diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index b7ba73bc328..7b33b9d59f0 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -193,11 +193,13 @@ forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckFormat.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckGroup.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckRecognizer.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckSection.java -text
+forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenPool.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator2Color.java svneol=native#text/plain
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator3Color.java svneol=native#text/plain
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator5Color.java svneol=native#text/plain
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorBase.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorMonoColor.java -text
+forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/IDeckGenPool.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/package-info.java svneol=native#text/plain
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/io/DeckFileHeader.java -text
 forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/io/DeckGroupSerializer.java -text
@@ -17140,12 +17142,14 @@ forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/MetaSet.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/MultipleForgeJarsFoundError.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/UnOpenedMeta.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/model/package-info.java svneol=native#text/plain
+forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestCommander.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestController.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestData.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestDataIO.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestDeckMap.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestPlane.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestPreferences.java -text
+forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/GamePlayerUtil.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanCostDecision.java -text
 forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/HumanPlay.java -text
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
index e9f0f2aea1f..56c3916e3ea 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Multimaps;
 
 import forge.card.CardEdition.CardInSet;
 import forge.card.CardEdition.Type;
+import forge.deck.generation.IDeckGenPool;
 import forge.item.PaperCard;
 import forge.util.*;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
-public final class CardDb implements ICardDatabase {
+public final class CardDb implements ICardDatabase, IDeckGenPool {
     public final static String foilSuffix = "+";
     public final static char NameSetSeparator = '|';
     
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/CardPool.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/CardPool.java
index 9d9889afb3e..f80f32e719b 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/CardPool.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/CardPool.java
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 package forge.deck;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.StaticData;
 import forge.card.CardDb;
 import forge.item.PaperCard;
 import forge.util.ItemPool;
 import forge.util.ItemPoolSorter;
 import forge.util.MyRandom;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -33,10 +35,7 @@ import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-/**
- * Deck section.
- * 
- */
+
 public class CardPool extends ItemPool<PaperCard> {
 
     public CardPool() {
@@ -193,6 +192,4 @@ public class CardPool extends ItemPool<PaperCard> {
         }
         return sb.toString();
     }
-
- 
 }
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenPool.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenPool.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01eaf89f063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenPool.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package forge.deck.generation;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import forge.item.PaperCard;
+
+public class DeckGenPool implements IDeckGenPool {
+    private final HashMap<String, PaperCard> cards = new HashMap<String, PaperCard>();
+
+    public void add(PaperCard c) {
+        cards.put(c.getName(), c);
+    }
+    public void addAll(Iterable<PaperCard> cc) {
+        for (PaperCard c : cc) {
+            add(c);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PaperCard getCard(String name) {
+        return cards.get(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PaperCard getCard(String name, String edition) {
+        return cards.get(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PaperCard getCard(String name, String edition, int artIndex) {
+        return cards.get(name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<PaperCard> getAllCards() {
+        return cards.values();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator2Color.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator2Color.java
index 2af98d607db..1685d64d275 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator2Color.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator2Color.java
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 package forge.deck.generation;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.card.ColorSet;
-import forge.card.ICardDatabase;
 import forge.card.MagicColor;
 import forge.deck.CardPool;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -55,18 +56,8 @@ public class DeckGenerator2Color extends DeckGeneratorBase {
     // 4x 7 - 20
     // = 52x - card pool (before further random filtering)
 
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Constructor for Generate2ColorDeck.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @param clr1
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     * @param clr2
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     */
-    public DeckGenerator2Color(ICardDatabase cardDb, final String clr1, final String clr2) {
-        super(cardDb);
+    public DeckGenerator2Color(IDeckGenPool pool, final String clr1, final String clr2) {
+        super(pool);
         int c1 = MagicColor.fromName(clr1);
         int c2 = MagicColor.fromName(clr2);
         
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator3Color.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator3Color.java
index 4ca2f99c92e..72471d7572d 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator3Color.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator3Color.java
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 package forge.deck.generation;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.card.ColorSet;
-import forge.card.ICardDatabase;
 import forge.card.MagicColor;
 import forge.deck.CardPool;
 import forge.util.MyRandom;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -43,20 +44,8 @@ public class DeckGenerator3Color extends DeckGeneratorBase {
         ImmutablePair.of(new FilterCMC(6, 20), 3)
     );
 
