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I LOVE THE MONARCH MECHANIC
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Commander

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Queen Marchesa

Deathtouch, haste When Queen Marchesa enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent is the monarch, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and haste.

Creature
Queen Marchesa (sld) 1559

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Monarch

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Court of Ambition

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life unless they discard a card. If you're the monarch, instead each opponent loses 6 life unless they discard two cards.

Enchantment
Court of Ambition (cmr) 114
Court of Grace

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. If you're the monarch, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying instead.

Enchantment
Court of Grace (cmr) 16
Court of Ire

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target. If you're the monarch, it deals 7 damage instead.

Enchantment
Court of Ire (cmr) 170

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Tokens

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Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

Vigilance Adeline's power is equal to the number of creatures you control. Whenever you attack, for each opponent, create a 1/1 white Human creature token that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control.

Creature
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar (moc) 167
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon

Whenever you attack with one or more non-Gnome creatures, put a +1/+1 counter on Anim Pakal, then create X 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens that are tapped and attacking, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Anim Pakal.

Creature
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon (lci) 223
Charismatic Conqueror

Vigilance Whenever an artifact or creature an opponent controls enters untapped, they may tap that permanent. If they don't, you create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.

Creature
Charismatic Conqueror (lcc) 70
Illustrious Wanderglyph

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) Other artifact creatures you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing. At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.

Creature Artifact
Illustrious Wanderglyph (lcc) 9
Otharri, Suns' Glory

Flying, lifelink, haste Whenever Otharri attacks, you get an experience counter. Then create a 2/2 red Rebel creature token that's tapped and attacking for each experience counter you have. {2}{R}{W}, Tap an untapped Rebel you control: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Creature
Otharri, Suns' Glory (onc) 3

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Draw

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Aurelia, the Law Above

Flying, vigilance, haste Whenever a player attacks with three or more creatures, you draw a card. Whenever a player attacks with five or more creatures, Aurelia deals 3 damage to each of your opponents and you gain 3 life.

Creature
Aurelia, the Law Above (mkm) 188
Black Market Connections

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It has every creature type.)

Enchantment
Black Market Connections (acr) 87
Breena, the Demagogue

Flying Whenever a player attacks one of your opponents, if that opponent has more life than another of your opponents, that attacking player draws a card and you put two +1/+1 counters on a creature you control.

Creature
Breena, the Demagogue (otc) 217
Caretaker's Talent

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn. {W}: Level 2 When this Class becomes level 2, create a token that's a copy of target token you control. {3}{W}: Level 3 Creature tokens you control get +2/+2.

Enchantment
Caretaker's Talent (blb) 6
Djeru and Hazoret

As long as you have one or fewer cards in hand, Djeru and Hazoret has vigilance and haste. Whenever Djeru and Hazoret attacks, look at the top six cards of your library. You may exile a legendary creature card from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Until end of turn, you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Djeru and Hazoret (mom) 221
Idol of Oblivion

{T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn. {8}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.

Artifact
Idol of Oblivion (blc) 277
Mangara, the Diplomat

Lifelink Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card. Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.

Creature
Mangara, the Diplomat (blc) 145
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser

Vigilance Whenever Nelly Borca attacks, suspect target creature. Then goad all suspected creatures. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.) Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls deal combat damage to one or more of your opponents, you and the controller of those creatures each draw a card.

Creature
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser (mkc) 318
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard

Attacking tokens you control have double strike. Whenever one or more tokens you control attack a player, exile the top card of your library. During any turn you attacked with a token, you may play that card.

Creature
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard (onc) 2
Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (fdn) 180
Smuggler's Share

At the beginning of each end step, draw a card for each opponent who drew two or more cards this turn, then create a Treasure token for each opponent who had two or more lands enter the battlefield under their control this turn.

Enchantment
Smuggler's Share (mkc) 84

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Protection

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Boros Charm

Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Instant
Boros Charm (otc) 216
Dawn's Truce

Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.) You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. If the gift was promised, permanents you control also gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Dawn's Truce (blb) 9
Deflecting Palm

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.

Instant
Deflecting Palm (mkc) 205
Delaying Shield

If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay {1}{W}.

Enchantment
Delaying Shield (ody) 17
Flawless Maneuver

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Flawless Maneuver (cmm) 24
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (mkc) 67
Inkshield

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.

Instant
Inkshield (dsc) 221
Noble Heritage

Commander creatures you own have "When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. For each opponent who does, you gain protection from that player until your next turn." (You can't be targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything controlled by that player.)

Enchantment
Noble Heritage (clb) 35
Norn's Annex

({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.) Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {W/P} for each of those creatures.

