![]() This banned list and rules set is intended to support both experiences, but the banned list leans toward optimizing for the 1v1 experience." Both styles of play will be using this new shared banned list. On Magic Online, 1v1 Commander will have a starting life total of 30, but multiplayer will remain at 40. "Starting May 10, Magic Online will be launching tournament play for 1v1 Commander consisting of two-player queues and a Friendly Constructed League, and we will be changing the official banned list of Magic Online Commander to the list that will be detailed below. You might be wondering why all this is news worthy. It seems that WotC has taken notice of the growing player base, not just in the competitive formats but the more casual ones as well. Magic Online (or MTGO for those that know) has long been one of the easiest ways to play our beloved game online with anyone around the world. ![]() That said, this growth has prospered despite that the banned list Magic Online has been using is heavily slanted toward multiplayer play, and the resulting 1v1 format is relatively imbalanced." The format has also been growing lately, and it's clear that 1v1 Commander is something that players enjoy and a format that we think is worth supporting. "For some time now, the large majority of Commander play on Magic Online has been 1v1 play. Much of the social element of multiplayer is lost in the digital translation, so this shouldn't come as much of a surprise. This is interesting in itself since it's the first time WotC is venturing into managing their own Commander banlist. They announced this "format" as 1v1 Commander, which will be treated separately from the French and other paper rulesets traditionally used for head-to-head play. ![]() Wizards of the Coast(WotC) announced yesterday that they are releasing a new banlist for Commander play in attempt to make 1v1 play more balanced. This involved the introduction of a new banlist and structure for play on Magic's online client, Magic Online. Welcome back to EDHREC new at noon! As part of our continuing efforts to cover all things 100-card formats we wanted to cover the recent announcement on by Bryan Hawley from Wizards of the Coast. ![]()
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