Party with Spock, Klingon Fury with Worf and We Are the Borg with the Borg Queen — Image: Wizards of the Coast, via magic.wizards.com

On October 20, 2026, Wizards of the Coast published the lineup for the four Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Commander decks during the set's debut. The face commanders are Jean-Luc Picard, Commander Spock, Worf and The Borg Queen. The set releases November 13, 2026, and preorders are open at local game stores, TCGplayer and Amazon.

Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what it means if you buy and sell sealed Magic.

The four decks

Wizards' announcement names each deck, its commander and its colors:

Deck	Commander	Colors
Federation Fleet	Jean-Luc Picard, Luminary	Blue-Red-White
Landing Party	Commander Spock	Green-White-Blue
Klingon Fury	Worf, Defiant Commander	Red-White-Black
We Are the Borg	The Borg Queen	White-Blue-Black

The box art gives each deck a two-line pitch. Federation Fleet is "seek out card draw" and "charge your starships." Landing Party is "strange new worlds" and "trigger landfall." Klingon Fury is "show your aggression" and "hit the whole battlefield." We Are the Borg is "grow your ranks" and "assimilate the enemy."

Not confirmed: the full decklists. Wizards' page says it will reveal the contents of each deck "in the future," so the reprint packages are unknown for now. Early preview coverage from July speculated about cards, but that is speculation, not a decklist.

Prices and what is in the box

From Wizards' collecting guide, which we also used in our Magic releases calendar:

Commander Deck: $74.99 MSRP. 100 cards: a traditional foil borderless face commander, 99 non-foil cards (32 new to Magic), 10 non-foil double-sided tokens, a reference card and a deck box.
Collector's Edition Commander Deck: $159.99 MSRP. Same structure, but every card is surge foil, including the commander and the 10 tokens.

Wizards' guide says each Commander deck carries 31 rares and 2 mythics new to Magic. Some outlets round that to 33 new cards, so use the 32 figure only as "about 32" until you see a physical deck.

The Collector's Edition costs $85 more than the regular deck for the same card list in a different foil treatment. That gap is the number to watch when you decide which version to hold.

The delay that matters

On October 16, Wizards said that "due to production and shipping issues," select Star Trek products may arrive later than expected. For North America, the named item is exactly this one: Commander decks are delayed and may arrive after the November 13 tabletop release date. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the list is longer and includes Collector's Edition decks. We broke down the full regional list in our Star Trek delays article.

So the decks were just shown off, they are on preorder, and the first wave of stock is uncertain. Wizards says it will update its page as things change, and it gives no new date.

Why it matters to resellers and holders

Commander precons are some of the most predictable sealed products in Magic, and also some of the most crowded. A few things worth knowing before you put money in:

Supply timing drives the first weeks. If stores in your region receive decks late, early prices can differ from the long-run price. That is a mechanism, not a prediction. If the stock arrives in volume a few weeks late, any early premium can fade.
Brand crossovers sell on the brand. These decks are aimed at Star Trek fans as much as Magic players. That helps demand, but it also means buyers will compare against what they can get at MSRP in a store.
The commanders are the product. Picard, Spock, Worf and the Borg Queen are recognisable faces. Which of them become expensive singles depends on decklists that are not out yet, so a sealed-deck bet today is a bet on unknown contents.
Surge foil is a bigger gamble. Collector's Edition decks cost more than twice the regular version. Whether collectors pay that gap on the secondary market is something you can only judge from sold listings after launch.

We have not seen sold data for these decks, because they have not shipped. For the wider sealed-product picture, see our look at the 24+ Commander decks coming in 2027.

Fees: what a flip actually nets

eBay's published rate for Toys & Hobbies > Collectible Card Games is 13.25% of the sale up to $7,500, plus $0.40 per order over $10. On a deck sold for $100, that is $13.25 + $0.40 = $13.65 in fees before shipping, which leaves about $86.35. Against a $74.99 MSRP that is roughly $11 before shipping and packaging. Shipping a 100-card box is not free, so the realistic margin at a small premium is thin. A flip only works if the price rises well above MSRP, or if you are paying less than MSRP.

Retailer terms: check first

We have not verified the preorder cancellation, return or shipping-window policy of any specific retailer for these decks, and Wizards' announcements do not state one. Before you preorder:

Read the cancellation policy. Some stores let you cancel before shipment, some do not.
Look for a ship date, not only a release date. A store may show November 13 while stock arrives later.
Avoid paying up front where the terms are unclear. If you cannot cancel, you carry the delay risk.

Nothing here is low-risk by default. It is only lower-risk when the retailer accepts returns, and you have to confirm that yourself.

Flip, hold or pass

This is analysis, not a promise.

Flip: Only at or near MSRP from a store with clear cancellation terms, and only after you check sold listings once the decks ship. The fee math above leaves little room for a flip at MSRP.
Hold: Reasonable for one or two decks you personally want, since you will play or enjoy it either way. We would not size a Collector's Edition position until decklists are out.
Pass: On any listing well above MSRP before launch, and on any preorder where you cannot confirm the terms.

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