Deck Editor Commander Not Possible in Desktop

[riley611]

Describe the bug
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Cannot import decks and nominate a Commander. Decks default as Vintage from the lobby // deck selector window.

To Reproduce
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The Deck Editor does not allow cards to be promoted to Commanders.
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Expected behavior
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I should be able to promote a Legendary Creature to a Commander. Deck Formats should also replace the Format label in the lobby's deck menu.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS] Windows 11
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari] Chrome
• Version [e.g. 22] 10.0.262

[riley611]

I was able to get it to work on the Android Mobile Client, via Import from Clipboard

[MostCromulent]

@Jetz72 zooming out on this one a bit:

In my view the UI flow for creating commander decks leaves a bit to be desired.

The need to click the small Commander tab in the Deck Editor before creating the deck is not really obvious and easily missed since most people will just start making a deck with the default card catalogue tab open (as we see in Discord from time to time).

It also doesn't accommodate switching format very easily.

I think the way this works in the Deck Importer is a lot clearer:

Wouldn't ideal flow in the Deck Editor be:

1. Have a "Format" drop-down in the deck header which mimics the dropdown in the Deck Importer.
2. If Commander/Oathbreaker etc. is assigned as the format have the backend automatically update this.
3. Add a conditional "Move card to Commander" right-click command, similar to current "Move to sideboard" command.

I'm happy to bring in a PR if you're happy with that concept as UI design?

[Jetz72]

Not sure I'm the one to ping for giving a thumbs up or down on shaking up the workflow there. I've personally found the desktop editor a bit janky, but it's been the way it is for a pretty long time, and I primarily use mobile's UI. Maybe @tehdiplomat would like to weigh in?

[riley611]

I did pilot that workaround, and it was successful ;D

[riley611]

I found an even better way! Download Bluestacks 5 and load the Android APK
https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html

[Jetz72]

If you want to use the mobile UI on desktop, just run forge-adventure.

[MostCromulent]

Not sure I'm the one to ping for giving a thumbs up or down on shaking up the workflow there.

Ah sorry, I assumed you were Forge's UI person.