Why on the heck there isn't free first mulligan anymore?

[Brasileiro]

Is just dumb.
You force players to keep giving up more frenquently then originaly necessary, since there ALWAYS were the possibility to make a free mulligan.

I admit I won't play a 6 card beginning, today with these super ultra mega super cards, having a lesser card is certain losing.

[GoddessofEternity]

Play historic brawl

[Soji]

I don't remember the first mulligan ever being free outside of commander? The only other time I ever remember that coming up was years ago about if you have nothing but lands or spells in your opening 7 you could get 1 free mulligan but that was like 20 years ago and im not even sure that was an official rule, but outside of commander its never been that way afaik

[Brasileiro]

Yes, I'm talking about a rule of long, long time and not about this app version of the game.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally posted by Brasileiro:

since there ALWAYS were the possibility to make a free mulligan.

Originally posted by Brasileiro:

Yes, I'm talking about a rule of long, long time and not about this app version of the game.

It wasn't. The original mulligan implementation allowed you to mulligan once and only once, and while it was to seven cards you could only do it if you drew all lands or no lands. Not "always" like you claim. It was replaced by the Paris Mulligan in 1997
https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Mulligan

It is possible you're mixing it up with the free mulligan that exists in multiplayer modes, but was never a thing in 1v1.

[HOCHI MINH]

Why? Because if I am playing legacy and I have a free mulligan - I am playing ANT and storming turn 1 or turn 2 more consistently .

If I am playing modern I am griefing 2 cards from your hand more consistently.

If I am playing explorer that greasefang comes down turn 3 more consistently and a vehicle from the grave is hitting the board and getting crewed right there. Plus all the other combo decks out there is going to abuse it.

Historic do you really want to get turn 2 hammer timed all the time?

Alchemy / standard - it is really bad for control decks if the opponent has gas hands more frequently.

[Brasileiro]

I talk about "a" (it means, one) free mulligan. The 2nd will always be, then, a 6 card hand.

[Brasileiro]

5 year ago I used to play here in Steam a MTG which you 100% os maches could draw the first mulligan for free.
Is just this version here that i see for the first time that first mulligan already reduces one card.

[Soji]

If you're talking about the duels of the planeswalkers games, those did have a free mulligan but it isn't like that in the official rules. Otherwise you're having a false memory more than likely

[Tenhouradaygamer]

Maybe the person going second should get a free mulligan to make up for the +30% win difference you get for going first. Way to fix that glaring design problem in 30 years wotc.
Got some big brains working there. Duhhhhh, for two mana you kill a creature, draw a card, put an artifact down, scry 2, look at opponents hand, gain 4 life. Duhhhh I'm a wizards designer look at my go

[StuffedPlatypusLuvsOrigamiRabbit]

Load up kitchentable.exe for free mulls.

[Drakeeper]

Because there never was in most official formats.

[Winter Wolf]

Originally posted by Cow:

Why? Because if I am playing legacy and I have a free mulligan - I am playing ANT and storming turn 1 or turn 2 more consistently .

If I am playing modern I am griefing 2 cards from your hand more consistently.

If I am playing explorer that greasefang comes down turn 3 more consistently and a vehicle from the grave is hitting the board and getting crewed right there. Plus all the other combo decks out there is going to abuse it.

Historic do you really want to get turn 2 hammer timed all the time?

Alchemy / standard - it is really bad for control decks if the opponent has gas hands more frequently.

This is a really good post. Very well said.

[Brasileiro]

No it is not.
This answer only thinks on one side only.

Increasing chances of better hand works for both sides.
All said still apply is dude "a" got lucky.
My point is about dude "b" never having a chance to try fighting it better, only because his 1st hand is 6 mana for example.

[Not that]

hey, just don't play a hand. or in your playing ranked hike up your big girl pants and ride it out.

[DontMisunderstand]

I will keep a 6 card hand. 5 card hand if my opponent mulligans too, but only if they go first. It feels real bad to go first after a mulligan, because now you're multiple cards down.

This is actually the main reason I prefer Historic Brawl. That, and it being a singleton format.