Can Hex Parasite go in an Arixmethes EDH deck?

Asked by Zimmy01 4 years ago

it's in the title.

Yesterday says... Accepted answer #1

Please link the cards when you post a question in future, it makes it somewhat easier to deal with.

Hex Parasite & Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

No, I'm afraid not. In EDH, all the cards in your deck must conform to the 'colour identity' of your Commander. Hex Parasite as a card doesn't have a colour, and as a permanent doesn't have a colour. But this is different from the colour identity of the card.

The colour identity is derived from the colour of the card + the colour of any mana symbols in its mana cost and rules text, except for reminder text.

• Hex parasite has in its rules text, so it has a black colour identity.
• Dust Stalker has in its mana cost, so it has a black & red colour identity.
• Pontiff of Blight has only in its reminder text, so its colour identity doesn't include white.
• Sphinx of the Guildpact as a card is all colours, so it has a WUBRG colour identity.

July 20, 2019 6:17 p.m.

Caerwyn says... #2

In the future, please remember to hit the green “mark as answer” button to indicate your question has been resolved. Since this question has been answered for a couple of days with no follow-up questions, I have gone ahead and marked an answer on your behalf.

July 24, 2019 8:41 a.m.