commander is a legend though not a creature
Asked by olowleye 13 years ago
is this legal...everywhere ive played edh its been house rules so id enjoy some clarity wither or not i can use a legendary equipment as my commander'...
ive heard it jus needs to be a legend..an dont know so much bout that'..
information is welcome as always community'
me and my friends were thinking of making EDH decks with enchantments or artifacts as generals maybe not even legendary ones to make the possibilities more wide but of course there would be a mssive amount of bannings in house for this lol for example no Sol Ring or Umezawa's Jitte as commanders just for a start lol :-) I fancy a Legacy Weapon general jus cuz its my favourite artifact ever! :-)
January 23, 2012 8 a.m.
If you're playing Commander anywhere outside of your circle of friends, it must be a Legendary Creature. That's just the accepted rule.
However, there's nothing stopping you and your usual circle of friends from using other Legendary permanents and determining their color identities. EDH is, after all, the casual format.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
No. Your commander must be a legendary creature card in its primary form (for example, Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
was legal before being banned on the basis of power because it was a legendary creature by default).
903.1. In the Commander variant, each deck is led by a legendary creature designated as that deck's commander. The Commander variant was created and popularized by fans; an independent rules committee maintains additional resources at http://mtgcommander.net. The Commander variant uses all the normal rules for a Magic game, with the following additions.
January 23, 2012 3:33 a.m.