March Commandness Final Four - Valgavoth (East) vs Frodo & Sam (West)

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Update: Voting for this round is closed. Head here to vote for the championship until March 30th.

The Final Four of EDHREC's March Commandness Bracket Tournament is here! In this article, we'll look at who became the champions of the East and West conferences, and then start the voting as those two champs battle each other to make it to the final championship. Click here to see the North vs South match.

But first, in case you missed the announcement article explaining what this all is, head here to get the lowdown. TL;DR, we're doing a bracket system tournament, but instead of college basketball teams, we're battling the top 64 new commanders from the last five years.

And you decide the winner by voting.

If you wanna share your bracket picks or chat with other people on socials about the tournament, use hasthtag #RECMadness.

Before we get into the next round, let's see who became the champions of the East and West conferences.

East Conference Winner

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (4) vs Ms. Bumbleflower (2)

Winner: Valgavoth (52.3%)

The Bumble has finally been humbled, at the hands of a Demon. This is a very interesting matchup, since the playstyles are so completely different between these two legends. The colors are also different, with Ms. Bumbleflower being white, blue, and green (), and Valgavoth being the other two colors ().

In the end, the voters chose violence over hugs. I, for one, am not surprised. Although I am sad because it ends my bracket.

West Conference Winner

Glarb, Calamity's Augur (9) vs Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant (6)

Winner: Frodo & Sam (50.7%)

This one was a shocker. Not because I didn't think the hobbits could win, but because Glarb was in the lead for almost the entire match. I thought Glarb had this in the bag until I pulled up the results Sunday morning to see Frodo and Sam ahead by just 32 votes. They must have pulled off some kind of overnight miracle (did the eagles show up at the last second?).

So the hobbits won't have to defeat Sauron, but they will have to beat Valgavoth, the commander that beat Sauron in the third round.

Here's the tournament as it stands now.

East Conference Champion vs West Conference Champion

Voting goes for two days, so this match will end on Thursday the 26th at 8:00 am EST. (If you're having trouble seeing the polls below, try reloading the page.)

East Champion Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls (4) vs West Champion Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit + Sam, Loyal Attendant (6)

Remember, you have until 8:00 am EST on Thursday the 26th to get your votes in for this set of matches. Then check in on March 26th to see the winners and vote for the final championship.