Can you use any cards in Commander?

All regular-sized black- and white-bordered Magic cards publicly released by Wizards of the Coast are legal to play with in Commander. This means that silver-bordered cards are not legal in Commander — they are not covered by the Comprehensive Rules and not legal in constructed formats.

What is the symbol for colorless?

The diamond symbol. The colorless mana symbol {C} is used to represent one colorless mana, and also to represent a cost that can be paid only with one colorless mana.

Does command tower work with colorless commanders?

If its just casual then you can get everyone to agree it taps for 1 as a house rule. However the official standpoint is that if a general with no color identity (like Karn) or in a format with no generals, Command Tower may be included, but cannot tap for mana. Colorless is not a color.

Does the Commander count as one of the 100 cards?

Your commander counts as one of those 100 cards, and they start the game in the Command Zone rather than in the deck. The commander also dictates what colours you can use in your deck.

Can you gain protection from colorless?

There is currently no way to grant ‘protection from colorless’ by any existing card as a note.

Are all eldrazi colorless?

They are generally smaller and are aligned with colored mana. Those of Battle for Zendikar, though still requiring colored mana to cast, have devoid and are therefore colorless.

How does Command Tower work?

: Add one mana of any color in your commander’s color identity. “Approach my tower on bended knee or depart from it as ash upon the wind.” If your commander is a card like Kozilek, Butcher of Truth that has no colors in its color identity, Command Tower’s ability produces no mana. …

Can you have your Commander in the 99?

Your commander must be a single legendary creature, with a few special exceptions for one of the Commander sets that Wizards of the Coast released. You have to have a deck of 99 cards plus them.

Where does the color of a commander card come from?

A card’s color identity can come from any part of that card, including its casting cost and any mana symbols in its text. Every card in your Commander deck must only use mana symbols that also appear on your commander.

Can a devoid card be used on a colorless commander?

Given this, if I have a colorless Commander (e.g. Kozilek, the Great Distortion, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Karn, Silver Golem, etc.), can I include Devoid cards – as they are colorless? I checked various sources and seem to come up with equal support pro and con.

Can you use devoid cards in a commander deck?

No, the reason that you cannot use Devoid cards in a Commander deck with a colorless commander is that a card’s “color” is not the same thing as it’s “color identity”. “Color identity” dictates what cards that can go in your Commander deck, not “color”. Devoid changes a cards color. 105.2.

How is the color identity determined in commander?

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).