Artifact
Norn's Annex (cmm) 829
Orzhov Advokist

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. If a player does, creatures that player controls can't attack you or planeswalkers you control until your next turn.

Creature
Orzhov Advokist (mkc) 77
Surge of Salvation

You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. Prevent all damage that black and/or red sources would deal to creatures you control this turn.

Instant
Surge of Salvation (mom) 41
Take the Bait

Cast this spell only during combat on an opponent's turn. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn. Untap all attacking creatures and goad them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Instant
Take the Bait (mkc) 43
Taunt from the Rampart

Goad all creatures your opponents control. Until your next turn, those creatures can't block. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Sorcery
Taunt from the Rampart (ltc) 71
Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant
Teferi's Protection (2x2) 32

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Finisher

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Aurelia, the Warleader

Flying, vigilance, haste Whenever Aurelia attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Creature
Aurelia, the Warleader (mul) 35
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Flying, first strike If a source would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead. If a source would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent half that damage, rounded up.

Creature
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight (mkc) 211

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (pip) 224
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (dsc) 245
Grim Hireling

Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create two Treasure tokens. {B}, Sacrifice X Treasures: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Creature
Grim Hireling (clb) 755
Land Tax

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Enchantment
Land Tax (cmm) 37
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff (ltr) 213
Professional Face-Breaker

Menace Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice a Treasure: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.

Creature
Professional Face-Breaker (j22) 581
Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Smothering Tithe (cmm) 57
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (m3c) 305
Talisman of Conviction

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {W}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Conviction (mkc) 240
Talisman of Hierarchy

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Hierarchy (lcc) 315
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (dsc) 256

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Funny

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Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos

Trample Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.

Creature
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos (acr) 33
Kardur, Doomscourge

When Kardur enters, until your next turn, creatures your opponents control attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able. Whenever an attacking creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Kardur, Doomscourge (dsc) 223
Slicer, Hired Muscle

Creature Artifact
Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist (bot) 6Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist (bot) 6
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice. Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls. {3}: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.

Creature
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (cmm) 362

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Removal

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Disrupt Decorum

Goad all creatures you don't control. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Sorcery
Disrupt Decorum (mkc) 151
Final Vengeance

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or enchantment. Exile target creature.

Sorcery
Final Vengeance (dsk) 99
Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (lcc) 128
Loran of the Third Path

Vigilance When Loran enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. {T}: You and target opponent each draw a card.

Creature
Loran of the Third Path (blc) 143
Mortify

Destroy target creature or enchantment.

Instant
Mortify (fdn) 662
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (acr) 81
Promise of Loyalty

Each player puts a vow counter on a creature they control and sacrifices the rest. Each of those creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control for as long as it has a vow counter on it.

Sorcery
Promise of Loyalty (blc) 148
Ruinous Ultimatum

Destroy all nonland permanents your opponents control.

Sorcery
Ruinous Ultimatum (iko) 343
Stroke of Midnight

Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Instant
Stroke of Midnight (fdn) 148
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (dsc) 106
Wear

Instant
Wear // Tear (pip) 222

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Land

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Arid Mesa

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Arid Mesa (mh2) 244
Badlands

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)

Land
Badlands (vma) 291
Brightclimb Pathway

Land
Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway (plst) ZNR-259Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway (plst) ZNR-259
Clifftop Retreat

This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Clifftop Retreat (blc) 300
Furycalm Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Furycalm Snarl (mkc) 263
Isolated Chapel

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Isolated Chapel (otc) 301
Luxury Suite

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Luxury Suite (clb) 355
Marsh Flats

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Marsh Flats (mh2) 248
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (dft) 287
Needleverge Pathway

Land
Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway (plst) ZNR-263Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway (plst) ZNR-263
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (dft) 279
Plateau

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.)

Land
Plateau (vma) 308
Scrubland

({T}: Add {W} or {B}.)

Land
Scrubland (vma) 313
Shattered Sanctum

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Shattered Sanctum (vow) 264
Shineshadow Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal a Plains or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Shineshadow Snarl (lcc) 351
Spectator Seating

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Spectator Seating (cmm) 427
Sundown Pass

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Land
Sundown Pass (who) 310
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (dft) 283
Vault of Champions

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Land
Vault of Champions (cmm) 436

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Stax

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Blind Obedience

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Enchantment
Blind Obedience (rvr) 9
Kambal, Consul of Allocation

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Creature
Kambal, Consul of Allocation (2x2) 237

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52 pips - 45 cards
26 mana - 26 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
17 pips - 14 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
27 pips - 22 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
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5 mana - 4 cards
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