Wizards of the Coast has officially been handed the reins over Magic: The Gathering's Commander format. The move was announced in a September 30 Twitter post by acclaimed Magic: The Gathering content creator and Commander Rules Committee member Jim Lapage.

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,

It's been a wild few days for Magic: The Gathering fans. Last week, the Commander Rules Committee announced that it was banning several major cards, throwing Magic's most popular format into disarray. Now Wizards of the Coast is stepping in.

If Wizards of the Coast unbans controversial Commander cards like Jeweled Lotus, it says Magic: The Gathering is more about money than play.

After a major controversy, Wizards of the Coast has officially assumed the management of Magic: The Gathering's most popular game format.

Due to recent attacks on the Commander Rules Committee, Wizards of the Coast has announced their game design team will now manage the Commander format.

The Gathering turmoil continues as Wizards of the Coast has announced its decision to take over management of MTG's

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.

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