Magic Commander Format Open Play
WHAT IS COMMANDER? Commander is an exciting, unique way to play Magic that is all about awesome legendary creatures, big plays, and battling your friends in epic multiplayer games! In Commander, each player chooses a legendary creature as the commander of their deck. They then play with a 99-card deck that contains only cards of their commander's colors. Also, other than basic lands, each deck can only use one copy of any card. During the game, you can cast your commander multiple times, meaning your favorite Legendary Creature can come back again and again to lead the charge as you battle for victory!
HOW TO PLAY COMMANDER The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity.
THE BASICS YOUR DECK 1 commander card (legendary creature) 99 other cards Only one copy of any card, except basic lands All cards must be in the color identity of the commander THE GAME 2–6 players Free-for-all multiplayer format Start with 40 life All commanders start in their command zone Take turns in clockwise order Last player standing wins |