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Posted by: tempesteye on Aug 21, 2010 at 11:45:37 PM

I've sent out a broadcast to all of the Commander group members, but I'm also posting this to the Commander group blog for more public access.

There will be some important changes happening to the Commander format in the next few weeks.

First, Wotc is releasing From the Vault: Relics to Magic Online on August 25. This brings online players one of the most iconic and sorely missed mana accelerators ever printed, Sol Ring. It is going to be restricted in Classic based formats, but obviously that won't make a difference for Commander ;).
Relics will also bring us the Scars of Mirrodin card, Sword of Body and Mind, which will also be legal in Classic based formats as soon as Relics is released.

Then, on September 8th, the Elspeth vs Tezzeret Duel Deck will be added to MTG:O, and due to the

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Big changes to EDH! = Changes to Commander?
Posted by: tempesteye on Sep 10, 2009 at 05:52:21 PM

Here is the reference thread:

September B&R for EDH

 

A summary of the biggest change:

Generals will no longer use the Exile zone (previously the RFG Zone). They will now use the Command Zone, a completely new zone created with/for the Planechase multiplayer-centric expansion.
This means that  Riftsweeper in now unbanned in EDH because it no longer interacts with Generals (via the Exile zone), and may be unbanned in Commander (if this change is implemented).

I'm actually pretty happy with this and I hope that the MTG:O dev team can get this change coded into the client. I think that  putting a Commander in its' own zone helps to reduce confusion.

I  also liked the fact that they clarified that the trigger when a General dies is a replacement effect and that a General who is returned to

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