PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED!

Secret Santa Commander Assignments Have Been Issued!

The first round of Secret Santa Commander assignments has officially gone out! Participants should check their Discord direct messages for their assigned recipient and deck-request sheet. Depending on the contact preference submitted during registration, some assignments were sent through email or text message instead. If you registered and cannot find your assignment, please contact Purple Dragon Games so we can make sure it reaches you.

It is still not too late to join! Visit the MTG Game Center on our website and click the Secret Santa Commander banner. From there, you can purchase your ticket and submit the deck-request form that will help your Secret Santa build something suited to you. New participants will be added to the assignment circle as registrations arrive, so nobody needs to miss the fun.

Secret Santa Commander gives every participant a mysterious assigned recipient for whom they will build a complete Commander deck. Your recipient is the person whose preferences you received, although a different participant will secretly be building a deck for you. This keeps the identities hidden and allows everyone to give and receive—even with an odd number of participants!

Now that the assignments have been issued, the real fun begins. Deck makers can start hunting for a Commander, choosing colors, shaping a theme, and finding clever ways to bring their recipient’s request to life. Some players offered very specific inspiration, while others bravely wrote “Surprise me” and handed their Secret Santa nearly unlimited creative power. Remember that the completed deck must remain Commander-legal and stay within the event’s $40 deck-value limit.

All gift decks must be completed and submitted to Purple Dragon Games by Friday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. This deadline gives our staff time to review every deck before Game Day. We will check that each deck is complete, functional, Commander-legal, within budget, and reasonably balanced for the event. Please do not wait until the final evening if you can help it—we want enough time to work with you if the deck needs a small adjustment.

We would also appreciate a few experienced Commander players willing to help review the completed decks. If you understand deck construction, power balance, and the difference between a fun interaction and something likely to make an entire pod quietly reconsider its life choices, please let us know! Staff will oversee the process and keep all Secret Santa information confidential.

The requests are already giving us plenty to smile about. Somewhere out there, someone has been challenged to build around slimes. Another participant wants something spooky and chaotic, while another hopes for a combination of dragons, spooky surprises, and humor. We also spotted requests for graveyard play, gimmicky commanders, and even a friendly group-hug and politics deck. Several participants simply said, “Be creative,” “I will take anything,” or “Surprise me”—dangerous words to place in the hands of a Commander player!

Your mission has arrived. Start brewing, keep your recipient’s identity secret, and prepare to give someone a Commander deck built especially for them. We cannot wait to see what everyone creates!