Wizards of the Coast announced two new Magic: The Gathering Commander formats, which can be scheduled for WPN in-store play soon.

WotC is expanding Magic's most popular format for in-store play, beginning with the launch of the Edge of Eternities set (see "'Magic: The Gathering - Edge of Eternities'"). One of the formats, Commander Box League, will be a new limited format that encourages purchases of an entire box of Play Boosters. The rules for Commander Box League are as follows:

  • Each player buys a single Play Booster box, chooses a commander from the box, and constructs a 60-card Commander deck out of the cards found in the box (basic lands can be added into the pool).   

  • Decks can contain more than one copy of a single card. The chosen Commander's color identity doesn't apply to deck construction. Anything found in the Play Booster box is can be played, including the Buy-a-Box promos and Box Topper.

  • Players then use this booster box to play league games that occur in four-person pods (like normal Commander games).

The second Commander format made available for WPN play is Commander Two-Headed Giant. This format is a two-on-two format, and operates much like it does for the non-Commander version of the format. Players pair up in teams of two, share life totals, spells, and strategy in an effort to defeat the other team.

Check out ICv2's 2025 Magic: The Gathering product calendar for more information on future releases (see "‘Magic: The Gathering’ 2025 Release Calendar").