Welcome to Tiny Leaders. We will be playing the format during Tiny Leaders Thursdays.
This is a new format of magic created by Bramwell Tackaberry (who still maintains a Facebook group dedicated to the format… in the spirit of Commander, but designed as a 1 on 1 format instead of for group games.
Here is the summary of the big rules:
Uses Commander rules-except:
- 50 card decks (including a “commander”)
- Cards must have converted mana cost (add up the total mana cost) of no more then 3.
- Players start with 25 life.
- 10 card sideboard-decks must stay at exactly 50 cards
- Best 2 of 3 game matches.
- Ignore Commander Damage rules
The Banned List: Our list is still undergoing changes, but the cards currently present are:
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Black Lotus
- Black Vise
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Contract From Below
- Counterbalance
- Darkpact
- Demonic Attorney
- Demonic Tutor
- Earthcraft
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest
- Falling Star
- Fastbond
- Goblin Recruiter
- Hermit Druid
- Imperial Seal
- Jeweled Bird
- Karakas
- Library of Alexandria
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Drain
- Mana Vault
- Metalworker
- Mind Twist
- Mishra’s Workshop
- Mox Emerald, Jet, Pearl, Ruby, and Sapphire
- Necropotence
- Painter’s Servant
- Shahrazad
- Skullclamp
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Survival of the Fittest
- Sword of Body and Mind
- Time Vault
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Timmerian Fiends
- Tolarian Academy
- Umezawa’s Jitte
- Vampiric Tutor
- Yawgmoth’s Will
Additionally, these Legendary creatures cannot be used as Commanders:
- Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
- Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
- Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
Play Rules: There are no “free” mulligans. Tiny Leaders uses the standard “Pairs mulligan” rule: the player shuffles his or her hand into their library and draws one fewer card than their last hand, a player may not mulligan a hand with 0 cards
If a commander would be put into a graveyard from anywhere or exiled from anywhere (so long as it is face-up or a player can look at it face down,) it’s owner may choose to put it in the command zone.
Each time you cast your commander, the next time you cast it from your command zone, it will cost (2) colourless mana more to play.Format Exclusive Cards: Three generals are available for use, to fill the colour identity holes left by no legendary creature existing with that colour identity and mana cost.
1. Mardu [Legendary Creature] WBR (2/2)
2. Sultai [Legendary Creature] UBG (2/2)
3. Jeskai [Legendary Creature] WUR (2/2)