How to Mulligan Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
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Knowing when to keep or mulligan is crucial for Korvold, Fae-Cursed King decks. A bad opener can set you back several turns, while a well-tuned hand sets up your game plan.
Commander-agnostic mulligan rules
In Commander, the London mulligan lets you put any number of cards on the bottom of your library and draw back up to seven. Your first mulligan is free — you don't lose a card. Most Korvold, Fae-Cursed King decks benefit from a hand that can cast the commander on curve, hits enough lands (typically two or three in the opener), and has at least one early play. If your hand has zero or one land, ship it. If it has seven lands and no action, ship it. Hands that are all ramp with no payoff, or all payoff with no mana, usually deserve a mulligan.
Lands and mana requirements
A typical Korvold, Fae-Cursed King deck runs 33–37 lands. For your opener, aim for two to four lands depending on your curve. Low-curve Korvold, Fae-Cursed King builds might keep two-land hands if they have a one-drop or two-drop. Higher-curve lists want three or four lands. If your commander costs four or more mana, ensure you have a path to cast it by turn four or five. Color requirements matter: if Korvold, Fae-Cursed King needs specific colors early, keep hands that can produce them.
When to keep marginal hands
Sometimes a hand is borderline — two lands, a ramp spell, and a couple of mid-game cards. With Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, consider whether the hand supports your primary plan. If your deck wants to go fast, keep hands that pressure early. If it's a value engine, keep hands that set up card draw or recursion. After a free mulligan, you might keep a slightly worse seven than you would at six cards. Use the ManaTap mulligan simulator to see keep rates for your specific deck configuration.
Play vs draw
On the draw, you get one extra card before the game starts. That improves your odds of hitting land drops and key spells. When testing mulligans, toggle play vs draw in the simulator to see how it affects your keep rate. On the draw, you can sometimes keep a two-land hand that you'd ship on the play.
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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.