Year-End Review is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Each player may choose a nontoken creature they own on the battlefield, reveal a creature card from their hand, or choose a creature card in their graveyard. Those cards become promoted to commander. Each player may put their new commander into the com- mand zone. Then planeswalk away from this phenom- enon. (All original commanders are still commanders.)
Complete guide
Year-End Review is a unique Phenomenon card that allows players to expand their options by promoting new units to leadership roles. This event fundamentally alters the structure of your game by adding new commanders to the battlefield, hand, or graveyard. It is a rare chance to turn a favorite creature into the focal point of your deck mid-game.
What It Does
When Year-End Review is encountered during a game of Planechase, it allows every player to select one nontoken creature card they own from one of three zones: the battlefield, their hand, or their graveyard. That specific card gains the status of 'commander' for the remainder of the game. Crucially, this does not replace your original commander; you simply gain an additional one, which can then be moved to the command zone for safe keeping and future casting.
How It Resolves
First, starting with the active player and proceeding in turn order, each player chooses their new commander from the allowed zones. If a card from the hand is chosen, it must be revealed. Second, these chosen cards 'become promoted,' gaining all the inherent properties of a commander. Third, players decide whether to move their newly promoted commander from its current zone to the command zone. Finally, once all players have finished their choices, you planeswalk to the next destination on the planar deck.
Common Mistakes
A common point of confusion is what happens to your original commander. The card text explicitly states that all original commanders remain commanders. Furthermore, remember that this effect only applies to 'nontoken' creatures; you cannot promote a creature token to be your commander. Lastly, the promotion is permanent for that game, even if the card changes zones later.
When to Play It
Since this is a Phenomenon, it triggers immediately when encountered during the Planar Die roll. It is most beneficial when you have a powerful utility creature on the field that you want to protect or a high-cost finisher in your hand that you would rather have accessible in the command zone for the rest of the game.
Interaction examples
Sol RingAfter you use Year-End Review to promote a new creature from your hand to the command zone, you can use the mana generated by Sol Ring to help pay for that new commander's mana cost, as well as any commander tax that accumulates if it is cast multiple times.
Command TowerIf your new commander has colors not found on your original commander, Command Tower's ability updates immediately. It can now tap for any color in the color identities of either your original commander or your newly promoted commander.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Year-End Review
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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