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We Play Meld Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E23

by SaffronOlive // Aug 15, 2025

What if both halves of a meld pair could be your commander? Let's find out!

Seth's Deck

Crim's Deck

Tomer's Deck

Phil's Deck

House Bans

A new season means an update to the house ban list! Alongside the official Commander ban list, everything banned last season remains banned, while two new cards join the list in Ancient Tomb and Trouble in Pairs. Here's the full list:

Fast mana cards Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Gaea's Cradle, Ancient Tomb
Smothering Tithe
Rhystic Study
Trouble in Pairs
Field of the Dead
Glacial Chasm

Next Week: Magic, but All Colors are Banned

Colorless only!!!

More in this Series

We Make the Best Decks from the Worst Legends | Commander Clash S19 E3, Nov 14, 2025
Commander, but Damage is Banned | Commander Clash S19 E2, Nov 7, 2025
100% Monocolor vs. 100% Multicolor vs. 100% Colorless vs. 100% Hybrid | Commander Clash S19 E1, Oct 31, 2025
We Analyzed Our Commander Playgroup | Commander Clash S18 E33, Oct 24, 2025
Grandma Voltron Takes Over the Pod | Commander Clash S18 E32, Oct 17, 2025
We Play Illegal Card Types as Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E32, Oct 10, 2025
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

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