What is the color identity of Kibo, Uktabi Prince?

Asked by bjgivesbj 23 hours ago

Kibo, Uktabi Prince

So for the last three months, I’ve been testing out a commander deck which is built around the commander, Kibo. The deck utilizes both green and red, because I assumed the red mana symbol in Kibo’s text was a part of his color identity. However, I am now becoming apprehensive, because I heard that “reminder text” is not part of a creature’s color identity.

So, my question is, should I assume that the red mana symbol is simply reminder text describing the rules for the banana token? Or is it actually Kibo’s color identity, and how do I distinguish this from reminder text?

Tsukimi says... #1

Since the red mana Kibo's bananas create is not inside brackets, it is not reminder text, which means Kibo is indeed Gruul!

March 3, 2025 8:50 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #2

(Reminder text is italicized text inside of parentheses/brackets that gives a quick summary of how something works). Regular-format text is rules text. The symbol is part of Kibo's rules text, and so is part of its color identity.

March 3, 2025 9:20 a.m.

bjgivesbj says... #3

Whew, thank goodness :) hopefully this sheds light on questions other people have

March 3, 2025 12:54 p.m.

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