These are the write-ups I would send a friend whose pod is trying to play remotely. I build EDHMat, so it comes up in them; where another tool fits a pod better, the guides say which one.
- SpellTable’s AI voice moderationIn March 2026 Wizards began piping SpellTable voice chat through AI moderation. What was announced, what it plausibly means for your pod, and the ways to play Commander online that do not listen.
- How to play Commander onlineThe four ways to get a Commander pod playing over the internet — webcams, browser tabletops and rules-enforcing clients — and the quickest setup if you want to play tonight.
- Playing Magic over DiscordDiscord handles the voice, the pod and the scheduling — it does not deal cards. How to pair it with a shared table so a remote Commander night runs without troubleshooting.
- Importing a decklistGetting a deck out of Moxfield, Archidekt or MTG Arena and onto a virtual table — the exact export to use, what to do about lines that do not resolve, and how commanders get picked.
Where to start
If you have never played Commander remotely, start with how to play Commander online with friends. It covers the four genuinely different ways of doing it — webcams, browser tabletops, rules-enforcing clients and sandboxes — and which pod each one suits.
If you are leaving a tool you already use, the SpellTable alternatives survey is the fuller version of that comparison.
If you want to run the server yourself, self-hosting is one Docker container and a file.