Edh commander and incorporating colors
Asked by ramonthebadass 8 years ago
So ive wanting to make an edh/commander deck using Daghatar the Adamant but when looking at its text box i saw green and black. I know for edh/commander that all mana symbols in cmc cost and text box count towards its color identity. My question is can i make a edh/commander deck with him using only white cards as if he were mono white or do i have to incorporate other spells that are his colors?
I of course meant "cards you use may not have a blue or red color identity".
September 9, 2015 5:21 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
Just some nitpicking regarding the phraseology of the question:
"CMC cost" is redundant. CMC means "converted mana cost." This is the colorless value of all mana symbols in a card's mana cost. It is not the same as a card's mana cost, which is the exact symbols printed in the upper right corner of the card (and therefore counting the colors of those symbols). Color identity uses the mana cost; CMC is always just a number and has no color associated with it.
Color identity also excludes reminder text, which is any information in parentheses. Reminder text is in a card's text box.
BlueScope says... Accepted answer #1
Dagathar's color identity is WBG, which means if you use him as your commander, cards you use in that deck may not have a blue or black color identity. If you choose to play with only white cards, that's fine.
September 9, 2015 5:20 a.m.