Commander Damage is cumulative throughout the game; nothing can reduce the amount of damage a Commander has previously done to a player. Because it is a property of the card and not a characteristic of the game object, a card is still the same Commander even if it leaves the field and returns.
Can flip cards be commanders?
If the front face of an MDFC is a legendary creature, it can be your commander. You can play either side from the command zone, paying two extra each time you cast the card (regardless of which side.)
Do copied commanders do commander damage?
Basically, do clones and copies of commanders count when adding to commander damage? No. Having the same name (or other characteristics) as the commander doesn’t matter.
Can a god be a commander?
MTG Salvation Yes, Theros gods can be commanders. They are Legendary Creatures and will be available as commanders after the Theros prerelease. And yes, Daxos’s ability can be used to cast cards outside of your commander’s colors.
Can halvar god of battle be a commander?
Bennie Smith kicks off Commander on Kaldheim with Halvar, God of Battle. Check out his Equipment-themed 100-card creation. As Sheldon explained in his article First Looks: Kaldheim’s Impact On Commander, if “Halvar is your commander, you can cast either side from the command zone.
Is a copy of a Commander still a Commander?
A commander that’s copying another card (due to Cytoshape’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that’s copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player’s graveyard) is not a commander.
When do you lose a game as a Commander?
If a player has been dealt 21 points of combat damage by a particular Commander during the game, that player loses a game. Commanders are subject to the Legend rule; a player cannot control more than one legend with the same name.
Can a player control more than one commander?
Commanders are subject to the Legend rule; a player cannot control more than one legend with the same name. Parts of abilities which bring other card (s) you own from outside the game into the game (such as Living Wish; Spawnsire of Ulamog; Karn, the Great Creator) do not function in Commander.
Can a slow firing tower be boosted by a Commander?
Air-based towers can also be boosted, though their tower must be within range of the Commander (not the vehicle). Slow firing towers, such as the Rocketeer or Ranger, will benefit massively from the firerate buff that the Commander supplies. The firerate buff does not stack with multiple Commanders, passively or with the Call to Arms.
What happens when a Commander is in the graveyard?
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.