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Constructor for Generate3ColorDeck.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @param clr1
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     * @param clr2
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     * @param clr3
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     */
-    public DeckGenerator3Color(ICardDatabase cardDb, final String clr1, final String clr2, final String clr3) {
-        super(cardDb);
+    public DeckGenerator3Color(IDeckGenPool pool, final String clr1, final String clr2, final String clr3) {
+        super(pool);
         int c1 = MagicColor.fromName(clr1);
         int c2 = MagicColor.fromName(clr2);
         int c3 = MagicColor.fromName(clr3);
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator5Color.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator5Color.java
index 0564a5f0388..a979546bb77 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator5Color.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGenerator5Color.java
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 package forge.deck.generation;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.card.ColorSet;
-import forge.card.ICardDatabase;
 import forge.deck.CardPool;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ public class DeckGenerator5Color extends DeckGeneratorBase {
     /**
      * Instantiates a new generate5 color deck.
      */
-    public DeckGenerator5Color(ICardDatabase cardDb) {
-        super(cardDb);
+    public DeckGenerator5Color(IDeckGenPool pool) {
+        super(pool);
         colors = ColorSet.fromMask(0).inverse();
     }
 
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorBase.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorBase.java
index 82093e43e46..415960ad142 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorBase.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorBase.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
 
     protected ColorSet colors;
     protected final CardPool tDeck = new CardPool();
-    protected final ICardDatabase cardDb;
+    protected final IDeckGenPool pool;
 
     // 2-colored deck generator has its own constants. The rest works fine with these ones
     protected float getLandsPercentage() { return 0.44f; }
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
 
     StringBuilder tmpDeck = new StringBuilder();
 
-    public DeckGeneratorBase(ICardDatabase cardDb) {
-        this.cardDb =  cardDb;
+    public DeckGeneratorBase(IDeckGenPool pool) {
+        this.pool = pool;
     }
 
     public void setSingleton(boolean singleton){
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Generate2ColorDeck : get2ColorDeck -- looped too much, please try again -- Cr12");
             }
 
-            tDeck.add(cardDb.getCard(cp.getName(),cp.getEdition()));
+            tDeck.add(pool.getCard(cp.getName(), cp.getEdition()));
 
             final int n = this.cardCounts.get(cp.getName());
             this.cardCounts.put(cp.getName(), n + 1);
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
             	break;
             }
             
-            tDeck.add(cardDb.getCard(s));
+            tDeck.add(pool.getCard(s));
 
             final int n = this.cardCounts.get(s);
             this.cardCounts.put(s, n + 1);
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
 
             PaperCard cp;
             if(edition != null)
-            	cp = cardDb.getCard(basicLandName, edition);
+            	cp = pool.getCard(basicLandName, edition);
             else
-            	cp = cardDb.getCard(basicLandName);
+            	cp = pool.getCard(basicLandName);
             String basicLandSet = cp.getEdition();
 
             for (int i=0; i < nLand; i++) {
-                tDeck.add(cardDb.getCard(cp.getName(), basicLandSet, -1), 1);
+                tDeck.add(pool.getCard(cp.getName(), basicLandSet, -1), 1);
             }
 
             landsLeft -= nLand;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
             final List<PaperCard> curvedRandomized = Lists.newArrayList();
             for (PaperCard c : curved) {
                 this.cardCounts.put(c.getName(), 0);
-                curvedRandomized.add(cardDb.getCard(c.getName()));
+                curvedRandomized.add(pool.getCard(c.getName()));
             }
 
             addSome(addOfThisCmc, curvedRandomized);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public abstract class DeckGeneratorBase {
         if (useArtifacts) {
             hasColor = Predicates.or(hasColor, COLORLESS_CARDS);
         }
-        return Iterables.filter(cardDb.getAllCards(), Predicates.compose(Predicates.and(canPlay, hasColor), PaperCard.FN_GET_RULES));
+        return Iterables.filter(pool.getAllCards(), Predicates.compose(Predicates.and(canPlay, hasColor), PaperCard.FN_GET_RULES));
     }
 
     protected static Map<String, Integer> countLands(ItemPool<PaperCard> outList) {
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorMonoColor.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorMonoColor.java
index 81b6a58e8cc..a34ebe5b383 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorMonoColor.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/DeckGeneratorMonoColor.java
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 package forge.deck.generation;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
 import forge.card.ColorSet;
-import forge.card.ICardDatabase;
 import forge.card.MagicColor;
 import forge.deck.CardPool;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -54,18 +55,8 @@ public class DeckGeneratorMonoColor extends DeckGeneratorBase {
     // 4x 7 - 20
     // = 52x - card pool (before further random filtering)
 
