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Archon of Coronation

{4}{W}{W}

Creature — Archon

CMRCommander Legends#9mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 121–3206
Illustrator
Antonio José Manzanedo
Found in
Commander Legends Draft Booster Pack · Commander Legends Collector Booster Pack · Commander Legends Collector Booster Hanger Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#6,749
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying When this creature enters, you become the monarch. As long as you're the monarch, damage doesn't cause you to lose life. (When a creature deals combat damage to you, its controller still becomes the monarch.)
5/5
Flying
Plays as:
Becomes Monarch
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil+20.4%
$0.59
$0.25 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+1.2%
$0.84
$0.40 low-$0.10 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.59· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

7 · latest Nov 10, 2020
  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    Combat damage dealt to you by a commander is still tracked, even if it didn't cause you to lose life.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    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."

  • WotCNov 10, 2020

    While Archon of Coronation's last ability applies, damage dealt to you still has all effects other than causing you to lose life. For example, abilities that trigger on that damage being dealt still trigger; if the source has lifelink, its controller still gains life; and so on.