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.
, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Much must be risked in war."
2 / 4
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR #649)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2023-11-03
- Artist
- Campbell White
- EDHREC rank
- #7,336
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Mirkwood Bats
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Horn of Gondor
- Faramir, Field Commander
- Nasty End
- Lash of the Balrog
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
- Castle Ardenvale
- Gollum, Patient Plotter
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Gríma Wormtongue
- Fleshtaker
- Haunt of the Dead Marshes
- Morbid Opportunist
- Scoured Barrens
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Corrupted Conviction
- Mentor of the Meek
- Priest of Forgotten Gods
- Teysa Karlov
- Vampiric Rites
- Doomed Traveler
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
- Westfold Rider
- Village Rites
- Baron Bertram Graywater
- Hidden Stockpile
- Troop of Ponies
- Corpse Knight
- Stir Up Trouble
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Minas Tirith
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Lossarnach Captain
- Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord
- Marauding Blight-Priest
- Feast of the Victorious Dead
- Cruel Celebrant
- Martial Coup
- Hunted Witness
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Easterling Vanguard
- Doomed Dissenter
- Sam's Desperate Rescue
- Protector of Gondor
- Shadow Summoning
- Increasing Devotion
- Intangible Virtue
- Hardened Tactician
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Plains
- Swamp
- Sol Ring
- Command Tower
- Arcane Signet
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Mirkwood Bats
- Scoured Barrens
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Isolated Chapel
- Village Rites
- Blood Artist
- Cruel Celebrant
- Swords to Plowshares
- Horn of Gondor
- Faramir, Field Commander
- Orzhov Signet
- Temple of Silence
- Tainted Field
- Skullclamp
- Teysa Karlov
- Nasty End
- Morbid Opportunist
- Deadly Dispute
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Talisman of Hierarchy
- Path to Exile
- Orzhov Basilica
- Corrupted Conviction
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Caves of Koilos
- Mortify
- Castle Ardenvale
- Evolving Wilds
- Marauding Blight-Priest
- Victimize
- Ashnod's Altar
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Corpse Knight
- Priest of Forgotten Gods
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
- Lash of the Balrog
- Bartolomé del Presidio
- Vampiric Rites
- Gollum, Patient Plotter
- Doomed Traveler
- Godless Shrine
- Viscera Seer
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
Format legality
Rulings
- 2023-06-16
Denethor, Ruling Steward doesn't need to have been on the battlefield when the creature died. For example, if a creature dies during combat on your turn and you cast Denethor, Ruling Steward during your second main phase, its first ability will trigger at the beginning of your end step.
- 2023-06-16
Denethor, Ruling Steward's first ability will trigger only once during your end step, no matter how many creatures died under your control this turn. However, if no creatures have died under your control this turn as your end step begins, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause a creature to die under your control during the end step in time to have the ability trigger.