📢 Duel Commander Announcements
Stay updated with the latest banlist changes, format updates, and important announcements from the Duel Commander committee.
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đź“Ś Latest Announcement
May 25, 2026 Announcement/Update
đź“… May 25, 2026
Emry, Lurker of the Loch, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom and Winota, Joiner of Forces returns on experimental basis.
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May 25, 2026 Announcement/Update
đź“… May 25, 2026
Emry, Lurker of the Loch, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom and Winota, Joiner of Forces returns on experimental basis.
March 30, 2026 Announcement/Update
đź“… March 30, 2026
A new ban category is created: Banned as Companion Only, and Lutri, the Spellchaser is moved from fully banned to this new category. Lutri, the Spellchaser is now playable as Commander and in the main deck.
January 26, 2026 Announcement/Update
đź“… January 26, 2026
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh banned as commander. Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Trazyn the Infinite and Necrotic Ooze returns on experimental basis.
November 24, 2025 Announcement/Update
đź“… November 24, 2025
Nadu, Winged Wisdom fully banned in Duel Commander. Breya, Etherium Shaper returns on experimental basis.
September 29, 2025 - Announcement/Update
đź“… September 29, 2025
Five commanders experimentally unbanned to diversify the competitive metagame.
July 28, 2025 - Announcement/Update
đź“… July 28, 2025
Major gameplay improvements with four bans. Legendary Spacecraft/Vehicles now legal as commanders.
May 26, 2025 - Announcement/Update
đź“… May 26, 2025
Experimental changes to strengthen emerging archetypes. Zurgo returns, Hogaak restricted.
March 31, 2025 - Announcement/Update
đź“… March 31, 2025
Format stability update - No changes as Committee focuses on new team dynamics.
January 27, 2025 - Announcement/Update
đź“… January 27, 2025
Ezio, Balance, Reanimate, White Plume Adventurer banned. Akiri, Line-Slinger unbanned.
November 25, 2024 - Announcement/Update
đź“… November 25, 2024
World record broken: 913 players at RelicTCG tournament. Format remains stable.
September 30, 2024 - Announcement/Update
đź“… September 30, 2024
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student banned as commander. Format thriving on MTGO.
September 16, 2024 - Organization Update
đź“… September 16, 2024
Committee organizational restructure for 2024+ with new team positions.
July 22, 2024 - MTGO Launch
đź“… July 22, 2024
🎮 Duel Commander now available on MTGO! Old Stickfingers banned, Ardenn, Thrasios, Polymorph unbanned.
June 17, 2024 - Emergency Bans
đź“… June 17, 2024
⚠️ Emergency bans: Nadu and Ajani (commanders) due to Modern Horizons 3 impact.
June 9, 2024 - Schedule Update
đź“… June 9, 2024
đź“… New announcement schedule system with emergency slots every Monday at 8PM Paris time.
May 27, 2024 - Announcement/Update
đź“… May 27, 2024
All Stickers and Attractions banned. Eris, Roar of the Storm banned as commander.
March 25, 2024 - Announcement/Update
đź“… March 25, 2024
Raffine, Scheming Seer banned as commander due to format dominance.
January 29, 2024 - Announcement/Update
đź“… January 29, 2024
Format stability celebration - No changes needed. Healthy metagame.