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WPN guidance clarifies Commander event windows and promo rules for stores

WPN guidance clarifies Commander event windows and promo rules for stores

WPN guidance lays out Commander Box League, Two-Headed Giant Commander Night, and Commander Party windows and explains p...

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Why Commander bans matter - a practical guide for players

Why Commander bans matter - a practical guide for players

Card Kingdom explains why specific cards are banned in Commander and how bans affect deckbuilding, playgroup etiquette, ...

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Lorwyn Eclipsed Overview Arms Commanders with Dates and Mechanics

Lorwyn Eclipsed Overview Arms Commanders with Dates and Mechanics

An updated Lorwyn Eclipsed overview, last updated Jan 9, 2026, consolidates spoilers, a full-card gallery, mechanics exp...

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Lorwyn Eclipsed Spoilers Send Spitting Dilophosaurus Price Surging

Lorwyn Eclipsed Spoilers Send Spitting Dilophosaurus Price Surging

Spoilers for Lorwyn Eclipsed pushed Spitting Dilophosaurus to roughly double its market price over the past week, driven...

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Commander Ban List Explained: How to Check and Use

Commander Ban List Explained: How to Check and Use

The Commander ban list is the official roster of cards players may not use in multiplayer Commander, maintained by the C...

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Commander Deckbuilding Primer: Core Rules, Strategy, and Best Practices

Commander Deckbuilding Primer: Core Rules, Strategy, and Best Practices

This primer lays out the essential rules and practical advice for building a Commander (EDH) deck, covering the format’s...

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Comprehensive Commander Deckbuilding Guide, Clear Steps and Practical Counts

Comprehensive Commander Deckbuilding Guide, Clear Steps and Practical Counts

A detailed step by step Commander deckbuilding guide lays out essential categories, concrete slot counts, and practical ...

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Updates

Wizards Advises Stores After Wrong-Set Lorwyn Eclipsed Promo Mix-Up

Wizards Advises Stores After Wrong-Set Lorwyn Eclipsed Promo Mix-Up

Wizards of the Coast advised stores after Lorwyn Eclipsed prerelease kits were found to include foil promos from the wro...

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cedh.io refocuses on deck tuning, drops browsing and tournament pages

cedh.io refocuses on deck tuning, drops browsing and tournament pages

cedh.io removed browsing and tournament pages to focus on deck analysis tools. New integrations include Moxfield sync, c...

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Ozai, the Phoenix King Commander Deck Tech and Strategy

Ozai, the Phoenix King Commander Deck Tech and Strategy

A deck tech published January 2, 2026 spotlighted Ozai, the Phoenix King as a high-risk, high-reward red commander that ...

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Lorwyn Eclipsed white cards reshape Commander protection and politics

Lorwyn Eclipsed white cards reshape Commander protection and politics

Julian Sison spotlighted white cards from Lorwyn Eclipsed that boost multiplayer protection, mass utility, and tribal su...

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Comprehensive look at Commander mulligans and opening hand strategy

Comprehensive look at Commander mulligans and opening hand strategy

A clear breakdown of Commander mulligan rules and practical decision-making for opening hands. It helps groups avoid unf...

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Wizards publishes official Casual Formats guide for Commander players

Wizards publishes official Casual Formats guide for Commander players

Wizards released an official Casual Formats feature explaining Commander basics and norms. New players and stores now ha...

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Earthbending, Archelos Make Myriad Landscape A Power Ramp

Earthbending, Archelos Make Myriad Landscape A Power Ramp

On December 8, 2025 I explored a Commander build that exploits Avatar earthbending to turn lands into explosive ramp eng...

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Duel Commander Banned List Revamp, Major Cards Relegalized

Duel Commander Banned List Revamp, Major Cards Relegalized

The Duel Commander Committee issued a November 24, 2025 update that banned two cards and returned many previously banned...

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Persist mechanic heats up as -1/-1 decks regain traction

Persist mechanic heats up as -1/-1 decks regain traction

A new data-driven analysis ranks the most-played persist cards and shows why persist is resurfacing in Commander. Practi...

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Top 10 goblins for Commander ranked with practical reasons

Top 10 goblins for Commander ranked with practical reasons

Learn which ten goblin creatures matter most in Commander and why each belongs in your 99. Practical roles, interactions...

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Build competitive Commander decks on a 20 tix budget

Build competitive Commander decks on a 20 tix budget

A long-running Budget Commander collection gathers low-cost deck builds, upgrade paths, and meta-aware tuning tips to he...

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Y'shtola Surges Into EDHREC Top Ten, Overtakes Kenrith

Y'shtola Surges Into EDHREC Top Ten, Overtakes Kenrith

On December 19, 2025, Y'shtola, Night's Blessed climbed into EDHREC's Top Ten most popular commanders, replacing Kenrith...

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How to Build Strong Commander Decks Using EDHREC and Scryfall

How to Build Strong Commander Decks Using EDHREC and Scryfall

A practical guide lays out a clear workflow for using EDHREC together with Scryfall to build or upgrade Commander decks,...

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Why Commander Keeps Winning: Politics, Flavor, and Highlander Identity

Why Commander Keeps Winning: Politics, Flavor, and Highlander Identity

Abe Sargent offered a reflective piece asking what Commander means to players and why the format endures....

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Centurion Commander Unbans Minsc & Boo and Out of Time, Clarifies Tax

Centurion Commander Unbans Minsc & Boo and Out of Time, Clarifies Tax

Centurion Commander unbanned Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes and removed Out of Time, and clarified that commander tax is t...

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Releases

Secret Lair Fallout Superdrop Unveils Four Mini-Drops, Three New Commanders

Secret Lair Fallout Superdrop Unveils Four Mini-Drops, Three New Commanders

Wizards announced a Secret Lair x Fallout RAD Superdrop with four mini-drops, including three new commander-capable lege...

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Top ten most enjoyable commanders printed in 2025

Top ten most enjoyable commanders printed in 2025

I picked ten commanders from 2025 that prioritize table fun and unique decision points over raw power. The list doubles ...

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Lorwyn relics get new life for Commander as previews approach

Lorwyn relics get new life for Commander as previews approach

Robert Bockman revisited the original Lorwyn (2007) card pool and argued overlooked cards can power modern Commander dec...

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Updates

New Official Commander Reference Adds Brackets and Guidance

New Official Commander Reference Adds Brackets and Guidance

The official Commander format reference from Wizards of the Coast consolidates core rules, event guidance, and a new Com...

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Community

Official Commander primer clarifies rules, events, and store tools

Official Commander primer clarifies rules, events, and store tools

Wizards lays out core Commander rules and event tools for players and stores. This matters for deckbuilding, event setup...

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New Equipment Commander Guide Breaks Down Voltron Strategy and Staples

New Equipment Commander Guide Breaks Down Voltron Strategy and Staples

A comprehensive how-to guide for Equipment-centered Commander decks was published today, laying out the four pillars tha...

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Mr. House decks embrace token engines while dice cards fade

Mr. House decks embrace token engines while dice cards fade

A data-driven analysis found token-doublers and Treasure engines climbing in Mr. House lists while low-expected-value di...

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