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Colorless commander using lands that chose based upon identity?

Exotic Orchard and Command TowerCan I use a card with “Add one mana of any color to your mana pool” in any Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH) deck?Can lands that say “Add one mana of any color to your mana pool” be used in a colorless EDH deck?Is it impossible to pay off-color mana costs in EDH?In EDH/Commander, what is the 'color identity' of a double-faced card?How does Fist of Suns work with my Commander?How do I resolve inconsistencies between the rules committee Commander rules and the comprehensive rules?Does devoid make a card's color identity colorless in Commander?Can I sacrifice a treasure for mana not in my commanders colours?Indomitable Creativity + Sacrifice OutletCan I use cards like Gilded Lotus and Spectral Searchlight in a colorless EDH deck?

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• Can I use lands that mention "color identity" with a colorless commander while still getting their bonus effects?

I apologize if I have missed something that explains this situation, but I am unsure how the rules work around my planned commander: Kozilek, the Great Distortion.

With this as my commander if I used a card such as Opal Palace that reads

{C},{T}: Add to your mana pool one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters the battlefield with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

As I understand the rules any cards in your deck must have your commander's color. Colorless is not a color. Therefore, does the colorless indicator or the Wastes indicator count as my commander's color identity?

Would the case be similar if I used a land such as Exotic Orchard? I realize technically those are two different questions, but I think they are similar and easily answered within the same frame of reference...

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2

TLDR

• Can I use lands that mention "color identity" with a colorless commander while still getting their bonus effects?

I apologize if I have missed something that explains this situation, but I am unsure how the rules work around my planned commander: Kozilek, the Great Distortion.

With this as my commander if I used a card such as Opal Palace that reads

{C},{T}: Add to your mana pool one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters the battlefield with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

As I understand the rules any cards in your deck must have your commander's color. Colorless is not a color. Therefore, does the colorless indicator or the Wastes indicator count as my commander's color identity?

Would the case be similar if I used a land such as Exotic Orchard? I realize technically those are two different questions, but I think they are similar and easily answered within the same frame of reference...

magic-the-gathering mtg-commander mtg-color-identity

share|improve this question

edited 5 hours ago

Philip Kendall

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asked 8 hours ago

Odin1806Odin1806

24918

add a comment | 

TLDR

• Can I use lands that mention "color identity" with a colorless commander while still getting their bonus effects?

I apologize if I have missed something that explains this situation, but I am unsure how the rules work around my planned commander: Kozilek, the Great Distortion.

With this as my commander if I used a card such as Opal Palace that reads

{C},{T}: Add to your mana pool one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters the battlefield with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

As I understand the rules any cards in your deck must have your commander's color. Colorless is not a color. Therefore, does the colorless indicator or the Wastes indicator count as my commander's color identity?

Would the case be similar if I used a land such as Exotic Orchard? I realize technically those are two different questions, but I think they are similar and easily answered within the same frame of reference...

magic-the-gathering mtg-commander mtg-color-identity

share|improve this question

edited 5 hours ago

Philip Kendall

1,084714

asked 8 hours ago

Odin1806Odin1806

24918

share|improve this question

edited 5 hours ago

Philip Kendall

1,084714

asked 8 hours ago

Odin1806Odin1806

24918

share|improve this question

edited 5 hours ago

Philip Kendall

1,084714

asked 8 hours ago

Odin1806Odin1806

24918

edited 5 hours ago

Philip Kendall

1,084714

edited 5 hours ago

Philip Kendall

1,084714

asked 8 hours ago

Odin1806Odin1806

24918

asked 8 hours ago

Odin1806Odin1806

24918

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The rulings under the card in Gatherer say

If your commander is a card like Kozilek, Butcher of Truth that has no colors in its color identity, Opal Palace’s last ability produces no mana.

That means you can use it in your deck but it won't produce the desired effect.

Exotic Orchard has no colors in its color identity and can be used as well, and it works just as it would in a normal 2 player game, i.e. it can be used to produce blue mana if your opponent controls an Island.

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  I can't believe I missed that. I'm an idiot. No wonder I couldn't find a question describing my situation.... because everybody else read that listing... thank you.
  
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The rulings under the card in Gatherer say

If your commander is a card like Kozilek, Butcher of Truth that has no colors in its color identity, Opal Palace’s last ability produces no mana.

That means you can use it in your deck but it won't produce the desired effect.

Exotic Orchard has no colors in its color identity and can be used as well, and it works just as it would in a normal 2 player game, i.e. it can be used to produce blue mana if your opponent controls an Island.

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

7,85612851

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I can't believe I missed that. I'm an idiot. No wonder I couldn't find a question describing my situation.... because everybody else read that listing... thank you.
  
  – Odin1806
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

The rulings under the card in Gatherer say

If your commander is a card like Kozilek, Butcher of Truth that has no colors in its color identity, Opal Palace’s last ability produces no mana.

That means you can use it in your deck but it won't produce the desired effect.

Exotic Orchard has no colors in its color identity and can be used as well, and it works just as it would in a normal 2 player game, i.e. it can be used to produce blue mana if your opponent controls an Island.

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

7,85612851

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I can't believe I missed that. I'm an idiot. No wonder I couldn't find a question describing my situation.... because everybody else read that listing... thank you.
  
  – Odin1806
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

The rulings under the card in Gatherer say

If your commander is a card like Kozilek, Butcher of Truth that has no colors in its color identity, Opal Palace’s last ability produces no mana.

That means you can use it in your deck but it won't produce the desired effect.

Exotic Orchard has no colors in its color identity and can be used as well, and it works just as it would in a normal 2 player game, i.e. it can be used to produce blue mana if your opponent controls an Island.

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

7,85612851

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

7,85612851

answered 8 hours ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

7,85612851

answered 8 hours ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

7,85612851