Commander Bans and Consumption as Self Expression

Andy and Anthony take a step aside from their typical focus on Cube and reflect on the recent shake ups in Commander. They talk about the major bans that have rattled the format and their feelings about Wizards of the Coast formally taking control of the fan-made format which has become the dominant form of the game.

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Discussed in this episode:

• Commander RC banned and restricted announcement
• WotC’s announcement on taking over the Commander format
• WeeklyMTG with Gavin Verhey and Aaron Forsythe
• Dana Roach’s response on Twitter
• Degenerate Micro Cube
• Bosh’N’Roll’s video on the bans

Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

1:10 - Basic rundown of the events of the past two weeks in Magic

5:00 - The banning of Dockside Extortionist, Nadu, Winged Wisdom, Mana Crypt, and Jeweled Lotus in Commander

12:02 - “Rule Zero” and why it does not work

15:58 - The respective strengths and flaws of Commander and Cube

23:48 - On the deplorable backlash from a vocal subset of Magic players

39:16 - A clarification of our stance on proxies

44:02 - Magic and consumption as self expression

58:30 - What about Sol Ring?

1:02:21 - Wizard’s of the Coast’s concept about managing the Commander format with a series of tiers

1:09:39 - Summary and conclusions

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