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{{SubTabs
|sub1 = Draconic Domination
|sub2 = Feline Ferocity
|sub3 = Vampiric Bloodlust
|sub4 = Arcane Wizardry
}}
{{Infobox set
{{Infobox set
| symbol_description = A four-parted shield  
| symbol_description = A four-parted shield  
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| development = Bryan Hawley (lead) <br/> [[Glenn Jones]] <br/> Jules Robins <br/> [[Mark Globus]] <br/>
| development = Bryan Hawley (lead) <br/> [[Glenn Jones]] <br/> Jules Robins <br/> [[Mark Globus]] <br/>
| release = August 25, 2017
| release = August 25, 2017
| mechanics = [[tribal (theme)|Tribal]] [[Deck commander|commanders]]
|plane = [[Multiverse|Multiversal]]
| mechanics = [[tribal (theme)|Tribal]] [[commander (designation)|commander]]s
| keywords = [[Eminence]], [[Goad]], [[Phasing]], [[Rebound]]
| keywords = [[Eminence]], [[Goad]], [[Phasing]], [[Rebound]]
| size = Four 100-card decks, 309 cards
| size = Four 100-card decks
| code_expansion = C17
| code_expansion = C17
| code_expansion_ref = <ref>[http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/commander-2017 Product Information]</ref>
| code_expansion_ref = [http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/commander-2017 Product Information]
| series = [[Commander series]]
| series = [[Commander series]]
| first = [[Commander Anthology]]
| first = Commander Anthology
| second = '''Commander 2017'''
| second = Commander 2017
| third = [[Commander Anthology Volume II]]
| third = Commander Anthology Volume II
| previous = [[Hour of Devastation]]
| previous = Hour of Devastation
| next = [[Ixalan]]
| next = Ixalan
}}
}}
'''''Commander 2017''''', officially styled as '''''Commander (2017 Edition)''''', is a product in the [[Commander series]] that was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]] on August 25, 2017.<ref name="SetAnnouncement">{{DailyRef|news/announcing-commander-2017-edition-2017-04-18|Announcing Commander (2017 Edition)|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Release notes"/>
'''''Commander 2017''''', officially styled as '''''Commander (2017 Edition)''''', is a product in the [[Commander series]] that was released by [[Wizards of the Coast]] on August 25, 2017.<ref name="SetAnnouncement">{{DailyRef|news/announcing-commander-2017-edition-2017-04-18|Announcing Commander (2017 Edition)|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Release notes"/>


== Set details ==
==Set details==
 
Starting with ''Commander 2017'', Commander sets are reduced from five to four [[preconstructed theme deck]]s (without reducing the number of new cards) and will be built around themes instead of focusing on color combinations.<ref name="Dragons">{{DailyRef|feature/dragons-dragons-and-cat-dragons-2017-08-08|Dragons, Dragons, and . . . Cat Dragons|[[Gavin Verhey]]|August 8, 2017}}</ref> The reduction of number of decks comes forth from the idea that the best Commander play experience for a new Commander player is a four-player game.<ref name="Dragons"/>
Starting with ''Commander 2017'', Commander sets are reduced from five to four [[preconstructed theme deck]]s (without reducing the number of new cards) and will be built around themes instead of focusing on color combinations.<ref name="Dragons">{{DailyRef|feature/dragons-dragons-and-cat-dragons-2017-08-08|Dragons, Dragons, and . . . Cat Dragons|[[Gavin Verhey]]|August 8, 2017}}</ref> The reduction of number of decks comes forth from the idea that the best Commander play experience for a new Commander player is a four-player game.<ref name="Dragons"/>


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Each preconstructed deck was designed with an identity for each tribe:<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/commander-2017-edition-design-handoff-2017-08-23|''Commander (2017 Edition)'' Design Handoff|[[Gavin Verhey]]|August 23, 2017}}</ref>  
Each preconstructed deck was designed with an identity for each tribe:<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/commander-2017-edition-design-handoff-2017-08-23|''Commander (2017 Edition)'' Design Handoff|[[Gavin Verhey]]|August 23, 2017}}</ref>  


