<p>Looking to give your <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> Commander precon an exponential upgrade? We're here to give you some ideas for both budget and non-budget upgrades, as well as recommendations for cards you should cut from the precon.</p>
<p>If you're looking for an analysis on what's in the deck and how to play it, check out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/quandrix-unlimited-secrets-of-strixhaven-precon-guide-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Precon Guide here</a>.</p>


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<p>Here's what's in the <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> precon:</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Quandrix" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Zimone, Infinite Analyst
[/Commander]
[Instants]
*1 Beast Within
*1 Biomass Mutation
*1 Commander&#039;s Insight
*1 Decisive Denial
*1 Eureka Moment
*1 Nexus Mentality
*1 Perplexing Test
*1 Pull from Tomorrow
*1 Quandrix Charm
*1 Quandrix Command
*1 Rapid Hybridization
*1 Silkguard
*1 Stroke of Genius
*1 Tyvar&#039;s Stand
*1 Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Animist&#039;s Awakening
*1 Curse of the Swine
*1 Entrancing Melody
*1 Expansion Algorithm
*1 Nature&#039;s Lore
*1 Open the Way
*1 Oversimplify
*1 Primal Might
*1 Three Visits
[/Sorceries]
[Creatures]
*1 Altered Ego
*1 Benevolent Hydra
*1 Deekah, Fractal Theorist
*1 Elusive Otter // Grove&#039;s Bounty
*1 Forgotten Ancient
*1 Goldvein Hydra
*1 Guardian Augmenter
*1 Hangarback Walker
*1 Hydroid Krasis
*1 Ingenious Prodigy
*1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
*1 Kinetic Ooze
*1 Lifeblood Hydra
*1 Nev, the Practical Dean
*1 Owlin Spiralmancer
*1 Primo, the Unbounded
*1 Primordial Hydra
*1 Quandrix Apprentice
*1 Steelbane Hydra
*1 Stonecoil Serpent
*1 Striding Shotcaller // Run the Play
*1 Tanazir Quandrix
*1 The Goose Mother
*1 Troyan, Gutsy Explorer
*1 Yavimaya Bloomsage // Channel
*1 Zimone, All-Questioning
*1 Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Astral Cornucopia
*1 Brass Infiniscope
*1 Elementalist&#039;s Palette
*1 Fractal Harness
*1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
*1 Sol Ring
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Hardened Scales
*1 Lattice Library
*1 Mana Bloom
*1 Unbound Flourishing
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Alchemist&#039;s Refuge
*1 Command Tower
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*1 Flooded Grove
*6 Forest
*1 Hinterland Harbor
*7 Island
*1 Opal Palace
*1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
*1 Overflowing Basin
*1 Paradox Gardens
*1 Path of Ancestry
*1 Quandrix Campus
*1 Rain-Slicked Copse
*1 Reliquary Tower
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Sodden Verdure
*1 Study Hall
*1 Tangled Islet
*1 Temple of Mystery
*1 Temple of the False God
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
*1 Turbulent Wilderness
*1 Vineglimmer Snarl
*1 Yavimaya Coast
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Doppelgang" href="#" target="_blank">Doppelgang</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Doppelgang"></div></div>
<p>It's mana intensive, but it's <em>so</em> good as a late-game play to completely turn the tables.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Finale of Revelation" href="#" target="_blank">Finale of Revelation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thassa&#039;s Intervention" href="#" target="_blank">Thassa&#039;s Intervention</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Finale of Revelation"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thassa&#039;s Intervention"></div></div>
<p>More X spell card draw is what we need. Intervention doubling as a counterspell is really nice, too.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ripples of Potential" href="#" target="_blank">Ripples of Potential</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolution Sage" href="#" target="_blank">Evolution Sage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ripples of Potential"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Evolution Sage"></div></div>
<p>I thought the deck could use a bit more proliferation for the +1/+1 counters. We don't do any other landfall stuff, but we should expect to at least play one every turn, so Evolution Sage works. Ripples of Potential doubling as a protection spell is great.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unnatural Restoration" href="#" target="_blank">Unnatural Restoration</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolution Witness" href="#" target="_blank">Evolution Witness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Unnatural Restoration"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Evolution Witness"></div></div>
<p>The precon didn't have any graveyard recursion. These both fit perfectly with our strategy.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swiftfoot Boots" href="#" target="_blank">Swiftfoot Boots</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Swiftfoot Boots"></div></div>
<p>Zimone is a value engine, and likely to get targeted. I want her to have a more permanent means of protection.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wave Goodbye" href="#" target="_blank">Wave Goodbye</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wave Goodbye"></div></div>
<p><em>This</em> is the kind of board wipe we should be playing in this deck. Not "Choose odd or even, blah blah blah."</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wilderness Reclamation" href="#" target="_blank">Wilderness Reclamation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Wilderness Reclamation"></div></div>
