Commander color identity?
Asked by Kcin 11 years ago
If I use Rhys the Redeemed as my commander, am I able to have Thornscape Battlemage in the deck with its kicker cost being R or W?
but I thought kicker would be treated the same as a card with extort.... say Crypt Ghast in a deck with a mono-black commander such as Phage the Untouchable ?
the white in the extort cost still allows Crypt Ghast to be played since it is in the reminder text, not the cards CMC...
April 19, 2014 12:41 p.m.
kcin: The key point about Extort is that it's in the reminder text like you said. Kicker is in the rules text, which still affects color identity.
April 19, 2014 12:49 p.m.
got it. looking into again, I had a feeling that was the case, but I wasn't sure....
PhageTheUnbeatable says... Accepted answer #1
You cannot, as no cards in a Commander deck can have a color identity that is not included within its general's color identity. Rhys the Redeemed 's color identity is G/W, where Thornscape Battlemage 's color identity is G/W/R.
April 19, 2014 11:09 a.m.