Is there a difference between Transguild Courier and Fallaji Wayfarer "all color" rules?

Asked by pedroedmarcos 1 year ago

Hey there

I'm not sure of how it works out. Fallaji says "it doesn’t affect its color identity" while courier says it is all color in all zones. Does all zones includes the deckbuilding? Does that mean that I can't play the courier on a colorless EDH deck? And what about Fallaji? Can I play it on a mono green deck?

dragonstryke58 says... Accepted answer #1

Color Identity is determined by all colors in a card's mana cost, color indicators, characteristic-defining abilities, and mana symbols in its rules text (minus reminder text).

Transguild Courier has a characteristic-defining ability which sets its color to all colors therefore it has a color identity of all five colors. Because it has a five-color color identity, it cannot be used in a colorless deck.

Fallaji Wayfarer is different in that its characteristic-defining ability makes it not affect color identity. So even though its CDA makes it all colors, the CDA also sets its color identity as only green. Therefore you can play it in a mono-green deck

MTG Comprehensive Rules:

903.4. The Commander variant uses color identity to determine what cards can be in a deck with a certain commander. The color identity of a card is the color or colors of any mana symbols in that card’s mana cost or rules text, plus any colors defined by its characteristic-defining abilities (see rule 604.3) or color indicator (see rule 204).

September 27, 2022 5:13 p.m.