Commodore Guff costs {1}{U}{R}{W} and is a planeswalker commander. At the beginning of your end step, you put a loyalty counter on another target planeswalker you control. Her +1 creates a 1/1 Wizard that taps for {R} to cast planeswalker spells, and her -3 draws you X cards and deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of planeswalkers you control. More walkers mean more of every ability.

The precon already has the walkers and the support, including Oath of Teferi, Chandra, Legacy of Fire, Chandra, Torch of Defiance and The Chain Veil. Each swap below pairs a cut with an add, and every card is scored with the same numbers the Oracle uses to build decks: synergy and inclusion from the Guff decks, plus lift, which shows how much more often a card turns up in Guff decks than in decks that could play it.

Looking for the unmodified list first? Read the Planeswalker Party precon guide.

9
Swaps
$21.51
Cost of the adds
38→38
Lands
22→46
Avg Oracle score

What is holding the deck back

Land-fetching creatures in a planeswalker deck

Cartographer's Hawk and Oreskos Explorer fetch Plains in a deck that wants its mana spent on planeswalkers, and they are each played in about one Guff deck in fourteen.

Not enough strong walkers and a tutor

Teferi, Temporal Archmage and The Eternal Wanderer are the top-scoring cards the precon leaves out, and Loyal Tutor puts a planeswalker on top of your library for {W}.

Cards that do not help the walkers

Wayfarer's Bauble, Kazuul, Narset, Enlightened Master and Wall of Denial do nothing for planeswalkers.

The 9 swaps

Each pair shows the numbers for the card coming out and the card going in. Click a card image to zoom.

Swap 1 of 9
Cartographer's Hawk
Cut
Cartographer's Hawk
Creature — Bird · 1W
Inclusion7%
Synergy6%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 6
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Add
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi · 4UU
Inclusion61%
Synergy59%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 60

Cartographer's Hawk is a 2/1 flier for {1}{W} that returns to hand to fetch a Plains. It is played in about one Guff deck in fourteen.

Teferi, Temporal Archmage is a six-mana planeswalker. His +1 looks at the top two cards and puts one in your hand, and his -1 untaps up to four permanents, which untaps your other planeswalkers' lands and creatures. It is the highest-scoring card the precon leaves out.

Swap 2 of 9
Oreskos Explorer
Cut
Oreskos Explorer
Creature — Cat Scout · 1W
Inclusion7%
Synergy7%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 7
The Eternal Wanderer
Add
The Eternal Wanderer
Legendary Planeswalker · 4WW
Inclusion60%
Synergy58%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 59

Oreskos Explorer is a 2/2 for {1}{W} that fetches Plains when opponents have more lands. It is played in about one Guff deck in fourteen.

The Eternal Wanderer is a six-mana planeswalker. No more than one creature can attack it each combat, its +1 exiles a creature or artifact temporarily, its 0 makes a 2/2 Samurai with double strike, and its -4 sweeps the board. A walker that protects itself and the others.

Swap 3 of 9
Wayfarer's Bauble
Cut
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact · 1
Inclusion21%
Synergy13%
Lift2.4×
Oracle score 16
Loyal Tutor
Add
Loyal Tutor
Instant · W
Inclusion41%
Synergy38%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 39

Wayfarer's Bauble is a one-mana artifact that fetches a basic land for {2} more. It is played in about one Guff deck in five.

Loyal Tutor costs {W} at instant speed: search your library for a planeswalker, reveal it, and put it on top. One mana to find the walker you need.

Swap 4 of 9
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Cut
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
Legendary Creature — Ogre Warrior · 3RR
Inclusion27%
Synergy25%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 26
Way of the Pyromancer
Add
Way of the Pyromancer
Legendary Enchantment · 1R
Inclusion38%
Synergy36%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 37

Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs is a 5/4 Ogre for {3}{R}{R} that makes Ogres when you are attacked. It is played in about one Guff deck in four.

Way of the Pyromancer costs {1}{R}. When it enters it creates a Jace planeswalker token with loyalty counters, or empowers one you control, and your planeswalkers have "+1: Add {R}." An extra walker for Guff's end step trigger, and every walker taps for red mana.

Swap 5 of 9
Narset, Enlightened Master
Cut
Narset, Enlightened Master
Legendary Creature — Human Monk · 3URW
Inclusion27%
Synergy25%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 26
Teferi's Talent
Add
Teferi's Talent
Enchantment — Aura · 3UU
Inclusion31%
Synergy30%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 31

Narset, Enlightened Master is a 3/2 for {3}{U}{R}{W} with first strike and hexproof that casts spells from the top of your library. It is played in about one Guff deck in four.

Teferi's Talent is an Aura for {3}{U}{U} that enchants a planeswalker. Whenever you draw a card, you put a loyalty counter on the enchanted planeswalker, and at 12 loyalty it gives you an emblem to activate loyalty abilities on any player's turn. Loyalty counters on a walker that draws cards.

Swap 6 of 9
Wall of Denial
Cut
Wall of Denial
Creature — Wall · 1WU
Inclusion32%
Synergy29%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 30
Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder
Add
Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder
Legendary Creature — Fox // Legendary Planeswalker — Lukka · 1WW
Inclusion43%
Synergy42%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 42

Wall of Denial is a 0/8 defender with flying and shroud for {1}{W}{U}. It is played in about one Guff deck in three.

Mila, Crafty Companion is a 3/3 for {1}{W}{W}: whenever an opponent attacks one or more planeswalkers you control, you put a loyalty counter on each planeswalker you control, and whenever a permanent you control becomes the target of an opponent's spell or ability you may draw a card. Its other face, Lukka, Wayward Bonder, is a planeswalker, so it is never a dead card.

