diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java
index ac0c9140f49..1750c238874 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/planarconquest/ConquestUtil.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.deck.DeckFormat;
 import forge.deck.DeckSection;
 import forge.deck.generation.*;
+import forge.game.card.CardCollection;
 import forge.item.PaperCard;
 import forge.model.FModel;
 import forge.planarconquest.ConquestPreferences.CQPref;
@@ -175,13 +176,27 @@ public class ConquestUtil {
 
     public static Iterable<PaperCard> getStartingPlaneswalkerOptions(final PaperCard startingCommander) {
         final byte colorIdentity = startingCommander.getRules().getColorIdentity().getColor();
-        return Iterables.filter(FModel.getMagicDb().getCommonCards().getUniqueCards(), new Predicate<PaperCard>() {
+        final List<String> selected = Lists.newArrayList();
+        return Iterables.filter(FModel.getMagicDb().getCommonCards(), new Predicate<PaperCard>() {
             @Override
             public boolean apply(PaperCard card) {
+                if (FModel.getMagicDb().getEditions().get(card.getEdition()).getType() == CardEdition.Type.REPRINT) {
+                    return false; // exclude promos from the starting planeswalker set
+                }
+                if (selected.contains(card.getName())) {
+                    return false;
+                }
                 CardRules rules = card.getRules();
-                return rules.getType().isPlaneswalker() &&
+                boolean allowed = rules.getType().isPlaneswalker() &&
                         !card.getName().equals(startingCommander.getName()) && //don't allow picking a commander as a starting planeswalker
                         rules.getColorIdentity().hasNoColorsExcept(colorIdentity);
+
+                if (allowed) {
+                    selected.add(card.getName());
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
             }
         });
     }