<p>No, 'commander-ness' is an intrinsic property of the card that nothing can take away.</p>
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<p><strong>903.3.</strong> Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object represented by the card; rather, it is an attribute of the card itself. The card retains this designation even when it changes zones.</p>
<p><em><strong>Example:</strong> A commander that’s been turned face down (due to Ixidron’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander that’s copying another card (due to Cytoshape’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that’s copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player’s graveyard) is not a commander.</em></p>
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diego
<p>Once and for all: Is there anything that can possibly be done to my commander that would cause it to cease being my commander?</p>

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<p>All of these questions ask the same thing, but aren't general enough to be marked as a duplicate.</p>

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<li><a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/21055/6692">If a commander becomes a colorless forest, is it still a commander?</a>

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<li><strong>Is a commander still a commander if</strong> it gets turned into a forest?</li>
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<li><a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/20772/6692">Is your commander still a &quot;commander&quot; if it gets turned face down?</a>

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<li><strong>Is a commander still a commander if</strong> it gets turned face down?</li>
</ul></li>
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Can my commander ever not be my commander?
Rainbolt
# Can my commander ever not be my commander?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-12)

Once and for all: Is there anything that can possibly be done to my commander that would cause it to cease being my commander?

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All of these questions ask the same thing, but aren't general enough to be marked as a duplicate.

* [If a commander becomes a colorless forest, is it still a commander?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/21055/6692)
  + **Is a commander still a commander if** it gets turned into a forest?
* [Is your commander still a "commander" if it gets turned face down?](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/20772/6692)
  + **Is a commander still a commander if** it gets turned face down?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering, mtg-commander


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-12. Score: 15 | Accepted answer

No, 'commander-ness' is an intrinsic property of the card that nothing can take away.

> **903.3.** Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object represented by the card; rather, it is an attribute of the card itself. The card retains this designation even when it changes zones.
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> ***Example:** A commander that’s been turned face down (due to Ixidron’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander that’s copying another card (due to Cytoshape’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that’s copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player’s graveyard) is not a commander.*


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