EDH, Commander Dying

[Jackson get out]

When a general dies in edh does it go to the grave, then the player has the choice of returning it to the command zone or leaving it in the grave?

[Keyeto]

Not quite. When a commander, or general, is to be out into a graveyard, you have the choice of letting it go to the grave, OR letting it go to the command zone. This is key when using/facing a general like {Child of Alara}.

[MuggyWuggy]

Not quite. When a commander, or general, is to be out into a graveyard, you have the choice of letting it go to the grave, OR letting it go to the command zone. This is key when using/facing a general like {Child of Alara}.

So the key activation text on  {Child of Alara} is "when child of Alara dies"
Dying is considered entering the graveyard and not being destroyed from combat damage?

[Mikefrompluto]

On a side note, {child of Alara} is .loving. creepy.

[Keyeto]

Not quite. When a commander, or general, is to be out into a graveyard, you have the choice of letting it go to the grave, OR letting it go to the command zone. This is key when using/facing a general like {Child of Alara}.

So the key activation text on  {Child of Alara} is "when child of Alara dies"
Dying is considered entering the graveyard and not being destroyed from combat damage?

Yes. In order for a creature to die, it has to hit the graveyard.

[Gorzo]

In a way this makes child of alara EDH decks even more scary. You load the deck with reanimate type spells, and when child does die, you get to -choose- whether or not to wrath the board. If you're winning, send it to the command zone. If your opponents have lots of scary stuff, wrath it and bring it back for 1 mana with a {reanimate}

[Silent1236]

On a side note, {child of Alara} is .loving. creepy.

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[Mikefrompluto]

On a side note, {child of Alara} is .loving. creepy.

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Terrifying, right?

[Silent1236]

On a side note, {child of Alara} is .loving. creepy.

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Terrifying, right?

Yeah, and I really can't figure out why.  It's just a glowy kid lol.  Still creepy though....

[Double-O-Scotch]

It has spaghetti arms like eldrazi.