The formation of the CFP formally brings an end to the all-volunteer committee, first formed in 2006. The move also effectively brings the casual, multiplayer Commander format fully under the control of publisher Wizards of the Coast for the first time.
'Ultimately, myself and other designers at Wizards are going to make the final calls [on Commander going forward],' Verhey said in the post, 'but I do expect that most of the time majority opinion on the panel will win out.'
The Commander format was severely disrupted last month following a series of high-profile card bans initiated by the CRC. An unprecedented period of harassment followed those bans, including threats of violence and death threats, ultimately leading to the resignation of the entire body.
Verhey said that Wizards took as its inspiration the Pauper Format Panel, which was spun up in 2022. 'We're a bunch of individuals from around the world that work together to monitor the health of Pauper, suggest changes, and discuss things like ban updates,' Verhey said.
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