Commander Deck Checker

Max 5 Restricted Tutors Max 3 Game Changers No Banned Combos No Mass Land Denial

Data Sources

The card lists used by this checker are sourced from Scryfall and EDHREC. You can view and replicate these lists using the links below.

Game Changers (Max 3)

High-impact cards that significantly affect game balance. These are officially tagged by Scryfall as "game changers" for Commander.

View on Scryfall is:gamechanger game:paper order:edhrec

Restricted Tutors (Max 5)

Tutor cards that can search your library for specific cards, excluding pure land tutors and commanders with "Partner with". Also includes dual-purpose tutors that can search for both lands and non-land cards (e.g., Tolaria West, Dig Up, Grim Servant).

View on Scryfall f:c (otag:tutor -otag:tutor-land -(is:commander kw:partner-with)) or (otag:tutor-card otag:tutor-land)

Mass Land Denial (Banned)

Cards that destroy, deny, or significantly restrict access to lands. These cards are completely banned in this format.

View on Scryfall otag:mass-land-denial game:paper order:edhrec

2-Card Combos (Banned)

Two-card combinations that can win the game or create infinite loops. These combos are sourced from EDHREC's early-game 2-card combo database.

View on EDHREC

Last Changes

Summary of changes since the previous data update.

Restricted Tutors: 502 → 509 (+7)

Added:

Celestial Reunion Dig Up Formidable Speaker Grim Servant Maximus, Knight Apparent Mornsong Aria Tolaria West

Game Changers: 60 → 62 (+2)

Added:

Biorhythm Farewell

Mass Land Denial: 109 → 110 (+1)

Added:

Wildfire

2-Card Combos: 972 → 968 (-4)

Removed:

Chamber Sentry + Enduring Renewal
Cryptolith Rite + Puresight Merrow
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Phyrexian Altar
Fanatic of Rhonas + Sword of the Paruns