Commander 2020

Commander 2020 or Ikoria Commander, officially styled as Commander (2020 Edition), and also marketed as Commander: Ikoria and as the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Commander decks, is a product in the Commander series released by Wizards of the Coast. The set was released on the same day as Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, and is marketed as an integral part of that set. It was originally scheduled to be released on April 24, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release was advanced to April 17 for Asia, and delayed until May 15, 2020 for the other continents.
==Set details==
Commander 2020 consists of five preconstructed theme decks, the first time since Commander 2016, and features twenty premium foil commanders. The five 100-card decks contain 322 different cards in total. There are 71 new cards legal in Vintage and Legacy. These are set in the world of Ikoria, though the reprints can be from anywhere. There are a handful of cards from the main Ikoria set in the reprint slots, but the number is fairly small. These Ikoria reprints retain the Ikoria expansion symbol and collector numbers. All other cards, including the other reprints and the new cards, have their own expansion symbol and set code (C20) to set them apart.
Each package contains 1 foil oversized Commander card, a 100 card deck, 10 double-sided tokens, 1 deck box, 1 life wheel and keyword counter punch card. Each deck features 17 new cards, with some of them appearing in several decks. They also feature four legendary foils instead of the usual three, with two of them having partner with. The latter represent the bonders and their monsters from Ikoria.
The following cards are included in every deck: <c>Arcane Signet</c>, <c>Bonder's Ornament</c>, <c>Command Tower</c>, <c>Exotic Orchard</c>, and <c>Sol Ring</c>.
==Themes and mechanics==
Color-wise, the set is enemy color themed, leaning into wedges.
As the set is connected to Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, it also makes use of keyword counters. Note that double strike and indestructible counters only appear on cards in the C20-set, and don't appear on the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths punch cards. There are also additional cards with mutate and cycling.
There are eight non-evergreen old mechanics returning on new cards, the designers not just holding themselves to mechanics in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths:
* Delve (<c>Ethereal Forager</c>)
* Devour (<c>Ravenous Gigantotherium</c>)
* Experience counters (<c>Kelsien, the Plague</c>)
* Goad (e.g. <c>Agitator Ant</c>)
* Monstrosity (<c>Vitality Hunter</c>)
* Partner with (e.g. <c>Shabraz, the Skyshark</c>)
* Scavenge (<c>Boneyard Mycodrax</c>)
* Strive (<c>Call the Coppercoats</c>)
==Preconstructed decks==
Commander 2020 consists of five decks featuring twenty premium foil commanders. Each deck contains 100 cards plus an oversized foil commander card.
==Tokens and punch cards== 
Commander 2020 features 19 tokens.
The following tokens are created by cards in the decks and are thus included with the decks. However, they are not part of the Commander 2020 expansion. Instead, they retain their Ikoria expansion symbol and collector number:
* 1/1 Human Soldier creature, created by <c>Bastion of Remembrance</c>, <c>Call the Coppercoats</c>, <c>Jirina Kudro</c>, <c>Trynn, Champion of Freedom</c> and <c>Valiant Rescuer</c>. 
* 8/8 Kraken creature, created by <c>Ominous Seas</c>.
* 3/3 Beast creature, created by <c>Beast Within</c>, <c>Curious Herd</c>, <c>Sawtusk Demolisher</c> and <c>Trumpeting Gnarr</c>.
There is also a set of double-sided punch cards included in the Symbiotic Swarm deck, with each featuring 6 punch-out keyword counters. Each card face has its own collector number. The first punch card is identical to the one present in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths.
Punch card (from Ikoria)	Punch card (from Ikoria)	Punch card (from Ikoria)
 	#001 	#002
 	First strike 	Flying
 	Menace 	Trample
 	Lifelink 	Deathtouch
 	Hexproof 	Flying
 	Reach 	Vigilance
 	+1/+1 	+1/+1
Punch card (C20-only)	Punch card (C20-only)	Punch card (C20-only)
 	#003 	#004
 	Indestructible 	Double strike
 	Flying 	First strike
 	Flying 	Hexproof
 	Deathtouch 	Lifelink
 	Indestructible 	Double strike
 	Vigilance 	Trample
== Cycles ==
Commander 2020 has seven cycles of new cards, including two partial cycles.
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Free spells 	<c>Flawless Maneuver</c> 	<c>Fierce Guardianship</c> 	<c>Deadly Rollick</c> 	<c>Deflecting Swat</c> 	<c>Obscuring Haze</c>
Free spells 	Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Each one has art and flavor text featuring one of the five face commanders.	Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Each one has art and flavor text featuring one of the five face commanders.	Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Each one has art and flavor text featuring one of the five face commanders.	Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Each one has art and flavor text featuring one of the five face commanders.	Five rare instants that can be cast for free if you control your commander. Each one has art and flavor text featuring one of the five face commanders.
