Denethor, Ruling Steward
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earthLTR · #649
- Card type
- Legendary Creature — Human Noble
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- ★ 0.38 € · 0.35 $ · ★ 0.51 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- White Black
Card text
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token. , Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Campbell White
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-06-23
Flavour text
"Much must be risked in war."
Rulings
Denethor, Ruling Steward doesn't need to have been on the battlefield when the creature died. For example, if a creature dies during combat on your turn and you cast Denethor, Ruling Steward during your second main phase, its first ability will trigger at the beginning of your end step.
Denethor, Ruling Steward's first ability will trigger only once during your end step, no matter how many creatures died under your control this turn. However, if no creatures have died under your control this turn as your end step begins, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause a creature to die under your control during the end step in time to have the ability trigger.