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 #198)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2023-06-23
- Artist
- Campbell White
- EDHREC rank
- #7,093
- 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
- Faramir, Field Commander
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Horn of Gondor
- Nasty End
- Lash of the Balrog
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
- Castle Ardenvale
- Gríma Wormtongue
- Gollum, Patient Plotter
- Fleshtaker
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Haunt of the Dead Marshes
- Morbid Opportunist
- Corrupted Conviction
- Mentor of the Meek
- Scoured Barrens
- Teysa Karlov
- Priest of Forgotten Gods
- Vampiric Rites
- Westfold Rider
- Doomed Traveler
- Boromir, Warden of the Tower
- Baron Bertram Graywater
- Corpse Knight
- Hidden Stockpile
- Village Rites
- Minas Tirith
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Lossarnach Captain
- Cruel Celebrant
- Marauding Blight-Priest
- Feast of the Victorious Dead
- Easterling Vanguard
- Hunted Witness
- Doomed Dissenter
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Tolls of War
- Martial Coup
- Sam's Desperate Rescue
- Protector of Gondor
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane
- Shadow Summoning
- Hardened Tactician
- Increasing Devotion
- Lunar Convocation
- Barad-dûr
- Tragic Slip
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
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Scoured Barrens
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
- Isolated Chapel
- Village Rites
- Blood Artist
- Cruel Celebrant
- Orzhov Signet
- Swords to Plowshares
- Faramir, Field Commander
- Horn of Gondor
- Temple of Silence
- Teysa Karlov
- Tainted Field
- Morbid Opportunist
- Nasty End
- Skullclamp
- Talisman of Hierarchy
- Path to Exile
- Deadly Dispute
- Corrupted Conviction
- Caves of Koilos
- Orzhov Basilica
- Reassembling Skeleton
- Castle Ardenvale
- Mortify
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Evolving Wilds
- Corpse Knight
- Ashnod's Altar
- Marauding Blight-Priest
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Victimize
- Priest of Forgotten Gods
- Bartolomé del Presidio
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
- Lash of the Balrog
- Vampiric Rites
- Gollum, Patient Plotter
- Doomed Traveler
- Viscera Seer
- Shineshadow Snarl
- 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.