wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #256
Marchesa, the Black Rose
DIGITAL ONLY
vma·#256·mythic·nonfoil
Illus. Matt Stewart
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Jun '14
12 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,747 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Other creatures you control have dethrone.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
3/3
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 7
wotc
In a Two-Headed Giant game, dethrone will trigger if the creature attacks either player on the team with the most life or tied for the most life.
wotc
The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
Context
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — 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 *Vintage Masters* (released June 2014).
Card #256 in Vintage Masters.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Wizard. Color identity: black/red/blue. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B}{R} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Dethrone.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,747 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Matt Stewart. Rarix tracks 988 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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