The Golden Throne
Warhammer 40,000 Commander 157 • rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Games Workshop
- Market price
- $9.15
What it does
Arcane Life-support — If you would lose the game, instead exile The Golden Throne and your life total becomes 1.
A Thousand Souls Die Every Day — tap, Sacrifice a creature: Add three mana in any combination of colors.
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
The Golden Throne card was released as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander set for Magic: The Gathering, which launched in 2022. This collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Games Workshop was designed to bridge two massive tabletop gaming fanbases, translating the grimdark lore of the 41st millennium into the mechanical framework of Commander. The artifact is centered on the Imperium of Man’s most sacred relic, the life-support system housing the skeletal remains of the God-Emperor, reflecting its vital role in galactic navigation and psychic shielding.
The art is credited to Games Workshop and utilizes established visual assets from the Warhammer 40,000 universe to maintain thematic consistency. The design aims to evoke the gothic, decaying opulence of the Throne Room on Terra, emphasizing the card's function as a permanent fixture that sustains the player's board state. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful interpretation of the lore, prized by players for its ability to sacrifice other permanents to provide utility, effectively simulating the constant stream of psychic sacrifice required to keep the Emperor alive.
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