<h6 style="text-align: right;">Card art from Edge of Eternities | Illustrated by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/andreapiparo">Andrea Piparo</a> | Image credit: Wizards of the Coast</h6>
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Wizards of the Coast has announced two new formats for Commander play, starting with Edge of Eternities. They're both awfully familiar to players who've been around the block for a bit. That said, Wizards is making an effort to revitalize them for a modern player base. However, do these formats hit the mark? Read on and find out more!
<h2>2-Headed Giant Commander</h2>
The first of these two Commander formats is 2-Headed Giant. This format pits two teams of two players each against each other in head-to-head combat. Players have a shared life total (of 60, in the Commander context) and can block attacking creatures for each other. Other rules apply, including the other standardized rules for Commander.
Wizards of the Coast introduced this revitalization of 2HG in <a href="https://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/two-headed-giant-commander-night-edge-of-eternities">a Wizards Play Network article</a> regarding Edge of Eternities events. You can read that piece for more information about this format!
<h2>Edge of Eternities Commander Box League</h2>
The second and final "new" Commander format is the Commander Box League. This format takes the unofficial Commander Boxling League and changes key points from it in a way that fundamentally challenges Commander's core rules and spirit.
According to <a href="https://wpn.wizards.com/en/event/edge-of-eternities-commander-box-league">WPN's article on this league</a>:
<blockquote>After players open their Play Booster box, they construct a 60-card Commander deck from the contents. Buy-a-Box and Commander promos may not be used in deck building.
<ul>
<li>Decks may include multiple copies of cards opened from the Play Booster.</li>
<li>Any legal commander opened is allowed.</li>
<li>Color identity rules in deck building are ignored; players may build decks with any colors they want, regardless of their commander's color identity. Note: commander color identity still applies when cards refer to color identity (for example, with Arcane Signet).</li>
</ul>
Players may adjust their decks between games using cards from their Play Booster box.</blockquote>
The fundamental differences between this and Commander as a whole are stark. As a result, the new format's rules have left many players scratching their heads about why. Magic veteran Brian David-Marshall <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bdm.bsky.social/post/3lseiqpv7xc2m">had this to say on social media</a>:
<blockquote>The difference between “Box League” and a “Boxing League” (the latter being the format I designed with [Commander format founder Sheldon Menery]) is that Boxing League is about building a Commander legal deck. Color identity, 100 card, singleton etc. only exception is Playtest cards in Mystery Boosters or stuff like that.</blockquote>
To this, Magic personality Brian Kibler responded, "It's odd to call something a Commander format when it doesn't follow most of the rules of Commander at all."
<h2>Commander on the Edge</h2>
So with that, we open the floor to you, dear readers. What is your opinion on the Commander revitalization of 2-Headed Giant or the recreation of the Commander Box League? Do you like these formats? Will you play either once Edge of Eternities comes out? Sound off below!

Edge Of Eternities: Two New Commander Formats Announced

<h6 style="text-align: right;">Image credit: Flyquest</h6>
Mark your calendars, Final Fantasy fans! <a href="https://archidekt.com/flyquest">Archidekt is teaming up with Flyquest</a>, a multi-title American esports organization, to host the epic celebrity Duel Land event!
Duel Land is a streaming charity and Final Fantasy prerelease tournament hosted by Flyquest, featuring sixteen well-known names from the Magic and esports worlds.
These titans of their respective gaming universes will clash head-to-head for $5,000 to go to the charity of the winning team's choice.
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<h2>Who's hosting the event?</h2>
<a href="https://archidekt.com/flyquest">Brought to you by Archidekt</a>, Duel Land will be hosted by Magic personality Brian Kibler and esports veteran Travis Gafford. The event seeks to put sixteen creators into eight teams of two for this 2-day 2HG competition.
Each team shall consist of a Magic player and an esports player. The format? Final Fantasy 2-Headed Giant Sealed.
Your favorite MTG and esports personalities will also be showcasing some of Archidekt's coolest collection and deckbuilding features to check out on stream as you brew up your own Final Fantasy decks.
<h3>What does the event schedule look like?</h3>
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On Day One, the competing teams will be put into two groups to compete.
The top two teams from each group will face each other on Day Two for the title, and $5,000 to go to the charity of their choice.
You can also<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/EDHRECast"> expect to see the EDHRECast</a> at the event for a Commander Showmatch on Day Two!
Day Three also promises epic action on the Bracket stage!
<h2>Where can I watch?</h2>
The Duel Land charity event will be streaming LIVE on June 14th and 15th!
<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/FLYQUEST">Be sure to bookmark the Flyquest Twitch page</a> and get notifications for match start times.
For more information on this prestigious for-charity event, you can also visit <a href="https://flyquest.gg/pages/duelland">Flyquest's dedicated event page</a>.
Which celebrities and MTG personalities do you think will head up this epic charity prerelease event?
More information will be available soon, <a href="https://edhrec.com/flyquest">so stay tuned</a>!

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Edge Of Eternities: Two New Commander Formats Announced

Archidekt x Flyquest To Host Celebrity Final Fantasy Prerelease Event June 14-15