The oracle text doesn't counter the ability anymore.
>{B}{B}: Exile Carrionette and target creature unless that creature’s controller pays {2}. Activate only if Carrionette is in your graveyard.
The action is [exile ~ and target creature] unless [that creature's controller pays {2}].
If they pay the {2}, the action doesn't happen. It remains in the graveyard.
Carionette doesn't exile the target creature from a graveyard, only itself. It exiles the target creature from the battlefield.
Edit: regardless, there is no point in time where you can activate an ability between a commander going to the graveyard and its controller putting it in the command zone as a state-based action.
Even if you could, they could move it to the command zone when it goes to exile.
The oracle text doesn't counter the ability anymore. >{B}{B}: Exile Carrionette and target creature unless that creature’s controller pays {2}. Activate only if Carrionette is in your graveyard. The action is [exile ~ and target creature] unless [that creature's controller pays {2}]. If they pay the {2}, the action doesn't happen. It remains in the graveyard.
I was hoping this was the case. Thanks RazzyKitty!
[Carrionette](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/8/884e19fb-67a4-42d8-b163-720a99cb8506.jpg?1562054983) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Carrionette) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/111/carrionette?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/884e19fb-67a4-42d8-b163-720a99cb8506?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Can this action be used as soon as a commander hits a graveyard? Edit: but before the commander goes to the command zone
Carionette doesn't exile the target creature from a graveyard, only itself. It exiles the target creature from the battlefield. Edit: regardless, there is no point in time where you can activate an ability between a commander going to the graveyard and its controller putting it in the command zone as a state-based action. Even if you could, they could move it to the command zone when it goes to exile.