Eternal Durdles
windwaterfireearth

Upgrading the Gothic Pre-Constructed Decklists for $10

March 14, 2026by ForceofPhil & Zac Clarksorcery

The four Gothic pre-constructed (precon) decklists are helmed by Necromancer, Savior, Persecutor, and Harbinger. The Gothic precons feature 36 spells and 14 sites. While they are great ways for new players to get into Sorcery: Contested Realm, they need additional cards to play in a sanctioned constructed event that requires 60-card Spellbooks and 30-card Atlases.

Zac and Phil share how they would update these precons for $10 or less in the video below:

Below are all the cards we added to each updated precon. Notably, neither of us added Toolboxes to any decklists because it would have taken up the majority of a $10 budget. If you can acquire Toolboxes for these decks, it would increase their utility by giving you access to the Collection.

Buy Cards

Zac's Updates

Harbinger — Decklist

Minions

  • 2 Forsaken

  • 2 Sea Witch

  • 2 Willing Tribute

  • 2 Mesmer Demon

  • 2 Nommo Monitor

  • 2 Swap

  • 1 Abyssal Assault

  • 2 Bound Spirit

  • 1 Falling Star

  • 2 Hyperparasite

  • 2 Gloam Toads

  • 2 Gnarled Wendigo

  • 2 Hearkening Kraken

  • 1 Dormant Monstrosity

Sites

  • 2 Croaking Swamp

  • 2 Dark Alley

  • 1 Dark Tower

  • 3 Den of Evil

  • 1 Gothic Tower

  • 1 Lone Tower

  • 2 Peculiar Port

  • 2 Stinging Kelp

Savior — Decklist

Minions

  • 2 Revered Revenant

  • 1 Angel Ascendant

  • 2 Virgin in Prayer

  • 2 Order of the White Wing

  • 2 Rowdy Boys

  • 1 Search Party

  • 2 Guardian Angel

  • 2 Monks of Kobalsa

  • 1 Faith Incarnate

  • 1 Malakhim

Magics

  • 1 Divine Lance

  • 2 Holy Nova

  • 2 Smite

Sites

  • 4 Common Village

  • 2 Consecrated Ground

  • 2 Forlorn Keep

  • 4 Rustic Village

  • 2 Troubled Town

Persecutor — Decklist

Minions

  • 3 One-shot Wizard

  • 2 Lesser Blood Demon

  • 2 Redmane Hyena

  • 4 Vile Imp

  • 2 Wild Fanatic

  • 4 Enraged Familiar

  • 1 Fallen Angel

  • 1 Greater Blood Demon

  • 2 Bull Demons of Adum

  • 1 Cherubim

  • 2 Golgor

Sites

  • 4 Common Village

  • 2 Consecrated Ground

  • 2 Hillside Chapel

  • 2 Molten Maar

  • 2 Road to Perdition

  • 2 Vast Desert

Necromancer — Decklist

Artifacts

  • 1 Panpipes of Pnom

Minions

  • 2 Bone Jumble

  • 2 Novice Necromancer

  • 2 Order of the Pale Worm

  • 1 Snallygaster

  • 2 Stygian Archers

  • 1 Hotwheel

  • 1 Master Necromancer

  • 2 Infernal Legion

  • 2 Those Who Linger

  • 2 Release the Hounds

    • 4 Hellhounds in the Collection

  • 1 Stitched Abomination

Magics

  • 3 Desecrate

    • 3 Desecrated Ground in the Collection

  • 1 Carrionette

  • 1 Kiss of Death

Sites

  • 3 Den of Evil

  • 2 Forsaken Crypt

  • 3 Molten Maar

  • 2 Open Mausoleum

  • 1 Sold-out Cemetery

  • 3 Vast Desert

Phil's Updates

Savior — Decklist

Minions

  • 2 Revered Revenant

  • 1 Angel Ascendant

  • 1 Mayor of Milborne

  • 1 Search Party

  • 2 Holy Nova

  • 2 House Arn Bannerman

  • 1 King of the Realm

Magics

  • 4 Common Sense

  • 1 Dispel

  • 4 Gift of the Wolf

  • 2 Return to Nature

  • 1 Border Militia

  • 2 Bury

Sites

  • 4 Humble Village

  • 4 Rustic Village

  • 4 Simple Village

  • 2 Troubled Town

Harbinger — Decklist

Minions

  • 1 Aaj-kegon Ghost Crabs

  • 2 Forsaken

  • 1 Gift of the Frog

  • 3 Static Servant

  • 3 Headless Haunt

  • 2 Mesmer Demon

  • 1 Nommo Monitor

  • 1 Frozen Horror

  • 2 Hounds of Ondaros

  • 1 Lacuna Entity

  • 1 Regurgitator

  • 2 Ophanim

Magics

  • 2 Swap

  • 2 Abyssal Assault

Sites

  • 1 Accursed Tower

  • 2 Croaking Swamp

  • 1 Dark Tower

  • 1 Deep Sea

  • 3 Den of Evil

  • 1 Gothic Tower

  • 1 Lone Tower

  • 2 Mountain Peaks

  • 2 Stinging Kelp

Persecutor — Decklist

Artifacts

  • 2 Holy Water

Minions

  • 3 Town Priest

  • 3 War Horse

  • 2 Wild Fanatic

  • 1 Angry Mob

Magics

  • 4 Gift of the Serpent

  • 3 Accusation

  • 3 Begone!

  • 3 Searing Truth

Sites

  • 2 Active Volcano

  • 2 Consecrated Ground

  • 3 Funeral Pyre

  • 2 Molten Maar

  • 2 Plague Pits

  • 1 River of Blood

  • 2 Road to Perdition

Necromancer — Decklist

Artifacts

  • 3 Torshammar Trinket

  • 1 Panpipes of Pnom

Minions

  • 2 Bone Jumble

  • 2 Fowl Bones

  • 2 Ignited

  • 4 Noxious Corpse

  • 2 Order of the Pale Worm

  • 1 Screamer

  • 1 Stygian Archers

  • 1 Master Necromancer

  • 2 Those Who Linger

Magics

  • 3 Detonate

Sites

  • 3 Accursed Desert

  • 1 Dark Tower

  • 2 Forsaken Crypt

  • 1 Gothic Tower

  • 1 Lone Tower

  • 2 Open Mausoleum

  • 1 Sold-out Cemetery

Submit Your Article To Eternal Durdles!

Direct message @ForceofPhil on DiscordTwitterBlueSky, or Reddit.

Subscribe to Eternal Durdles on YouTube!

Subscribe to Common Sense: Sorcery podcast on YouTube!

Featured image: Hellhounds by Mattias Frisk