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Constructor for Generate2ColorDeck.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @param clr1
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     * @param clr2
-     *            a {@link java.lang.String} object.
-     */
-    public DeckGeneratorMonoColor(ICardDatabase cardDb, final String clr1) {
-        super(cardDb);
+    public DeckGeneratorMonoColor(IDeckGenPool pool, final String clr1) {
+        super(pool);
         if (MagicColor.fromName(clr1) == 0) {
             int color1 = r.nextInt(5);
             colors = ColorSet.fromMask(MagicColor.WHITE << color1);
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/IDeckGenPool.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/IDeckGenPool.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cddf08e4d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/generation/IDeckGenPool.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package forge.deck.generation;
+
+import forge.item.PaperCard;
+
+public interface IDeckGenPool {
+    PaperCard getCard(String name);
+    PaperCard getCard(String name, String edition);
+    PaperCard getCard(String name, String edition, int artIndex);
+    Iterable<PaperCard> getAllCards();
+}
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/NewConquestScreen.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/NewConquestScreen.java
index b3af410b9a5..534cd0741fe 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/NewConquestScreen.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/planarconquest/NewConquestScreen.java
@@ -9,20 +9,17 @@ import forge.planarconquest.ConquestController;
 import forge.planarconquest.ConquestData;
 import forge.planarconquest.ConquestPlane;
 import forge.planarconquest.ConquestPreferences.CQPref;
-import forge.properties.ForgeConstants;
-import forge.quest.QuestUtil;
 import forge.screens.FScreen;
 import forge.screens.LoadingOverlay;
+import forge.screens.planarconquest.ConquestMenu.LaunchReason;
 import forge.toolbox.FChoiceList;
 import forge.toolbox.FComboBox;
 import forge.toolbox.FEvent;
 import forge.toolbox.FEvent.FEventHandler;
 import forge.toolbox.FLabel;
 import forge.toolbox.FOptionPane;
-import forge.util.FileUtil;
 import forge.util.ThreadUtil;
 import forge.util.Utils;
-import forge.util.gui.SOptionPane;
 
 public class NewConquestScreen extends FScreen {
     private static final float EMBARK_BTN_HEIGHT = 2 * Utils.AVG_FINGER_HEIGHT;
@@ -103,23 +100,8 @@ public class NewConquestScreen extends FScreen {
     }
 
     private void newConquest() {
-        String conquestName;
-        while (true) {
-            conquestName = SOptionPane.showInputDialog("Historians will recall your conquest as:", "Conquest Name");
-            if (conquestName == null) { return; }
-
-            conquestName = QuestUtil.cleanString(conquestName);
-
-            if (conquestName.isEmpty()) {
-                SOptionPane.showMessageDialog("Please specify a conquest name.");
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (FileUtil.doesFileExist(ForgeConstants.CONQUEST_SAVE_DIR + conquestName + ".dat")) {
-                SOptionPane.showMessageDialog("A quest already exists with that name. Please pick another quest name.");
-                continue;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
+        String conquestName = FModel.getConquest().promptForName();
+        if (conquestName == null) { return; }
         startNewConquest(conquestName);
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +109,7 @@ public class NewConquestScreen extends FScreen {
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                LoadingOverlay.show("Creating new quest...", new Runnable() {
+                LoadingOverlay.show("Starting new conquest...", new Runnable() {
                     @Override
                     public void run() {
                         ConquestController qc = FModel.getConquest();
@@ -137,6 +119,8 @@ public class NewConquestScreen extends FScreen {
                         // Save in preferences.
                         FModel.getConquestPreferences().setPref(CQPref.CURRENT_CONQUEST, conquestName + ".dat");
                         FModel.getConquestPreferences().save();
+
+                        ConquestMenu.launchPlanarConquest(LaunchReason.NewConquest); //launch quest mode for new quest
                     }
                 });
             }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckGeneratorTheme.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckGeneratorTheme.java
index d803eb8c45b..19b4eb09c93 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckGeneratorTheme.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/deck/DeckGeneratorTheme.java
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
  */
 package forge.deck;
 
-import forge.card.ICardDatabase;
 import forge.deck.CardPool;
 import forge.deck.generation.DeckGeneratorBase;
+import forge.deck.generation.IDeckGenPool;
 import forge.properties.ForgeConstants;
 import forge.util.FileUtil;
 import forge.util.MyRandom;
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public class DeckGeneratorTheme extends DeckGeneratorBase {
      * Constructor for ThemeDeckGenerator.
      * </p>
      */
-    public DeckGeneratorTheme(ICardDatabase cardDb) {
-        super(cardDb);
+    public DeckGeneratorTheme(IDeckGenPool pool) {
+        super(pool);
         this.maxDuplicates = 4;
     }
 
