Commander Legends
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| Symbol description | a shield, with elements of the original Legends symbol and the legendary card frame. | ||||
| Design | Gavin Verhey (lead) | ||||
| Development | Jules Robins (lead) | ||||
| Release date | November 6, 2020 | ||||
| Plane | Various | ||||
| Themes and mechanics | Legendary | ||||
| Keywords/ability words | Partner | ||||
| Expansion code | CMR[2] | ||||
| Development codename | Chevron | ||||
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Commander Legends is the first-ever Magic: The Gathering Commander set that is designed to be drafted. It is the Innovation product for 2020, and will be released in November 2020.[1][3][4][5]
Set details
Commander Legends is larger than a normal set, with both oft-asked-for Commander reprints and new cards. There are 165 new cards, including 71 legendary creatures and planeswalkers. The cards are legal in Eternal formats like Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. The set contains 361 regular cards () and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all cards. There are no basic lands. Cards with alternate card frames have another card number than the original version. The set introduces "Etched Foils".
The set is designed to play Limited Commander: you can play Draft or Sealed with it. It will also be available and draftable on Magic Online.
Drafting rules
For every pick of Commander Legends draft, players take two cards at a time. This is done for coherency of the decks and for speed. After the draft, players build a 60-card deck — much like how a traditional deck of Magic is 60 cards and a traditional draft is 40, here it's 60 to Commander's 100. All other Commander rules apply with one exception. You can play more than one copy of a card if you draft it: the Singleton rule does not apply.
Storyline
The set features many known planes and characters as well as new ones. These cards can be from anywhere in space and time in the Multiverse: from Lorwyn to Alara, from the tales of the original Weatherlight Crew to present day.[5]
Marketing
Commander Legends is sold in 20-card booster packs, with a foil and two legendary creatures in every single pack. The set will be available in English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. The cards will also be sold in 15-card Collector Boosters.
Events
- At-Home and In-Store Prerelease: October 30, 2020.[4]
Promotional cards
- Prerelease: Sengir, the Dark Baron by Pete Venters.[4]
- Only given out to players who have a Wizards Account (available via the Magic Companion app).[4]
- Buy-a-Box: foil TBA.[4]
Tokens and emblems
Commander Legends comes with X tokens and emblems. Token and emblems appear in the marketing card slot.
1/1 Soldier creature for Keeper of the Accord.
0/1 Kobold creature named Kobolds of Kher Keep for Prossh, Skyraider of Kher.
Themes and mechanics
The set of course features many legendary creatures and planeswalkers to use as commanders, some of which are uncommon. There is also one legendary creature (The Prismatic Piper) that is printed at the new "special" rarity, replacing a common in about 1 in 6 draft packs.[5] It is intended to be used as a failsafe, providing an additional color for a deck when the player isn't able to draft the right commanders.
In addition, Commander Legends has three returning non-evergreen mechanics and one new mechanic.[5]
- Partner is the first returning mechanic. To facilitate deckbuilding, the set features 40 monocolor partners and one colorless partner.
Cycles
Commander Legends has at least one cycle.
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| Bond lands | Vault of Champions | Training Center | Undergrowth Stadium | Spectator Seating | Rejuvenating Springs |
| Five rare dual lands that enter the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents, completing a cycle started in Battlebond. | |||||
Preconstructed decks
Commander Legends also features two preconstructed Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.[1] These are meant to be on-ramps to Commander, with a few new cards (three per deck) and the rest reprints. The new cards can't be found in Draft Boosters. The expansion code for these is CMC.
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Notable cards
- The green card that completes the Magus Megacycle.[6]
- The Prismatic Piper — a Pauper Commander and the first card with the special rarity.[7]
References
- ↑ a b c Gavin Verhey (October 30, 2019). "Big Things Are Coming for Commander in 2020". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 30, 2019). "Is it the "innovation product" for Magic in 2020?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b c d e WPN (August 17, 2020). "Double Your Commander Legends Prerelease Promos". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ a b c d Gavin Verhey (August 22, 2020). "A Sneak Peek at Commander Legends". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ A Card You'll Find in Commander Legends (And Answering More Questions!) (Video). Good Morning Magic. YouTube (May 22, 2020).
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (August 22, 2020). "Prismatic Piper for Pauper Variant!". Twitter.
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