Capital Punishment
Conspiracy: Take the Crown 40 • rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Lake Hurwitz
- Market price
- $6.28
What it does
Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for death or taxes. Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice for each death vote and discards a card for each taxes vote.
"I did offer them a choice . . ."— Queen Marchesa
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Capital Punishment was released in 2016 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set Conspiracy: Take the Crown. This set was designed specifically for multiplayer draft formats, focusing on political maneuvering, voting mechanics, and game-state manipulation. The card embodies the set’s thematic core of royal intrigue and authoritarian governance within the fictional plane of Fiora.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Mathias Kollros, who chose a stark, imposing visual style to reflect the theme of summary justice. The design emphasizes the gravity of its effect, which allows players to vote on life and death, reinforcing the set's emphasis on social negotiation. It was received by players as a flavorful tool for Commander and other social formats, noted for its ability to shift the balance of power during a game.
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