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These Decks Will Get You Banned at Your LGS | Commander Clash S16 E2

by SaffronOlive // Jan 26, 2024

Hello friends, welcome to another episode of Commander Clash! This week we're playing decks that will get you banned at your local game store! What's everyone running? Let's find out!

Crim's Deck

Phil's Deck

Richard's Deck

Seth's Deck

House Bans

This season, we are using the official Commander banned list along with the following house bans:

Fast mana cards Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Jeweled Lotus, Dockside Extortionist, Gaea's Cradle
Smothering Tithe
Rhystic Study

Next Up: Anything Goes!

What does the crew build when there's no deckbuilding restriction? Tune in next Friday to find out!

More in this Series

We All Play the Same Commander, Built Different | Commander Clash S18 E31, Oct 3, 2025
We Play Spider-Man | Commander Clash S18 E30, Sep 26, 2025
Wizards Made Us Into Magic Cards | Commander Clash S18 E29, Sep 19, 2025
5-Drops vs 6-Drops vs 7-Drops vs 8-Drops | Commander Clash S18 E28, Sep 12, 2025
We Play cEDH | Commander Clash S18 E27, Sep 5, 2025
Seth Bought a Deck for Money, but Instead Got Memories | Commander Clash S18 E26, Aug 29, 2025
Magic, but All Colors are Banned | Commander Clash S18 E25, Aug 22, 2025
We Play Meld Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E23, Aug 15, 2025
Aggro vs Midrange vs Control vs Combo | Commander Clash S18 E23, Aug 8, 2025
We Play Edge of Eternities | Commander Clash S18 E22, Aug 1, 2025

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These Decks Will Get You Banned at Your LGS | Commander Clash S16 E2

Crim's Deck

Phil's Deck

Richard's Deck