Tip: Some cards in Standard have alternate versions or were also printed in older sets, and it's okay to use those cards in your deck
Use Rule Zero in deck building Finally, if you really want to think outside the box, you can take advantage of the most unique aspect of Commander: Rule Zero
At the same time, driving an hour or two to check out a collection only to return home empty-handed feels horrible and should be avoided if at all possible
(In most drafts, the minimum deck size is 40 cards.) (2016-08-23) You don't have to play with any conspiracy you draft
These are: Traveling Chocobo (Black) - Borderless, Japanese exclusive: cheapest listing for $7,500 on TCGPlayer, $12,120 average listing Cloud, Midgar Mercenary - Pro Tour Promo: cheapest listing for $800 on TCGPlayer, $3,775 average listing MTG's Most Expensive Modern Cards Explained Although they are both very rare, these are not "unique" cards, in the sense that multiple copies were printed very recently, and they are in someone's possession
While a bit of a borderline case with both of these cards being pretty playable I would say that Unsummon and Repulse are a reasonable example of this issue, Twitch and Twiddle would perhaps be a better example