Marchesa's Decree
Marchesa's Decree: Enchantment, Foundations Commander. When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 113
- Artist
- Chris Rallis
- Commander rank
- 7,111 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Marchesa's Decree
Marchesa's Decree is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black enchantment from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 113 in that set, with art by Chris Rallis. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (2016) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life.
"Those who seize power must have the means to hold it." -Queen Marchesa
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Marchesa's Decree 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 Marchesa's Decree
Marchesa's Decree has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #CN2-44 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) #20 | Uncommon | 2016 |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #44 | Uncommon | 2016 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Marchesa's Decree, newest first.
- 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.
- 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."
- 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 game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Marchesa's Decree is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa
Mentioned in these guides
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