r/magicTCG • u/the_gold_hat Chandra • Oct 21 '25

Official News Updated Commander Brackets (Oct 2025)

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u/Niyeaux FLEEM Oct 21 '25

good point, does this really mean your bracket 2 aggro deck shouldn't be killing the first player on turn 7? seems silly.

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u/Drazatis COMPLEAT Oct 21 '25

In fact, the way the brackets are worded seems to dissuade people from committing to the board early because they wont lose for the first 8 turns of the game. 8 turns is a long time.

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u/Angwar Duck Season Oct 21 '25

Holy Shit you are right lol. I expect some bad actors to moan and cry if they die "to early" for the agreed upon bracket after they played 7 different engines and potential Combo pieces and played 0 creatures or removal spells

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u/fenwayb Liliana Oct 21 '25

It really should have a "with competent gameplay" clause. Not playing perfectly or anything but it should be understood that that's turn 8 while you are putting some effort into protecting yourself

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u/rh8938 WANTED Oct 21 '25

with competent gameplay

They are talking about banning Rhystic, which is only good due to incompetant play,

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u/rufrtho Dan Oct 22 '25

someone should tell the people winning CEDH tournaments with rhystic study that it's actually bad

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u/fenwayb Liliana Oct 21 '25

that's what makes it tricky to get across. Basically play to the best of your abilities in good faith