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@ public class DeckGeneratorTheme extends DeckGeneratorBase {
                 }
 
                 final int n = cardCounts.get(ss[0]);
-                if(ss.length == 1)
-                	tDeck.add(cardDb.getCard(ss[0]));
-                else
-                	tDeck.add(cardDb.getCard(ss[0],ss[1]));
+                if (ss.length == 1) {
+                	tDeck.add(pool.getCard(ss[0]));
+                }
+                else {
+                	tDeck.add(pool.getCard(ss[0],ss[1]));
+                }
                 cardCounts.put(ss[0], n + 1);
                 errorBuilder.append(s + "\n");
             }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestCommander.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestCommander.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4731272ce0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestCommander.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package forge.planarconquest;
+
+import forge.deck.Deck;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGenPool;
+import forge.item.PaperCard;
+
+public class ConquestCommander {
+    private final PaperCard card;
+    private final Deck deck;
+
+    public ConquestCommander(PaperCard card0, DeckGenPool cardPool0) {
+        card = card0;
+        deck = ConquestUtil.generateHumanDeck(card0, cardPool0);
+    }
+
+    public PaperCard getCard() {
+        return card;
+    }
+
+    public Deck getDeck() {
+        return deck;
+    }
+
+    public String toString() {
+        return card.getName();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestController.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestController.java
index 39069c206dd..c919d12c938 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestController.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestController.java
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import forge.deck.CardPool;
 import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.event.GameEvent;
+import forge.properties.ForgeConstants;
+import forge.quest.QuestUtil;
+import forge.util.FileUtil;
+import forge.util.gui.SOptionPane;
 import forge.util.storage.IStorage;
 
 public class ConquestController {
@@ -56,6 +60,27 @@ public class ConquestController {
         }
     }
 
+    public String promptForName() {
+        String name;
+        while (true) {
+            name = SOptionPane.showInputDialog("Historians will recall your conquest as:", "Conquest Name");
+            if (name == null) { return null; }
+    
+            name = QuestUtil.cleanString(name);
+    
+            if (name.isEmpty()) {
+                SOptionPane.showMessageDialog("Please specify a conquest name.");
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (FileUtil.doesFileExist(ForgeConstants.CONQUEST_SAVE_DIR + name + ".dat")) {
+                SOptionPane.showMessageDialog("A conquest already exists with that name. Please pick another quest name.");
+                continue;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        return name;
+    }
+
     @Subscribe
     public void receiveGameEvent(GameEvent ev) { // Receives events only during planar conquest games
 
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestData.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestData.java
index ad8410b6a4d..d26adcb982d 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestData.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestData.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public final class ConquestData {
     private int winStreakCurrent = 0;
     private int difficulty;
     private ConquestPlane startingPlane, currentPlane;
-    private List<PaperCard> commanders = new ArrayList<PaperCard>();
+    private List<ConquestCommander> commanders = new ArrayList<ConquestCommander>();
 
     private final CardPool cardPool = new CardPool();
     private final HashMap<String, Deck> decks = new HashMap<String, Deck>();
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class ConquestData {
         difficulty = difficulty0;
         startingPlane = startingPlane0;
         currentPlane = startingPlane0;
-        commanders.add(startingCommander0);
+        commanders.add(new ConquestCommander(startingCommander0, startingPlane.getCardPool()));
     }
 
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestPlane.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestPlane.java
index 41e665ded27..b95de29fa94 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestPlane.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestPlane.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import forge.card.CardRulesPredicates;
 import forge.card.CardEdition.CardInSet;
 import forge.card.CardType;
 import forge.card.MagicColor;
-import forge.deck.CardPool;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGenPool;
 import forge.item.PaperCard;
 import forge.model.FModel;
 import forge.util.FCollection;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public enum ConquestPlane {
     private final FCollection<CardEdition> editions = new FCollection<CardEdition>();
     private final FCollection<Region> regions;
     private final FCollection<String> bannedCards = new FCollection<String>();
-    private final CardPool cardPool = new CardPool();
+    private final DeckGenPool cardPool = new DeckGenPool();
     private final FCollection<PaperCard> commanders = new FCollection<PaperCard>();
 
