SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT/UPDATE
Duel Commander is still thriving, growing ever more as a result of its availability on MTGO.
With this in mind, we chose to adjust the metagame a little.
CHANGES:
🔘 GLOBAL GAME RULES CHANGES
No changes.
🔘INDIVIDUAL BANNED AND RESTRICTED CARD CHANGES
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student is now banned as a commander only.
🔘 EXPERIMENTAL CHANGES
No changes.
🔘 OTHER CHANGES
No changes.
👉 Don’t forget to check out our Comprehensive Rules page for detailed understanding of Duel Commander rules.
👉 Don’t forget to check out our Banned and Restricted page for a recap of all the currently banned/restricted cards.
👉 Don’t forget to check out our About Us page for a recap of how we work, and how to keep in touch with Duel Commander.
You can still contact us on our Facebook Page page and our Discord server. The next scheduled announcement will be published on November 25, 2024.
Until then, we wish you all many good games! 😇
FURTHER EXPLANATIONS
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student has been out for a while, and revealed itself to be one of the most successful commanders available in the current metagame. The deck, however, poses two different problems: first, it appears that the deck has a better overall matchup than any other control deck against most of the other decks from other archetypes. Second, and more specifically, it also has an overwhelming matchup against other types of control decks. The combination of both of those points means Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student, while being one the best decks available, also has become the one best choice for control decks, reducing diversity and leading to poor gameplay experience.
Moreover, its unique structure, being a control deck led by a one-mana commander, creates gameplay patterns where having a turn-one removal is a necessity, reducing the strategic interest of games as well as deckbuilding options, while forcing every deck to play a certain density of such interactions.
For those reasons, Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student is now banned as a commander only.