MTG Arena Should Implement a Commander Format
Magic Arena has become stronger since release, with players flocking to the game to satisfy their Magic the Gathering (MTG) itch — particularly at a time when players may not want to play in person. The game's popularity brings it in-league with Hearthstone, and with new digital-only formats being introduced as sets are getting released on Magic Arena first, it's likely to increase in prominence further. However, Magic Arena is still missing its most popular format: Commander.
In the Commander format, all sets covering Magic the Gathering's history of cards are legal, which means players have an incredible amount of agency to build their dream deck. The massive popularity of Commander has led to consistent requests and demands to introduce the format in Magic Arena. There are many reasons why it should be in the digital platform, even beyond this player demand.
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With the Magic franchise continuing to expand, Wizards of the Coast seems to have acknowledged Commander's popularity. Commander-only products are run in conjunction with each new set release, and there is a rules committee to ensure the format is as balanced as possible. In Commander, due to the larger amount of health that players have and the ease of establishing mana bases with less threats, cards that may not find a home in other formats are an easier consideration. Commander opens MTG up to a variety of new ways to utilize cards from every set, enabling aspects such as political, tribal, group-hug decks, and far more.
With Magic Arena being a digital format, players have a single source for finding and utilizing their cards. While Magic Arena doesn't have the complete MTG library, there are still a huge
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