Magic: The Gathering's recent Commander bans may mean my ideal centerpiece is doomed to follow in Nadu's footsteps.

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Cards that are banned cannot be legally included in a player's main deck or their sideboard, and any cards on the list cannot be played legally in the respective professional form

The Gathering Commander, the collectible card game’s most popular format in recent years, announced a surprise ban of three of its most popular and expensive cards. The reaction from some fans was swift,

Wizards of the Coast now controls Commander, and the prices of the recently banned cards are rebounding as a result. Though WotC has stated reversing bans isn't a priority, the market is still responding to the announcement.

The Gatherin's hugely popular Commander format at the behest of the Commander Rules Committee in the wake of the controversial bans of Jeweled Lotus and other popular cards.