MTG's Double Masters 2022 Is The Perfect Follow-Up To Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur's Gate

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I was horrified when it was announced that Magic: The Gathering’s preview season for Double Masters 2022 would start just six days after the launch of Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur’s Gate. This year is stacked for MTG releases, and with no time to mull over the new cards we’d just received, it felt like it was going to turn into an endless cycle of hype that leaps from product to product.

However, now that we’re in full-swing for Double Masters 2022’s previews, the closeness of the two sets’ launches almost feels right. This is the closest thing to a Commander Block release we’ll likely ever see.

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When it launched last month, players criticised Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur’s Gate for its low power. Aside from a few specifics, like Displacer Kitten, very few cards reached the complexity of the first Commander Legends set and its Hullbreachers, Jeweled Lotuses, and Opposition Agents. Instead, it was made for the ‘Battlecruiser’ Commander players who like to see big creatures go smash and cast big, expensive, impactful spells.

At the time, I argued that the lower power is perfectly fine, because we’ve had too many sets completely up-end Commander recently with new cards. I would rather have a low-powered, unimpactful set over one that broke the format yet again. With that in mind, Double Masters 2022 feels like the perfect way to give players the high-power plays they want without bringing too much trouble to those just wanting to play their preconstructed decks in peace.

Double Masters 2022 is a premium product where the entire gimmick is each booster pack has two rares. Because this isn’t intended to stay in the Standard