What makes a commander competitive?

For a deck to be Competitive: Built with the sole intent to win as many games as possible (including meta-gameing like which commander and strategy). If the win percentage for local meta exceeds 25%.

Is Voltron good in Commander?

Voltron is one of the classic Commander archetypes, and its legacy is strong thanks to Commander’s rule about commander damage – 21 combat damage from a single commander, and you’re out! That means suiting up your commander with an arsenal of Equipment and Auras before going to combat can be very profitable.

Can Lazav copy commanders?

Simply put, Lazav cannot copy enemy commanders. If you mill a legendary creature, Lazav can become a copy of that legendary creature, and you can still Animate Dead it onto your side of the battlefield to get an additional copy.

Who is Lazav?

Lazav is the current guildmaster of House Dimir on Ravnica.

Why are all commanders competitive?

Generally, the more colors the better, but , , and should be priority colors, as they give you a ton of possibilities. Generally, each deck is either using its commander as a way to win, gain resources, slow the opponents down, or get useful colors. Many decks are a mix of these ideas.

Can Voltron be competitive?

Classic voltron is not going to be very competitive – it is difficult to deal 21 commander damage to three different opponents. You could run some type of combo that exiles all the opponent’s permanents, then kill via the general, for example Boonweaver combo Karador.

Is Voltron viable EDH?

Voltron strategies are viable in EDH, but the more people that are playing in the game the harder it is to run well. There are lots of wrath effects in EDH and the more players there are the more wraths there are.

How does Lazav dimir mastermind work?

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind becomes a copy of the creature card in the graveyard. Notably, copy effects that applied to the creature card when it was on the battlefield won’t be copied by Lazav. For example, if a Clone is put into an opponent’s graveyard from the battlefield and you use Lazav’s ability, it will become 0/0.

Can you copy commanders?

No, only your own original commander counts. Generally, if the Lieutenant ability refers to your Commander, then the opponent’s Commander would not count, since it’s not yours, even if it has the same name. Also, a clone of your Commander would not count, because the Commander-ness of a card cannot be copied.

Is Commander a competitive format?

Commander is not, and it will never be, a competitive format for the vast amount of players that participate in it. That’s not because of the social contract, or the spirit of the format. Wizards of the Coast cares about cEDH players about as much as they care about Vintage players.