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Commander

Join us for casual games of Commander

A multiplayer Magic: the Gathering format

What is Commander?

Commander is an exciting, unique way to play Magic that is all about awesome legendary creatures, big plays, and battling your friends in epic multiplayer games! In Commander, each player chooses a legendary creature as the commander of their deck. They then play with a 99-card deck that contains only cards of their commander’s colors. Also, other than basic lands, each deck can only use one copy of any card. During the game, you can cast your commander multiple times, meaning your favorite Legendary Creature can come back again and again to lead the charge as you battle for victory!

How do I get started?

Building a Commander deck can feel overwhelming, since you can include cards from every set of Magic ever printed! We recommend starting with a preconstructed Commander deck. We have several for sale at the shop. From there, you can swap out cards with those in your collection to strengthen the deck. Our Commander nights at Just Games are casual and free to play, so don’t stress about having the perfect deck before showing up.

Commander Ban List
  • 25 cards with the Card Type “Conspiracy.”
  • 9 cards that reference “playing for ante.”
  • Ancestral Recall
  • Balance
  • Biorhythm
  • Black Lotus
  • Braids, Cabal Minion
  • Chaos Orb
  • Coalition Victory
  • Channel
  • Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
  • Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
  • Falling Star
  • Fastbond
  • Gifts Ungiven
  • Griselbrand
  • Iona, Shield of Emeria
  • Karakas
  • Leovold, Emissary of Trest
  • Library of Alexandria
  • Limited Resources
  • Mox Emerald
  • Mox Jet
  • Mox Pearl
  • Mox Ruby
  • Mox Sapphire
  • Panoptic Mirror
  • Paradox Engine
  • Primeval Titan
  • Prophet of Kruphix
  • Recurring Nightmare
  • Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
  • Shahrazad
  • Sundering Titan
  • Sway of the Stars
  • Sylvan Primordial
  • Time Vault
  • Time Walk
  • Tinker
  • Tolarian Academy
  • Trade Secrets
  • Upheaval
  • Worldfire
  • Yawgmoth’s Bargain

Date

Aug 23 2026

Time

Drop in whenever!
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location

Just Games Lexington
29 W Nelson St