The meeting commander's rules committee is dissolved

Key conclusions

Wizards of the Coast is taking over Magic: The Gathering's Commander format from the community.
Four powerful cards are banned in Commander due to being too powerful for casual players.
A proposed power level bracketing system for Commander decks to classify power based on the cards included.

Wizards of the Coast has announced that it is taking over Magic: The GatheringA popular Commander format that takes on the role of the Commander Rules Committee. It came after a tumultuous week for Magic: The Gathering it was the result of some serious and unexpected card bans that rocked the format.

The community saw a wild uproar after the mighty four Magic: The Gathering cards were banned from Commander: the quick mana artifacts Mana Crypt and Jeweled Lotus, the combo creature Dockside Extortionist, and Nadu's consistent value generator, Winged Wisdom, which had already been banished from other tournament formats. The Commander rules committee deemed these four cards too powerful for the format as a whole, and decided to remove them entirely to spare casual players from those who are more competitive.

Wizards of the Coast said in an announcement that he's taking over as Commander. After the bans, disgruntled players not only expressed their anger at the development, but some also began doxxing and threatening five members of the Command Rules Committee, leading to the resignation of some prominent Magic: The Gathering community numbers. By taking control of the format, Wizards is protecting members of the community from further harm and bringing its expertise in game design and management to Commander.

A new way to classify commander decks is possible

While Wizards will continue to be the official face and authority of the Commander format, it has been said that some members of the Rules Committee will still be involved in the tab. Another big vision the company is looking to realize is improving the power level conversations in Commander playgroups, offering a bracketing and leveling system that will help categorize the strength of individual decks based on the specific cards included. The proposed system will rank decks based on their strongest cards and help figure out if a particular table is fun and balanced, but it will also involve a lot of careful work and careful talking to make sure it works.

Meanwhile, any proposed fixes after big bans are more long-term solutions. A serious problem now is the sudden sinking of these precious things cards in which many players have invested significant sums. Many are trying to sell as quickly as possible while the cards still have some relative value and some are compliant Magic: The Gathering vendors refund players who have recently bought from them.

And while the bans have upset many players, it's also entirely possible that these changes could still be reversed. A petition to lift the bans has already gathered thousands of signatures Magic: The Gathering players, and with the Wizards takeover of the format, that could still happen as the company has proven time and time again that they listen to the pulse of players.