Blitz

Rules

Blitz Magic is normally a fast variant. The game is played with normal Magic rules with the following exceptions:

All sorceries are instants.

There is no limit to how many lands you can play in a turn.
Permanents that come into play tapped, don't.
All creatures have haste.
All Legends are no longer Legends. Basically, the legendary rule doesn't apply. You can have more than one legend in play with the same name.

Deck Construction

This format can be played with Constructed decks or in a Limited environment. In a Constructed environment you must have a 60-card minimum deck and in a limited environment you must have a 40-card minimum deck.

Sideboard

You can have a 15-card sideboard in Constructed and in Limited the cards you don’t use are your sideboard.

Banned & Restricted List

When playing this format it is usually decided what Type you will be playing. So, if you are playing Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, or Extended Blitz then, follow that format’s Banned and Restricted List.

Mulligan Rules

Standard “Paris” Mulligan is used for this variant.

Before each game begins, a player may, for any reason, reshuffle and redraw his hand, drawing one less card. This may be repeated as often as the player wishes, until he has no cards left in his hand. After the participant, who plays first, mulligans as often as he likes, the decision of whether to mulligan passes to the other player. Once a player passes the opportunity to mulligan, that player may not change his mind.