Mluvíme o těchto dvou pravidlech:
903.11. If a commander would be put into its owner’s graveyard from anywhere, that player may put it into the command zone instead.
903.12. If a commander would be put into the exile zone from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead.
Jedná se o takzvané nahrazující efekty (
replacement effects)
614.1a Effects that use the word “instead” are replacement effects. Most replacement effects use the word “instead” to indicate what events will be replaced with other events.
A pro ty platí, že:
614.6. If an event is replaced, it never happens. A modified event occurs instead, which may in turn trigger abilities. Note that the modified event may contain instructions that can’t be carried out, in which case the impossible instruction is simply ignored.
Tedy až commander zemře nebo bude poslán do exilu, může se v té chvíli jeho vlastník rozhodnout, že
místo toho půjde do command zóny. A tedy se ani nespustí žádná schopnost na to navázaná ("whenever a creature dies"...).