Swap 7 of 9
Gideon Jura
Cut
Gideon Jura
Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon · 3WW
Inclusion27%
Synergy27%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 27
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
Add
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
Legendary Creature — Gith Warrior · 2W
Inclusion59%
Synergy53%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 56

Gideon Jura ({3}{W}{W}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 27 in the Oracle: it is in 27% of Commodore Guff decks with 27% synergy. It reads: +2: During target opponent's next turn, creatures that player controls attack Gideon Jura if able. :2: Destroy target tapped creature.

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion ({2}{W}) scores 56: it is in 59% of Commodore Guff decks with 53% synergy. It reads: If you would put one or more counters on a creature or planeswalker you control or on yourself, put that many plus one of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead. Choose a Background.

Swap 8 of 9
Sparkshaper Visionary
Cut
Sparkshaper Visionary
Creature — Human Wizard · 2U
Inclusion29%
Synergy28%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 28
Teferi, Master of Time
Add
Teferi, Master of Time
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi · 2UU
Inclusion50%
Synergy48%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 49

Sparkshaper Visionary ({2}{U}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 28 in the Oracle: it is in 29% of Commodore Guff decks with 28% synergy. It reads: At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose any number of target planeswalkers you control.

Teferi, Master of Time ({2}{U}{U}) scores 49: it is in 50% of Commodore Guff decks with 48% synergy. It reads: You may activate loyalty abilities of Teferi on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant. +1: Draw a card, then discard a card. :3: Target creature you don't control phases out. :10: Take two extra turns after this one.

Swap 9 of 9
Jace, Mirror Mage
Cut
Jace, Mirror Mage
Legendary Planeswalker — Jace · 1UU
Inclusion32%
Synergy31%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 31
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Add
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi · 3WU
Inclusion43%
Synergy41%
Lift8.0×+
Oracle score 42

Jace, Mirror Mage ({1}{U}{U}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 32 in the Oracle: it is in 32% of Commodore Guff decks with 31% synergy. It reads: Kicker {2}. When Jace enters, if Jace was kicked, create a token that's a copy of Jace, except it's not legendary and its starting loyalty is 1. +1: Scry 2.

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria ({3}{W}{U}) scores 42: it is in 43% of Commodore Guff decks with 41% synergy. It reads: +1: Draw a card. At the beginning of the next end step, untap up to two lands. :3: Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library third from the top.

The full swap list

Cut

  • Cartographer's Hawk
  • Oreskos Explorer
  • Wayfarer's Bauble
  • Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
  • Narset, Enlightened Master
  • Wall of Denial
  • Gideon Jura
  • Sparkshaper Visionary
  • Jace, Mirror Mage

Add

  • Teferi, Temporal Archmage
  • The Eternal Wanderer
  • Loyal Tutor
  • Way of the Pyromancer
  • Teferi's Talent
  • Mila, Crafty Companion
  • Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • Teferi, Master of Time
  • Teferi, Hero of Dominaria

What to keep

These cards are doing the deck's heavy lifting. Do not cut them.

If you want to spend more

These are strong but sit outside a budget upgrade. Prices are the cheapest paper printing.

The verdict

Planeswalker Party is a deck that most Commodore Guff lists barely change, so nine swaps are enough. They replace land-fetching creatures and a few cards that do nothing for planeswalkers with two strong walkers, a tutor and cards that add loyalty. These nine swaps cost about $22 in total.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best upgrades for the Planeswalker Party precon?

Using data from 7,808 Commodore Guff decks, the highest-scoring additions are Teferi, Temporal Archmage (for Cartographer's Hawk), The Eternal Wanderer (for Oreskos Explorer) and Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion (for Gideon Jura). The full list has 9 swaps, each scored with synergy, inclusion and lift.

How much does it cost to upgrade Planeswalker Party?

All 9 swaps cost about $21.51 at the cheapest paper printings (TCGplayer market prices via Scryfall, 2026-10-27). If you want to spend more, the guide also covers Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset ($4.27) and Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim ($5.15).

What should I cut from Planeswalker Party?

The weakest cards for this commander are Cartographer's Hawk, Oreskos Explorer and Wayfarer's Bauble. The guide explains the reason for every cut, and swaps each one for a card that scores higher.

Which cards should I keep in Planeswalker Party?

Keep Oath of Teferi, Chandra, Legacy of Fire, Chandra, Torch of Defiance, The Chain Veil and Elspeth, Sun's Champion. These are the cards doing the deck's heavy lifting.

What does Commodore Guff do?

Commodore Guff costs {1}{U}{R}{W} and is a planeswalker commander. At the beginning of your end step, you put a loyalty counter on another target planeswalker you control. Her +1 creates a 1/1 Wizard that taps for {R} to cast planeswalker spells, and her -3 draws you X cards and deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of planeswalkers you control. More walkers mean more of every ability.

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How the numbers work

Inclusion is the share of Commodore Guff decks (7,808 of them when this was written, 2026-10-27) that play the card. Synergy is how much more often they play it than other decks in the same colours. Oracle score is synergy × 0.6 plus inclusion × 0.4, the same blend The Oracle uses to rank cards for a deck. Lift compares how often the card appears in these decks with how often it could, capped at 8× here; it is shown for context and does not change the score.

Two cautions. Players who run the precon unmodified count as Commodore Guff decks, which flatters every card the precon contains. Lift is moderate for most of these cards because they are played in many planeswalker decks, so use lift to compare cards, not to judge one in isolation. Prices are the cheapest non-foil paper printing on TCGplayer (via Scryfall), in USD, and move daily.