"One who ruled willing subjects would need no such protection."
—Adriana, Captain of the Guard

「望まれて人々の上に立つ者には、あのような警護は必要ないはずだ。」 ――護衛隊長、アドリアナ

宮殿の歩哨

宮殿の歩哨が戦場に出たとき、あなたが統治者になる。

「深得民心的统治者根本不需要此等保护。」 ～侍卫队长亚卓安娜

宫殿哨卫

当宫殿哨卫进战场时，你成为君主。

Palace Sentinels

When this creature enters, you become the monarch.

Commander Masters

When Palace Sentinels enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

Commander Legends

The List

Treasure Chest

Conspiracy: Take the Crown

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."