Can you bounce a Commander?

A rather simple way to get around commander tax is to bounce your commander to your hand in response to removal. The same goes for reanimating it out of your graveyard. Sometimes you'll want to let your opponent put your commander in the graveyard so that you can reanimate it.

Can a Commander be bounced to hand?

The owner of the commander may choose to have it return to the command zone or go to hand. If the owner chooses hand they may play that card from hand without paying the tax. If the commander returns to the command zone then the tax is increased by 2 colourless mana.

What happens when a Commander gets bounced?

If you play it twice, then it gets bounced, you can play it from your hand for its normal cost, but if it gets killed, you still have to play the + tax to play it from the command zone a third time.

What is the best way to get rid of a Commander?

Go for exile where possible, where few decks will be able to recover their leader (only a handful of cards, like "Pull from Eternity," return spells from exile). In 99% of games, this combo will banish an enemy commander for good.

What are the rules for a Commander deck?

A Commander deck must contain exactly 100 cards, including the commander. If you're playing a companion, it must adhere to color identity and singleton rules. While it is not part of the deck, it is effectively a 101st card. With the exception of basic lands, no two cards in the deck may have the same English name.

Kelly Rowland - Commander ft. David Guetta

What sets are illegal in Commander?

Like Vintage and Legacy, Commander is an eternal format with no restrictions on which sets cards can come from. Just as in those formats, however, acorn cards are not allowed.

What is the Commander damage rule?

Commander Damage is the term used to describe an alternate win condition in EDH. It states that if any player deals 21 points or more damage, with their Commander, to another player, that player is out of the game.

Can you negate a Commander?

That's right! Wash Away can counter commanders for just one mana. That's CRAZY good. Wash Away is one of the most efficient ways to counter a commander in all of Magic: the Gathering.

Can you sacrifice your Commander?

You can absolutely sacrifice a commander. A cheap commander can even be ideal sacrifice fodder since sacrificing it puts it into the command zone and it's relatively easy to cast it again.

How much does it cost to bring back a Commander?

In short, the Commander Tax says that you must pay an additional 2 mana, of any color, for each time you've previously cast your commander from the command zone. This additional cost applies any time you cast your commander from the command zone, but not if you're casting it from your hand.

Can desertion steal a Commander?

Can desertion steal commanders? Yes. If you counter someone's commander, you put it onto the battlefield. It never even tries to go to the graveyard, so you can counter and steal someone's commander with Desertion.

Can my Commander deal Commander damage to me?

Can You Die to Your Own Commander Damage? Yup! You sure can. The specific rule for commander damage doesn't specify that an opponent's commander had to deal the damage, just that a specific commander needs to deal damage.

What is rule 0 in Commander?

Rule 0 is an unofficial rule in Commander that allows players to modify the rules of a non-competitive game. The catch? Everyone who's participating has to agree to the changes before the game begins. If you're familiar with the term “house rules,” it's the same concept.

Can you take someone else's Commander?

Yes you absolutely can. The owner of the commander can only move it from the graveyard to the command zone as a Statebased action. And we don't check state-based actions while spells are resolving. So it can steal commanders.

Can a Commander have flash?

Then, in 2017, the Hulk was unbanned and Flash Hulk was once again possible in Commander. However, in 2020, Flash finally ended up on the ban list, breaking up the combo once again. This ban was somewhat controversial, as it was banned as a result of the presence of Flash Hulk decks in cEDH (competitive EDH).

Can a Commander partner with itself?

Note that while the Partner ability does not explicitly prohibit a card from being partners with itself, the singleton rule of Commander formats prevents it nonetheless.

Can you go over 100 in Commander?

A commander deck has to be 99 cards + the commander, for a total of 100. It cannot be any more or any less. 903.5a Each deck must contain exactly 100 cards, including its commander.

Can you play your Commander at any time?

Your commander (a legendary creature of your choosing) starts the game in the command zone. You can cast your commander from your command zone any time you could normally cast it.

Can I counterspell Commander?

Counterspells are a great tool in Commander, and including a couple of the juicier ones at least in your decks is a good idea. It's possible to overdo it, though—if all you play is permission, you're not advancing your own board state; and there's no way you can keep up with all three opponents.

Can a Commander be colorless?

Color Identity

Every card in your Commander deck must only use mana symbols that also appear on your commander. Colorless cards are allowed as well.

What happens if you have a colorless Commander?

If your commander is completely colorless, then Command Tower does nothing. Colorless isn't a color (it's literally a lack of color) and the Tower specifically says that it generates mana of your commander's color identity. So no color identity means no mana.

Are infinite combos banned in Commander?

Less contentious is the popular banning of infinite combos. A lot of groups, especially those that lean hard into the “casual” side of commander, want to win through swingy combats, big spells, and commander damage.

What happens if a Commander is killed?

The Commander goes to the graveyard, then before either player would receive priority and triggers are placed on the stack the owner may choose to put it into the Command Zone. so the opponent can choose to do it before you even get a chance to respond.

Does fog prevent Commander damage?

Fog can be cast at instant speed, which means that you can use it to prevent damage during any turn, even one when you're not being attacked.