Pauper Commander Rules

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Deck Construction

• The Commander: Your Commander must be an uncommon creature (or vehicle/spacecraft), but does not need to be legendary. Partner and Background options are allowed as long as the card in the command zone is Uncommon.

• The 99: The remaining 99 cards in your deck must be Common rarity.

• Legitimacy & Rarity: A card is legal if it has received at least one Common printing in paper or MTGO (Magic: The Gathering Online) sets (Arena-only printings do not count).

• Singleton Rule: Like regular Commander, every card except basic lands must be unique (only one copy of each).

Gameplay Rules

• Starting Life: Each player starts at 30 life instead of 40.

• Commander Damage: Lethal damage from a single opposing Commander is 16 combat damage instead of 21.

• Mulligans & Turns: Standard multiplayer rules typically include one free mulligan, and the starting player draws a card on their first turn.

The Banlist

• Mystic Remora

• Rhystic Study