Commander (aka Elder Dragon Highlander or EDH) is a Magic:The Gathering variant format which emphasises social interactions, interesting games, and creative deck building. It's primary characteristic is that decks are centered about a Legendary Creature as the **Commander**. The Commander is resides ...
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Can I use a card with “Add one mana of any color to your mana pool” in any Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH) deck?
I recently tried Elder Dragon Highlander/Commander, and found it to be a ton of fun. I've started customizing one of the pre-cons I got, but I'm a little confused by some of the deck-building ...
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How does poison work in Commander?
In Commander / EDH players have 40 life. In normal magic 10 poison counters results in a player being eliminated. Is it still 10 poison counters in Commander / EDH?
In Commander / EDH a player is ...
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Can Conjurer's Closet be used to keep a stolen Commander?
We had this situation come up in a game last night, and we think we stumbled upon the right answer, but we're not sure.
So, Player A's Commander (Sliver Overlord) was stolen by Player B using a ...
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How can I mana ramp in a Commander game without helping my opponents?
I'm working on a Commander deck and I'm looking at ways to ramp my mana that won't aid my opponents. I may eventually use all the listed ramp cards, but, I'd like to keep the restriction for the ...
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In EDH/Commander, what is the 'color identity' of a double-faced card?
The official deck construction rules for Commander (nee EDH) at http://mtgcommander.net/rules.php say that 'A card's colour identity is its colour plus the colour of any mana symbols in the card's ...
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When a general goes to the graveyard in EDH, does his casting counter reset in the command zone?
11) While a Commander is in the command zone, it may be cast. As an additional cost to cast a Commander from the command zone, its owner must pay {2} for each time it was previously cast from the ...
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Is it impossible to pay off-color mana costs in EDH?
In Commander, there is a rule that states:
During the game, if mana would be added to your mana pool that isn't a color in your commander's color identity, that much colorless mana is added to ...
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Commander damage from Mimic Vat token?
I've exiled my commander using Mimic Vat. Do the tokens it creates from it deal commander damage?
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Types of EDH mana base
After looking at a number of EDH deck lists I have seen two distinct types of mana bases used by various decks.
Some decks use a large number of basic lands, dual lands and utility lands.
Other ...
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MTG Sacrifice enablers for EDH
I'm building my first EDH deck and have chosen Thraximundar (Grixis) as my general.
My deck has a lot of synergy centered around sacrificing creatures. I find it easy to benefit from sacrificing and ...
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Red and/or white cards that can handle indestructible creatures
I am creating a Red-White commander deck using Gisela as my commander. I noticed that my deck is incredibly weak against a deck with any sort of indestructible creature. I know of the board sweeper ...
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Is the ability cost of the commander part of the color identity?
Consider the card Rhys the Exiled. Are you allowed to play black (and green) cards in your deck with this commander?
Or are you only allowed to play cards that are the same color as the commander's ...
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Can I use Elbrus as my Commander?
Elbrus, the Binding Blade, is a Legendary Artifact - Equipment that transforms into Withengar Unbound, a Black Legendary Demon. Can I use Elbrus/Withengar as a Commander, and if I can, is my deck ...
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Can I Wish for a card outside my Commander's colors?
I have been told that Wishes work differently in Commander than in normal casual Free-For-All (FFA) mtg. Do the comprehensive rules cover how wishes work in Commander? Do the rules for wishes differ ...
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How does Infinite Reflection work with Commander and commander damage?
Does a Commander which has been turned into a copy of another card still do commander damage (i.e. will 21 damage dealt to a single player from the copy lose the game for that player)?
Alternately, ...
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Phage the Untouchable as a Commander?
I was looking through the Black Legends with thoughts of building a mono-black EDH deck, when I came across Phage the Untouchable. Am I right in assuming that if she is cast from the command zone, you ...
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What can I do with my late game mana in Commander
I'm building some EDH decks and I keep running into a problem - lots of mana, no spells to cast. Now, this is moderately acceptable, but only because my opponents are often in the same state.
It ...
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How does Fist of Suns work with my Commander?
I am working on a deck that features Progenitus as my Commander and started looking at Fist of Suns. Besides just being good because of the large number of high cost spells in the deck, I was curious ...
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Why is Trade Secrets banned in EDH or Commander?
Ban list for commander
I don't see any announcement for Trade Secrets. Why has it been banned? Is there any mention of this card from Wizards, a card they made specifically for Commander?
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Can the choice to move a commander to the command-zone be delayed?
903.12. If a commander would be put into the exile zone from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead.
If the owner chooses to let a commander go into the graveyard with the ...
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How does an Oblivion Ring interact with a Commander in EDH?
When a commander is exiled it can go to the command-zone if the owner chooses. What if an Oblivion Ring is played to exile a commander?
I am assuming the commander can still go to the command zone. ...
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Does non-combat damage affect Commander damage?
Do the effects of a Commander that deal (non-combat) damage, such as Obzedat, Ghost Council, count towards Commander damage?
I have not been able to find whether or not it has to be, specifically, ...