* '''Draconic Domination''' ({{mana|WUBRG}}, “[[Dragon]]s matter” and [[ramp]])<ref name="Dragons"/>
*'''Draconic Domination''' ({{mana|WUBRG}}, “[[Dragon]]s matter” and [[ramp]])<ref name="Dragons"/>
* '''Feline Ferocity''' ({{mana|GW}}, “[[Cat]]s matter” and [[equipment]])<ref name="Dragons"/><ref name="Cats">{{DailyRef|making-magic/cats-2017-08-07|Cats|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 7, 2017}}</ref>  
*'''Feline Ferocity''' ({{mana|GW}}, “[[Cat]]s matter” and [[equipment]])<ref name="Dragons"/><ref name="Cats">{{DailyRef|making-magic/cats-2017-08-07|Cats|[[Mark Rosewater]]|August 7, 2017}}</ref>  
* '''Vampiric Bloodlust''' ({{mana|RWB}}, “[[Vampire]]s matter” and [[lifegain]])<ref name="Vampirism 101">{{DailyRef|card-preview/vampirism-101-2017-08-09|Vampirism 101|[[Bryan Hawley]]|August 9, 2017}}</ref>
*'''Vampiric Bloodlust''' ({{mana|RWB}}, “[[Vampire]]s matter” and [[lifegain]])<ref name="Vampirism 101">{{DailyRef|card-preview/vampirism-101-2017-08-09|Vampirism 101|[[Bryan Hawley]]|August 9, 2017}}</ref>
* '''Arcane Wizardry''' ({{mana|UBR}}, “[[Wizard]]s matter” and [[graveyard]] interactions)
*'''Arcane Wizardry''' ({{mana|UBR}}, “[[Wizard]]s matter” and [[graveyard]] interactions)


Each comes with an [[oversized]] [[foil]] card that corresponds to the main commander of that deck. This card is for fun only and isn't required for Commander gameplay.<ref name="Release notes">{{DailyRef|feature/commander-2017-edition-release-notes-2017-08-11|''Magic: The Gathering — Commander (2017 Edition)'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 11, 2017 }}</ref>
Each comes with an [[oversized]] [[foil]] card that corresponds to the main commander of that deck. This card is for fun only and isn't required for Commander gameplay.<ref name="Release notes">{{DailyRef|feature/commander-2017-edition-release-notes-2017-08-11|''Magic: The Gathering — Commander (2017 Edition)'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 11, 2017 }}</ref>
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==Cycles==
==Cycles==
''Commander 2017'' has three [[cycles]] of new cards, one of which only consists of four cards. It also continues one as-of-yet incomplete [[mega cycle]]:
''Commander 2017'' has three [[cycles]] of new cards, one of which only consists of four cards. It also continues one as-of-yet incomplete [[mega cycle]]:
* '''Tribal commanders''': Four [[mythic rare]] [[legendary]] [[creature]]s with the [[eminence]] keyword, each representing the tribe of one deck {{-}} <c>The Ur-Dragon</c> (dragons), <c>Arahbo, Roar of the World</c> (cats), <c>Edgar Markov</c> (vampires), and <c>Inalla, Archmage Ritualist</c> (wizards).
{| class="wikitable"
* '''"On attack" [[curse]]s''': Five uncommon monocolored curses, each of which trigger when the curse-bearer is attacked, and give both the controller of the curse and the attacking player a beneficial effect. Each card in the cycle also depicts the same character {{-}} <c>Curse of Vitality</c> ({{W}}), <c>Curse of Verbosity</c> ({{U}}), <c>Curse of Disturbance</c> ({{B}}), <c>Curse of Opulence</c> ({{R}}), and <c>Curse of Bounty</c> ({{G}}).<ref name="Release notes"/><ref name="Vampirism 101"/><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/cursed-commander-2017-edition-art-descriptions-2017-08-22|Cursed ''Commander (2017 Edition)'' Art Descriptions|Chris Gleeson|August 22, 2017}}</ref>  
! Cycle name
* '''Kindred spells''': Five rare noncreature spells that "are extremely powerful in dedicated tribal decks"<ref name="Dragons"/> {{-}} <c>Kindred Boon</c> ({{W}}), <c>Kindred Discovery</c> ({{U}}), <c>Kindred Dominance</c> ({{B}}), <c>Kindred Charge</c> ({{R}}), and <c>Kindred Summons</c> ({{G}}).
! [[Dragon]]s <br/> {{mana|WUBRG}}
=== Mega cycle ===
! [[Cat]]s <br/> {{mana|GW}}
! [[Vampire]]s <br/> {{mana|RWB}}
! [[Wizard]]s <br/> {{mana|UBR}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Tribal commanders'''
|{{card|The Ur-Dragon||C17}}
|{{card|Arahbo, Roar of the World||C17}}
|{{card|Edgar Markov||C17}}
|{{card|Inalla, Archmage Ritualist||C17}}
|-
|colspan="4"|Four [[mythic rare]] [[legendary]] [[creature]]s with the [[eminence]] keyword, each representing the tribe of one deck.
|}
 