<p>There are enough X spell instants in the deck that Wilderness Reclamation is a worthy inclusion.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kalonian Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Kalonian Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Paradox Sculptor" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Paradox Sculptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kalonian Hydra"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, Paradox Sculptor"></div></div>
<p>More counters!</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Champion of Lambholt" href="#" target="_blank">Champion of Lambholt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Emil, Vastlands Roamer" href="#" target="_blank">Emil, Vastlands Roamer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Champion of Lambholt"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Emil, Vastlands Roamer"></div></div>
<p>With these two creatures we're looking to make combat much more deadly. Champion is basically a win condition. Speaking of...</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Simic Ascendancy" href="#" target="_blank">Simic Ascendancy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Simic Ascendancy"></div></div>
<p>How could they not include this in the precon? Probably because it's a bit too easy. But hey, games gotta end.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nexos" href="#" target="_blank">Nexos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nyxbloom Ancient" href="#" target="_blank">Nyxbloom Ancient</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nexos"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nyxbloom Ancient"></div></div>
<p>More mana from our lands for bigger X spells.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kodama of the West Tree" href="#" target="_blank">Kodama of the West Tree</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sporocyst" href="#" target="_blank">Sporocyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kodama of the West Tree"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sporocyst"></div></div>
<p>More lands so we can get more mana from our lands for bigger X spells.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mathemagics" href="#" target="_blank">Mathemagics</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Geometer&#039;s Arthropod" href="#" target="_blank">Geometer&#039;s Arthropod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terrasymbiosis" href="#" target="_blank">Terrasymbiosis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mathemagics"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Geometer&#039;s Arthropod"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Terrasymbiosis"></div></div>
<p>More card draw.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Branching Evolution" href="#" target="_blank">Branching Evolution</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Earth Crystal" href="#" target="_blank">The Earth Crystal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider" href="#" target="_blank">Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Branching Evolution"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Earth Crystal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider"></div></div>
<p>More counters.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Great Henge" href="#" target="_blank">The Great Henge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Great Henge"></div></div>
<p>More card draw, more mana, more counters, and, what the heck, throw in some lifegain too. The Great Henge does it all.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Ozolith" href="#" target="_blank">The Ozolith</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Ozolith"></div></div>
<p>We worked so hard to get all those counters. Would be a shame if they went away. Enter: The Ozolith.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mutational Advantage" href="#" target="_blank">Mutational Advantage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mutational Advantage"></div></div>
<p>Mutational Advantage is a really nice protection spell for counters decks. It also proliferates!</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Walking Ballista" href="#" target="_blank">Walking Ballista</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Herald of Secret Streams" href="#" target="_blank">Herald of Secret Streams</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Walking Ballista"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Herald of Secret Streams"></div></div>
<p>More ways to win! We're not gonna be <a href="https://commanderspellbook.com/search/?q=walking%20ballista" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comboing out with Walking Ballista</a> like other decks might, but it'll sure be nice to deal lots of damage with it. And Herald removes the math from combat.</p>
<p>The deck has enough math already, am I right?</p>


<p>This precon was pretty difficult to make cuts for. To get to my self-imposed 15 cuts, I had to make some difficult choices. But still, cut we must.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goldvein Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Goldvein Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Goldvein Hydra"></div></div>
<p>Tapped Treasure tokens when it dies....yay? This Hydra is underwhelming, even with all its keyword abilities.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mana Bloom" href="#" target="_blank">Mana Bloom</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mana Bloom"></div></div>
<p>As far as ramp goes, this is kind of awful. Even if it does synergize with the deck.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primo, the Unbounded" href="#" target="_blank">Primo, the Unbounded</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lattice Library" href="#" target="_blank">Lattice Library</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deekah, Fractal Theorist" href="#" target="_blank">Deekah, Fractal Theorist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Primo, the Unbounded"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lattice Library"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Deekah, Fractal Theorist"></div></div>
