Palace Jailer
Creature β Human Soldier
Palace Jailer
Creature β Human Soldier
Card Text
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 2
- EDHREC Rank
- #3,933
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (35)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) | #247 | uncommon | en | Touge369 | $0.26 | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | en | David Palumbo | $0.18 | $0.34 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | en | Brian Valeza | $0.18 | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | en | David Palumbo | $0.27 | $17.83 |
| The List (PLST) | #CN2-18 | uncommon | en | David Palumbo | $0.20 | β |
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) | #4 | uncommon | en | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) | #18 | uncommon | en | David Palumbo | $0.25 | $4.00 |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) | #247 | uncommon | de | Touge369 | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | de | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | de | Brian Valeza | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | de | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) | #247 | uncommon | es | Touge369 | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | es | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | es | Brian Valeza | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | es | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) | #247 | uncommon | fr | Touge369 | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | fr | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | fr | Brian Valeza | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | fr | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) | #247 | uncommon | it | Touge369 | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | it | Brian Valeza | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | it | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) | #247 | uncommon | ja | Touge369 | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | ja | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | ja | Brian Valeza | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | ja | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) | #18 | uncommon | ja | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | pt | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #174 | uncommon | pt | Brian Valeza | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | pt | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | ru | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Commander Masters (CMM) | #47 | uncommon | zhs | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | zhs | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) | #18 | uncommon | zhs | David Palumbo | β | β |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #298 | special | zht | David Palumbo | β | β |
Official Rulings (8)
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.
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."
The opponent that controlled the exiled card doesn't have to be the same opponent that becomes the monarch in order to cause that card to return to the battlefield. Any opponent becoming the monarch will cause the card to return.
If you're not the monarch as Palace Jailer's second ability resolves, the creature will be exiled until there's a new monarch and that player is one of your opponents. The creature won't immediately return just because an opponent is the monarch.
Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.
In a multiplayer game, if the monarch leaves the game, the player whose turn it is immediately becomes the monarch. If the player whose turn it is has left the game, instead the next player in turn order becomes the monarch.
Palace Jailer leaving the battlefield won't cause the exiled creature to return. The game will continue to watch for the next time an opponent becomes the monarch.
If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won't return to the battlefield.
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