[Stavis_L]

Sounds like a bug....but as an aside, I'd say you would have been better served by (assuming you just wanted a magical commander)

1) Recruiting a mage with any path other than death (5 mag. leadership per point or 10 for astral, but I guess you don't have any astral source)
2) Summoning something with magical leadership (e.g. Sleeper w/40)
3) Forging a Crown of Command (+25)
4) GoR'ing something with magical leadership (e.g. elementals, crusher, siege golem each have 10)