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The Commander Brackets are a system created by Wizards of the Coast and the Commander Format Panel that allows Commander players to communicate their deck's level of power in friendly matchups, tournaments, websites, apps, and other matchmaking tools. In this system, that was introduced in February 2025, Commander decks are voluntarily graded on a scale of 1 to 5 bracket tiers, each tier higher indicating that a deck is more powerful: 1) Exhibition, 2) Core, 3) Upgraded, 4) Optimized and 5) cEDH. Each may only contain a set amount of cards from the Game Changer list.
Cards that are unbanned in the Commander format may be placed onto the Game Changer list to restrict them from lower commander bracket games.In the news
- 2025-04-13: Andrew Baeckstrom (
) wins Spotlight: Dragons. - 2025-04-10: Release of Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
- 2025-04-09: Blackberry's Matt Johnson is rumored to be in the race to direct the Magic: The Gathering movie.
- 2025-04-06: Two months before the release of the set, Spanish-language cards from the Final Fantasy Starter Kit are leaked - reportedly from Chile.
- 2025-04-04: A Brazilian distributor issues an urgent statement to retailers, requesting the return of Final Fantasy products shipped erroneously by Wizards of the Coast.
- 2025-04-01: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Marvel's Deadpool
- 2025-03-31: In the quarterly banned/restricted list update, Underworld Breach is banned in Modern, and Sowing Mycospawn and Troll of Khazad-dûm are banned in Legacy. Basking Broodscale, Kuldotha Rebirth and Deadly Dispute are banned in Pauper, while Prophetic Prism and High Tide are unbanned in that format.
- 2025-03-30: Kristoffer Lindqvist (
) wins Arena Championship 8. - 2025-03-26: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Oishii! Tokens from the Chaos Vault.
- 2025-03-24: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Our Boss is on Vacation, including three drops based on SpongeBob SquarePants.
- 2025-03-17: Release of Secret Lair Drop Series: Cats vs. Dogs from the Chaos Vault.
- 2025-03-16: Raul Porojan (
) wins Spotlight: Modern.
Upcoming events and releases
- April 22, 2025: update from the Commander Format Panel about the Commander Brackets, the Game Changers list and the Commander banlist.
- April 22, 2025 (provisional date): release of Secret Lair Commander Deck: Everyone's Invited.
- April 25, 2025: release of the Spring Flourishes promos.
- April 29, 2025: release of the Alchemy: Tarkir on MTG Arena.
- May 10, 2025: preview panel Final Fantasy at PAX East, Boston, USA.
- May 30-June 1, 2025: Spotlight: Secret Lair at Indianapolis, USA.
- June 13, 2025: release of Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy (Standard legal).
- June 20-22, 2025: MagicCon Las Vegas, USA.
- Preview Panel Edge of Eternities
- Pro Tour Final Fantasy
- June 27-29, 2025: Magic Presents: Pride
- June 27-29, 2025: Spotlight: Final Fantasy at Chiba, Japan.
- June 30, 2025: regular B&R update.
- July 24-27, 2025: Comic-Con San Diego, USA.
- July 31-August 3, 2025: Gen Con at Indianapolis, USA.
- August 1, 2025: release of Edge of Eternities, the "Space Opera" set.
- Standard Rotation: Dominaria United, The Brothers' War, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, March of the Machine and Aftermath leave the format.
- August 29-31, 2025: Spotlight: Planetary Rotation at Orlando, USA.
- August 29-September 1, 2025: PAX West at Seattle, USA.
- September 26, 2025: release of Universes Beyond: Marvel's Spider-Man (Standard legal).
- September 26-28, 2025: MagicCon Atlanta, USA.
- October 24-26, 2025: Magic Spotlight at Baltimore, USA.
- October 31-November 2, 2025: Magic Spotlight at Liverpool, UK.
- November 21, 2025: release of Universes Beyond Avatar: The Last Airbender (Standard legal).
- December 5, 2025: Final Fantasy Holiday Release
- December 5-7, 2025: 2025 World Championship at Bellevue, Washington, USA.
- Q1, 2026: release of Wrestling, a Return to Lorwyn set.
- 2026: release of Yachting, a Return to Arcavios set.
- 2026: release of Ziplining, an event set that caps off the Metronome storyline.
- Q1, 2027: Standard Rotation — Wilds of Eldraine, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Murders at Karlov Manor, Outlaws of Thunder Junction, The Big Score, Bloomburrow and Duskmourn: House of Horror leave the format.
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