


This means that, since your commander is not in your deck, you don’t need to draw it and can play it as soon as you have the mana. This is just next to your hand in MTG Arena, as you can see on the opponent’s side below: First, you need to pick a legendary creature or planeswalker as your commander, which is placed in the “command zone” at the start of the game. When it comes to decks for Brawl, you need to create an entirely different deck that follows different rules than Standard. You’ll have one “commander” card along with 59 other cards to (assumingly) support your commander. So, let’s dive into what exactly that entails, shall we? Rules for Your Deck and Commanderįirst let’s get the basics out of the way: your deck will contain 60 cards with only one copy of each card except for basic lands. It’s a non-competitiveįormat that tries (and in most aspects succeeds) to be the best of both worlds. Of a mishmash between the Commander format and Standard. When it comes to Brawl, the rules are kind Like Commander, Brawl is a best of one format without a sideboard. Commander is a popular format among veteran MTG players, and it definitely wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that players love it. It’s kind of a Standard-esque substitute for the famous Commander format, or at least it’s very similar. How to Actually Play Brawl in MTG Arenaīrawl is a game mode in MTGA that went live back in September of 2019.
