Palace Jailer
Tales of Middle-earth Commander 174 • uncommon
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.
"Is it not a law in the City that those who wear the black and silver must stay in the Citadel?"— Gandalf
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
Palace Jailer was originally printed in the Conspiracy: Take the Crown set in 2016, designed specifically for the multiplayer draft format. It introduced the Monarch mechanic, a central feature of the set that creates a dynamic tug-of-war for card advantage among players. This specific printing comes from the 2023 Magic: The Gathering—Tales of Middle-earth Commander set, which brought iconic fantasy elements into the game's mechanics.
The art for this card, illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, captures the aesthetic of a stern custodian of a dungeon. Villeneuve is a prominent artist within the game's community, recognized for her ability to infuse high-fantasy characters with a grounded, human weight. In the context of the Middle-earth crossover, the card serves as a thematic nod to the oppressive atmosphere of guard units within the lore, reinforcing the card's mechanical utility of exiling a creature until the Jailer leaves the battlefield.
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