Art by Campbell White
Denethor, Ruling Steward
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
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. {2}, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
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Most Played With Denethor, Ruling Steward (181)
Sol Ring
65% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
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Orzhov Signet
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Teysa Karlov
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Skullclamp
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Morbid Opportunist
32% of decks · $0.36
Nasty End
32% of decks · $0.22
Deadly Dispute
32% of decks · $0.26
Talisman of Hierarchy
31% of decks · $0.57
Reassembling Skeleton
30% of decks · $0.33
Path to Exile
30% of decks · $0.64
Corrupted Conviction
30% of decks · $0.35
Mortify
30% of decks · $0.19
Pitiless Plunderer
29% of decks · $4.99
Marauding Blight-Priest
27% of decks · $0.32
Corpse Knight
27% of decks · $0.68
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27% of decks · $16.88
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26% of decks · $6.53
Victimize
26% of decks · $1.34
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25% of decks · $0.62
Bartolomé del Presidio
25% of decks · $0.32
Vampiric Rites
24% of decks · $0.17
Gollum, Patient Plotter
24% of decks · $0.29
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24% of decks · $0.09
Viscera Seer
23% of decks · $0.49
Mentor of the Meek
23% of decks · $4.81
Fleshtaker
23% of decks · $0.32
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
22% of decks · $4.60
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22% of decks · $1.78
Baron Bertram Graywater
21% of decks · $0.34
Commander's Sphere
21% of decks · $0.34
Mind Stone
20% of decks
Sanguine Bond
20% of decks · $7.89
Lunar Convocation
20% of decks · $1.53
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19% of decks · $5.71
Hidden Stockpile
19% of decks · $0.41
Westfold Rider
18% of decks · $0.47
Anguished Unmaking
18% of decks · $1.72
Anointed Procession
17% of decks · $62.95
Despark
17% of decks · $0.32
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17% of decks · $0.28
Phyrexian Arena
17% of decks · $4.26
Hunted Witness
16% of decks · $0.23
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16% of decks · $4.12
Martial Coup
16% of decks · $0.31
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15% of decks · $2.91
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15% of decks · $0.31
Damn
15% of decks · $1.84
Intangible Virtue
15% of decks · $0.31
Ophiomancer
15% of decks · $1.17
Tragic Slip
15% of decks · $0.26
Lossarnach Captain
14% of decks · $0.42
Doomed Dissenter
14% of decks · $0.29
Dark Ritual
14% of decks · $7.19
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14% of decks · $0.30
Cathar Commando
14% of decks · $0.22
Hardened Tactician
14% of decks · $0.32
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
14% of decks · $4.54
Sam's Desperate Rescue
14% of decks · $0.19
Shadow Summoning
14% of decks · $0.26
Oketra's Monument
14% of decks · $5.65
Solemn Simulacrum
13% of decks · $0.34
Grave Pact
13% of decks · $30.52
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
13% of decks · $0.37
Reprieve
13% of decks · $1.51
Exsanguinate
13% of decks · $0.40
Sign in Blood
13% of decks · $2.74
Austere Command
13% of decks · $0.37
Thalia, the Survivor
13% of decks · $0.29
Gideon the Oathless
13% of decks · $0.33
Tolls of War
13% of decks · $0.19
Murder
12% of decks · $0.18
Increasing Devotion
12% of decks · $0.33
Starscape Cleric
12% of decks · $0.84
Nadier's Nightblade
