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Commander Masters
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description Shield with elongated hexagon
Design Gavin Verhey (lead), Bryan Hawley, Glenn Jones, PJ Rivas
Development Bryan Hawley (lead), Jules Robins, Glenn Jones, Jacob Mooney, Michelle Roberson
Release date August 4th, 2023
Plane Multiversal
Set size 436 + 631
Expansion code CMM[1]
Physical Masters series
Double Masters 2022 Commander Masters N/A
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Secret Lair Drop Series: Summer Superdrop 2023 Commander Masters Commander Masters Commander Decks
Expansion symbol

Commander Masters is a booster-based compilation set containing cards legal in, and intended for, the Commander format. It was released on August 4th, 2023.[2][3][4]

Set details

While the main set - like all other sets in the Masters series - is all reprints, each of the Commander decks features ten new Magic cards.[5][6]

Marketing

Set booster

Commander Masters is sold in 21-card Commander Draft Boosters (one card being a marketing card), 17-card Set Boosters (including an art card and a marketing card), Collector Boosters and Commander decks. Each Draft Booster contains 3 non-foil Legendary cards, plus the possibility of a Traditional Foil Legendary card of rarity Uncommon or higher. They contain 2–4 cards of rarity Rare or higher, including at least 1 Rare or Mythic Rare Legendary card. In addition, every Draft Booster contains 1 Traditional Foil card of any rarity.[7]

Players will find borderless cards in every Commander Masters booster. In addition, there are borderless Frame Break cards with art breaking through the card frame. Furthermore, some cards will have a Borderless Profile treatment, casting legendary creatures in a picturesque profile view fit for a museum.[7] Textured Foils (first seen in Double Masters 2022) and Foil etched cards are exclusive to Collector Boosters.[7]

The set contains 436 regular cards (130 commons, 135 uncommons, 135 rares, 35 mythic rares, 1 special) and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all these cards.[8] There are no basic lands in the main set. Retro frame basic lands are #437-451, foil-etched cards are numbered #452-621 and borderless cards are numbered #622-667. Borderless Profile cards are #668-691, while Frame Break cards are #692-703. The new Commander deck cards are numbered #704-743, and their extended art versions are #744-778. The Display commanders are #779-782 and the Commander Deck reprints are numbered #783-1056. Textured foils are #1057-1066, and #1067 is the release card.

The List for Commander Masters contains several cards that can also be found in the main set (e.g. All That Glitters, Commandeer, Ghalta, Primal Hunger).

Drafting rules

Commander Masters draft uses three draft boosters per player. For every pick, players take two cards at a time.[9] This is to ensure coherency of decks, as players will need to conform to the color identities of their eventual commanders, 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: the Singleton rule does not apply. You may play as many copies of a card as you draft of it, though given the set size compared to how many cards players get, it's not very likely to get more than 1 copy of a card. Players may always use one or more Prismatic Pipers as a commander, even if they didn't draft one.

The Partner Rule

In Commander Masters draft you may play any two mono-colored or colorless legends as though they have Partner.[9][10]

Events

Promos

Tokens

There are 81 full-art tokens found across Commander Masters products, along with 8 different emblems and 2 helper cards (markers). You can find 57 of these tokens, emblems, and helper cards in Draft Boosters, Set Boosters, and Collector Boosters. In addition, tokens in Collector Boosters are traditional foil and double-sided.[11]

These are the 48 one-sided tokens, 2 markers, and 3 emblems that can be found in the Boosters.

