Don’t Build a Star Trek Deck Until You’ve Seen These 5 MTG Commanders

Every Star Trek card has finally been revealed, and it’s clear this set was designed with Commander in mind. Between the main set and the four precons, there are plenty of different legends worth playing.

With such an abundance of Commanders to choose from, narrowing down the top options can be hard, but we’ve come to do just that. Of all the options in the set, here are the five best MTG Star Trek Commanders.

5 | MTG Jurati, Cordial Queen

Jurati, Cordial Queen has a lot of potential, threatening to flood the board with up to three artifacts every turn cycle. The conditions to use Jurati are a bit tricky, since you need both artifact tokens and creatures to make her work, but cards like Sai, Master ThopteristSai, Master ThopteristWhenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
{1}{U}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card. and Simulacrum SynthesizerSimulacrum SynthesizerWhen this artifact enters, scry 2.
Whenever another artifact you control with mana value 3 or greater enters, create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with "This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control." can feed both angles.

Where Jurati really starts to pop off is when you can make an artifact token of a beefy artifact and start copying it, which is actually pretty easy to do. Cards like Donatello, Gadget Master and Ultron, Artificial MalevolenceUltron, Artificial MalevolenceWhenever another nontoken artifact you control enters, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of it. If the token isn't a creature, it becomes a 2/2 Robot Villain creature in addition to its other types. make this easy, while Liquimetal Coating can technically allow Jurati to copy nonartifact tokens, too.

By combining Ultron, Mirror BoxMirror BoxThe "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control.
Each legendary creature you control gets +1/+1.
Each nontoken creature you control gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with the same name as that creature., and Gonti’s Aether Heart with your Commander’s ability, it’s even possible to take infinite turns! Just make a token copy of Heart, connect in combat with three creatures, and you’ll immediately net enough Energy to take an extra turn and repeat.

This upside for three mana is incredible, making Jurati a top-tier option despite its narrow applications. When building around her, making things line up isn’t that difficult.

4 | MTG The Borg Queen

Despite being just a precon Commander, The Borg Queen is powerful enough to take over games. Even if this legend’s trigger doesn’t hit anything spectacular, the Anthem effect alone can be lethal on wide boards.

Once you add trigger doublers like Roaming ThroneRoaming ThroneWard {2}
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
If a triggered ability of another creature you control of the chosen type triggers, it triggers an additional time., you’ll be able to generate tons of value when The Borg Queen enters or attacks. Combine that with Conjurer’s Closet, Deadeye NavigatorDeadeye NavigatorSoulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Deadeye Navigator is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "{1}{U}: Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under your control.", and other blink effects, and you’ll assimilate an army in no time.

Since The Borg Queen’s buff affects any artifact creature you control, token generators like Sai, Master Thopterist can do a ton of work. Similarly, Esper SentinelEsper SentinelWhenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.‘s trigger becomes a lot more threatening when it has three power.

The only thing holding this card back is its hefty mana cost, so you’ll need to play plenty of mana rocks to accelerate it out. If you do, though, the payoff is certainly worth it.

3 | MTG Captain Benjamin Sisko

Crafting around the Dilemna mechanic is surprisingly easy, especially in a five-color shell, which Captain Benjamin Sisko rewards you for. You not only get a stream of tokens, but you also generate card advantage once you’ve built out a board.

While one-time effects like Boros Charm can be good with Sisko, the real key to using this Commander lies in repeatable Dilemma triggers, like Black Market Connections. This means that Sisko can go absolutely nuts with Galadriel, Light of Valinor, since each Officer entering lets you choose another mode, creating a mini chain reaction.

Dilemma is certainly the star of the show with Sisko, but you can also lean into his Officer generation with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain James T. KirkCaptain James T. KirkWhenever Captain Kirk enters or attacks, choose one. If you have no cards in hand, choose one or more instead.
• Discard a card, then draw a card.
• Create a 1/1 red Officer creature token.
• Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.. With token doublers and creature-enhancing effects like Cathar’s Crusade, Sisko can generate a ton of value with this activated ability.

As a value-generating two-drop whose color identity lets you play every card under the sun, it wouldn’t be crazy if Benjamin Sisko even made a competitive splash in Duel Commander. Beating out Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in this role may be hard, but this creature’s upside is certainly higher.

2 | MTG Hugh, First of Many

Replicate has always been a ridiculous ability, and Hugh, First of Many gifts it to every artifact in your deck. By playing lots of mana rocks and discount effects like Etherium Sculptor early, you can set up massive Replicate chains later on.

Of course, the cheaper your bomby artifacts are, the more copies you’ll be able to make. With this in mind, Affinity payoffs like Thought Monitor and Refurbished Familiar are some of your strongest tools.

Then, to get even more mileage out of their triggered abilities and your Commander, you can always bounce them back to your hand with Erratic Portal or Ancestral StatueAncestral StatueWhen this creature enters, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.. Adding Twinning Staff to the equation kicks things up a notch, too.

Don’t let the fact that Hugh is a secondary precon Commander fool you; it’s nearly as good as it gets. There’s just one Commander that beats this one out…

1 | MTG Q, Your Illustrious Host

Q, Your Illustrious Host is the best Faerie Typal Commander we’ve ever seen, plain and simple. The wider you go, the more spells you can cast for free via Q’s activated ability.

As a result, you’re incentivized to fill your deck with token producers like Bitterblossom and Bitterbloom Bearer. With a minor draw-two theme in the deck, you also get to utilize Improbable Alliance and Data, Professor for more consistency.

The more activations you get, the better, so after building a big board, untap effects like Seedborn Muse let Q really pop off. Each activation even triggers Vega, the Watcher and Spider-Verse to pull you further ahead.

Of course, you also want to guarantee that the spells you cast for free and copy with Spider-Verse are hugely impactful. This is where library-manipulation effects like Sensei’s Divining Top and Scroll Rack come in, helping set up the top of your deck with haymakers.

At the end of the day, if you put in the effort to maximize Q in deckbuilding, you’ll quickly realize just how strong the Commander is. This is definitely our pick for the best MTG Star Trek Commander.

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