(For more info, check out Rule 704 in the Comprehensive Rules.) An action is taken based on a particular state.

When a condition exists in the game that requires something to change within the game, a state-based action is usually doing the work to make that change happen. They govern when and how creatures with lethal damage die, players with 0 life or less lose, tokens not on the battlefield cease to exist, and so on. For those unfamiliar with rules jargon, state-based actions are the rules that keep everything moving behind the scenes in games of Magic. This was accomplished by adding a state-based action specifically for Commander. “If a commander has an ability which triggers on it dying or going to exile, it will trigger before heading to the command zone.” If you’re interested in the minutia, please take the time to read the full announcement about this change on the Commander RC’s website here.įor those looking for the quick answer, here’s a quote from the announcement that gives you the really important information. They gave us a heads up about a change that is coming with the quarterly announcement for Core Set 2021, and it’s a spicy one. If you weren’t watching the CommandFest Online stream, you missed something important – me talking about Commander live! Just kidding, the actual important thing you missed was the announcement from the Commander RC.

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