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Backgrounds will be a key mechanic in Battle for Baldur\u2019s Gate <\/em>Draft. They provide deckbuilding flexibility and more powerful backgrounds will lead players to build around a legendary creature that is compatible with them.<\/p>

This is the first time anything other than a legendary creature can be in your command zone. Wizards of the Coast made it so backgrounds don\u2019t warp the format by only making them playable with creatures with \u201cchoose a background\u201d as an ability. The limiting factor is similar to Partner commanders only being usable with other creatures with Partner.<\/p>

Battle for Baldur\u2019s Gate <\/em>is set for a worldwide tabletop release on June 10.<\/p>

All images via WotC.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Color identity rules limit deckbuilding more than a traditional Draft set where off-color splashing is the norm.\u00a0 Wizards of the Coast introduced background Enchantments in Battle for Baldur\u2019s Gate as a twist on Partner that allows legendary creatures with one color to support multiple colors and provide versatile effects. This is a way to let players splash into other colors while maintaining the color identity rules that are central to the format. Many mono-colored legendary creatures have the ability to choose a background. This ability says: \u201cYou can have a Background as a second commander.\u201d Backgrounds are Enchantments that can be in your command zone if the commander has choose a background. Backgrounds give commander creatures you own a variety of effects from token generation to card draw. Cloakwood Hermit is an uncommon background that creates Squirrel tokens if a creature was put into the graveyard from anywhere during your turn. 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