Marchesa's Emissary
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
ConspiracyCNS · #21
- Card type
- Creature — Human Rogue
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.10 € · ★ 0.25 € · 0.18 $ · ★ 0.67 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Tyler Jacobson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-06-06
Flavour text
"The Black Rose doesn't tolerate weeds."
Rulings
In a Two-Headed Giant game, dethrone will trigger if the creature attacks either player on the team with the most life or tied for the most life.
Once dethrone triggers, it doesn't matter what happens to the players' life totals before the ability resolves. You'll put a +1/+1 counter on the creature even if the defending player doesn't have the most life as the ability resolves.
The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared.
Dethrone doesn't trigger if the creature attacks a planeswalker, even if its controller has the most life. The same is true if the creature attacks a battle, even if its protector has the most life.