     private ConquestPlane(String name0, String[] setCodes0, Region[] regions0) {
@@ -271,30 +271,28 @@ public enum ConquestPlane {
                         PaperCard pc = FModel.getMagicDb().getCommonCards().getCard(card.name, setCode);
                         if (pc != null) {
                             CardType type = pc.getRules().getType();
-                            if (!type.isBasicLand()) { //don't include basic lands
-                                boolean isCommander = type.isLegendary() && type.isCreature();
-                                cardPool.add(pc);
-                                if (isCommander) {
-                                    commanders.add(pc);
-                                }
-                                int count = 0;
-                                for (Region region : regions) {
-                                    if (region.pred.apply(pc)) {
-                                        region.cardPool.add(pc);
-                                        if (isCommander) {
-                                            region.commanders.add(pc);
-                                        }
-                                        count++;
+                            boolean isCommander = type.isLegendary() && type.isCreature();
+                            cardPool.add(pc);
+                            if (isCommander) {
+                                commanders.add(pc);
+                            }
+                            int count = 0;
+                            for (Region region : regions) {
+                                if (region.pred.apply(pc)) {
+                                    region.cardPool.add(pc);
+                                    if (isCommander) {
+                                        region.commanders.add(pc);
                                     }
+                                    count++;
                                 }
-                                //if card doesn't match any region's predicate,
-                                //make card available to all regions
-                                if (count == 0) {
-                                    for (Region region : regions) {
-                                        region.cardPool.add(pc);
-                                        if (isCommander) {
-                                            region.commanders.add(pc);
-                                        }
+                            }
+                            //if card doesn't match any region's predicate,
+                            //make card available to all regions
+                            if (count == 0) {
+                                for (Region region : regions) {
+                                    region.cardPool.add(pc);
+                                    if (isCommander) {
+                                        region.commanders.add(pc);
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ public enum ConquestPlane {
         return regions;
     }
 
-    public CardPool getCardPool() {
+    public DeckGenPool getCardPool() {
         return cardPool;
     }
 
@@ -338,7 +336,7 @@ public enum ConquestPlane {
         private final String name;
         private final String artCardName;
         private final Predicate<PaperCard> pred;
-        private final CardPool cardPool = new CardPool();
+        private final DeckGenPool cardPool = new DeckGenPool();
         private final FCollection<PaperCard> commanders = new FCollection<PaperCard>();
 
         private Region(String name0, String artCardName0, Predicate<PaperCard> pred0) {
@@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ public enum ConquestPlane {
             return name;
         }
 
-        public CardPool getCardPool() {
+        public DeckGenPool getCardPool() {
             return cardPool;
         }
 
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b89f95d5947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package forge.planarconquest;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import forge.card.ColorSet;
+import forge.deck.CardPool;
+import forge.deck.Deck;
+import forge.deck.DeckSection;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGenerator2Color;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGenerator3Color;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGenerator5Color;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGeneratorBase;
+import forge.deck.generation.DeckGeneratorMonoColor;
+import forge.deck.generation.IDeckGenPool;
+import forge.item.PaperCard;
+import forge.util.Aggregates;
+
+public class ConquestUtil {
+    private ConquestUtil() {}
+
+    public static Deck generateHumanDeck(PaperCard commander, IDeckGenPool pool) {
+        return generateDeck(commander, pool, false);
+    }
+    public static Deck generateAiDeck(Iterable<PaperCard> commanderOptions, IDeckGenPool pool) {
+        return generateDeck(Aggregates.random(commanderOptions), pool, true);
+    }
+    private static Deck generateDeck(PaperCard commander, IDeckGenPool pool, boolean forAi) {
+        ColorSet colorID = commander.getRules().getColorIdentity();
+
+        List<String> colors = new ArrayList<String>();
+        if (colorID.hasWhite()) { colors.add("White"); }
+        if (colorID.hasBlue())  { colors.add("Blue"); }
+        if (colorID.hasBlack()) { colors.add("Black"); }
+        if (colorID.hasRed())   { colors.add("Red"); }
+        if (colorID.hasGreen()) { colors.add("Green"); }
+
+        DeckGeneratorBase gen;
+        switch (colors.size()) {
+        case 0:
+            gen = new DeckGeneratorMonoColor(pool, "");
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            gen = new DeckGeneratorMonoColor(pool, colors.get(0));
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            gen = new DeckGenerator2Color(pool, colors.get(0), colors.get(1));
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            gen = new DeckGenerator3Color(pool, colors.get(0), colors.get(1), colors.get(2));
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            gen = new DeckGenerator5Color(pool);
+            break;
+        default:
+            return null; //shouldn't happen
+        }
+
+        gen.setSingleton(true);
+        CardPool cards = gen.getDeck(60, forAi);
+
+        Deck deck = new Deck(commander.getName());
+        deck.getMain().addAll(cards);
+        deck.getOrCreate(DeckSection.Commander).add(commander);
+
+        return deck;
+    }
+}