Can any Planeswalker be a commander in Brawl?

Yes, in Magic: The Gathering's MTG Arena Brawl formathttps://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/brawl, you can use any Standard-legal Planeswalker as your commander, unlike the Commander format where they usually need specific text, making Brawl more flexible for Planeswalker enthusiasts. This rule allows for diverse deck-building around planeswalkers that might not normally qualify as commanders, as long as they're legal in the current Standard sets.
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Can any Planeswalker be a Commander?

No, in the traditional Commander (EDH) format, you cannot use just any Planeswalker as a commander; only specific ones printed with the text "This card can be your commander," or legendary creatures that become Planeswalkers (like flip-walkers) are allowed, though formats like Brawl and Oathbreaker have different rules. While regular Planeswalkers aren't creatures and don't meet the legendary creature requirement, certain preconstructed decks introduced Planeswalkers with explicit commander text, making them legal exceptions in Commander. 
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Is Brawl just 1v1 Commander?

An exciting deck-brewing challenge, Brawl is most similar to Commander. In this format, you'll build a Commander-style deck around a legendary creature or Planeswalker and play 1v1 games on MTG Arena.
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What cards are allowed to be commanders?

In Magic: The Gathering's Commander format, your commander must be a Legendary Creature, a Planeswalker with specific text saying it can be your Commander, or certain Legendary non-creature permanents like Vehicles or Enchantments with commander-related abilities, often paired with a "Background" or another "Partner" card, all of which determine your deck's color identity.
 
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Can any Planeswalker be a Commander in 2025?

The rule for Commander is that any (not-banned) Legendary Creature can be your commander. Planeswalkers are not Legendary Creatures.
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Can a Planeswalker be your Commander in Brawl?

Any Planeswalker can be a commander regardless of whether they have the ability to become a commander or not.
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Why can Grist be a Commander?

Well, Grist is a 1/1 Insect creature when it isn't on the battlefield, therefore making it a creature in the command zone.
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Is EDH the same as Commander?

Yes, EDH is the same as Commander; it's just an older, fan-created name for the popular Magic: The Gathering format, with EDH standing for "Elder Dragon Highlander," a nod to its origins with Elder Dragon legends and the "highlander" rule of only one copy of each card (except basic lands). Wizards of the Coast officially adopted the format and renamed it Commander for broader appeal, but players still use both names interchangeably.
 
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How many 5 color commanders are there?

All 52 5-Color Commanders | ManaGathering: The MTG Card Encyclopedia.
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Why are Brawl decks 59 cards?

Another variation in deckbuilding are the two-card synergies. With decks of 59 cards, you are more likely to match two cards, so running less optimal cards that work exponentially better together is a better option in Brawl than in Commander.
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Why don't people play standard MTG?

High upkeep cost and fast rotation

The cost for an average LGS player is simply too high. Even with constant reinvestment, rotation happens every year and cards become obsolete. Most cards usually peak when they're legal in Standard and their price can sometimes totally crash when that set rotates out of Standard.
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Is it 20 or 21 Commander damage?

In Magic: The Gathering's Commander format, a player loses if they take 21 or more combat damage from a single commander over the course of the game, not 20. This damage is tracked separately for each commander and only counts combat damage, not damage from abilities, and it isn't healed by life gain, say Facebook users. 
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Are planeswalkers banned in Commander?

Planeswalkers aren't legal as commanders because the format predates planeswalkers, and the people in control of the format made the decision to not allow them as commanders when planeswalkers were released as a card type.
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Who is the most powerful Planeswalker?

The strongest Magic: The Gathering Planeswalker card is widely considered to be Oko, Thief of Crowns, due to its cheap cost, high loyalty, and incredibly disruptive abilities that led to its banning in multiple formats, though lore-wise, powerful figures like Nicol Bolas or ancient ones like Ugin and Karn are often cited. For gameplay, cards like Teferi, Time Raveler, Jace, the Mind Sculptor, and Wrenn and Six are also legendary for breaking formats.
 
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Are planeswalkers worth it in Commander?

Be aware that Planeswalkers are fairly weak in Commander. It's safe to assume that all three opponents will attack your Planeswalker if given the chance, because most Planeswalkers will just run away with the game on their own if not dealt with early.
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Why do they call it EDH?

EDH is an acronym for Elder Dragon Highlander, the original name for the popular Magic: The Gathering format now officially called Commander, named after the format's origins using Elder Dragons as commanders and referencing the Highlander movie's "There can be only one" tagline for its singleton (one-of-each-card) rule. The format was created by Adam Staley in the 1990s, and while Wizards of the Coast officially adopted it as Commander, the older name EDH persists among players.
 
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What is higher, OC or CO?

Officer Commanding (OC) is the correct term for RAFAC Squadron Commanders as they are subordinate unit commanders of a larger formation. Commanding Officer (CO) is usually reserved for commanders of larger unit formations, in our case each ATC Wing.
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Why are cards banned in EDH?

Cards whose art, text, name, or combination thereof that are racially or culturally offensive are banned in all formats.
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Is Blacker Lotus legal in Commander?

Blacker Lotus isn't legal, it's from an unset. Only goofballs are confused about that, Or I guess people that have no idea that unsets are a thing. This art for blacker lotus is AMAZING!!! What a gorgeous collector piece.
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Who created Braids, Cabal Minion?

Braids originally was never meant to be a card, but when Eric Peterson reinterpreted a Matt Wilson sketch for what was supposed to be Diabolic Tutor for Odyssey, the card was so impressive and powerful that Continuity and R&D decided to make Braids her own card.
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Is it racist to wear cornrows?

wearing cornrows is not entirely racist, sure. but it is literally not just a simple hairstyle—it has deep and cultural meaning. cornrows carry identity, history, and resilience. It becomes cultural appropriation based on how you benefit from it—fashion, trend, or popularity.
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Is Grist a girl MTG?

Not much is known about Grist, an insectoid planeswalker that is both a single organism and the queen of a hive that constitutes her body mass. When she travels to a new plane, she connects with the local swarms to assemble a new form.
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What is a peasant Commander?

Peasant Commander is a specialty format my playgroup enjoys fairly regularly and several of us have multiple peasant decks. The rules are simple: Your commander may be any uncommon creature. Your deck (including the general) must contain exactly 100 cards. Those cards must fit within your general's color identity.
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Is Seven Dwarves legal in Commander?

The Rule of Seven

Seven Dwarves is different, though: you can have no more than seven copies of the card in your deck. When building a 60-card deck, having seven copies of Seven Dwarves means you have decent odds at getting two or possibly even three of them on the battlefield, which makes each of them bigger.
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