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Is the Counterpunch precon worth it?

Commander: Ghave, Guru of Spores

The worth-it math
Counterpunch is $128.18 in singles.
77 of 77 cards priced at Card Kingdom, commander included. Refreshed daily. Beat that number sealed and the box is the deal. Miss it and singles win.
Ghave, Guru of Spores

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The deck · 77 cards

Commander (1)

Ghave, Guru of Spores
$0.99

Creatures (26)

Symbiotic Wurm
$3.49
Celestial Force
$2.29
Spike Feeder
$1.79
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
$1.29
Sakura-Tribe Elder
$0.79
Teneb, the Harvester
$0.79
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
$0.69
Chorus of the Conclave
$0.49
Dark Hatchling
$0.49
Hornet Queen
$0.49
Scavenging Ooze
$0.49
Spawnwrithe
$0.49
Aquastrand Spider
$0.35
Deadly Recluse
$0.35
Fertilid
$0.35
Golgari Guildmage
$0.35
Monk Realist
$0.35
Nantuko Husk
$0.35
Penumbra Spider
$0.35
Selesnya Evangel
$0.35
Selesnya Guildmage
$0.35
Shriekmaw
$0.35
Sigil Captain
$0.35
Squallmonger
$0.35
Vampire Nighthawk
$0.35
Yavimaya Elder
$0.35

Instants (7)

Footbottom Feast
$0.39
Afterlife
$0.35
Cobra Trap
$0.35
Doom Blade
$0.35
Mortify
$0.35
Nemesis Trap
$0.35
Tribute to the Wild
$0.35

Sorceries (9)

Alliance of Arms
$9.99
Storm Herd
$1.99
Cultivate
$0.99
Hour of Reckoning
$0.49
Bestial Menace
$0.35
Death Mutation
$0.35
Harmonize
$0.35
Syphon Flesh
$0.35

Artifacts (8)

Skullclamp
$7.99
Acorn Catapult
$7.49
Lightning Greaves
$5.99
Sol Ring
$2.99
Golgari Signet
$0.79
Orzhov Signet
$0.79
Selesnya Signet
$0.69
Darksteel Ingot
$0.35

Enchantments (10)

Aura Shards
$22.99
Attrition
$21.99
Vow of Malice
$0.79
Awakening Zone
$0.69
Fists of Ironwood
$0.35
Necrogenesis
$0.35
Oblivion Ring
$0.35
Soul Snare
$0.35
Vow of Duty
$0.35
Vow of Wildness
$0.35

Lands (16)

Vivid Marsh
$0.79
Command Tower
$0.69
Vivid Meadow
$0.69
Golgari Rot Farm
$0.49
Orzhov Basilica
$0.49
Selesnya Sanctuary
$0.49
Barren Moor
$0.39
Evolving Wilds
$0.35
Forest
$0.35
Plains
$0.35
Rupture Spire
$0.35
Secluded Steppe
$0.35
Swamp
$0.35
Temple of the False God
$0.35
Tranquil Thicket
$0.35
Vivid Grove
$0.35

Questions people ask

How much does the Counterpunch precon cost as singles?
The full decklist prices out to about $128.18 at Card Kingdom (77 of 77 cards priced). Prices refresh daily, so the number moves with the market.
Is the Counterpunch precon worth it?
Worth it starts with the money: Counterpunch is $128.18 in singles. If the sealed price you are quoted beats that number, the box is the deal. If not, singles win, and you can skip anything you already own.
Is buying Counterpunch sealed or as singles cheaper?
Compare the singles total on this page against the sealed price you are quoted. Singles also let you skip cards you already own, which is usually where the real savings hide.
Is the Counterpunch commander deck good?
Power is a table question, but the value is measurable: the whole deck is $128.18 in singles. Run it through the free Spellstash check to see how the list stacks against the average build for its commander.
What if I already own some of these cards?
A free Spellstash account crosses off every card already in your collection and shows what the precon costs YOU, not a stranger with empty boxes.

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