Rule 119.1 · Life

In a Two-Headed Giant game, each team’s starting life total is 30. See rule 810, “Two-Headed Giant Variant.”

In a Vanguard game, each player’s starting life total is 20 plus or minus the life modifier of their vanguard card. See rule 902, “Vanguard.”

In a Commander game, each player’s starting life total is 40. See rule 903, “Commander.”

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. See rule 903.12, “Brawl Option.”

In an Archenemy game, the archenemy’s starting life total is 40. See rule 904, “Archenemy.”