Decks
Commanders & partners
Assigning your commander, partners, and how they interact with your collection.
Commander and Brawl decks have a dedicated commander zone at the top of the deck screen.
Assigning a commander
Add a commander from the deck screen's commander slot: a name search scoped to commander-eligible cards (legendary creatures, planeswalkers that can command, Backgrounds) — tap ＋ on a result and it takes the slot with its default printing. To change the printing or finish afterwards, tap the slot itself. If your commander has Partner (or a partner mechanic), the second slot opens so you can complete the pair.
What the commander affects
- Color identity — legality checking uses your commander's identity; off-identity cards are flagged in Legality.
- Ideas — EDHREC recommendations are driven by your commander. See Ideas.
- Owned math — in a tracked deck, the commander's copy is reserved from your inventory like any other card, and it counts in the Owned view.
- Deck totals — the commander counts toward the deck's 100 cards.