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CCCali Commander

Deck checker

Is my deck legal in Cali Commander?

Paste your list below. The checker reads it against the current Cali Commander ban list and the deck rules, and tells you what to fix.

For example: Commander, 1 Atraxa, Praetors' Voice. Deck, 1 Sol Ring, 99 Plains.

What it checks

  • The deck has exactly 100 cards, counting the commander or commanders.
  • No card is banned. A card banned only as a commander counts only in the command zone.
  • No card appears more times than it allows. Basic lands can repeat, and so can cards whose own text says so.
  • Every card fits the commander's colour identity, when the list names a commander.
  • The commander can be a commander.
  • Every name matched a real card.

Watch list cards are listed but stay legal. Sideboard and companion sections are ignored.

What to paste

Use the export text from Moxfield, Archidekt, Arena or MTGO. Put the commander under a "Commander" heading, or tag it the way Archidekt does, so the colour identity can be checked. Set codes and collector numbers are stripped for you.

Where the ban list comes from

The players decide the ban list by vote, and a change needs 55% Yes. The checker always reads the list in force today, so a vote changes its answer at once. See the ban list, the full rules, or find your first deck.