MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #15

Keeper of Keys

DIGITAL ONLY

pz2·#15·rare·nonfoil

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 #11,723 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.39

Nonfoil$0.39

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

2016-08-23wotc

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."

2016-08-23wotc

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.

2016-08-23wotc

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.

Card #15 of *Treasure Chest*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2016 Treasure Chest release.

Card type: Creature — Human Rogue Mutant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,723 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Bastien L. Deharme. Rarix catalogs 299 other cards credited to this artist.