Archon of Emeria

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Archon of Emeria: Creature - Archon, Mystery Booster 2. Flying. Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Archon
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
4
Artist
Ryan Pancoast
Commander rank
2,087 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Archon of Emeria

Archon of Emeria is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 4 in that set, with art by Ryan Pancoast. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Zendikar Rising (2020) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.

"Archons dispense justice according to an ancient, and flawed, premise." -Nissa Revane

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.67 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Archon of Emeria by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Archon of Emeria

Archon of Emeria has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #83826Rare2020
Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #4pRare2020
Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #4sRare2020
Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #315Rare2020
Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #4Rare2020

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Archon of Emeria, newest first.

  • If an effect says that a land enters tapped unless a condition is met or a cost is paid, that land enters tapped even if that condition is met or that cost is paid if it's affected by Archon of Emeria's second ability.
  • If you cast a spell that was countered, you can't cast another spell during the same turn.
  • Archon of Emeria looks at the entire turn to see if a player has cast a spell, even if Archon of Emeria wasn't on the battlefield when that spell was cast. Notably, you can't cast Archon of Emeria and then cast another spell during the same turn.

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