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Mulligan in MTG

Shuffle an opening hand away, draw a new seven-card hand, then put cards on the bottom.

Why it matters

Under the London mulligan, a player who mulligans shuffles their hand into their library and draws seven new cards. After all players keep, each puts one card on the bottom for every mulligan they took.

Visual example

Replace an opening hand

Serum Powder

Demonstrates a special action available while taking a mulligan

Replace an opening hand
  1. 1Look at your opening seven cards and choose to mulligan.
  2. 2Shuffle that hand into your library and draw seven new cards.
  3. 3After keeping, put one card on the bottom for each mulligan taken.

Real card example

Serum Powder

Demonstrates a special action available while taking a mulligan

Common mistakes

  • You still draw seven cards after each normal mulligan before putting cards on the bottom.
  • Multiplayer games commonly allow one free mulligan, but two-player games do not.

Official rule reference

Comprehensive Rules 103.5 · Current Comprehensive Rules

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