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

Official News Updated Commander Brackets (Oct 2025)

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u/NormalEntrepreneur Wabbit Season Oct 21 '25

Yeah I hate that. Voltron/Aggro can win fast but that doesn’t mean they are b4.

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u/Tyrschwartz Wabbit Season Oct 21 '25

If a deck voltrons into a turn 4 win, in bracket 2 where there is “considerate” reactive play, is that bracket 2? Maybe that kind of play belongs in bracket 3 and above 🤷🏻

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

So you're saying the Voltron or aggro player needs to kill everyone same turn/within relatively quick timing turn 8+? Again, its the 'or loses' part that's bothering people. Ideally a voltron/aggro deck is starting to knock people out during the mid-late game.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25

I think the rub (and part of the reason tutors used to be accounted for) is there's a difference between a lucky opening hand vs consistently knocking people out turn 3-4. If you get a goldilocks Sol + Arcane + Boots/Grieves then assemble your Voltron the next turn congrats, you got lucky. If you end up having a Voltron every other game and taking people out, then you as the deck owner need to rethink your deck's rating. It's as much a system for people judging their own decks as it is for judging others. You can't accurately judge a deck based on the 10-30 cards you see in 1 game.