Keeper of Keys
Keeper of Keys: Creature - Human Rogue Mutant, Conspiracy: Take the Crown. When this creature enters, you become the monarch. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Human Rogue Mutant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2)
- Released
- 2016-08-26
- Collector number
- 34
- Artist
- Bastien L. Deharme
- Commander rank
- 12,050 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Keeper of Keys
Keeper of Keys is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2), a draft-focused set released in August 2016. It is collector number 34 in that set, with art by Bastien L. Deharme. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.71 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you're the monarch, creatures you control can't be blocked this turn.
For the right price, he'll unlock your path to the throne.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.71 (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 Keeper of Keys 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 Keeper of Keys
Keeper of Keys has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #CN2-34 | Rare | 2026 |
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) #15 | Rare | 2016 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Keeper of Keys, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
- The last ability of Keeper of Keys will affect all creatures you control that turn, even if they weren't on the battlefield or weren't creatures as the ability resolved.
- 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.
- The last ability of Keeper of Keys checks to see if you're the monarch as your upkeep begins. If you're not, the ability won't trigger at all. You won't be able to do anything that would make you the monarch during your upkeep in time to have that ability trigger. The ability will also check to see if you're the monarch as it tries to resolve. If you're not the monarch at that time, the ability will have no effect.
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