Death threats, card bans, and a massive Magic: The Gathering change - the controversy, explained

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Death threats over card bans have led to publisher Hasbro taking over the management of Magic: The Gathering’s popular Commander format.

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Playing catchup(Image credit: Wizards of the Coast)There are usually multiple Commander sets launched each year, and 2024 is no different. The current isMTG Duskmourn, which you can learn more about via our guide.

Playing catchup

(Image credit: Wizards of the Coast)There are usually multiple Commander sets launched each year, and 2024 is no different. The current isMTG Duskmourn, which you can learn more about via our guide.

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Niko Aris in Duskmourn MTG

There are usually multiple Commander sets launched each year, and 2024 is no different. The current isMTG Duskmourn, which you can learn more about via our guide.

The impact of these bans was enormous on the secondary market. Cards with values of around $100 dipped dramatically overnight, with some losing 50% or more of their value. While many who followed the Commander format celebrated the change, others with a financial stake in the game decried the move. Much of that anger was directed at individual members of the Rules Committee. Threats and harassment followed, which directly led to resignations and the Rules Committee eventually ceding control over to Wizards of the Coast this week.

Give and take

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On a practical level, Wizards stepping in was the right move. It was ludicrous that volunteers should shoulder the burden of managing Commander without any compensation or the resources provided to a billion-dollar franchise. No volunteer should ever be put in a position to face death threats either and it’s surprising that the Rules Committee lasted this long without facing a substantial hate campaign.

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Many also felt like the change was inevitable given the popularity of the format. Wizards had previously tried to distance itself from fan-controlled parts of its history during the 2023DnD OGLdebacle involving Dungeons & Dragons. Given that background, letting an independent third party manage such an important part of the Magic franchise runs counter to how Wizards and its parent company Hasbro has operated in recent years.

OGL controversy(Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)If you missed the Dungeons & Dragons Open Game Licence kerfuffle, you can get caught upwith our guide. However, the long and short of it was that the OGL allowed creators to make content using DnD rules. Wizards then tried to introduce changes that forced creators to hand over 25% of profits after a certain point. Due to backlash, this decision has been reversed.

OGL controversy

(Image credit: Benjamin Abbott)If you missed the Dungeons & Dragons Open Game Licence kerfuffle, you can get caught upwith our guide. However, the long and short of it was that the OGL allowed creators to make content using DnD rules. Wizards then tried to introduce changes that forced creators to hand over 25% of profits after a certain point. Due to backlash, this decision has been reversed.

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An open Player’s Handbook showing the Warlock page lying on a wooden table, with a Monster Manual and Dungeon Master’s Guide standing behind it

If you missed the Dungeons & Dragons Open Game Licence kerfuffle, you can get caught upwith our guide. However, the long and short of it was that the OGL allowed creators to make content using DnD rules. Wizards then tried to introduce changes that forced creators to hand over 25% of profits after a certain point. Due to backlash, this decision has been reversed.

To be blunt, Wizards has a rough history with managing their own Magic products and now Commander lacks the community-driven counterweight to prevent poor decisions from getting pushed through to the detriment of the format. Already, the Magic design team has floated a bizarre tier structure for Commander. Even though this move was a necessity to protect the actual people involved, it feels like a precious part of Magic history and culture is now lost and Commander is being left to the capitalist wolves. I don’t expect Commander to undergo any significant changes in the short term, but I do expect the format to erode over time, especially now that the community doesn’t have any input in the format outside of voting with their wallets.

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