Thorn of the Black Rose Price
5 printings · 5 sets · first printed 2016
Thorn of the Black Rose has been printed 5 times across 5 sets, first in 2016 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Commander Masters #190 at $0.17, while the most expensive is Conspiracy: Take the Crown #48 at $0.29. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.25. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Commander Masters, Commander Legends.
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Every Thorn of the Black Rose Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Masters #190 (C) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.17 | $0.02 |
| Commander Legends #154 (C) | 2020 | $0.25 | $0.03 |
| The List #CN2-48 (C) | 2019 | $0.25 | $0.05 |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown #48 (C) | 2016 | $0.29 | $0.03 |
| Treasure Chest #18 (C) | 2016 | — | — |
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When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
9 PrecedentsAbilities 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.
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 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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.