Commander Masters | |||||
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Set Information | |||||
Set symbol | |||||
Symbol description | Shield with elongated hexagon | ||||
Design | Gavin Verhey (lead), Bryan Hawley, Glenn Jones, PJ Rivas | ||||
Development | Bryan Hawley (lead), Jules Robins, Glenn Jones, Jacob Mooney, Michelle Roberson | ||||
Release date | August 4th, 2023 | ||||
Plane | Multiversal | ||||
Set size | 436 + 631 | ||||
Expansion code | CMM[1] | ||||
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Commander Masters is a booster-based compilation set containing cards legal in, and intended for, the Commander format. It was released on August 4th, 2023.[2][3][4]
Set details[ | ]
While the main set - like all other sets in the Masters series - is all reprints, each of the Commander decks features ten new Magic cards.[5][6]
Marketing[ | ]
Commander Masters is sold in 21-card Commander Draft Boosters (one card being a marketing card), 17-card Set Boosters (including an art card and a marketing card), Collector Boosters and Commander decks. Each Draft Booster contains 3 non-foil Legendary cards, plus the possibility of a Traditional Foil Legendary card of rarity Uncommon or higher. They contain 2–4 cards of rarity Rare or higher, including at least 1 Rare or Mythic Rare Legendary card. In addition, every Draft Booster contains 1 Traditional Foil card of any rarity.[7]
Players will find borderless cards in every Commander Masters booster. In addition, there are borderless Frame Break cards with art breaking through the card frame. Furthermore, some cards will have a Borderless Profile treatment, casting legendary creatures in a picturesque profile view fit for a museum.[7] Textured Foils (first seen in Double Masters 2022) and Foil etched cards are exclusive to Collector Boosters.[7]
The set contains 436 regular cards (130 commons, 135 uncommons, 135 rares, 35 mythic rares, 1 special) and includes randomly inserted premium versions of all these cards.[8] There are no basic lands in the main set. Retro frame basic lands are #437-451, foil-etched cards are numbered #452-621 and borderless cards are numbered #622-667. Borderless Profile cards are #668-691, while Frame Break cards are #692-703. The new Commander deck cards are numbered #704-743, and their extended art versions are #744-778. The Display commanders are #779-782 and the Commander Deck reprints are numbered #783-1056. Textured foils are #1057-1066, and #1067 is the release card.
The List for Commander Masters contains several cards that can also be found in the main set (e.g. All That Glitters, Commandeer, Ghalta, Primal Hunger).
Drafting rules[ | ]
Commander Masters draft uses three draft boosters per player. For every pick, players take two cards at a time.[9] This is to ensure coherency of decks, as players will need to conform to the color identities of their eventual commanders, and for speed.
After the draft, players build a 60-card deck — much like how a traditional deck of Magic is 60 cards and a traditional draft is 40, here it's 60 to Commander's 100. All other Commander rules apply with one exception: the Singleton rule does not apply. You may play as many copies of a card as you draft of it, though given the set size compared to how many cards players get, it's not very likely to get more than 1 copy of a card. Players may always use one or more Prismatic Pipers as a commander, even if they didn't draft one.
The Partner Rule[ | ]
In Commander Masters draft you may play any two mono-colored or colorless legends as though they have Partner.[9][10]
Events[ | ]
- Launch party: August 4 – 6, 2023
Promos[ | ]
Tokens[ | ]
There are 81 full-art tokens found across Commander Masters products, along with 8 different emblems and 2 helper cards (markers). You can find 57 of these tokens, emblems, and helper cards in Draft Boosters, Set Boosters, and Collector Boosters. In addition, tokens in Collector Boosters are traditional foil and double-sided.[11]
These are the 48 one-sided tokens, 2 markers, and 3 emblems that can be found in the Boosters.
- 10/10 Eldrazi creature for Idol of Oblivion.
- 1/1 Eldrazi Scion creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add ." for Carrier Thrall.
- 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature with "Sacrifice this creature: Add ." for Dread Drone, Kozilek's Predator and Rapacious One.
- 1/1 Bird creature with flying for Battle Screech.
- 2/2 Cat creature for Kemba, Kha Regent.
- 1/1 Human Soldier for Bastion of Remembrance.
- 2/2 Knight creature with vigilance for Aryel, Knight of Windgrace and Righteous Confluence.
- 1/1 Kor Soldier for Nahiri, the Lithomancer.
- 1/1 Soldier creature for Ancestral Blade.
- 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Alharu, Solemn Ritualist, Kirtar's Wrath and Kykar, Wind’s Fury.
- 1/1 Bird Illusion creature with flying for Murmuring Mystic.
- 2/2 Drake creature with flying for Talrand, Sky Summoner.
- */* Zombie creature for Stitcher Geralf.
- 1/1 Assassin creature with deathtouch and haste for Queen Marchesa.
- 5/5 Demon creature with flying for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath and Priest of the Blood Rite.
- 0/0 Phyrexian Germ creature for Scytheclaw.
