Skyline Despot

Skyline Despot rulings

• 2016-08-23

  The last ability of Skyline Despot 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.

• 2016-08-23

  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.

• 2016-08-23

  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.”

• 2016-08-23

  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.

• 2016-08-23

  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.

Skyline Despot keyword rules

All printings of Skyline Despot 23

• The ListShownplst · #CMM-254 uncommon2026Lucas Graciano — No price yet
• Foundations Commanderfdc · #176 uncommon2026Lucas Graciano0.41 $
• Secret Lair Dropsld · #1529 rare2025Erol Otus — No price yetfoil 4.01 $
• Commander Masterscmm · #254 uncommon2023Lucas Graciano0.93 $foil 0.90 $
• Forgotten Realms Commanderafc · #140 rare2021Lucas Graciano0.61 $
• Treasure Chestpz2 · #28 rare2016Lucas Graciano — No price yet
• Conspiracy: Take the Crowncn2 · #57 rare2016Lucas Graciano0.83 $foil 3.50 $