Tag: Commander

Magic the Gathering Commander

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COMMANDER RULES

This Magic: The Gathering format is for 2+ players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card.

The Commander Format is all about picking your Legendary Hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use most of the cards from throughout Magic’s history.

For information on what cards are banned in the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list#commander-banned

COLOR IDENTITY

A card’s color identity can come from any part of that card, including its casting cost and any mana symbols in its text. Every card in your Commander deck must only use mana symbols that also appear on your commander. Colorless cards are allowed as well.

COMMAND ZONE

This is where your commander resides during the game when they are not in play. At the start of the game, each player puts their commander face up into the command zone. A commander can be cast from the command zone for its normal costs, plus two additional mana for each previous time it’s been cast from the command zone this game. If your commander would be put into your library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, you may return it to your command zone instead.

COMMANDER DAMAGE

A player that’s been dealt 21 or more combat damage by the same commander over the course of the game loses the game. The commander is tracked across zone changes for this purpose (for example, if one player takes control of another player’s commander, any damage that commander already dealt is still counted).

PLAY FREE-FOR-ALL MULTIPLAYER

If you’re playing a game of Commander with three or more people, you play against each other in a free-for-all multiplayer format.

Each player starts with 40 life, places their commander face-up in their command zone, and draws a hand of seven cards. Players are seated randomly in a circle and turns progress one player at a time in clockwise order around the table.

During gameplay, a player may choose to attack any other player, regardless of their position on the table, and can also choose to attack multiple different players during their attack phase. Permanents, spells, and abilities can also target any player around the table (as long as they don’t explicitly say they must be used on “you”).

No matter the outcome, Commander gives players the tools to express themselves through strategy, skill, and a whole lot of deck building fun.

For more information about the Commander format, visit https://mtgcommander.net/

Magic the Gathering: Avatar Two-Headed Commander Party

Commander Two-Headed

Magic Promo~Join the Gnomes at Gnome Games Green Bay West for some Avtar fun with a Two-Headed Giant Commander Event celebrating the Avatar set January 5th at 6pm!

Two-Headed Giant Commander Night is a new Commander event in which players can earn promo cards by pairing up to battle other two-player teams. If you’re new to Commander, or want to come out with your friends and play with the new set, this is the perfect opportunity to do so!

Play follows the normal Two-Headed Giant rules, with a few added exceptions:

  • Each team starts with 60 life.
  • A team loses when they take 21 or more damage from a single commander OR have 15 or more poison counters.

More info on Two-Headed Giant Rules can be found here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/two-headed-giant

~Entry: 5$

Check out our event calendar for more opportunities to play!

Magic the Gathering: Avatar Two-Headed Commander Party

Magic Promo~Join the Gnomes at Gnome Games Green Bay West for some Avtar fun with a Two-Headed Giant Commander Event celebrating the Avatar set December 22nd at 6pm!

Two-Headed Giant Commander Night is a new Commander event in which players can earn promo cards by pairing up to battle other two-player teams. If you’re new to Commander, or want to come out with your friends and play with the new set, this is the perfect opportunity to do so!

Play follows the normal Two-Headed Giant rules, with a few added exceptions:

  • Each team starts with 60 life.
  • A team loses when they take 21 or more damage from a single commander OR have 15 or more poison counters.

More info on Two-Headed Giant Rules can be found here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/two-headed-giant

~Entry: 5$

Check out our event calendar for more opportunities to play!

Commander Nights at Lumberjack Johnny’s! – Gnome Games Appleton North

Commander at Lumberjack Johnny's

Food, drinks, ambiance, and Commander!

That’s right, friends! We’ve teamed up with our amazing axe-slinging buddies at Lumberjack Johnny’s to bring you all a fun night of Commander! Featuring food and drink available for purchase, incredible atmosphere, and friendly faces, all are welcome to join us for an evening of fun!

Looking for more Commander? Worry not, as we also host Commander starting at 4pm!

Every Wednesday from 6pm-8:30pm!
Entry: $5
Can’t wait to join the fun? Register early on the Companion App using code: GX7X7J8

Commander Nights at Lumberjack Johnny’s! – Gnome Games Appleton North

Commander at Lumberjack Johnny's

Food, drinks, ambiance, and Commander!