===Horizontal cycles===
{| class="wikitable"
! Cycle name
! {{W}}
! {{U}}
! {{B}}
! {{R}}
! {{G}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''"On attack" [[curse]]s'''
|{{card|Curse of Vitality||C17}}
|{{card|Curse of Verbosity||C17}}
|{{card|Curse of Disturbance||C17}}
|{{card|Curse of Opulence||C17}}
|{{card|Curse of Bounty||C17}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five uncommon monocolored curses, each of which triggers when the curse-bearer is attacked, and gives both the controller of the curse and the attacking player a beneficial effect. Each card in the cycle depict [[the Unluckiest]].<ref name="Release notes"/><ref name="Vampirism 101"/><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/cursed-commander-2017-edition-art-descriptions-2017-08-22|Cursed ''Commander (2017 Edition)'' Art Descriptions|Chris Gleeson|August 22, 2017}}</ref>  
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Kindred spells'''
|{{card|Kindred Boon||C17}}
|{{card|Kindred Discovery||C17}}
|{{card|Kindred Dominance||C17}}
|{{card|Kindred Charge||C17}}
|{{card|Kindred Summons||C17}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Five rare non-creature spells that "are extremely powerful in dedicated tribal decks"<ref name="Dragons"/>
|}


* '''Sorcery [[magi]]''': Rare [[Wizard]]s with the converted mana cost and abilities of iconic sorceries from ''[[Magic]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s past, one printed in each Commander set since ''[[Commander 2015]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|beyond-basics/tales-designing-commander-2017-edition-2017-08-17|Tales from Designing ''Commander (2017 Edition)''|[[Gavin Verhey]]|August 17, 2017 }}</ref> This in itself is a reference to [[Time Spiral block]]. ''Commander 2017'' adds <c>Magus of the Mind</c> (<c>Mind's Desire</c>, {{U}}) to the cycle, with previous members being <c>Magus of the Will</c> (<C>Yawgmoth's Will</C>, {{B}}) and <c>Magus of the Wheel</c> (<c>Wheel of Fortune</c>, {{R}}).
===Mega cycle===
{| class="wikitable"
!Cycle name
!{{W}}
!{{U}}
!{{B}}
!{{R}}
!{{G}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Sorcery [[magi]]'''
|{{card|Magus of the Balance|Commander 2018}} <br/> (<c>Balance</c>)
|{{card|Magus of the Mind|Commander 2017}} <br/> (<c>Mind's Desire</c>)
|{{card|Magus of the Will|Commander 2016}} <br/> (<C>Yawgmoth's Will</C>)
|{{card|Magus of the Wheel|Commander 2015}} <br/> (<c>Wheel of Fortune</c>)
|{{card|Magus of the Order|Commander Legends}} <br/> (<c>Natural Order</c>)<ref>{{TwitterRef|GavinVerhey|1159155198096359425|author=[[Gavin Verhey]]|title=To steel everybody appropriately: the 5th Magus is absent from MTGC19.|date= August 7, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="5"|Rare [[Wizard]]s with the converted mana cost and abilities of iconic sorceries from ''[[Magic]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s past.
|}


== Theme decks ==
==Theme decks==
''Commander 2017'' consists of four multi-colored decks:<ref name="SetAnnouncement"/><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/commander-2017-edition-decklists-2017-08-11|''Commander (2017 Edition)'' Decklists|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|August 11, 2017 }}</ref>
''Commander 2017'' consists of four multi-colored decks:<ref name="SetAnnouncement"/><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/commander-2017-edition-decklists-2017-08-11|''Commander (2017 Edition)'' Decklists|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|August 11, 2017 }}</ref>


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}}
}}


== Tokens ==
==Tokens==
 
''Commander 2017'' has 11 different tokens.<ref name="Tokens">{{DailyRef|feature/tokens-commander-2017-edition-2017-08-11|The Tokens of ''Commander (2017 Edition)''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 11, 2017}}</ref> There are 10 [[double-faced]] tokens in each deck.
''Commander 2017'' has 11 different tokens.<ref name="Tokens">{{DailyRef|feature/tokens-commander-2017-edition-2017-08-11|The Tokens of ''Commander (2017 Edition)''|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 11, 2017}}</ref> There are 10 [[double-faced]] tokens in each deck.


