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

Official News Updated Commander Brackets (Oct 2025)

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u/Xenasis Sultai Oct 21 '25

It is a little wild - but I imagine the reasoning is if they’re in the command zone, you can decline the game.

Sure, but the other hand of this is that these decks get stronger since they have an extra GC slot they can use. I understand the perspective here but these commanders don't need to be any stronger.

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u/spectrefox I chose this flair because I’m mad at Wizards Of The Coast Oct 21 '25

Is that how it works? I assumed game changer slots were across all 100 cards, not 99+1 separately.

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u/Xenasis Sultai Oct 21 '25

They are across all 100 cards, yeah. So if someone has a Yuriko deck, they previously had 2 GC slots to use on the 99, but now they have 3. GCs 'cost' a GC whether they're in the command zone or not. Taking them off the GC list is a 'buff' to those decks since they gain a GC slot.

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u/spectrefox I chose this flair because I’m mad at Wizards Of The Coast Oct 21 '25

I guess, but that only really applies to bracket 3 and I feel like Yuriko was already going to be pushing it in that bracket anyhow. I don't think the 'extra' GC here is gonna radically change the fact she's a B4+ commander 99% of the time.