Format Oddities
This page highlights unusual or unexpected card interactions that can arise within the unique rules of Pauper Commander.
Because of the rarity restriction in Pauper Commander, only uncommon Backgrounds can be your commander. Don’t forget that the common Backgrounds can still be used in the rest of your deck.
Casting either the creature or adventure from the command zone will increase commander tax. After resolving the adventure, it can be moved to exile or put back in the command zone. Casting the creature from exile does not apply commander tax.
An attraction deck must have 10 different attraction cards, and Pauper Commander would require those cards to be of common rarity. Because there are only 8 common attractions that don’t have the illegal acorn symbol, Pauper Commander cannot have attraction decks.
