How to Mulligan Prosper, Tome-Bound
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Opening hand priorities
Rakdos value engine generating Treasures from exile-based card advantage. The goal is not a pretty seven-card hand. It is a hand that develops mana, lines up colors, and actually points toward the deck first meaningful turns.
Ideal Early Script
- Turn 1: develop mana or the cheapest enabler for Rakdos exile-value treasures.
- Turn 2: add protection, card flow, or the support piece that makes Prosper matter.
- Turn 3+: commit the commander or bridge toward the first engine turn only when the board can use it.
Your opener should support
Hands to be suspicious of
- - pure creature aggro
- - low exile synergy builds
Mulligan decisions with Prosper, Tome-Bound start with role clarity: does your opener actually support a real Prosper, Tome-Bound game plan around treasures and impulse draw? Rakdos value engine generating Treasures from exile-based card advantage. Include Jeska's Will, Reckless Impulse effects, and Marionette Master as a finisher. Prosper thrives when nearly every turn generates exile value.
What a keepable hand looks like
Keep hands with mana plus at least one card that either impulses from exile or profits from treasure. , , , , and are exactly what you want to see early.
When to ship a hand
Ship hands that only become functional after Prosper resolves and untaps. A seven with expensive payoffs and no early exile spell is usually worse than a leaner six that starts making treasure immediately.
Your first three turns
Your early turns should set up mana, then start the exile chain before or right after Prosper lands. If Prosper comes down and your next turn includes or a two-mana impulse draw spell, you are usually far ahead.
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FAQ
- What is the London mulligan?
- You put any number of cards from your hand on the bottom of your library, then draw back up to seven. In Commander, your first mulligan is free.
- How many lands should I keep?
- Most Commander decks want two to four lands in the opener. Low-curve decks can keep two; higher curves want three or four.
- Should I mulligan a hand with no ramp?
- It depends on your curve. If your deck needs early ramp to function, ship hands without it. If you have enough lands and cheap plays, you might keep.
- Does play vs draw affect mulligan strategy?
- Yes. On the draw you get an extra card, so you can sometimes keep slightly weaker hands.
- How can I test my mulligan strategy?
- Use the ManaTap mulligan simulator. Paste your decklist, set parameters, and run thousands of simulations to see keep rates.