Magic Item Penetration

[chrispedersen]

Does anyone know if an autocast magic item effect benefits from penetration items carried by the commander?

Chris

[chrispedersen]

67 views and no one knows?

[DonCorazon]

I wondered the same - no idea.

[Ewierl]

I have been told "no", but I haven't actually run the tests or heard answers that seem to have come from detailed tests, so take it with a grain of salt.

Of course, if noone's run the tests, you can always do so yourself. Set up a game where you have some such item handy, and rerun the turn a bunch of times, with and without +penetration items, see if the outcome distribution changes.