Court of Ardenvale
Court of Ardenvale: Enchantment, Wilds of Eldraine Commander. When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC)
- Released
- 2023-09-08
- Collector number
- 21
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Commander rank
- 3,694 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Court of Ardenvale
Court of Ardenvale is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white enchantment from Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC), a Commander product released in September 2023. It is collector number 21 in that set, with art by Donato Giancola. It costs {2}{W}{W} (two generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Wilds of Eldraine Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $8.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand. If you're the monarch, return that permanent card to the battlefield instead.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $8.64 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Court of Ardenvale 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 Court of Ardenvale
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Wilds of Eldraine Commander (WOC) #29 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Court of Ardenvale, newest first.
- There are two inherent triggered abilities associated with being the monarch. These triggered abilities have no source and are controlled by the player who was the monarch at the time the abilities triggered. The full texts of these abilities are "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."
- 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 combat damage dealt to the monarch causes that player to lose the game, the triggered ability that causes the controller of the attacking creature to become the monarch doesn't resolve. In most cases, the controller of the attacking creature will still become the monarch as it is likely their turn.
- The game starts with no monarch. As a player becomes the monarch, the current monarch (if any) ceases being the monarch. There is never more than one monarch at a time.
- If the monarch leaves the game during another player's turn, that player becomes the monarch. If the monarch leaves the game during their turn, the next player in turn order becomes the monarch.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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