  1. Colorless mana 10/10 Eldrazi creature for Idol of Oblivion.
  2. Colorless mana 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add Colorless mana." for Carrier Thrall.
  3. Colorless mana 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add Colorless mana." for Dread Drone, Kozilek's Predator and Rapacious One.
  4. White mana 1/1 Bird creature with flying for Battle Screech.
  5. White mana 2/2 Cat creature for Kemba, Kha Regent.
  6. White mana 1/1 Human Soldier for Bastion of Remembrance.
  7. White mana 2/2 Knight creature with vigilance for Aryel, Knight of Windgrace and Righteous Confluence.
  8. White mana 1/1 Kor Soldier for Nahiri, the Lithomancer.
  9. White mana 1/1 Soldier creature for Ancestral Blade.
  10. White mana 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Alharu, Solemn Ritualist, Kirtar's Wrath and Kykar, Wind’s Fury.
  11. Blue mana 1/1 Bird Illusion creature with flying for Murmuring Mystic.
  12. Blue mana 2/2 Drake creature with flying for Talrand, Sky Summoner.
  13. Blue mana */* Zombie creature for Stitcher Geralf.
  14. Black mana 1/1 Assassin creature with deathtouch and haste for Queen Marchesa.
  15. Black mana 5/5 Demon creature with flying for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath and Priest of the Blood Rite.
  16. Black mana 0/0 Phyrexian Germ creature for Scytheclaw.
  17. Black mana 1/1 Rat creature for Ogre Slumlord.
  18. Black mana 1/1 Thrull creature for Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder.
  19. Black mana 2/2 Zombie creature for Ghoulcaller Gisa, Rise from the Tides and Sidisi, Brood Tyrant.
  20. Red mana 2/2 Dragon creature with flying and "Red mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn." for Nesting Dragon.
  21. Red mana 5/5 Dragon creature with flying for Skyline Despot.
  22. Red mana 0/2 Dragon Egg creature with defender and "When this creature dies, create a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying and 'Red mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn,'" for Nesting Dragon.
  23. Red mana 2/1 Dwarf Berserker creature for Dwarven Hammer.
  24. Red mana 1/1 Elemental creature with haste for Tempt with Vengeance.
  25. Red mana 3/1 Elemental creature with haste for Rakka Mar.
  26. Red mana 3/1 Elemental creature with trample and haste for Valduk, Keeper of the Flame.
  27. Red mana 1/1 Goblin creature for Dragon Fodder and Krenko, Mob Boss.
  28. Red mana 3/3 Ogre creature for Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs.
  29. Red mana 1/1 Satyr creature with "This creature can't block" for Anax, Hardened in the Forge.
  30. Green mana 2/2 Cat creature for Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse.
  31. Green mana 1/1 Elf Druid creature with “The tap symbol.: Add Green mana.” for Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury.
  32. Green mana 3/3 Elephant creature for Generous Gift.
  33. Green mana 1/1 Insect creature for Crawling Infestation.
  34. Green mana 4/4 Phyrexian Beast creature for Ezuri’s Predation.
  35. Green mana 1/1 Saproling creature for Fungal Plots, Jade Mage, Nemata, Grove Guardian, Slimefoot, the Stowaway and Verdeloth the Ancient.
  36. Green mana 1/2 Spider creature with reach for Arachnogenesis.
  37. U/R 4/4 Elemental creature for Resculpt.
  38. B/R 3/1 Graveborn creature with haste for Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper.
  39. W/B 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Ministrant of Obligation.
  40. Colorless mana Clue artifact for Thraben Inspector.
  41. Colorless mana 0/0 Construct artifact creature with "This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control" for Urza, Lord High Artificer.
  42. Colorless mana */* Construct artifact creature for Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter.
  43. Colorless mana 1/1 Myr artifact creature for Myrsmith.
  44. Colorless mana 1/1 Phyrexian Myr creature for Myr Sire.
  45. Colorless mana 1/1 Servo artifact creature for Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter.
  46. Colorless mana Stoneforged Blade, an Equipment artifact with indestructible, "Equipped creature gets +5/+5 and has Double strike." and equip 0 mana for Nahiri, the Lithomancer.
  47. Colorless mana 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying for Efficient Construction, Loyal Apprentice, Sai, Master Thopterist and Whirler Rogue.
  48. Colorless mana Treasure artifact for for Impulsive Pilferer, Rapacious Dragon, Smothering Tithe and Storm-Kiln Artist.
  49. City's Blessing for Twilight Prophet and Wayward Swordtooth.
  50. The Monarch for Crimson Fleet Commodore, Entourage of Trest, Fall from Favor, Feast of Succession, Palace Jailer, Palace Sentinels, Queen Marchesa, Regal Behemoth, Skyline Despot, Staunch Throneguard and Thorn of the Black Rose.
  51. Emblem for Daretti, Scrap Savant.
  52. Emblem for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath.
  53. Emblem for Teferi, Temporal Archmage.

Limited archetypes

Commander Masters features the following Limited archetypes:[9][10]

Cycles

Commander Masters has seven cycles, including two double cycles.

