Skyline Despot 
Creature — Dragon5/5
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Dragon
Flying When this creature enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, if you're the monarch, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Printing details
- Set
- AFC · 140
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Prices
- €0.47 · $0.64
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.56 | €0.65 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.47 | €0.65 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.52 | €0.65 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.60 | €0.65 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.39 trend €0.56 30-day avg €1.09 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.65 with Zero from €0.89 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.65 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.