They are themed to a particular Planeswalker and are preconstructed decks that tend to make use of mechanical elements found within the related set
You get a ready-to-play 60-card Planeswalker Deck and use it to do battle against others participating in Open Dueling, including players participating in the main tournament who are between rounds
They will only get you lands and thin your deck while Oracle will be effectively always drawing you a card
Commander Path to Exile | Illustration by Todd Lockwood You know it, you love it, you probably play it with your friends
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster Thalia and The Gitrog Monster takes the best abilities from the commanders it combines while ditching the inherent downside of the original The Gitrog Monster
Both these commanders care about casting 5mv+ spells, which is cool but not for this precon: they don't fit the deck's main themes of Politics and Elves and there's only 15 5mv+ cards that can trigger them and you really need spells that can be cast for cheaper to utilize them properly like Treasure Cruise