Cycle name White mana Blue mana Black mana Red mana Green mana
Free spells Flawless Maneuver Fierce Guardianship Deadly Rollick Deflecting Swat Obscuring Haze
Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Originally printed in Commander 2020.
Confluences Righteous Confluence Mystic Confluence Wretched Confluence Fiery Confluence Verdant Confluence
Five rare modal spells. Originally printed in Commander 2015.
Planeswalker commanders Nahiri, the Lithomancer Teferi, Temporal Archmage Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath Daretti, Scrap Savant Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
Five rare monocolored planeswalkers that can be used as your commander. Originally printed in Commander 2014.
Medallions Pearl Medallion Sapphire Medallion Jet Medallion Ruby Medallion Emerald Medallion
Five rare artifacts that each cost 2 generic mana to cast and reduce the cost of appropriate color spells by one generic mana. Originally printed in Tempest.
Loyal lieutenants Loyal Unicorn Loyal Drake Loyal Subordinate Loyal Apprentice Loyal Guardian
Five uncommon creatures with the lieutenant ability word. Each has a keyword ability and an ability that triggers at the beginning of combat if you control your commander. Originally printed in Commander 2018.

Double cycles

Cycle name White manaBlue mana Blue manaBlack mana Black manaRed mana Red manaGreen mana Green manaWhite mana White manaBlack mana Blue manaRed mana Black manaGreen mana Red manaWhite mana Green manaBlue mana
Bicolor legends Hanna, Ship's Navigator Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow Xantcha, Sleeper Agent Zilortha, Strength Incarnate Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist Teysa Karlov Mizzix of the Izmagnus Meren of Clan Nel Toth Gisela, Blade of Goldnight Experiment Kraj
Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage Taigam, Sidisi's Hand Judith, the Scourge Diva Tuya Bearclaw Hamza, Guardian of Arashin Aryel, Knight of Windgrace Melek, Izzet Paragon Slimefoot, the Stowaway Akiri, Fearless Voyager Tatyova, Benthic Druid
20 rare and uncommon bi-colored legendary creatures.
Cycle name Green manaWhite manaBlue mana White manaBlue manaBlack mana Blue manaBlack manaRed mana Black manaRed manaGreen mana Red manaGreen manaWhite mana Red manaWhite manaBlack mana Green manaBlue manaRed mana White manaBlack manaGreen mana Blue manaRed manaWhite mana Black manaGreen manaBlue mana
Tricolor legends Rafiq of the Many Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign Nekusar, the Mindrazer Sek’Kuar Deathkeeper Zacama, Primal Calamity Queen Marchesa Maelstrom Wanderer Karador, Ghost Chieftain Kykar, Wind's Fury Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Ten rare tri-colored legendary creatures.

Changes in rarity

Rare to Mythic

Uncommon to Rare

Uncommon to Mythic

Mythic to Rare

Rare to Uncommon

Rare to Common

Uncommon to Common

Notable cards

Tokens

Preconstructed decks

Commander Masters features four commander decks.

Theme
deck name 		Color Identity Commander
White mana Blue mana Black mana Red mana Green mana
Planeswalker Party W U – R – Commodore Guff
Eldrazi Unbound – – – – – Zhulodok, Void Gorger
Enduring Enchantments W – B – G Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Sliver Swarm W U B R G Sliver Gravemother

Gallery

External links

References

  1. ↑ Information below the text box
  2. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 21, 2023). "Commander Masters Arrives August 4, 2023". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Adam Styborski (May 5, 2023). "A First Look at Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Eric Levine (July 24, 2023). "Commander Masters Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Vex (February 21, 2023). "Since this is a mix of new and reprint cards, how is this different from a Commander Legends product?". Twitter.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 22, 2023). "Why does Commander Masters have new cards? Masters sets have never had new cards in them.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  7. ↑ a b c WPN (February 21, 2023). "Introducing Commander Masters". Wizards Play Network.
  8. ↑ Max McCall (July 11, 2023). "Collecting Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ a b c Gavin Verhey (July 12, 2023). "Commander Masters Draft Primer". Magic.gg. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (July 11, 2023). "Chain of Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 21, 2023). "The Tokens of Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Jeff Miracola (July 17, 2023). "OMG I did this painting 17 years ago as the Graveborn token for Sek’Kuar Deathkeeper in Coldsnap and WOTC never printed it.". Twitter.
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