MTG in 2024 - Year in Review | 650

The Command Zone

Collected Company & Studio71

Hobbies, Leisure, Games

5 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 178 minutes

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Hindsight is a 20/20 with Flying and Indestructible, so it’s time to look back at 2024 and all of the controversies, changes, events, and of course, cards from the last 365 days. From unprecedented bans that shook up the Commander world forever, to design choices that may have shifted the fabric of the game, plus the rise of Universes Beyond, and even a little bit of art theft thrown in for flavor, we’ve got a lot to talk about. This episode Jimmy, JLK, and Rachel discuss everything that made this last year unique. We cover the highs and the lows, discussing where Magic has been, where it stands now, and of course, what they hope the future holds for the game we all love. It’s gonna be a big one, so let’s jump in! -------- Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! https://www.patreon.com/commandzone -------- ROCKET MONEY: Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and manage your finances by going to: https://www.rocketmoney.com/commandzone SHOPIFY: Power your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial period today by going to: https://www.shopify.com/tcz -------- CARD KINGDOM: The Command Zone is sponsored by Card Kingdom! If you want to receive your cards in one safe package and experience the best customer service, make sure to order your Magic cards, sealed product, accessories, and more at Card Kingdom: http://www.cardkingdom.com/command ARCHIDEKT: Discover, build, catalog, and playtest on Archidekt, the deck-building website that makes it easy to brew brand new lists or manage your old favorites. Go to http://www.archidekt.com/commandzone to get started today! ULTRAPRO: Huge thanks to UltraPro for sponsoring this episode! Be sure to check out their APEX sleeves and super classy MANA 8 product line. If you want to keep your cards protected and support the show, visit: https://ultrapro.com/command -------- Relevant Links: We Rank Every Precon from 2024 | The Command Zone 645: https://youtu.be/CtzeJSx0Vk0 The Best Cards of 2024 | The Command Zone 647: https://youtu.be/c6NFHG3Xk-w We Rank Every Set from 2024 | The Command Zone 648: https://youtu.be/peTijsKyeG0 What Are Play Boosters?: https://tinyurl.com/play-boosters Changes to Magic Product Languages in 2024: https://tinyurl.com/product-lang Speeding Up Secret Lair Shipping: https://tinyurl.com/sl-shipping Donato Giancola - Pricing, Aftermarket, and Secondary Market Artist Compensation: https://donatoarts.com/news An Update on Generative AI Tools and Magic https://tinyurl.com/mtg-ai-ad Trouble in Pairs Artist Accused of Plagiarizing Cyberpunk Novel Cover: https://tinyurl.com/ch-trouble Commander Banned and Restricted Announcement - 9/23/24: https://tinyurl.com/edh-bans On the Future of Commander: https://tinyurl.com/edh-future Let’s Talk About the Bans | The Command Zone: https://youtu.be/5Zm0mqPz2Io How Bad Is It? Wizards Takes Over Commander: https://youtu.be/bvbgIExsvp0 Olivia Gobert-Hicks: Twitter: @goberthicks Bluesky: @goberthicks.bsky.social Kai Budde: Twitter: @kaibudde Announcing the Kai Budde Player of the Year Trophy: https://tinyurl.com/kai-trophy The Future of Ward!: https://youtu.be/XNhYyaR-nHA On Banning Nadu, Winged Wisdom in Modern: https://tinyurl.com/ban-nadu -------- Follow us on TikTok: @thecommandzone Follow us on Instagram: @CommandCast Follow us on Bluesky: @commandcast.bsky.social Follow us on Twitter: @CommandCast @JoshLeeKwai @jfwong @wachelreeks Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commandcast/ Email us: [email protected] -------- Commander Rules and Ban List: https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list -------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.7	Greetings, humans. You have entered the command Zone, your destination for all aspects of Elder Dragon Highlander.
0:43.0	Enjoy your stay.
0:46.4	Hello, everybody, and welcome back to a very special episode of the Command Zone. I guess back to the Command Zone. This is a special episode.
0:54.9	They're all special. Yeah. But this one's very special. It's the end of the year.
0:58.9	We only do it once a year. It's because of therefore special. Yeah, that's true.
1:02.5	This is technically going to be coming on in the very, very beginning of 2025. But for us, it's still 2024. We're here in the past.
1:10.0	What's your name? Rachel. I'm Jimmy. I'm Josh. How's it?
1:14.8	That's our podcast starts. Very special. We've done a few years of this. Yeah, this is a big one, though. It's a long episode.
1:21.8	So strap in. We're going to talk about a lot of stuff. And a lot of things that people have asking us about, we usually save it
1:27.5	for this singular episode because a lot of these topics don't make up a full episode. So this is the one.
1:32.9	So pay close attention. Yeah, we're going to talk about the biggest ups, the biggest downs,
1:37.8	everything in between for the year of 2024, kind of do a wrap up on the whole year.
1:43.9	This year from the very start, I was like,
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