Rules glossary

↑ Section 103. Starting the Game

103.4 Each player begins the game with a starting life total of 20. Some variant games have different starting life totals. ☆

• ☆ 103.4a 🔗 In a Two-Headed Giant game, each team’s starting life total is 30.
• ☆ 103.4b 🔗 In a Vanguard game, each player’s starting life total is 20 plus or minus the life modifier of their vanguard card.
• ☆ 103.4c 🔗 In a Commander game, each player’s starting life total is 40.
• ☆ 103.4d 🔗 In a two-player Brawl game, each player’s starting life total is 25. In a multiplayer Brawl game, each player’s starting life total is 30.
• ☆ 103.4e 🔗 In an Archenemy game, the archenemy’s starting life total is 40.

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