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Standard Brawl
Digital Only
Standard Brawl is Brawl limited to the Standard card pool. With 60-card singleton decks led by a legendary creature or planeswalker, it offers a constantly evolving Commander-lite experience as sets rotate in and out.
Standard Brawl was introduced as part of Brawl's evolution on MTG Arena, providing a focused entry point with a smaller, rotating card pool.
Where to Play
MTG Arena
Deck Size60 cards
Starting Life25
Copies Allowed1 (Singleton)
Players2 players (1v1)
Game Duration~20 minutes
RotationRotating
Legal Cards
Standard-legal sets only
Commander Rules
- Commander can be any legendary creature or planeswalker
- Commander starts in the command zone
- Casting from command zone costs {2} more for each previous cast
- All cards must match commander's color identity
Deck Construction
- Exactly 60 cards including your commander
- Singleton: only 1 copy of each card (except basic lands)
- Only Standard-legal cards
- No sideboard
Gameplay
- Best-of-one matches with a free mulligan
- Players start with 25 life
- No commander damage rule
Mulligan Rule
Your first mulligan is free. After that, put one card on the bottom for each additional mulligan taken.
Format Management
Maintained by: MTG Arena team
Follows Standard's ban list plus Brawl-specific bans
Ban Schedule: With Standard bans
Notes
- MTG Arena exclusive format
- Dedicated queue available on Arena
- Good introduction to Commander-style gameplay
- Metagame shifts with Standard rotation