“Commander Adjacent”: Alternative Formats for Commander Players to Try

Tom AndersonCommander, Oathbreaker, Pauper

It is the year 2026. Commander has become more or less synonymous with Magic as a whole, and a great many players exclusively learn and experience the game through that format. Yet when we talk about the game and its sub-communities, Commander still feels isolated. That’s easy to understand. The things fans love about it – commander rules, multiplayer politics …