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◇ Catalog #20

Marchesa's Decree

DIGITAL ONLY

pz2·#20·uncommon·foil

Illus. Chris Rallis

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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 #7,217 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

Gameplay

Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life.

"Those who seize power must have the means to hold it." —Queen Marchesa

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

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

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

If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack, and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card.

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

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,217 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Chris Rallis. Rarix catalogs 691 other cards credited to this artist.