Scion of Halaster

Legendary Enchantment — Background

Illustrated by Milivoj Ćeran

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EDHREC Rank #9,311

Commander creatures you own have "The first time you would draw a card each turn, instead look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your graveyard and the other back on top of your library. Then draw a card."

Most see the Mad Mage as a deranged menace, but you recognize the genius behind his paranoia.

Rulings (10)

Choose a Background is a variant of the partner ability. You may have two commanders if one of them is a legendary creature with the choose a background ability and the other is a legendary Background enchantment. Backgrounds and cards with choose a Background do not interact with cards which have any other partner ability.

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You can choose two commanders that are the same color or colors.

Jun 10, 2022

Both commanders start in the command zone, and the remaining 98 cards (or 58 cards in a Commander Draft game) of your deck are shuffled to become your library.

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