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# {{M}} 3/3 {{card|Cat Dragon||TC17}} creature with flying for <c>Wasitora, Nekoru Queen</c> (the card does not have a {{CI|BRG}} indicator)
# {{M}} 3/3 {{card|Cat Dragon||TC17}} creature with flying for <c>Wasitora, Nekoru Queen</c> (the card does not have a {{CI|BRG}} indicator)
# {{C}} 0/1 [[Eldrazi]] [[Spawn]] creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add {{C}}" for <c>Pawn of Ulamog</c>
# {{C}} 0/1 [[Eldrazi]] [[Spawn]] creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add {{C}}" for <c>Pawn of Ulamog</c>
# {{C}} [[Artifact]] named {{card|Gold}} with "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color" for <c>Curse of Opulence</c>
# {{C}} [[Gold]] [[artifact]] for <c>Curse of Opulence</c>
 
==Notable cards==
*Many of the commanders introduced in the set are exceptionally popular in the Commander format, according to the site [http://edhrec.com EDHREC]. <c>The Ur-Dragon</c> remains the most popular [[WUBRG]] commander ever printed, and <c>Edgar Markov</c>. <c>Arahbo, Roar of the World</c>, and <c>Kess, Dissident Mage</c> are within the top five most popular commanders of their respective color identities.
*The creature type payoffs <c>Path of Ancestry</c>, <c>Kindred Discovery</c>, and <c>Herald's Horn</c> see play in almost 6% of all decks that could include them.
*<c>Teferi's Protection</c> is a powerful white staple that can protect its controller's entire board uniquely. It was also the first card in nearly a decade to involve the phasing out of permanents, which would not be seen again until [[Core Set 2021]]'s <c>Teferi, Master of  Time</c>.
*<c>Hammer of Nazahn</c> is a staple in all Equipment-based aggro decks.


==References==
==References==
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Commander 2017
 
Draconic Domination
 
Feline Ferocity
 
Vampiric Bloodlust
 
Arcane Wizardry
 
Commander 2017
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description A four-parted shield
Design Gavin Verhey (lead)
Ben Hayes
Jules Robins
Mark Gottlieb
Bryan Hawley
Development Bryan Hawley (lead)
Glenn Jones
Jules Robins
Mark Globus
Release date August 25, 2017
Plane Multiversal
Themes and mechanics Tribal commanders
Keywords/​ability words Eminence, Goad, Phasing, Rebound
Set size Four 100-card decks
Expansion code C17[1]
Commander series
Commander Anthology Commander 2017 Commander Anthology Volume II
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Hour of Devastation Commander 2017 Ixalan

Commander 2017, officially styled as Commander (2017 Edition), is a product in the Commander series that was released by Wizards of the Coast on August 25, 2017.[2][3]

Set details

Starting with Commander 2017, Commander sets are reduced from five to four preconstructed theme decks (without reducing the number of new cards) and will be built around themes instead of focusing on color combinations.[4] The reduction of number of decks comes forth from the idea that the best Commander play experience for a new Commander player is a four-player game.[4]

Commander 2017 features four 100-card decks, with 309 different cards in total. There are 56 new cards legal in Vintage and Legacy. Each of the four decks is tribal themed, based on the “most popular, and interesting, tribes.”[2] Cards from Commander 2017 will be featured and distributed in connection with a future offering on Magic Online.

