Staunch Throneguard
Staunch Throneguard: Artifact Creature - Construct, Commander Masters. Vigilance When this creature enters, you become the monarch. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Construct
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Power / toughness
- 2/5
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 412
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Keywords
- Vigilance
About Staunch Throneguard
Staunch Throneguard is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless artifact creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 412 in that set, with art by Volkan Baǵa. It costs {5} (five generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 2/5 creature. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Commander Legends (2020) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-18).
Card text
Vigilance
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
"Brago in his arrogance let the throne's defenses fall dormant. Our new queen is not so incautious." -Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (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 Staunch Throneguard 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 Staunch Throneguard
Staunch Throneguard has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Commander Legends (CMR) #344 | Common | 2020 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Staunch Throneguard, 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.
- 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.
- 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. As a player becomes the monarch, the current monarch (if any) ceases being the monarch.
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