Protector of the Crown
Protector of the Crown: Creature - Giant Soldier, Conspiracy: Take the Crown. When this creature enters, you become the monarch. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}{W}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Creature - Giant Soldier
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 2/5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)
- Released
- 2016-08-26
- Collector number
- 21
- Artist
- Johannes Voss
About Protector of the Crown
Protector of the Crown is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2), a draft-focused set released in August 2016. It is collector number 21 in that set, with art by Johannes Voss. It costs {5}{W} (five generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 2/5 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016) to Treasure Chest (2016). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.96 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-18).
Card text
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to this creature instead.
"I gladly offer my weapon and my life to the glory of my sovereign."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.96 (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 Protector of the Crown by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Protector of the Crown
Protector of the Crown has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) #8 | Rare | 2016 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Protector of the Crown, 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.
- If you control more than one Protector of the Crown, you choose which redirection effect to apply. You can't divide damage dealt by one source. For example, if an attacking creature would deal 6 damage to you and you control two Protectors of the Crown, you may have that damage dealt to either of the Protectors. You can't have 3 damage dealt to each one.
- 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.
- 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."
- Applying this redirection effect doesn't change whether the damage is combat damage.
- Protector of the Crown's last ability doesn't depend on you being the monarch. It will create a redirection effect even if an opponent is 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.
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