- 1/1 Rat creature for Ogre Slumlord.
- 1/1 Thrull creature for Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder.
- 2/2 Zombie creature for Ghoulcaller Gisa, Rise from the Tides and Sidisi, Brood Tyrant.
- 2/2 Dragon creature with flying and ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn." for Nesting Dragon.
- 5/5 Dragon creature with flying for Skyline Despot.
- 0/2 Dragon Egg creature with defender and "When this creature dies, create a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying and ': This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn,'" for Nesting Dragon.
- 2/1 Dwarf Berserker creature for Dwarven Hammer.
- 1/1 Elemental creature with haste for Tempt with Vengeance.
- 3/1 Elemental creature with haste for Rakka Mar.
- 3/1 Elemental creature with trample and haste for Valduk, Keeper of the Flame.
- 1/1 Goblin creature for Dragon Fodder and Krenko, Mob Boss.
- 3/3 Ogre creature for Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs.
- 1/1 Satyr creature with "This creature can't block" for Anax, Hardened in the Forge.
- 2/2 Cat creature for Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse.
- 1/1 Elf Druid creature with “: Add .” for Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury.
- 3/3 Elephant creature for Generous Gift.
- 1/1 Insect creature for Crawling Infestation.
- 4/4 Phyrexian Beast creature for Ezuri’s Predation.
- 1/1 Saproling creature for Fungal Plots, Jade Mage, Nemata, Grove Guardian, Slimefoot, the Stowaway and Verdeloth the Ancient.
- 1/2 Spider creature with reach for Arachnogenesis.
- 4/4 Elemental creature for Resculpt.
- 3/1 Graveborn creature with haste for Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper.
- 1/1 Spirit creature with flying for Ministrant of Obligation.
- Clue artifact for Thraben Inspector.
- 0/0 Construct artifact creature with "This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control" for Urza, Lord High Artificer.
- */* Construct artifact creature for Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter.
- 1/1 Myr artifact creature for Myrsmith.
- 1/1 Phyrexian Myr creature for Myr Sire.
- 1/1 Servo artifact creature for Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter.
- Stoneforged Blade, an Equipment artifact with indestructible, "Equipped creature gets +5/+5 and has Double strike." and equip for Nahiri, the Lithomancer.
- 1/1 Thopter artifact creature with flying for Efficient Construction, Loyal Apprentice, Sai, Master Thopterist and Whirler Rogue.
- Treasure artifact for for Impulsive Pilferer, Rapacious Dragon, Smothering Tithe and Storm-Kiln Artist.
- City's Blessing for Twilight Prophet and Wayward Swordtooth.
- The Monarch for Crimson Fleet Commodore, Entourage of Trest, Fall from Favor, Feast of Succession, Palace Jailer, Palace Sentinels, Queen Marchesa, Regal Behemoth, Skyline Despot, Staunch Throneguard and Thorn of the Black Rose.
- Emblem for Daretti, Scrap Savant.
- Emblem for Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath.
- Emblem for Teferi, Temporal Archmage.
Limited archetypes[ | ]
Commander Masters features the following Limited archetypes:[9][10]
- : Artifacts (medium)
- : Reanimator (slow)
- : Sacrifice/combo (medium)
- : Power matters (slow)
- : Counters/go wide (fast)
- : Sacrifice tokens (fast)
- : Spells (medium)
- : Tokens (slow)
- : Equipment (medium)
- : Ramp (slow)
Cycles[ | ]
Commander Masters has seven cycles, including two double cycles.
