There is one Magic: the Gathering card that destroys the fun of Commander and that card is Iona, Shield of Emeria. Iona represents everything that multiplayer casual magic should not be. She locks mono color decks out of the game and can negate a large percentage of the cards in dual and tri color decks. Her wrath can descend upon the board as soon as turn one or two with through reanimate strategies, leaving players locked out before the game starts.

To beat Iona one has to add 10 to 20 plus colorless answers to one’s deck, changing the nature of the deck and limiting deck diversity. Nothing is less fun than being locked out of all spells in your deck. This is not about winning or losing, it is about playing the game. Ever player should have a chance to interact and participate, Iona isolates players and kills the spirit of the game.

Iona has a home in legacy, the land of Deathrite Shaman and Force of Will. Join this petition to vanquish Iona from Commander for ever by adding her to the Commander Banned List, where she can retire with Primeval Titian, Griselbrand and Emrakul. When she is gone a constellation will be named after her, but until that day join the fight to see Iona CRUSHED by the BAN HAMMER!