Announcement: May 24, 2017

Effective Date: May 24, 2017

Next Announcement: June 14, 2017

The following cards are added to the Commander 1v1 Banned List:

Dig Through Time



Strip Mine



Treasure Cruise



Here is an explanation from Magic R&D’s Bryan Hawley:

Strip Mine In conjunction with Life from the Loam and Crucible of Worlds, Strip Mine recursion locks have proven to be an extremely powerful and resilient lock taking minimal investment from the decks playing them. Dig Through Time Treasure Cruise Initial results have shown that blue midrange decks, either mono-blue or Sultai-colored, are rising to the top at a steady rate. Given the variety of Commanders being played in decks with similar strategies, this appears to be a color and strategic imbalance in the format more so than individual problem Commanders. While removing these cards is far from a crippling blow to these decks, it’s a clear first step in lowering their power level.

The Commander league will be reset with today’s downtime, and the new league will have the changes to the banned list in effect.

The seperation of banned lists for Commander 1v1 and Commander Multiiplayer on Magic Online will still occur on July 5, 2017.

While you’re waiting for downtime to end, check out last night’s Team Draft Super League! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/146749665

Have fun! :)

- Lee