<p>We already got X spells and +1/+1 counters going on, and plenty of creature cards to play. I think we can forgo the whole Fractal token subtheme.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hangarback Walker" href="#" target="_blank">Hangarback Walker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hangarback Walker"></div></div>
<p>We'll skip Thopter tokens too.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, All-Questioning" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, All-Questioning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, All-Questioning"></div></div>
<p>All five of the <em>Secrets of Strixhaven</em> precons shoehorned older Strixhaven legends into them. If you've checked out the other upgrade guides, you'll see we ended up cutting most of them, since they just don't fit. Same applies here to these younger Zimones.</p>
<p>What's really annoying is that the one Zimone that does fit our strategy, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Paradox Sculptor" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Paradox Sculptor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, wasn't included.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oversimplify" href="#" target="_blank">Oversimplify</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Perplexing Test" href="#" target="_blank">Perplexing Test</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Oversimplify"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Perplexing Test"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis"></div></div>
<p>These are all either really bad (Oversimplify) or really situational (the other two). None of them really work here. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wave Goodbye" href="#" target="_blank">Wave Goodbye</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is so much better.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beast Within" href="#" target="_blank">Beast Within</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Beast Within"></div></div>
<p>The deck was too heavy on removal, and we just don't need this. Nothing against the card; it's a classic.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fractal Harness" href="#" target="_blank">Fractal Harness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Fractal Harness"></div></div>
<p>We ditched the Fractal subtheme, and we're really not doing Equipment. Doubling the counters on the equipped creature is nice, but it also puts a target on that creature. I'd rather not have to spend the <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-2" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> equip cost over and over.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Quandrix Apprentice" href="#" target="_blank">Quandrix Apprentice</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Quandrix Apprentice"></div></div>
<p>We're replacing this with the much better - for this deck, anyway - <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Geometer&#039;s Arthropod" href="#" target="_blank">Geometer&#039;s Arthropod</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guardian Augmenter" href="#" target="_blank">Guardian Augmenter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Guardian Augmenter"></div></div>
<p>I wanted a more permanent solution for Zimone, so we replaced this with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swiftfoot Boots" href="#" target="_blank">Swiftfoot Boots</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>


Quandrix Unlimited Precon Upgrade Guide

<p><em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> is a new Commander preconstructed deck releasing with the set <em>Secrets of Strixhaven</em>. What's in the deck, who are the commanders, and is it a good buy?</p>
<p>Let's find out.</p>


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<p>The <i>Quandrix Unlimited</i> Commander deck contains the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 Ready-to-play 100-card Commander deck</li>
<li>1 Traditional foil face commander with borderless art</li>
<li>1 Traditional foil featured commander with borderless art</li>
<li>98 Non-foil cards, including 10 new-to-Magic cards</li>
<li>10 Double-sided tokens</li>
<li>1 Reference card</li>
<li>1 Deck box</li>
</ul>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone, Infinite Analyst" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone, Infinite Analyst</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone, Infinite Analyst"></div></div>
<p>Zimone's here to do Quandrix things, which also align pretty well with Simic things.</p>
<p>The blue/green color combo is often joked about as being a bit one-dimensional, which is ironic considering Quandrix's penchant for infinity.</p>
<p>While Zimone, Infinite Analyst doesn't do a ton to break out of that mold, there's enough going on with the card to foster an interesting deck.</p>
<p>Zimone's a 0/4 Human Wizard for three mana, but it won't likely stay 0/4 for long. The first spell you cast a spell with X in its mana cost each turn gets Zimone two +1/+1 counters. Ideally you're able to trigger this the same turn you cast Zimone, so it's worth sandbagging your commander a bit in order to get immediate value.</p>
<p>That's only half the card, though. The other ability states that the first spell you cast each turn with X in its mana cost gets a discount for each of those +1/+1 counters on Zimone. The first X spell that Zimone sees won't get that discount (unless it somehow came into play with counters, a scenario that's entirely possible in <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em>), but subsequent ones will get cheaper and cheaper, which in practice means the X gets bigger and bigger.</p>
<p>Maybe not quite to infinity, but never say never.</p>