12% of decks · $0.26
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12% of decks · $9.62
Rewrite Regrets
12% of decks · $0.25
Falkenrath Noble
11% of decks · $0.28
Welcoming Vampire
11% of decks · $3.55
Feed the Swarm
11% of decks · $0.24
Blind Obedience
11% of decks · $6.02
Exquisite Blood
11% of decks · $40.38
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
11% of decks · $0.30
Marionette Apprentice
11% of decks · $2.10
Eaten Alive
11% of decks · $0.28
Fellwar Stone
11% of decks
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
11% of decks · $10.35
Suture Priest
11% of decks · $4.60
Butcher of Malakir
11% of decks · $0.33
Generous Gift
11% of decks · $0.92
Night's Whisper
11% of decks · $6.25
Swiftfoot Boots
11% of decks
Rite of Oblivion
11% of decks · $0.34
Thought Vessel
11% of decks
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
10% of decks · $0.24
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10% of decks · $10.35
Claim the Precious
10% of decks · $0.30
Umbral Collar Zealot
10% of decks · $0.35
General's Enforcer
10% of decks · $0.33
Raise the Alarm
10% of decks · $0.32
Call the Coppercoats
10% of decks · $7.31
Inkshield
10% of decks · $4.97
Phyrexian Altar
10% of decks · $54.36
Barrensteppe Siege
10% of decks · $0.38
Keeper of the Accord
10% of decks · $0.66
Stroke of Midnight
10% of decks · $0.28
Debt to the Deathless
10% of decks
Smothering Tithe
10% of decks · $56.14
Head of the Hunt
9% of decks · $0.37
Fracture
9% of decks · $0.34
Diabolic Intent
9% of decks · $17.18
Bone Splinters
9% of decks · $0.21
Reanimate
9% of decks · $10.11
Visions of Glory
9% of decks · $0.29
Samwise the Stouthearted
9% of decks · $0.24
Toxic Deluge
9% of decks · $5.17
Agent of the Iron Throne
9% of decks · $0.47
Oath of the Grey Host
8% of decks · $0.19
Call of the Ring
8% of decks · $5.25
Black Market Connections
8% of decks · $10.47
Bitterblossom
8% of decks · $32.66
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
8% of decks · $44.55
Cast Away Doubt
8% of decks · $0.24
Generous Revival
8% of decks · $0.23
Plumb the Forbidden
8% of decks · $0.42
Charcoal Diamond
8% of decks · $0.35
Inherited Envelope
8% of decks · $0.31
The Meathook Massacre
8% of decks · $24.67
Flowering of the White Tree
8% of decks · $8.51
Utter End
8% of decks · $0.31
Pristine Talisman
8% of decks · $0.40
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8% of decks
Fix What's Broken
8% of decks · $0.33
Macabre Waltz
7% of decks · $0.23
Bolas's Citadel
7% of decks · $16.17
Altar's Reap
7% of decks · $0.39
Fake Your Own Death
7% of decks · $0.23
Vindicate
7% of decks · $0.93
Sunset Revelry
7% of decks · $0.25
Fumigate
7% of decks · $0.31
Land Tax
7% of decks · $16.88
Go for the Throat
7% of decks · $0.62
Slip On the Ring
7% of decks · $0.21
Marble Diamond
7% of decks · $0.28
Dictate of Erebos
7% of decks · $17.52
Banishing Light
7% of decks · $0.51
Multiply by Zero
7% of decks · $0.25
Lich's Relic
7% of decks · $1.20
Ravenous Amulet
7% of decks · $0.17
Fell the Profane
7% of decks
Dire Tactics
7% of decks · $0.28
Final Payment
7% of decks · $0.07
Dusk // Dawn
7% of decks
Bontu's Monument
7% of decks · $4.60
Dawn of Hope
7% of decks · $0.77
Way of the Necromancer
6% of decks · $0.32
Orcish Medicine
6% of decks · $0.20
Dread Return
6% of decks · $0.60
Gather the Townsfolk
6% of decks · $0.21
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of decks · $5.61
Black Market
6% of decks · $6.40
Glasswing Grace
6% of decks
Cathar's Call
6% of decks · $0.26
Authority of the Consuls
6% of decks · $5.18
Teferi's Protection
6% of decks · $46.16
Unbreakable Formation
6% of decks · $1.44
Read the Bones
6% of decks · $0.29
Now for Wrath, Now for Ruin!
