How to Play Pauper

The pauper format is all about creating a library of cards using only cards printed at common rarity. In this casual dueling format, you must use your wits to create a deck that will never be able to break your bank!

The basics

Your Deck

• Minimum of 60 cards
• An optional sideboard of 15 cards
• No more than 4 copies of any one card, excluding basic lands
• No cards printed at only uncommon rarity and above may be played
• A card printed at uncommon or higher may be played if it has been printed at common level at least once

The Game

• 2 player game
• Start with 20 life
• First player does not draw a card on their first turn

Ban list

The following cards are not allowed in your library while playing pauper:

• Cloud of Faeries
• Cloudpost
• Cranial Plating
• Empty the Warrens
• Frantic Search
• Grapeshot
• Invigorate
• Peregrine Drake
• Temporal Fissure
• Treasure Cruise
• Goblin Grenade
• High Tide
• Hymn to Tourach
• Merchant Scroll
• Sinkhole