📚 Announcement Archives
Complete history of all Duel Commander announcements
17
Total Announcements
3
Years
2026
Latest Year
2024
First Year
2026 2 announcements
March
March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026 Announcement/Update
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.
1 Ban
Rule Change
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January
January 26, 2026
January 26, 2026 Announcement/Update
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh banned as commander. Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Trazyn the Infinite and Necrotic Ooze returns on experimental basis.
1 Ban
3 Unbans
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2025 6 announcements
November
November 24, 2025
November 24, 2025 Announcement/Update
Nadu, Winged Wisdom fully banned in Duel Commander. Breya, Etherium Shaper returns on experimental basis.
1 Ban
1 Unban
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September
September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025 - Announcement/Update
Five commanders experimentally unbanned to diversify the competitive metagame.
July
July 28, 2025
July 28, 2025 - Announcement/Update
Major gameplay improvements with four bans. Legendary Spacecraft/Vehicles now legal as commanders.
May
May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025 - Announcement/Update
Experimental changes to strengthen emerging archetypes. Zurgo returns, Hogaak restricted.
March
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025 - Announcement/Update
Format stability update - No changes as Committee focuses on new team dynamics.
January
January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025 - Announcement/Update
Ezio, Balance, Reanimate, White Plume Adventurer banned. Akiri, Line-Slinger unbanned.
2024 9 announcements
November
November 25, 2024
November 25, 2024 - Announcement/Update
World record broken: 913 players at RelicTCG tournament. Format remains stable.
September
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2024 - Announcement/Update
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student banned as commander. Format thriving on MTGO.
September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024 - Organization Update
Committee organizational restructure for 2024+ with new team positions.
July
July 22, 2024
July 22, 2024 - MTGO Launch
🎮 Duel Commander now available on MTGO! Old Stickfingers banned, Ardenn, Thrasios, Polymorph unbanned.
June
June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024 - Emergency Bans
⚠️ Emergency bans: Nadu and Ajani (commanders) due to Modern Horizons 3 impact.
June 9, 2024
June 9, 2024 - Schedule Update
📅 New announcement schedule system with emergency slots every Monday at 8PM Paris time.
May
May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024 - Announcement/Update
All Stickers and Attractions banned. Eris, Roar of the Storm banned as commander.
March
March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024 - Announcement/Update
Raffine, Scheming Seer banned as commander due to format dominance.
January
January 29, 2024
January 29, 2024 - Announcement/Update
Format stability celebration - No changes needed. Healthy metagame.