<p>With 27 X spells in the deck, Zimone can snowball very quickly and will likely be a prime removal target for opponents once they realize what's going on.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primo, the Unbounded" href="#" target="_blank">Primo, the Unbounded</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Primo, the Unbounded"></div></div>
<p>Along with Zimone comes Primo, the Unbounded, a 0/0 Fractal Wolf with trample. Obviously its 0/0 stat line will be augmented immediately, and that's exactly what happens; Primo's got an X in that casting cost, and comes into play with twice X +1/+1 counters. With three other mana alongside, that means for four total mana, Primo's a 2/2, and for five, it's a 4/4. And so on.</p>
<p>Primo's base power of zero is important, as the card loves creatures with a goose egg. Whenever one or more creatures you control with base power zero deal combat damage to a player, you create a 0/0 Fractal token, and give it a number of +1/+1 counters equal to damage dealt.</p>
<p>So by itself, if Primo is a 2/2 and connects with an opponent's face, it makes another 2/2. Then next turn, if both connect, Primo makes a 4/4. And so on. There's a theme here.</p>
<p>Primo works well with Zimone, providing massive tokens as Zimone gets larger and larger thanks to the X spells you're casting. But as a commander, Primo is much more interesting and open-ended. A deck dedicated to Primo could take a number of different paths, from <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/toughness-matters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defender decks</a> to <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/plants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plant token decks</a> to a weird build that targets your own creatures with stuff like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Serendib Sorcerer" href="#" target="_blank">Serendib Sorcerer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Island of Wak-Wak" href="#" target="_blank">Island of Wak-Wak</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>Not all these strategies will be good, but they'll be fun.</p>


<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kinetic Ooze" href="#" target="_blank">Kinetic Ooze</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Ooze enjoyers are thrilled to see a new Ooze (news?), especially one that's pretty good. For X and a <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, you'll get a 0/0 with X +1/+1 counters on it - standard fare for boneless creatures.</p>
<p>When Kinetic Ooze enters, you get to nuke any target artifact or enchantment with mana value X or less. If X is five or more, you also draw a card. And if X is <em>even higher, </em>like 10 or more, specifically, you also get to double all +1/+1 counters on any number of other target creatures. Kinetic Ooze can't double its own counters, but that's probably not a deal breaker.</p>
<p>Even if X is five, that's a 5/5 creature, a removal of a threat, and a card drawn. Not bad value for six mana.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nev, the Practical Dean" href="#" target="_blank">Nev, the Practical Dean</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Nev returns with a new card, no longer teaming up with Adrix. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Adrix and Nev, Twincasters" href="#" target="_blank">Adrix and Nev, Twincasters</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is quite the card though, so how does Nev do as a solo act?</p>
<p>For three mana, you're getting a 2/2 Merfolk Wizard that grants trample to all creatures you control that have counters of any kind. Also, whenever you cast your first spell with X in its mana cost each turn, as you'll be doing quite often in <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>Nev itself gets X +1/+1 counters.</p>
<p>It won't take many X spells to make Nev a formidable attacker.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Owlin Spiralmancer" href="#" target="_blank">Owlin Spiralmancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Four mana gets you a 3/4 flying, vigilant Bird Wizard, which is already a pretty solid stat line.</p>
<p>But you're not playing Owlin Spiralmancer for the stat line, you're playing it for its ability. Whenever you cast your first spell each turn with X in its mana cost, copy it. That's pretty nuts in a deck like this one, where so much effort is devoted to casting X spells.</p>
<p>In practice, Owlin Spiralmancer functions as a way to feel less bad spending an entire turn sinking every resource you've got into a singular X. One of this strategy's biggest weaknesses is a tactically employed counterspell from an opponent, but if you're copying that massive X spell on cast, it's a lot harder to stop.</p>
<p>Any blue deck <a href="https://edhrec.com/tags/x-spells" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dedicated to X spells</a> will immediately make room for this Bird Wizard.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Striding Shotcaller" href="#" target="_blank">Striding Shotcaller</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>An 0/4 Troll Druid for two mana, Striding Shotcaller is one of two prepared creatures in <em>Quandrix Unlimited. </em>It prepares Run the Play, a sorcery for <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-x" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> that puts a +1/+1 counter on each of X target creatures, and those creatures get flying until end of turn. Plus, as a little treat, you also draw a card.</p>
<p>To prepare Striding Shotcaller, it just requires a creature you control to deal combat damage to a player. Which, of course, is easier when the card itself gives your creatures flying. Oh, and it has reach, too.</p>
