Does the CMC for Commanders Go Up As He is Recast from Command Zone?
Asked by Minathia 13 years ago
Example: I bring a Skullbriar, the Walking Grave in play, cast from command zone for the 2nd time.
I want to sacrifice him to Birthing Pod .
Do I search for the cmc of the card (2)? or the cmc it took to get him in play after the command zone costs (4)?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
MagnorCriol is right. The CMC is defined by the mana cost written in the upper-right corner of the card, and it won't change unless the card becomes a copy of another card with a different CMC.
What it actually costs to cast the card is another matter entirely, and can depend on a variety of different factors (like the "Commander Tax", for example).
MagnorCriol says... Accepted answer #1
No, it doesn't raise the CMC. Nothing in the game ever changes the CMC of a card; that's one of the few abiding statues of the game (so far).
The commanders "death tax" is simply a cost modifier. It just adds to the cost you have to pay, but it doesn't change his actual CMC.
September 15, 2011 3:03 p.m.