Duel Commander on

The rules and lists as they were that day, unchanged since August 31, 2019.

Current ban list and history

To check a deck as of this date, start a Duel Commander deck and set its format's date to 2019-08-31.

Rules

  • Deck Construction: Deck construction card counts: Main Deck 100, Commander 1-2, Companion 0-1, No Sideboard
  • Color Identity: Commander provides color identity excluding Sideboard
  • Legal Commander: Commander is legendary creature, partner or has exception in the rules text.
  • Limit of 1 copies of the same card (cards on the exempt list or where Card Type contains 'Basic' are exempt)
  • Banned (Duel Commander Banned) : No cards in the selected list or where Oracle Text contains "playing for ante" or where Card Type contains 'Conspiracy' are allowed in the deck
  • Banned as Commander (Duel Commander Banned as Commander) : No cards in the selected list are allowed as a Commander

Banned (53)

Banned as commander (19)

In the deck, but not as its commander.