6% of decks · $0.20
Life Insurance
6% of decks · $0.29
Prophesied End
6% of decks · $0.26
Duty Beyond Death
6% of decks · $0.34
Undying Malice
6% of decks · $0.41
Disenchant
6% of decks · $0.10
The Battle of Bywater
6% of decks · $1.81
Vat of Rebirth
6% of decks · $0.31
Muster the Departed
6% of decks · $0.29
Withering Curse
5% of decks · $0.97
Enlightened Tutor
5% of decks · $38.32
Diabolic Tutor
5% of decks · $2.21
Captain's Call
5% of decks · $0.14
War of the Last Alliance
5% of decks · $1.48
New Cards
Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord
19% of decks · $0.23
Stir Up Trouble
15% of decks · $0.16
Troop of Ponies
15% of decks · $0.33
Theoretical Necromancer
13% of decks · $0.18
Rise of the Deathbringer
13% of decks · $0.42
Creatures (50)
Teysa Karlov
33% of decks · $2.52
Morbid Opportunist
32% of decks · $0.36
Reassembling Skeleton
30% of decks · $0.33
Pitiless Plunderer
29% of decks · $4.99
Marauding Blight-Priest
27% of decks · $0.32
Corpse Knight
27% of decks · $0.68
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26% of decks · $6.53
Priest of Forgotten Gods
25% of decks · $0.62
Bartolomé del Presidio
25% of decks · $0.32
Gollum, Patient Plotter
24% of decks · $0.29
Doomed Traveler
24% of decks · $0.09
Viscera Seer
23% of decks · $0.49
Mentor of the Meek
23% of decks · $4.81
Fleshtaker
23% of decks · $0.32
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
22% of decks · $4.60
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22% of decks · $1.78
Baron Bertram Graywater
21% of decks · $0.34
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
19% of decks · $5.71
Westfold Rider
18% of decks · $0.47
Hunted Witness
16% of decks · $0.23
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16% of decks · $4.12
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
15% of decks · $2.91
Ophiomancer
15% of decks · $1.17
Lossarnach Captain
14% of decks · $0.42
Doomed Dissenter
14% of decks · $0.29
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14% of decks · $0.30
Cathar Commando
14% of decks · $0.22
Hardened Tactician
14% of decks · $0.32
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
14% of decks · $4.54
Solemn Simulacrum
13% of decks · $0.34
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
13% of decks · $0.37
Thalia, the Survivor
13% of decks · $0.29
Gideon the Oathless
13% of decks · $0.33
Starscape Cleric
12% of decks · $0.84
Nadier's Nightblade
12% of decks · $0.26
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12% of decks · $9.62
Falkenrath Noble
11% of decks · $0.28
Welcoming Vampire
11% of decks · $3.55
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
11% of decks · $0.30
Marionette Apprentice
11% of decks · $2.10
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
11% of decks · $10.35
Suture Priest
11% of decks · $4.60
Butcher of Malakir
11% of decks · $0.33
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
10% of decks · $0.24
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10% of decks · $10.35
Umbral Collar Zealot
10% of decks · $0.35
General's Enforcer
10% of decks · $0.33
Keeper of the Accord
10% of decks · $0.66
Head of the Hunt
9% of decks · $0.37
Samwise the Stouthearted
9% of decks · $0.24
Instants (35)
Nasty End
32% of decks · $0.22
Deadly Dispute
32% of decks · $0.26
Path to Exile
30% of decks · $0.64
