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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

Magic, but All Colors are Banned | Commander Clash S18 E25, Aug 22, 2025
We Play Meld Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E23 (current), 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
Crabs vs Plants vs Detectives vs Minions | Commander Clash S18 E21, Jul 25, 2025
We Play Vehicles as Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E20, Jul 18, 2025
We Play Shiny Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E19, Jul 11, 2025
Is that a Sleeveless One Ring?! | Commander Clash S18 E18, Jul 4, 2025
We Play the Biggest Creatures in Magic | Commander Clash S18 E17, Jun 27, 2025
Final Fantasy VI vs Final Fantasy VII vs Final Fantasy X vs Final Fantasy XIV | Commander Clash S18 E16, Jun 20, 2025

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