Dethrone doesn't trigger if the creature attacks a planeswalker, even if its controller has the most life. The same is true if the creature attacks a battle, even if its protector has the most life.
Scourge of the Throne
The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
Once dethrone triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to the players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll put a +1/+1 counter on the creature even if the defending player doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
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This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PLST — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #CNS-35 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2020 The List release.
Card type: Creature — Dragon, color identity red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {4}{R}{R} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Dethrone.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #1,273 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Michael Komarck. Rarix catalogs 262 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Michael Komarck
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