To cap off a big day of announcements, Wizards of the Coast discussed the return of Commandfests on today’s WeeklyMTG! The Commander focused events were a big hit prior to the pandemic, but very few of them happened due to it. Well now they’re back with the release of Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate! Here’s the details that you need to know about the triumphant return of these incredible events.
Dates and Locations
First off, there are going to be 15 total events ran all over the world in June and July. This is great because most if not all the previous ones were ran in the US only. That being said, if you want to learn more about the organizers for these events, head over to the Magic.gg article talking about Commandfests. Here are the dates and who is running those events
North America
- Richmond, VA (June 3–5): StarCityGames
- Las Vegas, NV (June 9–10): ChannelFireball
- Philadelphia, PA (June 25–26): Top Deck Games
- Indianapolis, IN (July 8–10): Pastimes
- Montreal, Canada (July 15–17): Gamekeeper
- Orlando, FL (July 22–24): CoolStuffInc Orlando
- Bellevue, WA (July 22–24): Pastimes
Europe
- Frankfurt, Germany (June 25–26): JK Entertainment
- Birmingham, England (July 9–10): Axion Now
- Bologna, Italy (July 15–17): Legacy
Asia / Pacific
- Sydney, Australia (June 25–26): Good Games
- Guangzhou, China (July 30): MTA
- Osaka, Japan (July 30): J-Food
Latin America
- São Paulo, Brazil (June 17–19 and July 16–17): City Class
- Mexico City (June 18–19): Yellow Rabbit
—
READ MORE: MTG Announces Highly Anticipated Update to MTG Arena
Promos
As with any of these type of events, there will be Promo cards given out to players who attend! During the last set of Commandfests, a promotional
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
{T}: Add {C}{C}.
was given out in both foil and non-foil.
This will also be a promo this time around, but there is a second promo as well in
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
!
These promos will appear both in foil and non-foil versions as well. Overall this is very exciting news to see. I had gone to one of the original Commandfests, and I had an absolute blast! Definitely check one of these out if you love Commander!
READ MORE: MTG Arena’s Newest Format Revealed and It’s Coming Sooner Than Expected