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Commander 2016
Magic pages should feel like an illuminated archive: rules-heavy, history-aware, and serious about print treatment — anchored right now by Burgeoning.
Cards tracked300
Variants tracked2
Market floor$0.06
Grail card$36.44
Set index
A tradeable basket for the whole set.
Complete set basket$670.93300 priced cards roll into the current estimate.
Chase basket$187.51Tracks the highest-signal cards instead of the long tail.
Raw lane basket$2.24Useful for estimating where the body of the set sits today.
Coverage is live on 100% of the set right now, which is enough to show the market center even before the long tail fully fills in.
rare is the dominant rarity band in this release, while Sorcery is the strongest card-family signal on the page today.
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Set pulse
Real activity where we have it, honest signals where we do not.
Activity is still forming for this set. The price coverage and chase basket above update as VaultStore listings and sales deepen.
Rarity mix
Where the card count is concentrated.
rare158
uncommon77
common34
mythic31
Trusted sellers
The best current storefronts touching this lane.
Trusted seller rankings will fill in here as more live listings attach to this set.
Related sets
Continue the chronology.
Temperature index
Heat signal across the full set.
On Fire24
Heating Up157
Cooling49
Top movers
The strongest gainers right now.
Cooling off
Cards losing momentum in the current window.
Completion tracking
Built for real set goals, not generic wishlists.
0%owned
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Collector guide
Why this set matters right now.
Reserved List icons, Commander staples, foils, borderless treatments, and modern premium printings all route through the same browse surface.
Foundations is the cleanest current on-ramp for cataloging modern staples.
Beta and Arabian Nights remain the benchmark history surfaces every serious collectible page gets measured against.
Set overview
A destination page, not just a listing grid.
# Commander 2016 Commander 2016 represents Wizards of the Coast's fourth iteration of the annual Commander-focused product line, released in November 2016. The set comprises 300 unique cards distributed across five preconstructed decks, each featuring a two-color legendary creature pairing as its primary commanders. This release marked a significant shift in the Commander product's design philosophy, introducing partner mechanics that allowed players to select two legendary creatures to lead a single deck simultaneously. The set's impact on competitive Commander formats proved substantial. Atraxa, Praetors' Voice emerged as one of the format's most dominant commanders, enabling proliferate-based strategies that fundamentally altered deck-building approaches. Tymna the Weaver and Thrasios, Triton Hero became cornerstone cards for cEDH, establishing the Tymna-Thrasios partnership as a format staple. Supporting cards like Burgeoning and Breath of Fury provided critical utility across multiple archetypes, cementing Commander 2016's position as one of the most consequential supplemental releases in Magic's history.
A great Magic catalog page needs to explain finish splits, print treatments, and why the set still matters across formats.
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FAQ
What makes Commander 2016 important for collectors?
Commander 2016 sits inside the live magic archive. and matters because it combines set identity, chase hierarchy, and live market behavior in one place.