<p>A downside of a deck focused on X spells is that you'll often find yourself holding onto them in order to get the maximum impact of funneling everything you've got into the X. But with Striding Shotcaller, you've got a repeatable X spell at your disposal.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yavimaya Bloomsage" href="#" target="_blank">Yavimaya Bloomsage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>Now it's time for the <em>other </em>prepared creature in <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>Yavimaya Bloomsage. This one brings with it a spell that's literally banned in Commander.</p>
<p>A 2/2 Dryad Druid for three mana, Yavimaya Bloomsage has a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Channel" href="#" target="_blank">Channel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in its pocket. If you've ever had the privilege of casting a Channel, you know that this is a card worth paying attention to. Just dream of the values for X you can achieve with a Channel.</p>
<p>Yavimaya Bloomsage doesn't enter prepared, though, and it's a little tough to achieve that state. At the beginning of your end step, you put a +1/+1 counter onto a creature you control, and if that creature's power is seven or greater after that counter, then Yavimaya Bloomsage is prepared.</p>
<p>You need another creature, and it has to be big. Good thing this deck's commander works so well with it, huh?</p>
<p>Beyond <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>Yavimaya Bloomsage will see a lot of play, because again, Channel.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass Infiniscope" href="#" target="_blank">Brass Infiniscope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>The deck's sole new artifact comes in the form of Brass Infiniscope. For four mana, you're getting a mana rock custom-built for X spell decks. Tap it for two colorless mana, and when you next cast a spell with X, draw a card and gain life equal to half of X.</p>
<p>Seems fine, sure. But note that those two conditions are not connected. You can use that two colorless for anything, and later in the turn, casting an X spell, whether you used that two colorless mana or not, will still trigger the card draw and life gain. That might not be frequently relevant, as you're probably tapping Brass Infiniscope to help pay for X anyway, but it is worth keeping in mind.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Expansion Algorithm" href="#" target="_blank">Expansion Algorithm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>It's hard to get more distilled than Expansion Algorithm. As is often the case with useful keywords, they go through a period of being attached to myriad conditions and iterations before a card comes along that simply says, "Do that thing."</p>
<p>Expansion Algorithm says do that thing, and that thing is proliferate. Specifically, you do it X times, with the card itself running you X and <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span><span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-u" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>. Proliferate as a mechanic is very powerful, but never by itself. It's not exactly a win-more mechanic, but it'll never dig you out of a hole.</p>
<p>That said, Expansion Algorithm will likely replace other, more complicated proliferate spells in a number of decks.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nexus Mentality" href="#" target="_blank">Nexus Mentality</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>To get ahead in life, you just have to have that Nexus mindset.</p>
<p>A four-mana instant, Nexus Mentality provides you with two modes. In some cases, you'll pick one, but most of the time, you're looking to pick both by controlling your commander when this is cast.</p>
<p>As for the modes themselves, you either move all counters from one target nonland permanent to another one you control, or you remove all counters from target nonland permanent you control and draw a card for each counter removed. Or, again, both.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dark Depths" href="#" target="_blank">Dark Depths</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> enjoyers are lamenting the "nonland" part of these modes, but that doesn't mean Nexus Mentality is to be ignored. In most scenarios, cashing in a bunch of counters to draw cards is going to be the better option, but if you've got something that loves seeing counters placed on it, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or the noticeably absent <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Evolution Witness" href="#" target="_blank">Evolution Witness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, then you win either way.</p>
<p>Or, again, both ways.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lattice Library" href="#" target="_blank">Lattice Library</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>For <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-g" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> and <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-x" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, Lattice Library enters with X study counters on it. Pretty typical library fare.</p>
<p>When Lattice Library enters or whenever you cast the first X spell of the turn, make a 0/0 Fractal token with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to Lattice Library's study counters. Less typical library fare.</p>
<p>Providing a free creature token with every X spell cast is pretty solid, and Lattice Library itself makes a great target for Expansion Algorithm's proliferation explosion. It may not be better than the <em>other </em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sylvan Library" href="#" target="_blank">green Library enchantment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but few cards are.</p>
<h3><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Turbulent Wilderness" href="#" target="_blank">Turbulent Wilderness</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></h3>
