Display commander

Comparison of the card stock of the display commander with a regular card

A display commander is a non-legal Magic card introduced for Commander 2021 in April, 2021.

Description[edit]

The display commander depicts the main commander of the Commander deck and is printed on a significantly thicker card stock. It is therefore not a tournament-legal Magic card.^[1] Some display commanders may be foil-etched.

It can be used in Commander games to designate the special status of the commander. Great for showing off and celebrating your deck but not legal in sanctioned Commander play.

History[edit]

Display commanders replaced the oversized card of previous Commander products. Its introduction was part of the push for an updated packaging with increasing recyclability and decreasing amounts of plastic.^[2]

After Commander 2021, the Display commander was added to each subsequent product in the Commander series. Starting with Baldur's Gate they received their own collector number. As of Murders at Karlov Manor the Showcase style for display commanders was named "Vanity".^[3]

With Outlaws of Thunder Junction Wizards of the Coast moved away from the foil-etched display commanders, because player feedback showed that folks would rather have regular-sized cards that matched the rest of their decks.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ Strixhaven Commander Unboxing (Video). WeeklyMTG. YouTube (April 9, 2021).
↑ Adam Styborski (April 8, 2021). "Check Out The New Packaging for Commander (2021 Edition) and Beyond". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
↑ Murders At Karlov Manor Debut Aftershow. (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (January 16, 2024).
↑ Max McCall (March 26, 2024). "Collecting Outlaws of Thunder Junction". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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Commander Series

Original	Heavenly Inferno File:R.svgFile:W.svgFile:B.svg Mirror Mastery File:G.svgFile:U.svgFile:R.svg Counterpunch File:W.svgFile:B.svgFile:G.svg Political Puppets File:U.svgFile:R.svgFile:W.svg Devour for Power File:B.svgFile:G.svgFile:U.svg

2013	Evasive Maneuvers File:G.svgFile:W.svgFile:U.svg Eternal Bargain File:W.svgFile:U.svgFile:B.svg Mind Seize File:U.svgFile:B.svgFile:R.svg Power Hungry File:B.svgFile:R.svgFile:G.svg Nature of the Beast File:R.svgFile:G.svgFile:W.svg

2014	Forged in Stone File:W.svg Peer Through Time File:U.svg Sworn to Darkness File:B.svg Built from Scratch File:R.svg Guided by Nature File:G.svg

2015	Call the Spirits File:W.svgFile:B.svg Seize Control File:U.svgFile:R.svg Plunder the Graves File:B.svgFile:G.svg Wade into Battle File:R.svgFile:W.svg Swell the Host File:G.svgFile:U.svg

2016	Entropic Uprising File:U.svgFile:B.svgFile:R.svgFile:G.svg Open Hostility File:B.svgFile:R.svgFile:G.svgFile:W.svg Stalwart Unity File:R.svgFile:G.svgFile:W.svgFile:U.svg Breed Lethality File:G.svgFile:W.svgFile:U.svgFile:B.svg Invent Superiority File:W.svgFile:U.svgFile:B.svgFile:R.svg

2017	Draconic Domination File:W.svgFile:U.svgFile:B.svgFile:R.svgFile:G.svg, Dragons Feline Ferocity File:G.svgFile:W.svg, Cats Vampiric Bloodlust File:R.svgFile:W.svgFile:B.svg, Vampires Arcane Wizardry File:U.svgFile:B.svgFile:R.svg, Wizards

2018	Exquisite Invention File:U.svgFile:R.svg Nature's Vengeance File:B.svgFile:R.svgFile:G.svg Adaptive Enchantment File:G.svgFile:W.svgFile:U.svg Subjective Reality File:W.svgFile:U.svgFile:B.svg

2019	Faceless Menace File:B.svgFile:G.svgFile:U.svg, Morph Mystic Intellect File:U.svgFile:R.svgFile:W.svg, Flashback Primal Genesis File:R.svgFile:G.svgFile:W.svg, Populate Merciless Rage File:B.svgFile:R.svg, Madness

2020	Ruthless Regiment File:R.svgFile:W.svgFile:B.svg, Humans Arcane Maelstrom File:G.svgFile:U.svgFile:R.svg, Instants Symbiotic Swarm File:W.svgFile:B.svgFile:G.svg, Counters Timeless Wisdom File:U.svgFile:R.svgFile:W.svg, Cycling Enhanced Evolution File:B.svgFile:G.svgFile:U.svg, Mutate

2021	Silverquill Statement File:W.svgFile:B.svg, Politics and aggro Prismari Performance File:U.svgFile:R.svg, Instants and sorceries with high mana value Witherbloom Witchcraft File:B.svgFile:G.svg, Lifegain Lorehold Legacies File:R.svgFile:W.svg, Artifacts and graveyard recursion Quantum Quandrix File:G.svgFile:U.svg, Tokens and +1/+1 counters

Additional Products

Commander Theme Decks Commander's Arsenal Commander Legends Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate Commander Masters

Commander Starter Decks	Starter Commander Decks

Commander Anthologies	Anthology Volume II

Set Commander Decks	Zendikar Rising Commander Legends Kaldheim Forgotten Realms Midnight Hunt Crimson Vow Neon Dynasty Streets of New Capenna Dominaria United The Brothers' War Phyrexia: All Will Be One March of the Machine Commander Masters Wilds of Eldraine The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Murders at Karlov Manor Outlaws of Thunder Junction Modern Horizons 3 Bloomburrow

Commander Collection	Green Black

Universes Beyond	Warhammer 40,000 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Doctor Who Fallout

Secret Lairs	Heads I Win, Tails You Lose From Cute to Brute Angels: They're Just Like Us but Cooler and with Wings Raining Cats & Dogs

Concepts

The Format The Commander Command Zone Color Identity

Related Formats

1v1 Commander Brawl Duel Commander Highlander Oathbreaker Pauper Commander Tiny Leaders‎

Miscellaneous

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