mtg cards with death triggers Ask a Magic Judge — If a manifested creature dies and has a "when this Orzhov Death Triggers • (Orzhov

Core mechanics include utilizing cards that put creatures directly into the graveyard, like Entomb or Buried Alive , and leveraging abilities that allow for reanimation or token creation

AND YET Im an idiot that likes playing at instant speed so Id still put Alela in the command zone, just so I can in response most of the game, and be very sad when someone plays Dosan the Falling Leaf

In Commander, however, that makes the card literally free, as it's restriction is playing no nonland cards that share a name with each other - Commander is a format of singletons

I talked about this last week with cards with two modes, but I feel it applies to any card with two components

Theyre not necessary by any means, but when youre in blue, youd be doing yourself a favor to ensure you can play on the stack at least once

That makes it just the kind of thing thats perfect for Commanderthe path to something thought-provoking which isnt immediately obvious