Cycle name | |||||
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Free spells | Flawless Maneuver | Fierce Guardianship | Deadly Rollick | Deflecting Swat | Obscuring Haze |
Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Originally printed in Commander 2020. | |||||
Confluences | Righteous Confluence | Mystic Confluence | Wretched Confluence | Fiery Confluence | Verdant Confluence |
Five rare modal spells. Originally printed in Commander 2015. | |||||
Planeswalker commanders | Nahiri, the Lithomancer | Teferi, Temporal Archmage | Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath | Daretti, Scrap Savant | Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury |
Five rare monocolored planeswalkers that can be used as your commander. Originally printed in Commander 2014. | |||||
Medallions | Pearl Medallion | Sapphire Medallion | Jet Medallion | Ruby Medallion | Emerald Medallion |
Five rare artifacts that each cost to cast and reduce the cost of appropriate color spells by one generic mana. Originally printed in Tempest. | |||||
Loyal lieutenants | Loyal Unicorn | Loyal Drake | Loyal Subordinate | Loyal Apprentice | Loyal Guardian |
Five uncommon creatures with the lieutenant ability word. Each has a keyword ability and an ability that triggers at the beginning of combat if you control your commander. Originally printed in Commander 2018. |
Double cycles[ | ]
Changes in rarity[ | ]
Rare to Mythic[ | ]
Uncommon to Rare[ | ]
Uncommon to Mythic[ | ]
Mythic to Rare[ | ]
- Daretti, Scrap Savant
- Day's Undoing
- Demonlord Belzenlok
- Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
- Inferno Titan
- Jazal Goldmane
- Karador, Ghost Chieftain
- Kykar, Wind's Fury
- Lorthos, the Tidemaker
- Maelstrom Wanderer
- Mangara, the Diplomat
- Meren of Clan Nel Toth
- Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
- Mizzix of the Izmagnus
- Nahiri, the Lithomancer
- Nekusar, the Mindrazer
- Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
- Queen Marchesa
- Rankle, Master of Pranks
- Scourge of the Throne
- Star of Extinction
- Stitcher Geralf
- Teferi, Temporal Archmage
- Torrential Gearhulk
- Wakening Sun's Avatar
- Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
- Zacama, Primal Calamity
- Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Rare to Uncommon[ | ]
- Aether Gale
- Akiri, Fearless Voyager
- Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
- Animal Magnetism
- Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
- Cabal Patriarch
- Cartographer's Hawk
- Extinguish All Hope
- Fiendlash
- Forebear's Blade
- Frontier Warmonger
- Gonti, Lord of Luxury
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Gorex, the Tombshell
- Isareth, the Awakener
- Judith, the Scourge Diva
- Kaho, Minamo Historian
- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
- Kemba, Kha Regent
- Kirtar's Wrath
- Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
- Mace of the Valiant
- Melek, Izzet Paragon
- Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer
- Nemata, Grove Guardian
- Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
- Padeem, Consul of Innovation
- Portal Mage
- Predatory Rampage
- Priest of the Blood Rite
- Rakka Mar
- Rampaging Brontodon
- Rishkar, Peema Renegade
- Rorix Bladewing
- Skyline Despot
- Squee, Goblin Nabob
- Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
- Surrak, the Hunt Caller
- Taborax, Hope's Demise
- Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
- Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Thryx, the Sudden Storm
- Tromokratis
- Verdeloth the Ancient
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Yedora, Grave Gardener
- Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Rare to Common[ | ]
Uncommon to Common[ | ]
- All That Glitters
- Battle Screech
- Blood Aspirant
- Brass Knuckles
- Campfire
- Carrion Grub
- Crawling Infestation
- Cryptic Serpent
- Cyclops Electromancer
- Demon's Disciple
- Dread Return
- Drown in Sorrow
- Dwarven Hammer
- Filigree Attendant
- Firemind Vessel
- Generous Gift
- Guttersnipe
- Legion Vanguard
- Lotleth Giant
- Ministrant of Obligation
- Mire Triton
- Murmuring Mystic
- Myrsmith
- Nadier's Nightblade
- Phyrexian Gargantua
- Rapacious One
- Renowned Weaponsmith
- Reverse Engineer
- Rot Shambler
- Shipwreck Dowser
- Skysnare Spider
- Spectral Grasp
- Spitebellows
- Sulfurous Blast
- Sunblade Angel
- Supply Runners
- Vizier of Tumbling Sands
- Vulshok Battlegear
- Windrider Wizard
- Witch's Cauldron
Notable cards[ | ]
- Zilortha, Strength Incarnate finally received its regular, non-Godzilla art on paper, first seen on MTG Arena.
Tokens[ | ]
- The Graveborn token was originally created by Jeff Miracola for Coldsnap but the token was never printed in that set.[12]
Preconstructed decks[ | ]
Commander Masters features four commander decks.
Theme deck name |
Color Identity | Commander | ||||
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Planeswalker Party | W | U | R | Commodore Guff | ||
Eldrazi Unbound | Zhulodok, Void Gorger | |||||
Enduring Enchantments | W | B | G | Anikthea, Hand of Erebos | ||
Sliver Swarm | W | U | B | R | G | Sliver Gravemother |
Gallery[ | ]
Key art featuring the Ur-Dragon by Pindurski.
External links[ | ]
- Mark Rosewater (July 17, 2023). "Commander Masters Storyteller, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (July 24, 2023). "Commander Masters Storyteller, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Official product page.
- WPN product page.
References[ | ]
- ↑ Information below the text box
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (February 21, 2023). "Commander Masters Arrives August 4, 2023". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Adam Styborski (May 5, 2023). "A First Look at Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Eric Levine (July 24, 2023). "Commander Masters Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Vex (February 21, 2023). "Since this is a mix of new and reprint cards, how is this different from a Commander Legends product?". Twitter.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 22, 2023). "Why does Commander Masters have new cards? Masters sets have never had new cards in them.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b c WPN (February 21, 2023). "Introducing Commander Masters". Wizards Play Network.
- ↑ Max McCall (July 11, 2023). "Collecting Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Gavin Verhey (July 12, 2023). "Commander Masters Draft Primer". Magic.gg. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (July 11, 2023). "Chain of Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 21, 2023). "The Tokens of Commander Masters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jeff Miracola (July 17, 2023). "OMG I did this painting 17 years ago as the Graveborn token for Sek’Kuar Deathkeeper in Coldsnap and WOTC never printed it.". Twitter.