Does Dracogenesis skip commander tax?

No, Dracogenesis does not skip Commander Tax because Commander Tax is an additional cost, not part of the original mana cost that Dracogenesis replaces. Dracogenesis offers an alternative cost (often 0 mana) for casting dragon spells, but you must still pay the extra {2} for each time you've previously cast your commander from the command zone, as this tax is added after determining the base cost.
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Do you still have to pay commander tax with Dracogenesis?

No, it only replaces the Base cost with an Alternative cost You still have to pay any additional costs 601.2f The player determines the total cost of the spell.
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Does dracogenesis affect commanders?

If your commander is a dragon and you have Draco Genesis on the battlefield do you get to cast him for free without paying the taxes. No. Using the alternative cost of "not paying" applies before we apply cost increasing effects. You will pay the commander tax but nothing else.
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How to bypass commander tax?

Yuriko can completely avoid commander tax by using her Commander Ninjitsu ability as opposed to her casting cost. Alternatively Command Beacon will let you put your commander into your hand, avoiding the tax. However the downside is you will have to sacrifice that land.
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How to avoid commander tax mtg?

A rather simple way to get around commander tax is to bounce your commander to your hand in response to removal. The same goes for reanimating it out of your graveyard. Sometimes you'll want to let your opponent put your commander in the graveyard so that you can reanimate it.
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Does Affinity cancel commander tax?

Yes, affinity can be used to lower commander tax.

Commander tax is an additional cost while affinity is a cost-reduction mechanic, and additional costs are applied to a spell before cost reduction.
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Do cost reducers reduce Commander tax?

Yes, cost reduction effects in Magic: The Gathering absolutely apply to Commander Tax, reducing the total cost to cast your commander from the command zone by adding reductions to the increased cost, following the rule of applying increases first, then reductions to the final total. This means effects like Urza's Incubator or Ghalta's own cost reduction lower the base cost plus the +2 tax for each previous casting, making your commander much cheaper. 
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Does dracogenesis make dragons free?

Dracogenesis is slightly better than Omniscience in this regard because if you do get a way to cast dragons from somewhere else, you can cast them for free too, unlike Omniscience. But by itself it does not grant permission to cast dragons from anywhere but the hand.
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Is a 5 player Commander possible?

The 5 players sit in a circle or pentagon. Just like the 5 colors on the back of an MTG card, the players to your left and right are your allies, and the two sitting across from you are your enemies. The game ends when 1 player has eliminated their two enemies.
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Is Dracogenesis a dragon card?

Yes, please. Dracogenesis is one of the wild new cards in Tarkir: Dragonstorm, and it lets you cast dragons without paying their mana cost.
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Can you deflect Swat a Commander?

Deflecting Swat - Commander 2020 (C20)

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
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Can you cast without paying mana cost and Commander tax?

When something lets you 'cast a spell without paying its mana cost' it is referring to the 'printed on the card' cost. This is an alternate cost, and you cannot pay other alternate costs (such as overload). You can still pay additional costs (like kicker), some of which (for example commander tax) are required.
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What is the rule 118.7 in magic?

118.7. What a player actually needs to do to pay a cost may be changed or reduced by effects. If the mana component of a cost is reduced to nothing by cost reduction effects, it's considered to be {0}.
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Does Rooftop Storm make zombies completely free?

Yes, Rooftop Storm makes your Zombie creature spells cost 0 mana to cast (effectively free), but you still have to pay any additional costs, like Commander Tax in EDH, or cost increases from other cards, because it offers an alternative cost, not a cost reduction. This means you can cast zombies from your hand, graveyard, exile, etc., for free if they're just a mana cost, but extra fees still apply.
 
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Do medallions reduce commander tax?

Yes, Medallions (like Ruby Medallion, Emerald Medallion) do reduce Commander Tax, because the tax is an additional cost added to the base cost, and cost reductions are applied after additional costs are factored in to determine the final total cost, reducing the generic mana you pay. So, if your Commander normally costs {2}{R} and has a +2 tax, it becomes {2}{R}{2} (tax), then {1}{R}{1} (Medallion), for a total of {1}{R}{1}. 
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How to get free 1000 gems in dragon City?

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  1. 1 Watch ads on Dragon TV.
  2. 2 Complete tasks and surveys on the Offerwall.
  3. 3 Unlock Jewelem's Tower.
  4. 4 Participate in live events.
  5. 5 Win League and Arena battles.
  6. 6 Progress in Missing Dragon Rescue missions.
  7. 7 Play the Wizard's Hollow.
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Does Dracogenesis bypass Commander tax?

I don't know who will need to hear this, or when you will need to hear this, but please keep in mind the Dragonstorm Tarkir card [[Dracogenesis]] will not remove extra commander tax from a your commander!
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Is a drake considered a dragon in MTG?

No, in Magic: The Gathering (MTG), Drakes are a distinct creature type from Dragons; a card is only a Dragon if the word "Dragon" appears in its type line, making Drakes separate but mechanically similar, often smaller, blue, and two-legged flyers compared to larger, often red, four-limbed Dragons, with exceptions like Changelings adding all types.
 
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Does Scarab God avoid commander tax?

The Scarab God is also basically un-killable (it goes back to your hand when it dies), avoid the commander tax.
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Does ninjutsu bypass commander tax?

Yes, regular Ninjutsu abilities on cards like Higure, the Still Wind don't trigger Commander Tax because they're activated abilities putting the creature onto the battlefield, not casting it from the Command Zone, though specific cards like Yuriko (with Commander Ninjutsu) and Derevi offer special exceptions that bypass the tax for that specific action. The tax applies when casting from the Command Zone; Ninjutsu bypasses the stack, making it an ability, not a cast, hence no tax. 
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Does Geode Golem ignore commander tax?

Yes, you have to pay the tax whenever you cast your commander from the command zone, whether through Geode Golem or otherwise.
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Does Rooftop Storm ignore commander tax?

No, Rooftop Storm does not negate Commander Tax; it only provides an alternative cost of {0} for the mana cost, but you still must pay Commander Tax as an additional cost when casting your Zombie commander from the Command Zone. The tax adds {2} for each time you've cast it from the command zone, and you pay that mana after choosing the {0} cost from Rooftop Storm, making it effectively free except for the tax. 
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Does affinity affect shelling?

If you focus on shelling in your play style then affinity won't help since shelling can't crit. That being said, if you mix in pokes and overheads it can help some, but shouldn't be a priority.
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Does Slicer avoid commander tax?

Yes, you pay commander tax for each time your Commander has been cast from the command zone.
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