MTG Oathbreaker explained: Ban list, rules & more Yoshitaka Amano\/WizardsWith Oathbreaker now getting official recognition from Wizards of the Coast, here\u2019s everything you need to know about it. In a bizarre moment this week, one of Magic\u2019s most neglected formats, Oathbreaker, got officially recognized by Wizards. They confirmed that they\u2019re not going to run any sanctioned events or have any products any time soon. However, Wizards\u2019 recognition of a fan format follows similar plans the company took with Pauper. The format has been around for a little while now, but if you\u2019re familiar with Brawl or Commander, you should feel right at home if you\u2019re new. MTG Oathbreaker deck-building rules Oathbreaker works similarly to Brawl and Commander, where you choose a leader for your deck. In Oathbreaker\u2019s case, it\u2019ll be a Planeswalker. Then, you have to choose a signature spell. This can be any Instant or Sorcery card, but it must be in the color identity of your chosen Planeswalker. Oathbreaker is also a singleton card format, so you can only include one of each card in your deck. Each deck requires 58 cards, a Planeswalker as your Oathbreaker, and a signature spell for a total of 60. Oathbreaker rules Aside from being a spin on Commander, Oathbreaker actually uses the same ruleset for both Planeswalker and Signature Spell. If you cast the Planeswalker and Signature Spell more than once, you must add two generic mana to the cost. So, Domri would go from 2RG to 4RG, and so on. Your signature spell can only be used while the Oathbreaker is in play, and when it resolves or anything else happens to it, it\u2019ll go back into the Command Zone. This isn\u2019t a choice, unlike the Planeswalker, which can be placed in exile, the graveyard, the deck, or back into the Command Zone. You start at 20 life for Oathbreaker as well, much like Brawl and a regular game of Magic. What is color identity? Color identity in Magic: The Gathering means that your deck must follow the exact colors as your chosen Commander or Planeswalker. If you choose Domri, Chaos Bringer, you\u2019ll only be able to use colorless, Red, and Green spells in your deck. Artifacts are not affected by color, as long as they don\u2019t also feature a cost that\u2019s in another color. If you have an artifact that doesn\u2019t require a specific mana cost but features an ability that needs say, Red, and you\u2019re exclusively in Blue, you won\u2019t be able to use it. Can you use flip Planeswalkers as an Oathbreaker? No, you can\u2019t use cards that flip into a Planeswalker in Oathbreaker. This includes the merge card Urza, Planeswalker. The reason for this is that they start out as a creature and then become Planeswalkers. They\u2019re not already one within the game\u2019s rules. Oathbreaker ban list Every format in Magic: The Gathering has its own ban list, with very few sharing crossovers. In recent memory, cards like Oko, Thief of Crowns are the only real culprits. Oathbreaker is no different. The ban list isn\u2019t overseen by WotC, much like with Commander. Oathbreaker has taken the Commander route, with its own committee that takes feedback and issues update as and when they see fit. Cards that reference \u201cplaying with ante\u201d. – Silver-bordered cards – Ad Nauseam – Ancestral Recall – Balance – Biorhythm – Black Lotus – Channel – Chaos Orb – Cleanse – Crusade – Dark Ritual – Doomsday – Emrakul, the Aeons Torn – Expropriate – Falling Star – Fastbond – Gifts Ungiven – Griselbrand – High Tide – Imprison – Invoke Prejudice – Jihad – Jeweled Lotus – Library of Alexandria – Limited Resources – Lion\u2019s Eye Diamond – Mana Crypt – Mana Geyser – Mana Vault – Mox Emerald – Mox Jet – Mox Pearl – Mox Ruby – Mox Sapphire – Natural Order – Painter\u2019s Servant – Pradesh Gypsies – Primal Surge – Saheeli, the Gifted – Shahrazad – Sol Ring – Stone-Throwing Devils – Sundering Titan – Sylvan Primordial – Time Vault – Time Walk – Tinker – Tolarian Academy – Tooth and Nail – Trade Secrets – Upheaval – Yawgmoth\u2019s Bargain – Oathbreaker decks Right now, the various lists for Oathbreaker all seem to be hastily put together piles of cards. Being a casual format, we wouldn\u2019t take it too seriously. Find a Planeswalker and begin building around it. In fact, we\u2019ve begun to put together a list for the aforementioned Domri, Chaos Bringer. Once our list is finished, we\u2019ll be sure to show you a little more. It was one of our favorite cards through the 2019 Standard format. While slow by itself, filling your deck to the brim with things like Scale the Heights should allow you to move faster on your plans of overrunning the opponent with a lot of creatures. Plus, Domri is able to help us cast spells once they\u2019re out on the field. Riot was severely underrated, getting the pummelling going as fast as possible with haste in the mid-game. Green and red also give us access to some cool proliferation cards, increasing the +1\/+1 counters and ensuring we manage to hit Domri\u2019s ultimate to start spawning an army of 4\/4 creatures. Oathbreaker isn\u2019t just limited to Standard and recent cards though. We have the whole of MTG to dig into, with most of our shenanigans not on the ban list. If you click on a product link on this page we may earn a small affiliate commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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