Throne Warden

set	min	mtgo
-	NZ$ 0.61	0.04 tix

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Name	Throne Warden
Type	Creature — human soldier
Description	At the beginning of your end step, if you're the monarch, put a +1/+1 counter on Throne Warden.
Flavor	"Rulers come and go, but my allegiance belongs to the throne."
Artist	Chris Rallis
Set	Treasure Chest #1
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Throne Warden

Throne Warden, Creature — human soldier, designed by Chris Rallis first released in Aug, 2016 in the set Conspiracy: Take the Crown and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of NZ$ 0.61.

This card would benefit a deck that focuses on becoming the monarch quickly and maintaining that status to take advantage of the +1/+1 counters on Throne Warden. Decks that have ways to protect the monarch status or generate card advantage would work well with this card. While there may be better options for similar effects in certain decks, Throne Warden could still see play in a strategy that revolves around the monarch mechanic and +1/+1 counters.

Rules

08/23/16

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.”

08/23/16

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.

08/23/16

The last ability of Throne Warden checks to see if you’re the monarch as your end step begins. If you’re not, the ability won’t trigger at all. You won’t be able to do anything that would make you the monarch during your end step in time to have that ability trigger. The ability will also check to see if you’re the monarch as it tries to resolve. If you’re not the monarch at that time, the ability will have no effect.