903.3. Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object represented by the card; rather, it is an attribute of the card itself. The card retains this designation even when it changes zones.
Example: A commander that's been turned face down (due to Ixidron's effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander that's copying another card (due to Cytoshape's effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that's copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player's graveyard) is not a commander.
When you create your Commander deck, you select one legendary creature card to be your commander. Only that specific card is the commander; there's no possible way to have a token commander.
If, for some reason, you make a token copy of your commander, and choose to have your actual commander die, the token will not do commander damage. Being a commander is just something that applies to the card that you have chosen to be your commander, so even if it gets turned down into a 2/2 creature with Ixidron for example, it still deals commander damage.
W may only be paid with white mana. U may only be paid with blue mana. B may only be paid with black mana. R may only be paid with red mana. G may only be paid with green mana. C may only be paid with colorless mana. 1 may be paid with white, blue, black, red, green, or clolorless mana.
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Example: A commander that's been turned face down (due to Ixidron's effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander that's copying another card (due to Cytoshape's effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that's copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player's graveyard) is not a commander.
When you create your Commander deck, you select one legendary creature card to be your commander. Only that specific card is the commander; there's no possible way to have a token commander.