Commander is currently MagicвЂ™s greatest expression of a social game where winning isnвЂ™t everything. вЂњDungeons & Dragons is a social game about collaboration. I spoke to Game Designer Corey Bowen about returning to D&D for a Commander Legends set.

ItвЂ™s an intriguing looking set and a great match for two famous properties. You can read about all the new mechanics here.ДЄn example of a Background enchantment, taking the initiative and the new dungeon card. Characters like Tasha the Witch, Elminster, and iconic duo Minsc and Boo are also featured. Initiative, meanwhile, is a new keyword ability that ties into Undercity - a new dungeon card - as well as improving certain cards in the set if you have the initiative.

Backgrounds, for instance, are a new type of enchantment, and will help represent your commanderвЂ™s story so far and give them a bonus. The last D&D set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), featured a host of classic D&D settings, characters and gameplay elements, and so too will Battle for BaldurвЂ™s Gate. Unlike regular Commander, however, decks can contain multiple copies of a single card and are comprised of 60 cards instead of 100, and unlike Draft, synergies are easier to create, as players pick two cards at a time. This means players take it in turns picking from a limited pool of cards to build the best deck they can.

What is Commander Legends? Well, it first debuted in 2020, and combines the hugely popular Commander format with Draft. Battle for BaldurвЂ™s Gate sees Magic: The Gathering once again crossing over with Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), only this time, in the Commander Legends format.

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