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<p>As with all five <em>Secrets of Strixhaven </em>decks, <em>Quandrix Unlimited</em> has its own color-relevant "Turbulent" land, with Turbulent Wilderness.</p>
<p>It's got basic land types, which is always nice to see on a new land, and the condition for entering untapped - if opponents have eight or more lands collectively - isn't hard to achieve. With no ramp, that'll happen on turn three if you didn't go first or second in the game, or turn four if you did.</p>
<p>As far as dual lands go, they aren't immediate must-haves, but they're still pretty good. And interestingly, they get better as the quality of opponents' decks increases.</p>


<p>With <em>Quandrix Unlimited, </em>we want to follow Zimone's lead, and that means X spells and +1/+1 counters, with both seeing their numbers get larger and larger.</p>
<p>As mentioned before, the deck contains 27 X spells (28 if you count Run the Play, Striding Shotcaller's prepared spell), so it's likely that you'll never be wanting for an X spell to trigger the cards that care about such things.</p>
<p>As for what those cards are, there are a few:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lattice Library" href="#" target="_blank">Lattice Library</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nev, the Practical Dean" href="#" target="_blank">Nev, the Practical Dean</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Owlin Spiralmancer" href="#" target="_blank">Owlin Spiralmancer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Then there are the cards that, like Zimone, help facilitate the casting of X spells:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass Infiniscope" href="#" target="_blank">Brass Infiniscope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elementalist&#039;s Palette" href="#" target="_blank">Elementalist&#039;s Palette</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Troyan, Gutsy Explorer" href="#" target="_blank">Troyan, Gutsy Explorer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unbound Flourishing" href="#" target="_blank">Unbound Flourishing</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Really, though, all these X spells are in service of the other strategy, and that's amassing as many +1/+1 counters onto your creatures as you possibly can. With an absence of game-breaking X spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Finale of Devastation" href="#" target="_blank">Finale of Devastation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Genesis Wave" href="#" target="_blank">Genesis Wave</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, the goal is to incrementally increase our creatures' threat level.</p>
<p>First, we have ways to speed up the process of creating +1/+1 counters:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Benevolent Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Benevolent Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Forgotten Ancient" href="#" target="_blank">Forgotten Ancient</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tanazir Quandrix" href="#" target="_blank">Tanazir Quandrix</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ozolith, the Shattered Spire" href="#" target="_blank">Ozolith, the Shattered Spire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hardened Scales" href="#" target="_blank">Hardened Scales</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>It's nice to have these in play before going ham on creating +1/+1 counters, but they're not necessary. If anything, they tend to attract attention in form of removal, which actually plays into your hand considering the real threats are, well, threats:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hangarback Walker" href="#" target="_blank">Hangarback Walker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hydroid Krasis" href="#" target="_blank">Hydroid Krasis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lifeblood Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Lifeblood Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primordial Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Primordial Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stonecoil Serpent" href="#" target="_blank">Stonecoil Serpent</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>These are all excellent cards to focus +1/+1 counters on, but realistically we want to use Zimone for that as best we can, since the discount those counters provide to X spells is the engine that this deck needs to function well. There's a reason that cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Guardian Augmenter" href="#" target="_blank">Guardian Augmenter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tyvar&#039;s Stand" href="#" target="_blank">Tyvar&#039;s Stand</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Silkguard" href="#" target="_blank">Silkguard</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are in the 99; Zimone is crucial to the deck's performance and protecting it is key.</p>
<p>And sometimes, the best defense is a good suite of removal, so thankfully <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>packs plenty in that regard. In addition to the usual <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rapid Hybridization" href="#" target="_blank">Rapid Hybridization</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beast Within" href="#" target="_blank">Beast Within</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that we're accustomed to in blue/green decks, there are also options that lean into the deck's themes and are thus more interesting:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primal Might" href="#" target="_blank">Primal Might</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Decisive Denial" href="#" target="_blank">Decisive Denial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Perplexing Test" href="#" target="_blank">Perplexing Test</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis" href="#" target="_blank">Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Perplexing Test"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zimone&#039;s Hypothesis"></div></div>


