Thistledown Liege

Commander Hybrid Rules

I think you're looking at the Commander hybrid issue the wrong way. Most formats define what cards you can play in a deck by what mana you can use, but Commander purposely defines them by what colors the card IS instead. Hybrid cards are "OR" for mana purposes but they're still "AND" for color purposes -- that's what makes cards like Thistledown Liege, Gloomlance, etc. work. Commander excludes hybrid cards because it purposely cares about color instead of playability.

My problem is that changes the functionality of the card. Only being able to play a black/red hybrid card in a black/red deck negates the entire (okay, most of the) purpose of hybrid.

Black Colors Commander Gates Gates Gloomlance Hybrid Mana Rakdos (B/R) Red Thistledown Liege

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