Faramir, Steward of Gondor
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Whenever a legendary creature you control with mana value 4 or greater enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your end step, if you're the monarch, create two 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.
"The last Steward of Gondor begs leave to surrender his office."
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- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC #458)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2023-11-03
- Artist
- Anna Podedworna
- EDHREC rank
- #5,283
- 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.
- Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
- Prince Imrahil the Fair
- Baird, Steward of Argive
- Champions of Minas Tirith
- Boromir, Gondor's Hope
- Horn of Gondor
- The Council of Four
- Beregond of the Guard
- Crown of Gondor
- Mangara, the Diplomat
- Flowering of the White Tree
- Court of Grace
- Archivist of Gondor
- Odric, Master Tactician
- Mass Appeal
- Coppercoat Vanguard
- Bard, King of Dale
- Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
- Archon of Coronation
- Lossarnach Captain
- Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
- Court of Vantress
- Keeper of Keys
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
- Minas Tirith
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
- Fealty to the Realm
- Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
- Path of Ancestry
- Palace Jailer
- Court of Ardenvale
- Oji, the Exquisite Blade
- Unbreakable Formation
- Rivendell
- Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart
- Throne of the High City
- Minas Tirith Garrison
- Skystrike Officer
- The Second Doctor
- Intangible Virtue
- Venser, Shaper Savant
- Gold-Forged Thopteryx
- Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
- Keeper of the Accord
- Bard, Heir of Girion
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Darien, King of Kjeldor
- Relic of Legends
- War of the Last Alliance
- Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Island
- Plains
- Command Tower
- Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
- Arcane Signet
- Sol Ring
- Swords to Plowshares
- Prince Imrahil the Fair
- Glacial Fortress
- The Council of Four
- Baird, Steward of Argive
- Prairie Stream
- Champions of Minas Tirith
- Path to Exile
- Boromir, Gondor's Hope
- Mangara, the Diplomat
- Horn of Gondor
- Beregond of the Guard
- Crown of Gondor
- Flowering of the White Tree
- Court of Grace
- Talisman of Progress
- Reliquary Tower
- Counterspell
- Archivist of Gondor
- Azorius Signet
- Bard, King of Dale
- Thought Vessel
- Path of Ancestry
- Odric, Master Tactician
- Port Town
- Mass Appeal
- Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
- Coppercoat Vanguard
- Deserted Beach
- Adarkar Wastes
- Archon of Coronation
- Dovin's Veto
- Hallowed Fountain
- Lossarnach Captain
- Minas Tirith
- Propaganda
- Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
- Ghostly Prison
- Myrel, Shield of Argive
- Court of Vantress
- Keeper of Keys
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
- Palace Jailer
- Harbin, Vanguard Aviator
Format legality
Rulings
- 2023-06-16
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.
- 2023-06-16
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.
- 2023-06-16
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.
- 2023-06-16
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.
- 2023-06-16
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."