You may have noticed there\u2019s a small line missing from banned list page today. We\u2019ve eliminated the line \u201cCommander is played with Vintage-legal cards.\u201d While the idea has been a useful shortcut for years, it wasn\u2019t really a philosophical foundation, it was merely a convenience. We\u2019ve long been proponents that Commander isn\u2019t alt-Vintage, so it makes sense given the two formats\u2019 divergence to decouple the wording. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The upshot is that between yesterday and today, nothing has changed for us. The exact same cards remain legal (specifically, Lurrus of the Dream-Den is not banned). We\u2019ve clarified the legality language a bit, but none of the descriptions result in specific cards being banned or unbanned. We\u2019ll have our normally-scheduled update in the next cycle, currently slated for 22 June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We normally reserve changes for the regular schedule; we felt as though the clarification here warranted providing an update out-of-cycle update. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You may have noticed there\u2019s a small line missing from banned list page today. We\u2019ve eliminated the line \u201cCommander is played with Vintage-legal cards.\u201d While the idea has been a useful shortcut for years, it wasn\u2019t really a philosophical foundation, it was merely a convenience. We\u2019ve long been proponents that Commander isn\u2019t alt-Vintage, so it … Continue reading 18 May 2020 Update<\/span>