Mage: Grasp of Fate does not return commander cards it exiled if they are in the command zone
As per the rules, if a card like grasp of fate or journey to nowhere exiles a commander, and its owner chooses to put it in the command zone, and the card does not specify which zone it retrieves it from, it will retrieve it from the command zone if it has not been cast since (ie: if it's still the same game object). This is different from cards like Oblivion Ring, which say 'return the exiled card' and thus directly refer to the zone the card is supposed to be in.
This does not currently occur.
Kerrus
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Some discussion threads on the topic:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/EDH/comments/5ksq8n/psa_if_your_general_is_targeted_by_most_grasp_of/
- https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/762644-quick-question-about-commanders-and-exile
Relevant cards that return an exiled commander from command-zone, if they did not change zone in between:
- Acrobatic Maneuver
- Aligned Hedron Network
- Angel of Condemnation
- Angel of Sanctions
- Astral Slide
- Avacynian Missionaries
- Banisher Priest
- Banishing Light
- Bishop of Binding
- Brago, King Eternal
- Brain Maggot (if the commander somehow ends up in the hand before)
- Cast out
- Chained to the Rocks
- Cloudshift
- Colossal Whale
- Conjurer's Closet
- Constricting Sliver
- Consulate Crackdown
- Displace
- Eerie Interlude
- Eldrazi Displacer
- Essence Flux
- Fairgrounds Warden
- Faith Unbroken
- Felidar Guardian
- Flicker
- Flickerform
- Flickerwisp
- Ghost Council of Orzhova
- Ghostly Flicker
- Ghostway
- Glimmerpoint Stag
- Grasp of Fate
- Hieromancer's Cage
- Hikari, Twilight Guardian
- Hixus, Prison Warden
- Hostage Takers
- Identity Thief
- Illusionist's Stratagem
- Isolation Zone
- Ixalan's Binding
- Kaya, Ghost Assassin
- Liberate
- Liliana, Heretical Healer
- Long Road Home
- Mistmeadow Witch
- Momentary Blink
- Mystifying Maze
- Nephalia Smuggler
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
- Nissa, Vastwood Seer
- Norin the Wary
- Oath of Teferi
- Obzedat, Ghost Council
- Otherworldly Journey
- Palace Jailer
- Planar Guide
- Portcullis
- Quarantine Field
- Rescue from the Underworld
- Restoration Angel
- Roon of the Hidden Realm
- Seal Away
- Sentinel of the Pearl Trident
- Silkwrap
- Siren's Ruse
- Skybind
- Stasis Snare
- Struggle for Sanity (from hand)
- Sudden Disappearance
- Suppress (from hand)
- Suspension Field
- Tawno's Coffin
- Thopter Arrest
- Trapjaw Tyrant
- Turn to Mist
- Venser, the Sojourner
- Vizier of Deferment
- Voidwalk
- Voyager Staff
- Wispweaver Angel
derlhurgoyf
on 27 Aug 2018
I checked and fixed most of the cards by 06b6e482a0a8c462846f087e870c460a434157ed (searched by code, not texts -- so some custom cards can be missed potentially). Must be ok now for most cards.
Potentially bugged cards that was fixed by commit:
- N1Starfighter.java
- Flicker.java
- Soulherder.java
- Cloudshift.java
- ConjurersCloset.java
- IllusionistsStratagem.java
- NephaliaSmuggler.java
- RuinGhost.java
- SirensRuse.java
- ThassaDeepDwelling.java
- WispweaverAngel.java
JayDi85
on 10 Jul 2020
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Some discussion threads on the topic:
Relevant cards that return an exiled commander from command-zone, if they did not change zone in between: