Rule evolution
Rule 103.5
Previously numbered 103.4.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 4 wording revisions · 1 renumbering
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.)
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.)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.
Wording changed103.4Details
Each player draws a number of cards equal to
histheiror herstarting hand size, which is normally seven. (Some effects can modify a player's starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied withhistheiror herinitial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whetherortheynot he or shewill 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 shuffleshistheiror herhand back intohistheiror herlibrary, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards thanhetheyor shehad before. If a player kepthistheiror herhand 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 ofhistheiror herlibrary. If a player does, that player may put that card on the bottom ofhistheiror herlibrary.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 playerkeptchoosestheirnothandtooftakecardsa mulligan,thosethe remaining cards becomethethat 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.Renumbered
103.4→ 103.5DetailsPreviously
1. Game Concepts
103. Starting the GameThen
1. Game Concepts
103. Starting the GameEach 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.