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Royal Warden
ARTIFACT CREATURE — NECRON Rare
Warhammer 40,000 Commander EDHREC #10,399
$0.66
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7 days
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Royal Warden price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.66.
Royal Warden Price Summary
Royal Warden's current headline price is $0.66.
Royal Warden Printings & Prices
2 printings
Royal Warden has 2 tracked printings across 1 sets, in nonfoil and surge foil finishes.
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2 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolStuffInc | 40K #52 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | 40K #52 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Royal Warden Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Phalanx Commander — When this creature enters, create two tapped 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Unearth {3}{B} ({3}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Royal Warden is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Royal Warden Rulings
5 most recent
- Oct 7, 2022 Activating a permanent card's unearth ability isn't the same as casting it as a spell. The unearth ability is put on the stack, but the card is not. Spells and abilities that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle) will interact with unearth, but spells and abilities that interact with spells (such as Cancel) will not.
- Oct 7, 2022 At the beginning of the end step, a permanent returned to the battlefield with unearth is exiled. This is a delayed triggered ability, and it can be countered by effects that counter triggered abilities. If the ability is countered, the permanent will stay on the battlefield and the delayed trigger won't trigger again. However, the replacement effect will still exile it if it eventually leaves the battlefield.
- Oct 7, 2022 If a permanent returned to the battlefield by an unearth ability would leave it for any reason, it's exiled instead—unless the spell or ability that's causing it to leave the battlefield is actually trying to exile it. In that case, the spell or ability succeeds at exiling the permanent. If the spell or ability later returns the card to the battlefield, it will return as a new object with no relation to its previous existence. The unearth effect will no longer apply to it.
- Oct 7, 2022 If you activate a card's unearth ability but that card is removed from your graveyard before the ability resolves, that unearth ability will resolve and do nothing.
- Oct 7, 2022 Unearth grants haste to the permanent that's returned to the battlefield. However, neither of the "exile" abilities is granted to that permanent. If that creature loses all its abilities, it will still be exiled at the beginning of the end step, and if it would leave the battlefield, it is still exiled instead.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Royal Warden has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40K #52★ | 2022-10-07 | Rare | Standard |
| 40K #52 | 2022-10-07 | Rare | Standard |
Royal Warden in Commander
Royal Warden is the #10,399 most-played card on EDHREC, down 239 places over the last 30 days.
Royal Warden FAQ
How much is Royal Warden worth?
Royal Warden is worth about $0.66 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Royal Warden legal in Commander?
Yes — Royal Warden is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Royal Warden been reprinted?
Yes — Royal Warden has been reprinted 2 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Royal Warden cheap?
Royal Warden trades at about $0.66 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#10,399 on EDHREC).