What is commander 1v1?

In this casual format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and then create the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic's history.

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2024-01-03 11:31:11

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How should commander deck be structured?
There are no hard-and-fast rules for building a Commander deck, apart from the singleton nature and a list of banned cards, like any other Magic: The Gathering format. The average deck should have somewhere between 34-42 lands, depending on its level of mana ramp, and its synergy with lands specifically.
2024-02-08 01:46:23

Can any card be a commander?
What Makes an MTG Card a Commander? For a card to be considered a commander in Magic: the Gathering, it must fulfill one of the two following criteria: The card must be a legendary creature; or, The card must state, “This card can be your Commander”.
2024-01-11 09:07:01

Can 2 people play commander?
Duel Commander is played between two players. The format doesn't use sideboards. Official rules state that you can change your commander for another legal one between games. If you have multiple commanders, such as partner commanders or backgrounds, you can only cast one per game.
2023-10-02 14:39:27

Can you play planeswalkers in a commander deck?
Since these planeswalkers begin as legendary creatures, they are able to be your commander. With these commanders, players are not able to cast the planeswalker from the command zone. You will have to cast the legendary creature, then pay its transformation cost to flip the card.
2023-08-01 08:30:44

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