Scourge of the Throne
Creature — Dragon · 5/5
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.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
Selling Scourge of the Throne?
Most copies of Scourge of the Throne are worth under $1, so we buy them as bulk.
All 9 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil | Etched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Commander FDC | 173 | Oct 2026 | $0.31 | – | – |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander TDC | 230 | Apr 2025 | $0.70 | – | – |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander MKC | 160 | Feb 2024 | $0.73 | – | – |
| Commander Masters CMM | 549 | Aug 2023 | – | – | $8.66 |
| Commander Masters CMM | 253 | Aug 2023 | $0.84 | $2.02 | – |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander LTC | 225 | Jun 2023 | $0.90 | – | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 1033 | Nov 2022 | $20.18 | $23.47 | – |
| The List PLST | CNS-35 | Mar 2020 | $0.92 | $1.33 | – |
| Conspiracy CNS | 35 | Jun 2014 | $1.34 | $13.10 | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Rulings
The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
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.
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.)
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.
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.
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