How to Play

Pauper Commander is a variation of the original Commander format. Therefore, the following rules simply aim to define the unique characteristics of this format. If you’re new to commander formats altogether, it might be helpful to first acquaint yourself with them here.

Commander

The commander must be an uncommon creature and does not need to be legendary.

Deck

The 99 cards in your deck
must be commons.

Card Rarity

As long as a card has at least one printing at a certain rarity, it can be considered that rarity. Only paper and MTGO releases are considered, not Arena.

M U L T I P L A Y E R

30 Starting Life
16 Commander Damage
One Free Mulligan
The player going first does draw a card on their first turn.

B A N L I S T

Mystic Remora
Rhystic Study
All cards that Wizards has removed from constructed formats (full list here)
All cards with the Conspiracy card type (full list here)

T W O – P L A Y E R

25 Starting Life
21 Commander Damage
No Free Mulligan
The player going first does not draw a card on their first turn.

B A N L I S T

Oubliette
Loyal Apprentice
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
All cards that Wizards has removed from constructed formats (full list here)
All cards with the Conspiracy card type (full list here)

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