That’s right, friends! We’ve teamed up with our amazing axe-slinging buddies at Lumberjack Johnny’s to bring you all a fun night of Commander! Featuring food and drink available for purchase, incredible atmosphere, and friendly faces, all are welcome to join us for an evening of fun!

Looking for more Commander? Worry not, as we also host Commander starting at 4pm!

Every Wednesday from 6pm-8:30pm!
Entry: $5
Can’t wait to join the fun? Register early on the Companion App using code: DWRWR5Q

Commander Nights at Lumberjack Johnny’s! – Gnome Games Appleton North

Commander at Lumberjack Johnny's

Food, drinks, ambiance, and Commander!

That’s right, friends! We’ve teamed up with our amazing axe-slinging buddies at Lumberjack Johnny’s to bring you all a fun night of Commander! Featuring food and drink available for purchase, incredible atmosphere, and friendly faces, all are welcome to join us for an evening of fun!

Looking for more Commander? Worry not, as we also host Commander starting at 4pm!

Every Wednesday from 6pm-8:30pm!
Entry: $5
Can’t wait to join the fun? Register early on the Companion App using code: QMDMD2Z

Commander Nights at Lumberjack Johnny’s! – Gnome Games Appleton North

Commander at Lumberjack Johnny's

Food, drinks, ambiance, and Commander!

That’s right, friends! We’ve teamed up with our amazing axe-slinging buddies at Lumberjack Johnny’s to bring you all a fun night of Commander! Featuring food and drink available for purchase, incredible atmosphere, and friendly faces, all are welcome to join us for an evening of fun!

Looking for more Commander? Worry not, as we also host Commander starting at 4pm!

Every Wednesday from 6pm-8:30pm!
Entry: $5
Can’t wait to join the fun? Register early on the Companion App using code: 2PYPY6D

Commander League – Green Bay West

Commander Monday at Gnome Games Green Bay West! We’re running Commander all day, but you can come whenever you like!
12pm – 9pm.
Entry is either $5 or purchase of $5 of product (that’s just a booster or two)!
All skill levels welcome. Grab your favorite Commander Deck and we’ll see you for Monday Commander League!
Promos are awarded randomly throughout the afternoon and evening!

For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander 

“This format is for four players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card. The game duration for this format should be about 20 minutes per player.

The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history.”

Current Commander Banned list.

Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!

EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@Noon: XQDN83G
@4pm: 86DNXY4

Commander League – Green Bay West

Commander Monday at Gnome Games Green Bay West! We’re running Commander all day, but you can come whenever you like!
12pm – 9pm.
Entry is either $5 or purchase of $5 of product (that’s just a booster or two)!
All skill levels welcome. Grab your favorite Commander Deck and we’ll see you for Monday Commander League!
Promos are awarded randomly throughout the afternoon and evening!

For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander 

“This format is for four players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card. The game duration for this format should be about 20 minutes per player.

The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history.”

Current Commander Banned list.

Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!

EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@Noon: M7DQYEM
@4pm: PPQGV4Q

Commander League – Green Bay West

Commander Monday at Gnome Games Green Bay West! We’re running Commander all day, but you can come whenever you like!
12pm – 9pm.
Entry is either $5 or purchase of $5 of product (that’s just a booster or two)!
All skill levels welcome. Grab your favorite Commander Deck and we’ll see you for Monday Commander League!
Promos are awarded randomly throughout the afternoon and evening!

For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander 

“This format is for four players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card. The game duration for this format should be about 20 minutes per player.

The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history.”

Current Commander Banned list.

Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!

EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@Noon: 7GDWXW6
@4pm: NMQGW7D

Commander League – Green Bay West

Commander Monday at Gnome Games Green Bay West! We’re running Commander all day, but you can come whenever you like!
12pm – 9pm.
Entry is either $5 or purchase of $5 of product (that’s just a booster or two)!
All skill levels welcome. Grab your favorite Commander Deck and we’ll see you for Monday Commander League!
Promos are awarded randomly throughout the afternoon and evening!

For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander 

“This format is for four players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card. The game duration for this format should be about 20 minutes per player.

The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history.”

Current Commander Banned list.

Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!

EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@Noon: 56D5X5Q
@4pm: GXDV4YZ