PDH, like Commander, is a multiplayer format typically played in pods of 3-4 players (though 1v1 is also fairly popular). It has been around since the early 2000s with varying rule sets. The most universally accepted rules are that each player starts with 30 life and plays a deck of 99 unique common cards (excluding basic lands) headed by an uncommon creature that is the deck's commander. Another difference is that a player dies after taking 16 damage from a single commander. Otherwise, the rules follow those of normal commander.
PDH follows the combined paper/online rarities adopted by Pauper but also allows the use of promo cards. This means cards that have only appeared at the common or uncommon rarity in online sets such as Chainer's Edict and Bastion Protector are legal to play. You can use the Scryfall search engine to find a card's rarity from any set.
It is a really easy format to get started in and really allows you to make the most of those unused common cards that you have laying around.
If you want to get involved and fancy a bit of a challenge, then for just £5 you can purchase 99 commons from our boxes in the store, then all you have to do is find or purchase an uncommon commander and your ready to play.
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