Each preconstructed deck was designed with an identity for each tribe:[5]

Each comes with an oversized foil card that corresponds to the main commander of that deck. This card is for fun only and isn't required for Commander gameplay.[3]

Mechanics

Commander 2017 introduces eminence, an ability word that occurs on legendary creatures.[3] Eminence indicates the creature has an ability that triggers both while the creature is on the battlefield or in the command zone; but in exchange requiring a deckbuilding restriction (in this case, building tribally).[4]

Returning non-evergreen mechanics on new cards include goad on Disrupt Decorum (last seen in Conspiracy: Take the Crown); rebound on Taigam, Ojutai Master (last seen in Dragons of Tarkir); and phasing on Teferi's Protection (last seen in Unhinged and Visions), which is notable for being the first new black-bordered card with phasing to be printed in over 13 years.[7] Kindred Boon uses the first Divinity counters since Planechase.

Cycles

Commander 2017 has three cycles of new cards, one of which only consists of four cards. It also continues one as-of-yet incomplete mega cycle:

Cycle name Dragons
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G} 		Cats
{G}{W} 		Vampires
{R}{W}{B} 		Wizards
{U}{B}{R}
Tribal commanders The Ur-Dragon Arahbo, Roar of the World Edgar Markov Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Four mythic rare legendary creatures with the eminence keyword, each representing the tribe of one deck.

Horizontal cycles

Cycle name {W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
"On attack" curses Curse of Vitality Curse of Verbosity Curse of Disturbance Curse of Opulence Curse of Bounty
Five uncommon monocolored curses, each of which triggers when the curse-bearer is attacked, and gives both the controller of the curse and the attacking player a beneficial effect. Each card in the cycle depict the Unluckiest.[3][7][8]
Kindred spells Kindred Boon Kindred Discovery Kindred Dominance Kindred Charge Kindred Summons
Five rare non-creature spells that "are extremely powerful in dedicated tribal decks"[4]

Mega cycle

Cycle name {W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Sorcery magi Magus of the Balance (Commander 2018)
(Balance) 		Magus of the Mind (Commander 2017)
(Mind's Desire) 		Magus of the Will (Commander 2016)
(Yawgmoth's Will) 		Magus of the Wheel (Commander 2015)
(Wheel of Fortune) 		Magus of the Order (Commander Legends)
(Natural Order)[9]
Rare Wizards with the converted mana cost and abilities of iconic sorceries from Magic's past.

Theme decks

Commander 2017 consists of four multi-colored decks:[2][10]

Theme
deck name 		Color Identity Commander
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Draconic Domination W U B R G The Ur-Dragon
Feline Ferocity W G Arahbo, Roar of the World
Vampiric Bloodlust W B R Edgar Markov
Arcane Wizardry U B R Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

Tokens

Commander 2017 has 11 different tokens.[11] There are 10 double-faced tokens in each deck.

  1. {W} 2/2 Cat creature for Kemba, Kha Regent and White Sun's Zenith
  2. {B} 1/1 Bat creature with flying for Skeletal Vampire
  3. {B} 1/1 Rat creature with deathtouch for Hungry Lynx
  4. {B} 1/1 Vampire creature for Edgar Markov
  5. {B} 2/2 Zombie creature for Curse of Disturbance
  6. {R} 4/4 Dragon creature with flying for Broodmate Dragon
  7. {R} 6/6 Dragon creature with flying for Utvara Hellkite
  8. {G} 2/2 Cat Warrior creature with forestwalk for Jedit Ojanen of Efrava
  9. {M} 3/3 Cat Dragon creature with flying for Wasitora, Nekoru Queen (the card does not have a {CI_BRG} indicator)
  10. {C} 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}" for Pawn of Ulamog
  11. {C} Gold artifact for Curse of Opulence

Notable cards

References

  1. ↑ Product Information
  2. ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (April 18, 2017). "Announcing Commander (2017 Edition)". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ a b c d Wizards of the Coast (August 11, 2017). "Magic: The Gathering — Commander (2017 Edition) Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Gavin Verhey (August 8, 2017). "Dragons, Dragons, and . . . Cat Dragons". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Gavin Verhey (August 23, 2017). "Commander (2017 Edition) Design Handoff". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 7, 2017). "Cats". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ a b c Bryan Hawley (August 9, 2017). "Vampirism 101". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Chris Gleeson (August 22, 2017). "Cursed Commander (2017 Edition) Art Descriptions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Gavin Verhey (August 7, 2019). "To steel everybody appropriately: the 5th Magus is absent from MTGC19.". Twitter.
  10. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (August 11, 2017). "Commander (2017 Edition) Decklists". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 11, 2017). "The Tokens of Commander (2017 Edition)". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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