Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Commander Decks: A South African Guide
Magic: The Gathering is heading into the final frontier.
Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek releases worldwide for tabletop play on 13 November 2026, bringing characters, crews, starships and factions from across Star Trek into Magic. Among the headline products are four ready-to-play Commander decks, each built around a very different part of the Star Trek universe.
For South African players trying to decide which deck to preorder, here is what we know so far. The four decks appeal to different types of player, so don’t choose only from the box art. For a side-by-side look at playstyles, see our Star Trek Commander deck comparison. Our local preorder guide explains why global release and delivery are different dates.
The four Star Trek Commander decks
The four decks are:
Federation Fleet
Landing Party
Klingon Fury
We Are the Borg
Each is a complete 100 card Commander deck designed to be playable straight from the box.
That means you do not need to buy boosters or build a deck before your first game. Pick your deck, sleeve it if you want to protect the cards, find a Commander table and you are ready to go.
Federation Fleet
Federation Fleet is led by Jean-Luc Picard and focuses on the Federation, its crews and its starships.
Its confirmed gameplay revolves around Seek Out abilities, strengthening your crew and charging your starships as your game develops.
This looks like the deck for players who enjoy building an engine rather than simply attacking as quickly as possible. There is a strong sense of assembling a capable crew, developing your board and allowing several parts of the deck to work together.
Federation Fleet should suit you if:
You enjoy value based strategies.
You like building a board over several turns.
You want starships to be an important part of the deck.
Jean-Luc Picard and the Federation are the part of Star Trek you most want represented at your Commander table.
Landing Party
Landing Party is led by Commander Spock and rewards you for exploring strange new worlds.
The deck uses landfall effects, which trigger when lands enter the battlefield. That makes your mana development part of the deck’s actual strategy rather than simply something you do to cast spells.
If you enjoy gradually building resources and being rewarded for making your land drops, Landing Party is likely to feel very natural.
Landing Party should suit you if:
You enjoy land based strategies.
You like generating value while developing your mana.
You prefer a game plan that grows stronger as the game progresses.
Spock and the exploration side of Star Trek are what you want your deck to represent.
Klingon Fury
Klingon Fury takes a considerably less diplomatic approach.
The deck features Worf and rewards you for attacking multiple opponents. The more enemies you attack, the stronger your Warriors can become.
That makes Klingon Fury the most immediately aggressive concept among the four decks revealed so far.
Commander is normally played with several opponents, so a strategy that actively encourages you to spread your attacks around the table fits the format particularly well.
Klingon Fury should suit you if:
You enjoy combat focused decks.
You would rather attack than sit behind a defensive board.
You like Warrior themes.
You want your deck to feel unmistakably Klingon.
We Are the Borg
Resistance is, predictably, going to be difficult.
We Are the Borg puts you in control of the Borg Queen’s Collective, producing Borg tokens and using assimilation to turn enemy resources into an advantage.
Where Klingon Fury wants to overpower the table through direct aggression, the Borg deck appears more interested in expansion, numbers and assimilation.
It is a strong thematic fit for players who enjoy building an army and watching their position grow as the game continues.
We Are the Borg should suit you if:
You enjoy token strategies.
You like building a large board presence.
You enjoy turning an opponent’s resources or losses to your advantage.
The Borg are the reason you became interested in the set in the first place.
What comes inside a standard Star Trek Commander deck?
Each standard Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Commander deck includes:
1 ready-to-play 100 card Commander deck
1 traditional foil borderless face commander
99 non-foil cards
32 new-to-Magic cards among those 99 cards
10 non-foil double-sided tokens
1 reference card
1 deck box
The important point is that these are full Commander decks.
You do not need to buy anything else to make the deck legal and playable.
You may still want sleeves, a sturdier deck box or a playmat, but those are accessories rather than requirements.
Browse the standard Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Commander Decks
What is different about the Collector’s Edition Commander decks?
The Collector’s Edition versions contain the same four deck themes, but the presentation changes dramatically.
Instead of the standard mix of foil and non-foil cards, the Collector’s Edition deck is presented in Surge Foil.
Each Collector’s Edition includes:
1 ready-to-play 100 card Commander deck
1 Surge Foil borderless face commander
99 Surge Foil cards
32 new-to-Magic cards among those 99 cards
10 double-sided tokens with Surge Foil on one side
1 reference card
1 deck box
In practical terms, the standard Commander deck is the version we would recommend primarily for someone who wants to play.
The Collector’s Edition is for the player who wants the same Commander experience but places considerably more value on premium card treatments and collectability.
Browse the Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Collector’s Edition Commander Decks
Standard or Collector’s Edition?
If your first question is:
Which one plays better?
The answer is neither.
They represent the same four deck concepts.
The real decision is whether the premium Surge Foil treatment matters enough to you to justify the Collector’s Edition.
Choose the standard Commander deck if your priority is playing the deck, sleeving it up and getting it onto the table.
Choose the Collector’s Edition if Star Trek is also a collecting interest for you and you want the premium version of the deck.
There is nothing wrong with choosing entirely based on the franchise either. Commander is supposed to be personal.
If you have been waiting years to command a Borg deck, that may be all the analysis you need.
When does Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek release?
The confirmed global tabletop release date is:
13 November 2026
Prerelease events are scheduled for 6 to 12 November, with the tabletop release following on 13 November.
South African customers should remember that a global release date and a local dispatch date are not always identical.
Products still need to move through distributors, import channels and local delivery networks. Where Bell & Barter has product specific dispatch information, the information displayed on the product page should be treated as the current local estimate.
Can I preorder the decks in South Africa?
Yes.
Bell & Barter has both the standard and Collector’s Edition Star Trek Commander decks available for preorder while allocated stock remains available.
You can choose your preferred deck directly from the relevant product page.
Preorder the standard Star Trek Commander Decks
Preorder the Collector’s Edition Commander Decks
Which deck should you choose?
The simplest version is this:
Federation Fleet: choose it for crews, starships and a developing value engine.
Landing Party: choose it if you like lands, exploration and resource growth.
Klingon Fury: choose it if you want to attack.
We Are the Borg: choose it if you want tokens, assimilation and an expanding collective.
If you want a closer comparison of the four decks, including playstyle and expected complexity, read our full comparison:
Which Magic: The Gathering Star Trek Commander Deck Should You Choose?
The final frontier is going to look slightly different at every Commander table.
That is probably exactly how it should be.