Skyline Despot
~$0.34 low · ~$4.17 high
Red. Creature — Dragon
Foundations Commander #176 · Illustrated by Lucas Graciano
Foundations Commander #176 · Illustrated by Lucas GracianoWhat is Skyline Despot worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you're the monarch, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
5/5
Format legality
All 6 printings of Skyline Despot
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #CMM-254· 2026Preorderuncommon | uncommon | — | No foil printing | — | |
 Foundations Commander fdc #176· 2026uncommon· Cardmarket €0.40 | uncommon | $0.34 | No foil printing | €0.40 | |
 Secret Lair Drop sld #1529· 2025Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €4.55 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $4.17 | €4.55 foil | |
 Commander Masters cmm #254· 2023uncommon· Cardmarket €0.38 · €0.91 foil | uncommon | $0.97 | $0.93 | €0.38€0.91 foil | |
 Forgotten Realms Commander afc #140· 2021rare· Cardmarket €1.31 | rare | $0.63 | No foil printing | €1.31 | |
 Conspiracy: Take the Crown cn2 #57· 2016rare· Cardmarket €1.44 · €1.19 foil | rare | $0.83 | $3.50 | €1.44€1.19 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 7
- EDHREC rank
- #3,684 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artists
- Lucas Graciano, Erol Otus
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Foundations Commander card (#176).
0176 · FDC · U · EN
- 0176Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- FDCSet code for Foundations Commander
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (5)
2016-08-23
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.”
2016-08-23
The last ability of Skyline Despot checks to see if you're the monarch as your upkeep 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 upkeep 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.
2016-08-23
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.
2016-08-23
The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward.
2016-08-23
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.
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