Wade into Battle (Commander Anthology Volume II): decklist, contents and value
A 100-card Commander precon from Commander Anthology Volume II, led by Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas and released June 2018. Everything the box shipped, and what it is worth today.
Was Wade into Battle worth buying?
Yes, clearly — the singles are worth several times what the deck cost at release.
Wade into Battle cost $41.25 at release. Its singles are worth at least $99.47 today — at least 2.41× what you paid, over the 8 years since it was released. (Wade into Battle shipped in a box of 4 decks at $164.99; $41.25 is that box price divided by 4, which Wizards of the Coast never published as a per-deck figure.)
2 of this deck’s 100 cards have no market price yet and count as nothing in that total. It is a floor, not a valuation — the real figure is higher. So the total and the multiple are floors rather than exact figures.
That is a return over time, not a judgment about the day it launched: the release price in that sentence is from release day and the singles value is from today. An older deck has had longer for its cards to move, which is why age is quoted alongside the multiple.
Card prices as of 2026-10-16. Release price: Wizards of the Coast, verified 2026-09-02.
Where the value sits
The single most valuable card in Wade into Battle is Urza's Incubator, at $20.97 — 21% of everything the deck is worth. The value is led by that card but not dominated by it.
Alongside it, $12.88 of the total sits in Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas and $5.44 in Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Those three names are 39% of what Wade into Battle is worth. That leaves the other 95 priced cards at $60.18 between them.
As of 2026-10-16, by singles value it is the 113th most valuable of the 198 precon decks we price, and the least valuable of the 4 decks in Commander Anthology Volume II.
This deck has been out of print for years, so shops no longer sell it at its release price. Whatever a sealed copy costs today has moved away from that figure — in one direction or the other — and the comparison above is about what the deck cost when it was on shelves, not what it costs now.
Buying it sealed instead? This deck was only ever sold inside Commander Anthology Volume II — that is a live market price, not the release price above. Affiliate link — we may earn a commission on purchases.
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This reprint against the original
Wade into Battle (Commander Anthology Volume II) reprints Wade into Battle (Commander 2015) card for card. The original shipped as part of Commander 2015 in November 2015, and this reprint in June 2018, as one of the 4 decks in a $164.99 box.
Bought at release, it cost $41.25 a deck (the box price divided by 4) against $34.99 for the original: $6.26 more.
As of 2026-10-16, this reprint’s singles are worth at least $99.47 against at least $108.86 for the original. Both totals are floors, so this page does not say which is worth more.
Measured against what each cost at release, this reprint has returned at least 2.41× its price and the original at least 3.11×, and the missing prices could still change which is ahead.
The deck at a glance
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30As shipped: 100 cards, 39 lands (25 basic), 31 creatures, average mana value 4.27. Mana sources: 27 white, 30 red. No Game Changers and no mass land denial, so the deck sets no bracket floor. How brackets work →
The full Wade into Battle decklist
Every card the box shipped, in the printings it shipped them. Hover any name to see the card.
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Commander 1
- Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
Creatures 30
- Angel of Serenity
- Anya, Merciless Angel
- Arbiter of Knollridge
- Borderland Behemoth
- Dawnbreak Reclaimer
- Dawnglare Invoker
- Desolation Giant
- Dream Pillager
- Fumiko the Lowblood
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Hamletback Goliath
- Hammerfist Giant
- Herald of the Host
- Hostility
- Hunted Dragon
- Inferno Titan
- Jareth, Leonine Titan
- Kalemne's Captain
- Magma Giant
- Magus of the Wheel
- Oreskos Explorer
- Sandstone Oracle
- Stinkdrinker Daredevil
- Stoneshock Giant
- Sun Titan
- Sunrise Sovereign
- Taurean Mauler
- Thundercloud Shaman
- Victory's Herald
- Warchief Giant
Instants 3
- Crib Swap
- Fall of the Hammer
- Orim's Thunder
Sorceries 5
- Breath of Darigaaz
- Disaster Radius
- Earthquake
- Fiery Confluence
- Meteor Blast
Artifacts 17
- Basalt Monolith
- Blade of Selves
- Boros Cluestone
- Boros Signet
- Coldsteel Heart
- Darksteel Ingot
- Dreamstone Hedron
- Fellwar Stone
- Lightning Greaves
- Loxodon Warhammer
- Mind Stone
- Seer's Sundial
- Sol Ring
- Staff of Nin
- Thought Vessel
- Urza's Incubator
- Worn Powerstone
Enchantments 5
- Banishing Light
- Curse of the Nightly Hunt
- Faith's Fetters
- Rite of the Raging Storm
- Warstorm Surge
Lands 39
- Ancient Amphitheater
- Blasted Landscape
- Boros Garrison
- Boros Guildgate
- Command Tower
- Drifting Meadow
- Evolving Wilds
- Forgotten Cave
- 14× Mountain
- 11× Plains
- Secluded Steppe
- Smoldering Crater
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Vivid Crag
- Vivid Meadow
- Wind-Scarred Crag
FAQ
Is Wade into Battle (Commander Anthology Volume II) worth buying as a reprint?
Yes, clearly — the singles are worth several times what the deck cost at release. It came in a 4-deck box that cost $164.99 at release ($41.25 a deck) and its singles are worth at least $99.47 today, at least 2.41× what you paid. The original Wade into Battle (Commander 2015) comes to at least $108.86 in singles, at least 3.11× its own release price.
Is Wade into Battle (Commander Anthology Volume II) the same deck as the original?
Yes, card for card. It reprints Wade into Battle (Commander 2015), first released November 2015 in Commander 2015, and is led by Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas. This reprint came out June 2018 in Commander Anthology Volume II. The full decklist is on this page.