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Champions of Minas Tirith

{5}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

LTCTales of Middle-earth Commander#10rare

"The Realm of Sauron is ended forever!"

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Tatiana Kirgetova
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Commander Deck Riders of Rohan
Printings3EDHREC rank#5,222
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
When this creature enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of combat on each opponent's turn, if you're the monarch, that opponent may pay {X}, where X is the number of cards in their hand. If they don't, they can't attack you this combat.
4/6
Plays as:
Pillow FortBecomes MonarchMonarch Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 30m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+5.7%
$0.37
$0.01 low-$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.37· across 3 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

6 · latest Jun 16, 2023
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    An opponent who chooses not to pay {X} for Champions of Minas Tirith's last ability can still attack planeswalkers you control or battles you're protecting.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    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."