Commander 2021

Complexity of Common in Commander

"Commander decks go into Eternal formats, but not Standard, Pioneer or Modern. The overall power level gets to be a little higher." It's not about power level due to format legality. All the new cards in Commander 2021 are constructed viable (but NOT designed for competitive or tourney play). Many of the new cards in Commander Legends aren't constructed viable and the complexity is lower. That's because of limited.

The desire to have common be simpler is as much about casual play as it is about limited play. Removing limited wouldn’t change common complexity.

Casual Play Commander Commander 2021 Commander Decks Commander Legends Competitive Play Constructed Eternal Format Legality Legendary Creatures Limited Modern Pioneer Power Level Standard

Designing outside Limited Environments

Why don't you design more new cards outside of the context of limited environments? Most players don't play limited, so it seems odd that most new cards are designed around limited environments. May I request more products with new constructed viable cards not designed with limited in mind (i.e. Commander 2021 decks, Planeschase)?

A few things: 1) There are a lot more people playing limited formats than I believe you think there are.2) Casual play (aka play with the cards I own), the most played “format”, is much lower power level and many “limited” cards are played there.3) Limited exists as a means to make more of the cards matter. The overall power level of a set is locked, so taking away limited doesn’t make the rest of the cards more playable for constricted formats. Essentially limited (and casual play) give value to cards that otherwise wouldn’t have much value.

Casual Play Commander 2021 Constructed Limited Power Level

Commander 2020 Decks Sales Performance

Hi, Mark. Did the Commander 2020 decks sold well for the line? Now that we’re close to the Strixhaven Commander 2021 decks I’m wondering if the concept of pairing the decks with a set’s theme worked well for sales (beyond the free spell cycle).

The Ikoria experiment, tying Commander decks to a product, worked very well.

Commander 2020 Commander 2021 Commander Decks Free Spells

Hope for Kamigawa Return

Does the return of Shrines in C21 bode well for a possible return to Kamigawa? I really like the plane’s flavor and hope we eventually see it again.

Positive response to current cards couldn’t hurt.

Commander 2021 Flavor

Key Reprints Appreciation

Between Mystery Booster, C21, Double Masters and Commander Legends I feel like the rate of key reprints is higher and that's great. Keep it up!

Will do!

Appreciation Boosters Commander 2021 Commander Legends Double Masters Legendary Creatures Reprints

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