Commander series

The Commander series is a line of preconstructed products conceived for the Commander format. 
==Description==
From 2013 on, a Commander product was released every year, each containing four or five 100-card decks.David Leavitt. (25 October 2012.) 'Commander's Arsenal' is a 'treasure trove of Commander goodies' Examiner.com This product is generally targeted at non-tournament play. While the audience is obviously Commander players, they are also interesting for other formats like free-for-all multiplayer or Cube Draft. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths and Zendikar Rising introduced Commander decks that are released as a regular part of a set's product line.
===New cards===
On average, Commander sets feature 50-60 all-new cards. The new commons are available in all decks, uncommons are available in all decks of the card's color, rares are available in one deck only, and mythic rares are the new commanders themselves.
===Packaging===
For a long time, Commander series products were packaged in plastic with an oversized commander to mark the main commander of each deck (the "face card"). Starting with Commander 2021, plastic was reduced in the packaging and a foil-etched display commander replaced the oversized card. At the same time an additional "minimal packaging version" of the deck was introduced for sales online. While it doesn't feature the design of the typical retail packaging, instead it uses a corrugated cardboard box to contain the product, it delivers almost everything the same way using even less material and space. The only difference between the minimal packaging and retail versions is that the insert tray holding the deck box does not offer punch-out counters and a divider—you'll still receive everything else (the deck and deck box, plus life wheel, display commander, and double-sided tokens).
Starting with Outlaws of Thunder Junction in 2024, the display commanders were omitted, and the face cards were printed as regular foil borderless cards.
==Releases==
===Online release===
* Commander Theme Decks Two decks, Magic Online only (August 2009).
===Yearly releases===
* Commander Five wedge colored decks (June 2011). 
* Commander's Arsenal 18 foil cards and other goodies (November 2012).
* Commander 2013 Five shard colored decks, introducing commanders scaling with mana spent and interacting with the command zone. (November 2013).
* Commander 2014 Five monocolored decks, introducing planeswalker commanders. (November 2014).
* Commander 2015 Five enemy colored decks, introducing experience counters. (November 2015).
* Commander 2016 Five 4-color decks (November 2016).
* Commander 2017 Four tribal decks whose commanders had an eminence ability (August 2017).
* Commander 2018 Three 3-color decks and one 2-color deck (August 2018).
* Commander 2019 Three 3-color decks and one 2-color deck (August 2019).
===Anthologies===
* Commander Anthology Four previous Commander decks together in one package (June 2017).
* Commander Anthology Volume II Four previous Commander decks together in one package (June 2018).
===Master Series===
* Commander Masters a release in the Masters series (August 2023) including draft boosters and 5 preconstructed decks.
===Set Commander decks===
Starting with Commander 2020, the Commander releases are all thematically connected to other sets. This allowed R&D to supplement themes from the main set with new cards to help it work better in Commander decks. It also ties into the excitement for the set, including drafting off of all the marketing for it, it provides the opportunity to flesh out creative elements of the current plane, and it differentiates the decks from one another. Always being a blend of everything previously made them feel too similar. After 2021, the Commander [year] template was abandoned, because all sets featured Commander decks.
The following decks were all connected to Standard legal sets.
Date 	Release 	Alternate name 	Code	Decks	Connected to
2020-04	Commander 2020 	Ikoria Commander 	C20 	5 	Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
2020-09	Zendikar Rising Commander Decks 	 	ZNC 	2 	Zendikar Rising
2020-11	Commander Legends Commander Decks 	 	CMR 	2 	Commander Legends
2021-02	Kaldheim Commander Decks 	 	KHC 	2 	Kaldheim
2021-04	Commander 2021 	Strixhaven Commander 	C21 	5 	Strixhaven: School of Mages
2021-07	Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander Decks	Forgotten Realms Commander	AFC 	4 	Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
2021-09	Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Commander Decks 	 	MIC 	2 	Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
2021-11	Innistrad: Crimson Vow Commander Decks 	 	VOC 	2 	Innistrad: Crimson Vow
2022-02	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander Decks 	 	NEC 	2 	Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
2022-04	Streets of New Capenna Commander Decks 	New Capenna Commander 	NCC 	5 	Streets of New Capenna
2022-06	Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Commander Decks 	 	CLB 	4 	Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
2022-09	Dominaria United Commander Decks 	 	DMC 	2 	Dominaria United
2022-11	The Brothers' War Commander Decks 	 	BRC 	2 	The Brothers' War
2023-02	Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander Decks 	 	ONC 	2 	Phyrexia: All Will Be One
2023-04	March of the Machine Commander Decks 	 	MOC 	5 	March of the Machine
2023-09	Wilds of Eldraine Commander Decks 	 	WOC 	2 	Wilds of Eldraine
2023-11	The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Decks 	Lost Caverns Commander 	LCC 	4 	The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
2024-02	Murders at Karlov Manor Commander Decks 	 	MKC 	4 	Murders at Karlov Manor
2024-04	Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander Decks 	Thunder Junction Commander	OTC 	4 	Outlaws of Thunder Junction
2024-06	Modern Horizons 3 Commander Decks 	MH3 Commander 	M3C 	4 	Modern Horizons 3
2024-08	Bloomburrow Commander Decks 	 	BLC 	4 	Bloomburrow
2024-09	Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander Decks 	Duskmourn Commander 	DSC 	4 	Duskmourn: House of Horror
2025-02	Aetherdrift Commander Decks 	 	DRC 	2 	Aetherdrift
===Starter===
Date 	Release 	Alternate name	Expansion Code	Decks	Notes
2022-12	Starter Commander Decks	 	SCD 	5 	Designed for beginning players
===Commander Draft===
Date 	Release 	Alternate name	Expansion Code	Notes
2020-11	Commander Legends 	 	CMR 	
2022-06	Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate	 	CLB 	Dungeons & Dragons crossover
2023-08	Commander Masters 	 	CMM 	Part of the Masters series
===Secret Lair===
Date 	Release 	Alternate name	Decks	Connected to
2021-11	Heads I Win, Tails You Lose 	 	1 	Secret Lair Drop Series: Secretversary 2021
2023-05	From Cute to Brute 	 	1 	N/A
2023-08	Angels: They're Just Like Us but Cooler and with Wings	 	1 	N/A
2024-01	Raining Cats & Dogs 	 	1 	N/A
2024-11	20 Ways to Win 	 	1 	N/A
===Universes Beyond===
The following non-Standard legal Universes Beyond sets also featured Commander decks.
Date 	Release 	Alternate name 	Decks	Connected to
2022-10	Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks 	 	4 	N/A
2023-06	The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Commander Decks	Lord of the Rings Commander	4 	The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth
2023-10	Doctor Who 	Doctor Who Commander Decks 	4 	N/A
2024-03	Fallout 	Fallout Commander Decks 	4 	N/A
==Commander promos==
* A special Commander promo (foil and non-foil) with new art by Mark Tedin was made available at Grand Prix Las Vegas, just before the release of Commander 2019. It was throughout the year available through Commander events at MagicFests, and at select conventions.
* 2021 (Chinese only)
* 2021 (Chinese only)
==References==