Magic’s first Fallout Commander decklist preview is for Scrappy Survivors

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The Fallout franchise is one of the most popular post-apocalyptic settings, and with a new Amazon TV adaptation set for release in April, the series is on our collective radar. Fallout is joining the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering, with four new Commander decks originally announced in August. Polygon has your exclusive look at one of the first complete decklists, as well as new card reveals.

The Scrappy Survivors decklist looks like it’s built around having a few cheap creatures that can be buffed up with powerful auras and enchantments. The Fallout franchise is all about the fusion between old-world tech and post-apocalyptic ingenuity; for every guy in a full set of power armor, there’s a dozen raiders wearing stuff they’ve found in scrapyards and dumpsters.

The Scrappy Survivors deck might look like a pushover at first, but once the player builds some momentum, they’re able to take cards like Mister Gutsy, a new legendary artifact creature, and snowball some big hits. There are also a few heavy hitters, like Cass, Hand of Vengeance, whose ability to recycle dead creatures’ auras and equipment feels both thematic and powerful. Cass is best known from her role as a companion in Fallout: New Vegas, and it’s good to see her back in action.

There couldn’t be a Scrappy Survivors deck without some scrap to make use of. Wizards made a clever move, repurposing the well-regarded Mantle of the Ancients aura (which first appeared in 2022’s Dungeons & Dragons-themed set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms) into a take on the classic Vault suit. But it’s not just any Vault suit. This is the Holy Vault Suit, the same torn and tattered outfit worn by the original character from 1997’s Fallout and once again, this time by The Wanderer, in Fallout 2.

In addition to giving this set of cards the three-letter PIP naming convention to set it apart from all other Magic sets that have come before, Wizards also gave the iconic Pip-Boy some love. While the Pip-Boy 2000 was first