For this update, we have chosen to not make any changes to the format. The format is still adapting to the 20 life total change that was officially instituted in the last update. This update happened at the same time as powerful and popular new Commanders from Commander 2016 were released in addition to the new “Partner” mechanic.

We feel that none of these new Commanders warrant being banned at the current time but we will continue to keep an eye on their performance going forward. Regarding unbans, we still need to watch on the newly developing metagame before choosing to unban more potentially dangerous and powerful cards. We would like to foresee as much as possible that unbans will only create new possibilities for decks without creating format-dominating decks from just one card.

Changes:

👉 Rules changes:

• No changes.

👉 Individual card changes:

• No changes.

👉 Other changes:

• No changes.

👉 Don’t forget to check out our Current Lists page for a recap of all the currently banned cards.

This update applies on January 20, 2017. Of course, you can still contact us via our Facebook page.
The next announcements will be published on April 17, 2017 (applying on April 21, 2017).

Until then, we wish you all many good games! :)