Impetuses 	<c>Martial Impetus</c> 	<c>Psychic Impetus</c> 	<c>Parasitic Impetus</c> 	<c>Shiny Impetus</c> 	<c>Predatory Impetus</c>
Impetuses 	Five uncommon Auras that goad the enchanted creature, and have an additional benefit whenever they attack. 	Five uncommon Auras that goad the enchanted creature, and have an additional benefit whenever they attack. 	Five uncommon Auras that goad the enchanted creature, and have an additional benefit whenever they attack. 	Five uncommon Auras that goad the enchanted creature, and have an additional benefit whenever they attack. 	Five uncommon Auras that goad the enchanted creature, and have an additional benefit whenever they attack.
Bonders 	<c>Avenging Huntbonder</c> 	 	<c>Daring Fiendbonder</c> 	 	<c>Slippery Bogbonder</c>
Bonders 	Three rare Humans that use keyword counters. 	Three rare Humans that use keyword counters. 	Three rare Humans that use keyword counters. 	Three rare Humans that use keyword counters. 	Three rare Humans that use keyword counters.
Mutants 	 	<c>Souvenir Snatcher</c> 	<c>Mindleecher</c> 	 	<c>Sawtusk Demolisher</c>
Mutants 	Three rare non-Human creatures with mutate. 	Three rare non-Human creatures with mutate. 	Three rare non-Human creatures with mutate. 	Three rare non-Human creatures with mutate. 	Three rare non-Human creatures with mutate.
Cycle name 	 	 	 	 	
Face commanders 	<c>Jirina Kudro</c> 	<c>Kalamax, the Stormsire</c> 	<c>Kathril, Aspect Warper</c> 	<c>Gavi, Nest Warden</c> 	<c>Otrimi, the Ever-Playful</c>
Face commanders 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each representing the theme of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each representing the theme of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each representing the theme of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each representing the theme of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each representing the theme of one deck.
Secondary commanders	<c>Kelsien, the Plague</c> 	<c>Xyris, the Writhing Storm</c> 	<c>Tayam, Luminous Enigma</c> 	<c>Akim, the Soaring Wind</c> 	<c>Zaxara, the Exemplary</c>
Secondary commanders	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each of which plays well with subthemes of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each of which plays well with subthemes of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each of which plays well with subthemes of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each of which plays well with subthemes of one deck. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored legendary creatures, each of which plays well with subthemes of one deck.
Partners 	<c>Trynn, Champion of Freedom</c> 	<c>Haldan, Avid Arcanist</c> 	<c>Nikara, Lair Scavenger</c> 	<c>Brallin, Skyshark Rider</c> 	<c>Cazur, Ruthless Stalker</c>
Partners 	<c>Silvar, Devourer of the Free</c> 	<c>Pako, Arcane Retriever</c> 	<c>Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel</c> 	<c>Shabraz, the Skyshark</c> 	<c>Ukkima, Stalking Shadow</c>
Partners 	Five mythic rare wedge colored pairs of legendary creatures with partner with: one a monocolored Human, the other an allied colored monster. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored pairs of legendary creatures with partner with: one a monocolored Human, the other an allied colored monster. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored pairs of legendary creatures with partner with: one a monocolored Human, the other an allied colored monster. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored pairs of legendary creatures with partner with: one a monocolored Human, the other an allied colored monster. 	Five mythic rare wedge colored pairs of legendary creatures with partner with: one a monocolored Human, the other an allied colored monster.
==Reprint cycles==
Five cycles of reprinted cards are in the following decks.
Cycle name 	Ruthless Regiment 	Arcane Maelstrom 	Symbiotic Swarm 	Timeless Wisdom 	Enhanced Evolution
Planeswalkers 	<c>Nahiri, the Harbinger</c>	<c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>	<c>Ajani Unyielding</c> 	<c>Chandra, Flamecaller</c>	<c>Nissa, Steward of Elements</c>
Tri-colored taplands	<c>Nomad Outpost</c> 	<c>Frontier Bivouac</c> 	<c>Sandsteppe Citadel</c>	<c>Mystic Monastery</c> 	<c>Opulent Palace</c>
Pain lands 	<c>Battlefield Forge</c> 	<c>Yavimaya Coast</c> 	<c>Caves of Koilos</c> 	<c>Shivan Reef</c> 	<c>Llanowar Wastes</c>
Odyssey filter lands	<c>Shadowblood Ridge</c> 	<c>Mossfire Valley</c> 	<c>Sungrass Prairie</c> 	<c>Skycloud Expanse</c> 	<c>Darkwater Catacombs</c>
Battle lands 	<c>Smoldering Marsh</c> 	<c>Cinder Glade</c> 	<c>Canopy Vista</c> 	<c>Prairie Stream</c> 	<c>Sunken Hollow</c>
One double cycle of lands was reprinted. Each deck contains every card that can be included in the color identity.
Cycle 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bounce lands	<c>Azorius Chancery</c>	<c>Dimir Aqueduct</c>	<c>Rakdos Carnarium</c>	<c>Gruul Turf</c>	<c>Selesnya Sanctuary</c>	<c>Orzhov Basilica</c>	<c>Izzet Boilerworks</c>	<c>Golgari Rot Farm</c>	<c>Boros Garrison</c>	<c>Simic Growth Chamber</c>
==References==