wotc
Being the monarch carries two inherent triggered abilities. "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch."
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #15
Keeper of Keys
DIGITAL ONLY
pz2·#15·rare·foil
Illus. Bastien L. Deharme
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Nov '16
9 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #11,678 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Rogue Mutant
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you're the monarch, creatures you control can't be blocked this turn.
For the right price, he'll unlock your path to the throne.
4/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 6
wotc
Abilities that trigger whenever you "become the monarch" trigger only if you aren't already the monarch. For example, if you are already the monarch as Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, its last ability won't trigger.
wotc
The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from PZ2 — 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.
This card belongs to *Treasure Chest* (released November 2016).
Card #15 in Treasure Chest.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Human Rogue Mutant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,678 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Bastien L. Deharme. Rarix tracks 295 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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