Rule evolution

Rule 103.5

Previously numbered 103.4.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 4 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Earliest archived Rules release103.4Details
    A player who is dissatisfied with his or her initial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whether or not he or she will take a mulligan. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles his or her hand back into his or her library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than he or she had before. If a player kept his or her hand of cards, those cards become the player's opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. (Note that if a player's hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.)
  2. Wording changed103.4Details
    A player who is dissatisfied with his or her initial hand may take a mulligan. Each player draws a number of cards equal to his or her starting hand size, which is normally seven. First, the starting player declares whether or not he or she will take a mulligan. (Some effects can modify a player's starting hand size.) Then each other player in turn order does the same. A player who is dissatisfied with his or her initial hand may take a mulligan. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. First, the starting player declares whether or not he or she will take a mulligan. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles his or her hand back into his or her library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than he or she had before. Then each other player in turn order does the same. If a player kept his or her hand of cards, those cards become the player's opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles his or her hand back into his or her library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than he or she had before. (Note that if a player's hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.)If a player kept his or her hand of cards, those cards become the player's opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. (Note that if a player's hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.)
  3. Wording changed103.4Details
    Each player draws a number of cards equal to his or her starting hand size, which is normally seven. (Some effects can modify a player's starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied with his or her initial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whether or not he or she will take a mulligan. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles his or her hand back into his or her library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than he or she had before. If a player kept his or her hand of cards, those cards become the player's opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. (Note that if a player's hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.) After all players have kept an opening hand, each player in turn order whose hand contains fewer cards than that player's starting hand size may look at the top card of his or her library. If a player does, that player may put that card on the bottom of his or her library.
  4. Wording changed103.4Details
    Each player draws a number of cards equal to histheir or her starting hand size, which is normally seven. (Some effects can modify a player's starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied with histheir or her initial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whether orthey not he or she will take a mulligan. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles histheir or her hand back into histheir or her library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than hethey or she had before. If a player kept histheir or her hand of cards, those cards become the player's opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. (Note that if a player's hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.) After all players have kept an opening hand, each player in turn order whose hand contains fewer cards than that player's starting hand size may look at the top card of histheir or her library. If a player does, that player may put that card on the bottom of histheir or her library.
  5. Wording changed103.4Details
    Each player draws a number of cards equal to their starting hand size, which is normally seven. (Some effects can modify a player's starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied with their initial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whether they will take a mulligan. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles their hand back into their library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than they had before. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles the cards in their hand back into their library, draws a new hand of cards equal to their starting hand size, then puts a number of those cards equal to the number of times that player has taken a mulligan on the bottom of their library in any order. IfOnce a player keptchooses theirnot handto oftake cardsa mulligan, thosethe remaining cards become thethat player's opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. (Note that if a player's hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.) A player can take mulligans until their opening hand would be zero cards, after which they may not take further mulligans.After all players have kept an opening hand, each player in turn order whose hand contains fewer cards than that player's starting hand size may look at the top card of their library. If a player does, that player may put that card on the bottom of their library.
  6. Renumbered103.4 → 103.5Details

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    103. Starting the Game

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    103. Starting the Game

    Each player draws a number of cards equal to their starting hand size, which is normally seven. (Some effects can modify a player’s starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied with their initial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whether they will take a mulligan. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles the cards in their hand back into their library, draws a new hand of cards equal to their starting hand size, then puts a number of those cards equal to the number of times that player has taken a mulligan on the bottom of their library in any order. Once a player chooses not to take a mulligan, the remaining cards become that player’s opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. A player can take mulligans until their opening hand would be zero cards, after which they may not take further mulligans.

Current in the latest available Rules
Unchanged since 2026-08-07.