Corrupted Conviction
30% of decks · $0.35
Mortify
30% of decks · $0.19
Anguished Unmaking
18% of decks · $1.72
Despark
17% of decks · $0.32
Tragic Slip
15% of decks · $0.26
Dark Ritual
14% of decks · $7.19
Reprieve
13% of decks · $1.51
Murder
12% of decks · $0.18
Generous Gift
11% of decks · $0.92
Raise the Alarm
10% of decks · $0.32
Call the Coppercoats
10% of decks · $7.31
Inkshield
10% of decks · $4.97
Stroke of Midnight
10% of decks · $0.28
Fracture
9% of decks · $0.34
Plumb the Forbidden
8% of decks · $0.42
Utter End
8% of decks · $0.31
Altar's Reap
7% of decks · $0.39
Fake Your Own Death
7% of decks · $0.23
Go for the Throat
7% of decks · $0.62
Slip On the Ring
7% of decks · $0.21
Multiply by Zero
7% of decks · $0.25
Fell the Profane
7% of decks
Dire Tactics
7% of decks · $0.28
Final Payment
7% of decks · $0.07
Orcish Medicine
6% of decks · $0.20
Teferi's Protection
6% of decks · $46.16
Unbreakable Formation
6% of decks · $1.44
Prophesied End
6% of decks · $0.26
Duty Beyond Death
6% of decks · $0.34
Undying Malice
6% of decks · $0.41
Disenchant
6% of decks · $0.10
Enlightened Tutor
5% of decks · $38.32
Sorceries (37)
Victimize
26% of decks · $1.34
Martial Coup
16% of decks · $0.31
Damn
15% of decks · $1.84
Sam's Desperate Rescue
14% of decks · $0.19
Shadow Summoning
14% of decks · $0.26
Exsanguinate
13% of decks · $0.40
Sign in Blood
13% of decks · $2.74
Austere Command
13% of decks · $0.37
Increasing Devotion
12% of decks · $0.33
Rewrite Regrets
12% of decks · $0.25
Feed the Swarm
11% of decks · $0.24
Eaten Alive
11% of decks · $0.28
Night's Whisper
11% of decks · $6.25
Rite of Oblivion
11% of decks · $0.34
Claim the Precious
10% of decks · $0.30
Debt to the Deathless
10% of decks
Diabolic Intent
9% of decks · $17.18
Bone Splinters
9% of decks · $0.21
Reanimate
9% of decks · $10.11
Visions of Glory
9% of decks · $0.29
Toxic Deluge
9% of decks · $5.17
Cast Away Doubt
8% of decks · $0.24
Generous Revival
8% of decks · $0.23
Fix What's Broken
8% of decks · $0.33
Macabre Waltz
7% of decks · $0.23
Vindicate
7% of decks · $0.93
Sunset Revelry
7% of decks · $0.25
Fumigate
7% of decks · $0.31
Dusk // Dawn
7% of decks
Dread Return
6% of decks · $0.60
Gather the Townsfolk
6% of decks · $0.21
Read the Bones
6% of decks · $0.29
Now for Wrath, Now for Ruin!
6% of decks · $0.20
The Battle of Bywater
6% of decks · $1.81
Withering Curse
5% of decks · $0.97
Diabolic Tutor
5% of decks · $2.21
Captain's Call
5% of decks · $0.14
Utility Artifacts (11)
Skullclamp
33% of decks · $5.21
Ashnod's Altar
27% of decks · $16.88
Oketra's Monument
14% of decks · $5.65
Swiftfoot Boots
11% of decks
Phyrexian Altar
10% of decks · $54.36
Bolas's Citadel
7% of decks · $16.17
Lich's Relic
7% of decks · $1.20
Ravenous Amulet
7% of decks · $0.17
Bontu's Monument
7% of decks · $4.60
Wayfarer's Bauble
6% of decks · $5.61
Vat of Rebirth
6% of decks · $0.31
Mana Artifacts (12)
Sol Ring
65% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
61% of decks · $0.49
Orzhov Signet
36% of decks · $0.37
Talisman of Hierarchy
31% of decks · $0.57
Commander's Sphere
21% of decks · $0.34
Mind Stone
20% of decks
Fellwar Stone
11% of decks
Thought Vessel
11% of decks
Charcoal Diamond
8% of decks · $0.35
Inherited Envelope
8% of decks · $0.31
Pristine Talisman
8% of decks · $0.40
Marble Diamond
7% of decks · $0.28
Enchantments (34)
Vampiric Rites
