Can you steal an opponents 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 you take control of someone else's Commander?

Yes, you can take control of someone else's commander. The rule about returning the commander to the Command Zone reads (emphasis mine): 903.9. If a commander would be exiled from anywhere or put into its owner's hand, graveyard, or library from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead.

Can a Commander be copied?

No, only your own original commander counts.

Also, a clone of your Commander would not count, because the Commander-ness of a card cannot be copied. 903.3. Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander.

Can you exile an opponents Commander?

Yes you can put it back into the command zone or you you can let it get exiled with the card.

Do stolen commanders still do Commander damage?

Yes, it is still commander damage from that commander.

Stealing Your Opponents Commander Deck

Is there Commander damage in 1v1?

Both you and your opponent start at 30 life, but taking 21 combat damage from a single Commander will also kill you, no matter your life total. As for deckbuilding, you're only allowed to play cards within your Commander's color identity and except for basic lands you can't include multiples of a card in your deck.

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 a player take Commander damage from their own Commander?

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. If you somehow take 21 or more damage from your own commander, you still lose the game.

Can you keep your Commander in the graveyard?

Yes, you can choose to have your commander in the graveyard. If you have a reason that you'd like to leave your commander rest in peace (say to revive it or cast it without paying commander tax), feel free to let your commander die. It's a choice you get whenever your commander moves zones.

Can I sacrifice my Commander?

You can also sacrifice your opponents' commanders as long as they're under your control.

Can prismatic bridge be your Commander?

The Prismatic Bridge is the true commander for this deck. Your early game will likely be spent trying to create a land base that allows you to tap for and get it out as soon as possible. Players know how powerful this is, so be sure to look out for potential opposing interaction when preparing to cast it.

Can I mutate my Commander?

Commander is where mutate gets even trickier so it's doubly important to be well researched and understand the mechanic. If your commander is mutated into a pile then the merged creature does commander damage and counts as your commander regardless of its location in the pile.

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.

What happens if someone exiles your Commander?

Whenever a Commander is exiled or enters the graveyard, they are returned to toe command zone. The only zones your commander remains in are: Command zone.

Can you use hostage taker on a Commander?

The commander never goes to exile and so you won't be able to cast it with Hostage Taker's ability, since that ability only allows you to cast it while it's exiled.

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.

Can you bring your Commander to your hand?

A commander can be cast from the command zone for its normal costs, plus an additional two mana for each previous time it's been cast from the command zone this game. If your commander would be put into your library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, you may return it to your command zone instead.

Do commanders trigger death triggers?

All these commanders now trigger their death triggers when you choose to put them into your command zone instead of keeping them in your graveyard. This makes these commanders more powerful, but it's not actually a huge power boost.

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.

Does Boo count as Commander damage?

It's unfortunate that Boo can't kill with commander damage, because 21 in a single shot isn't out of the realm of possibilities.

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.

What is the new Commander graveyard rule?

If a commander is in a graveyard or in exile and that card was put into that zone since the last time state-based actions were checked, its owner may put it into the command zone. If a commander would be put into its owner's hand or library from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead.

Why is land destruction frowned upon in Commander?

What is land destruction in Commander? Land destruction isn't specific to Commander, not at all, but it's one of the places where it's most abhorrent as the games tend to go on for a long time anyway. It's a way of playing that aims to simply destroy lands, and therefore restrict mana.

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.

Do you draw first turn in Commander 1v1?

Given that Commander is traditionally a multiplayer format, all players draw a card during their first turn.