Griselbrand's Ban in Commander

Why is Griselbrand Banned in Commander?

Jacob LacknerCommander, Design

While Commander’s grassroots origins make it different from many other Magic formats, it still has a ban list like the rest of them. However, since Commander is not a format with tons of tournament data to back up banning certain cards, some players are unsure why certain offenders end up on the list. Today, I’m going to take a look …

Gifts Ungiven's Ban in Commander

Why is Gifts Ungiven Banned in Commander?

Jacob LacknerCommander

While Commander’s grassroots origins make it different from many other Magic formats, it still has a ban list like the rest of them. However, since Commander is not a format with tons of tournament data to back up banning certain cards, some players are unsure why certain offenders end up on the list. Today, I’m going to take a look …

Why is Lutri banned in Commander?

Why is Lutri Banned in Commander?

Jacob LacknerCommander

While Commander’s grassroots origins make it different from many other Magic formats, it still has a ban list like the rest of them. However, since Commander is not a format with tons of tournament data to back up banning certain cards, some players are unsure why certain offenders end up on the list. Today, we’re going to look at Lutri, …

Why is Sundering Titan Banned in Commander?

Jacob LacknerCommander

While Commander’s grassroots origins make it different from many other Magic formats, it still has a ban list like the rest of them. However, since Commander is not a competitive format with tournament data to back up banning certain cards, some players are unsure why certain offenders end up on the list. Today, we’re going to take a look at …

MTG History: The Nalathni Dragon Controversy (July 15th, 1994)

Jacob LacknerCommunity

Nizzahon looks at a significant event on this day in MTG history. On July 15th, 1994, Nalathni Dragon stirred up some controversy! Hi everyone, and welcome back to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Most articles in this series look at fairly large events in Magic history, like the creation of a new format, the bannings of a …

This Day in Magic History: Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic are Banned (June 20th, 2011)

Jacob LacknerCommunity

Nizzahon looks at a significant event on this day in MTG history. On June 20th, 2011, Jace and Stoneforge Mystic were banned! Welcome to another edition of “This Day in Magic History.” Today, we’re taking a look at the banning of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic in Standard, which was announced eleven years ago today, on June 20th, …