24% of decks · $0.17
Sanguine Bond
20% of decks · $7.89
Lunar Convocation
20% of decks · $1.53
Hidden Stockpile
19% of decks · $0.41
Anointed Procession
17% of decks · $62.95
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17% of decks · $0.28
Phyrexian Arena
17% of decks · $4.26
Intangible Virtue
15% of decks · $0.31
Grave Pact
13% of decks · $30.52
Tolls of War
13% of decks · $0.19
Blind Obedience
11% of decks · $6.02
Exquisite Blood
11% of decks · $40.38
Barrensteppe Siege
10% of decks · $0.38
Smothering Tithe
10% of decks · $56.14
Agent of the Iron Throne
9% of decks · $0.47
Oath of the Grey Host
8% of decks · $0.19
Call of the Ring
8% of decks · $5.25
Black Market Connections
8% of decks · $10.47
Bitterblossom
8% of decks · $32.66
The Meathook Massacre
8% of decks · $24.67
Flowering of the White Tree
8% of decks · $8.51
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8% of decks
Land Tax
7% of decks · $16.88
Dictate of Erebos
7% of decks · $17.52
Banishing Light
7% of decks · $0.51
Dawn of Hope
7% of decks · $0.77
Way of the Necromancer
6% of decks · $0.32
Black Market
6% of decks · $6.40
Glasswing Grace
6% of decks
Cathar's Call
6% of decks · $0.26
Authority of the Consuls
6% of decks · $5.18
Life Insurance
6% of decks · $0.29
Muster the Departed
6% of decks · $0.29
War of the Last Alliance
5% of decks · $1.48
Planeswalkers (2)
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15% of decks · $0.31
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
8% of decks · $44.55
Utility Lands (19)
Castle Ardenvale
29% of decks
Bojuka Bog
22% of decks
Minas Tirith
21% of decks
Vault of the Archangel
17% of decks
Barad-dûr
12% of decks
Westvale Abbey
12% of decks
Phyrexian Tower
11% of decks
Mortuary Mire
8% of decks
High Market
8% of decks
Reliquary Tower
8% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8% of decks
Rogue's Passage
8% of decks
Temple of the False God
7% of decks
Cabal Coffers
7% of decks
Restless Fortress
7% of decks
Great Hall of the Citadel
7% of decks
Castle Locthwain
7% of decks
Kor Haven
6% of decks
Shambling Vent
5% of decks
Lands (41)
Swamp
99% of decks
Plains
99% of decks
Command Tower
64% of decks
Scoured Barrens
41% of decks
Isolated Chapel
39% of decks
Temple of Silence
34% of decks
Tainted Field
33% of decks
Orzhov Basilica
30% of decks
Caves of Koilos
30% of decks
Evolving Wilds
28% of decks
Godless Shrine
23% of decks
Shineshadow Snarl
23% of decks
Shattered Sanctum
21% of decks
Path of Ancestry
20% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
19% of decks
Vault of Champions
16% of decks
Fetid Heath
16% of decks
Concealed Courtyard
15% of decks
Orzhov Guildgate
15% of decks
Myriad Landscape
15% of decks
Exotic Orchard
13% of decks
Shadowy Backstreet
12% of decks
Forum of Amity
11% of decks
Marsh Flats
11% of decks
Sunlit Marsh
11% of decks
Bleachbone Verge
10% of decks
Thriving Moor
10% of decks
Thriving Heath
10% of decks
Insomnia, Crown City
9% of decks
Forlorn Flats
9% of decks
Forsaken Sanctuary
9% of decks
Brightclimb Pathway
8% of decks
Desolate Mire
8% of decks
Fell the Profane
7% of decks
Silverquill Campus
7% of decks
Glasswing Grace
6% of decks
Snowfield Sinkhole
6% of decks
Ash Barrens
6% of decks
Scrubland
6% of decks
Witch Enchanter
6% of decks
Umbral Expanse
5% of decks
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