Summary
- Wizards of the Coast now controls Commander, and the prices of the recently banned cards are rebounding as a result.
- Though WotC has stated reversing bans isn't a priority, the market is still responding to the announcement.
- Several of the banned cards are crawling from record-low prices.
A few of the recently-banned 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Magic: The Gathering Commander cards are rebounding in price following 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Wizards of the Coast's announcement that its game design team would be 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:taking over the Commander format.
Just over a week ago, the independent Commander Rules Committee (CRC) ༺168澳洲幸运5开奖网:banned several cards from the Commander format: Dockside Extortionist, Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt a✱nd Nadu, Winged Wisdom. The market value of these cards plummeted shortly after that, reflecting their newfound illegal status in Magic's most popular format.
A lot has happened in the week since that announcement, with the most notable being that Wizards of the Coast is now in c🐻harge of Commander. This transfer of stewardship was done to protect the safety of the individuals on the Commander Rules Committee who received death threats following their ruling. These individuals have been invited to act as independent advisors on the format within Wizards of the Coa🥀st.
Market Rebound
In its , Wizards of the Coast introduced the concept of tier brackets - a way of classifyi🔴n🐠g the power level of cards within the format. There was a brief mention of the current Commander ban list, which numbers over 80 cards.
"We will also be evaluating the current banned list alongside both the Commander Rules Committee and the community. We will not ban additional cards as part of this evaluation. While discussion of theඣ banned list started this, immediate changes to the list are not our priority," the post reads.
While this language doesn't outright say some cards will be making a return, it doesn't quite rule it out either. This statement has prompted a p🌜rice rebound for some of these cards as hopefuls buy at a low price in preparation for an improbable ban reversal and subsequent price spike.
According to Cardmarket data, was selling for €80 ($88) pre-ban and €18.50 ($21) post-ban. The price has since recovered to around €28 ($31). The other banned cards have followed similar trajectories; : from €155 ($171) to €48 ($53) and has recovered to €86 ($95). : from €110 (🍎$122) to €21 ($23) and has recover🌳ed to €56 ($62). 's recovery has been smaller but appears to be growing.
Wizards of the Coast clearly stated that adjusting the ban list is not a priority, so these hopefu🍎l buyers may have to wait a while to see if their gamble has paid off.
Magic: The Gathering's Commander Format Will Now Be Controlled By Wizards Of The Coast
The threats levelled against the Rules Committee over the recent card bannings are🌌 cited as the reason for the switchover.
