Introducing Commander Brackets
A shared vocabulary for deck power level
The official 5-bracket power-level system (Exhibition → cEDH) that ended a decade of 'what power level is your deck?' confusion. Rule 0 conversations made concrete.
Before this document, every pod started with a 10-minute negotiation. Now you say 'Bracket 2-3' and everyone shuffles up. Read it, memorize the five tiers, and stop having the same conversation twice a week.
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