How four expensive cards imploded Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format

/ Banning four contentious cards exacerbated the tension between the spirit of the Commander format and players’ bottom line.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and writing about the intersection of video games and sex.

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast is fundamentally changing how Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format will operate. Earlier this week, the card game’s publisher announced that it will assume control of the Commander format after a week of controversial decisions punctuated by an outpouring of violent harassment. The decision ends the

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