Magic: The Gathering's recent Commander bans may mean my ideal centerpiece is doomed to follow in Nadu's footsteps.

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After a major controversy, Wizards of the Coast has officially assumed the management of Magic: The Gathering's most popular game format.

The result of this Magic: The Gathering Commander ban list update has been passionate outrage by the community. Several change.org petitions have been circulating requesting a reversal of the ban (at 4,676 signatures), and firing the Commander Rules Committee (1,144 signatures).

The Gathering Commander, the collectible card game’s most popular format in recent years, announced a surprise ban of three of its most popular and expensive cards. The reaction from some fans was swift,

Due to recent attacks on the Commander Rules Committee, Wizards of the Coast has announced their game design team will now manage the Commander format.

Wizards of the Coast now controls Commander, and the prices of the recently banned cards are rebounding as a result. Though WotC has stated reversing bans isn't a priority, the market is still responding to the announcement.

Wizards of the Coast has officially been handed the reins over Magic: The Gathering's Commander format. The move was announced in a September 30 Twitter post by acclaimed Magic: The Gathering content creator and Commander Rules Committee member Jim Lapage.

Cards that are banned cannot be legally included in a player's main deck or their sideboard, and any cards on the list cannot be played legally in the respective professional form

After death threats levelled against the independent rules committee over recent card bans, Wizards of the Coast has taken over the format.