Savage Lands in commander Glissa, the Traitor *oversized*?
Asked by WorkAround 13 years ago
can I use it but not be able to produce red?
WorkAround says... #2
that was yes I'm correct I can use it and at the end no I cannot use it. Did not answer my question
February 9, 2012 4:44 p.m.
That_CrazyWalrus says... #3
Actually, you can use it in Commander but the red mana becomes colorless, so it'd only be good for green and black.
February 9, 2012 4:45 p.m.
hunter9000 says... #4
You can't use that land because it has a red mana symbol on it.
February 9, 2012 4:46 p.m.
hunter9000 says... Accepted answer #5
Check http://mtgcommander.net/rules.php under the Deck Construction section:
3.A card's colour identity is its colour plus the colour of any mana symbols in the card's rules text. A card's colour identity is established before the game begins, and cannot be changed by game effects.The Commander's colour identity restricts what cards may appear in the deck
Cards in a deck may not have any colours in their identity which are not shared with the commander of the deck. (The identity of each card in the deck must be a subset of the General's)
Savage Lands has a RBG identity, Glissa, the Traitor has a BG identity.
February 9, 2012 4:51 p.m.
That_CrazyWalrus says... #6
I was told that if a land produced a color other then the commander's color became colorless.
February 9, 2012 5:15 p.m.
Which is true. But only useful in a case where you've stolen or copied someone's land somehow. However, you can not have anything in your deck that has a color identity other than that of your commander's
February 9, 2012 5:40 p.m.
hunter9000 says... #8
You're right that if a permanent is somehow able to produce a mana that's not in your general's identity, it would produce colorless instead. Like say you have Exotic Orchard in your glissa deck, and your opponent only controls Plains. Tapping the orchard would produce colorless instead of W. But it's legal in the deck because it's identity is colorless.
February 9, 2012 5:43 p.m.
rckclimber777 says... #9
sorry misread the question to begin with. My answer still stands you would not be able to use it.
rckclimber777 says... #1
You are correct. You would not be able to use Savage Lands
. While it is in fact colorless, its color identity is all the mana symbols of the land. Thus it is has green, black and red color identity and cannot be used in a glissa deck.
February 9, 2012 4:30 p.m.