<p>Despite the deck's commander having the word "infinite" in its name, there are no established combos in <em>Quandrix Unlimited. </em>That said, if we want to truly embody the spirit of Quandrix, it wouldn't take much effort to include some.</p>
<p>Since <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kami of Whispered Hopes" href="#" target="_blank">Kami of Whispered Hopes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is in the list already, all you'd have to do is add a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Freed from the Real" href="#" target="_blank">Freed from the Real</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pemmin&#039;s Aura" href="#" target="_blank">Pemmin&#039;s Aura</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Crab Umbra" href="#" target="_blank">Crab Umbra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of the Paruns" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of the Paruns</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>...) to the mix to create infinite colored mana:</p>
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<p>Like the other <em>Secrets of Strixhaven </em>decks, <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>has plenty of lands. 37 of them, to be exact. That's pretty understandable for a deck that focuses on maximizing the value of X as often as possible.</p>
<p>And as you'd expect, most of those lands are here to create colored mana as needed, but there are still a few utility lands that found their way in:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Alchemist&#039;s Refuge" href="#" target="_blank">Alchemist&#039;s Refuge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Oran-Rief, the Vastwood" href="#" target="_blank">Oran-Rief, the Vastwood</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reliquary Tower" href="#" target="_blank">Reliquary Tower</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rogue&#039;s Passage" href="#" target="_blank">Rogue&#039;s Passage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Reliquary Tower is an interesting choice. While it's certainly possible that the deck will draw you enough cards to need a reprieve from maximum hand size, it's often the case that Reliquary Tower is worse than a simple basic land the majority of the time.</p>
<p>As for mana rocks, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arcane Signet" href="#" target="_blank">Arcane Signet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sol Ring" href="#" target="_blank">Sol Ring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are here, as usual, but there are some more intriguing choices that fit into the deck's theme:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Astral Cornucopia" href="#" target="_blank">Astral Cornucopia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brass Infiniscope" href="#" target="_blank">Brass Infiniscope</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elementalist&#039;s Palette" href="#" target="_blank">Elementalist&#039;s Palette</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>Mana rocks that do stuff are sure nice to see, even if they're not overwhelmingly powerful. In a lot of scenarios, you'll be much happier to draw an Elementalist's Palette than an Arcane Signet.</p>


<p>Currently, if you were to purchase <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>piecemeal as singles, it would cost approximately $240. That makes the $49.99 MSRP of the deck a bit more palatable.</p>
<p>However, as with all new releases, that price is inflated somewhat by the new cards, the prices for which haven't quite settled yet. If we remove the prices of the 12 new cards, we're left with a total cost of singles of around $116. Still a good deal.</p>
<p>That new total is driven by a few very interesting reprints:</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Unbound Flourishing" href="#" target="_blank">Unbound Flourishing</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ozolith, the Shattered Spire" href="#" target="_blank">Ozolith, the Shattered Spire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Benevolent Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Benevolent Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Primordial Hydra" href="#" target="_blank">Primordial Hydra</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
<li><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Three Visits" href="#" target="_blank">Three Visits</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p>These five cards are welcome reprints - especially Unbound Flourishing - but after these, the drop-off in value is steep.</p>


<p>The combination of X spell shenanigans and +1/+1 synergy is going to speak to a certain subset of players, and as a result, there'll be people out there who think <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>is the best preconstructed deck printed in quite some time.</p>
<p>While it is good, the strategy is somewhat linear and a bit too reliant on its featured commander to really kick into a higher gear, and there'll be games where you'll fuss about with low values of X until you realize the game's passed you by.</p>
<p>That fact, coupled with the somewhat lacking collection of needed reprints, means <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>scores a B-.</p>


<p>Looking to upgrade your <em>Quandrix Unlimited </em>precon? Check out <a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/quandrix-unlimited-precon-upgrade" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our Upgrade Guide here</a>.</p>


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