Scourge of the Throne
Creature β Dragon
Scourge of the Throne
Creature β Dragon
Card Text
Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- Red
- Color Identity
- Red
- Power / Toughness
- 5 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #1,271
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (37)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) | #230 | rare | en | Michael Komarck | $0.31 | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #160 | rare | en | Michael Komarck | $0.42 | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #253 | rare | en | Michael Komarck | $0.46 | $1.07 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | en | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | en | Alexander Ostrowski | $0.38 | β |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD)Stardrake | #1033 | mythic | en | Billy Christian | $19.17 | $22.06 |
| The List (PLST) | #CNS-35 | mythic | en | Michael Komarck | $0.85 | $1.06 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) | #184 | mythic | en | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Conspiracy (CNS) | #35 | mythic | en | Michael Komarck | $0.86 | $12.70 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) | #230 | rare | de | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #160 | rare | de | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | de | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #253 | rare | de | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | de | Alexander Ostrowski | β | β |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) | #230 | rare | es | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | es | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #253 | rare | es | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | es | Alexander Ostrowski | β | β |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) | #230 | rare | fr | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #160 | rare | fr | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | fr | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | fr | Alexander Ostrowski | β | β |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) | #230 | rare | it | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #160 | rare | it | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | it | Alexander Ostrowski | β | β |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) | #230 | rare | ja | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) | #160 | rare | ja | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #253 | rare | ja | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | ja | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | ja | Alexander Ostrowski | β | β |
| Conspiracy (CNS) | #35 | mythic | ja | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #253 | rare | pt | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | pt | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #225 | mythic | pt | Alexander Ostrowski | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #549 | rare | zhs | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #253 | rare | zhs | Michael Komarck | β | β |
| Conspiracy (CNS) | #35 | mythic | zhs | Michael Komarck | β | β |
Official Rulings (5)
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.
The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
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.
Scourge of the Throne's ability has an intervening "if" clause. It must be attacking the player with the most life or tied with the most life both when it's declared as an attacker and as it starts to resolve for it to have any effect. If, at either time, the player isn't the one with the most life or tied for the most life, the ability will have no effect. Notably, this is different than how dethrone works. (Dethrone checks only once to see if the ability triggers.)
Once dethrone triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to the players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll put a +1/+1 counter on the creature even if the defending player doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
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