Why different rules than the usual Commander?īecause in case they don't exist, in practice there is nothing from keeping you from playing with combos, finishing always with the same plays – which can exist, but is not the main objective. This limitation forces decks to be more prepared in terms of answers, negotiation and game resilience. No, they are players that bring to this competition a focus point less 'pay to win' with less games won at turn 1 or 0 and more answers and smart interactions. So these are not competitive players, then? When you limit a deck to a tribe, usually the value and the possibility of 'unanswerable plays' are reduced, making matches more pleasant and mostly, in theory, cheaper decks. This is more of an answer to the growing power level and the values that accompany it. Thematic decks don't count (i.e.: barriers, artifacts, creatures, enchantment, etc)Ħ - Banned cards are usually the same as the formatħ - Noncreature cards (artifacts, lands, planeswalkers, instants, sorcery, etc) which create tokens of the chosen tribe count for the minimum tribe requirement īut why these variations and adaptations to the game?

These rules vary from group to group, and are available to change in some votes.ġ- The Use of Shapeshifters - some groups prohibit or limit their useĢ- Combos: there are groups that forbid it, but usually they are restricted to one piece of the Tribe's combo or one percentage of Tribe key cards, other groups place a limit on the number of interactions for each loopģ - Commander: some groups limit the commander to a direct synergy to the tribe or a being of the tribeĤ - Creatures: in the groups I frequented, they had to vary from around 20 to 30 tribe creatures in the deckĥ - Creatures count as tribes when recognized as tribes at.

Main points discussed in the scene about rulesīy watching the many groups I frequent, some that even have regular tournaments, most discussion points are as following.

Tribal wars points table