Crown-Hunter Hireling
Crown-Hunter Hireling: Creature - Ogre Mercenary, Conspiracy: Take the Crown. When this creature enters, you become the monarch. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Ogre Mercenary
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)
- Released
- 2016-08-26
- Collector number
- 50
- Artist
- Izzy
About Crown-Hunter Hireling
Crown-Hunter Hireling is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red creature from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2), a draft-focused set released in August 2016. It is collector number 50 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {4}{R} (four generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-18).
Card text
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
This creature can't attack unless defending player is the monarch.
While most in Paliano seek fame through favor, he'll settle for infamy through blood.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-10-18).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Crown-Hunter Hireling by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
Other printings of Crown-Hunter Hireling
Crown-Hunter Hireling has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #CN2-50 | Common | 2019 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Crown-Hunter Hireling, newest first.
- 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.
- 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."
- 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.
- Crown-Hunter Hireling can attack only the monarch or a planeswalker controlled by the monarch. This check is done only as attackers are declared. After that point, Crown-Hunter Hireling won't be removed from combat if that player ceases to be the monarch.
- 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.
Similar cards
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