---
name: "Crown of Empires"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "M12-203"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "b1298ce8-b318-4d5b-83f2-e274726dfca5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crown-of-empires-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crown of Empires
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{3}, {T}: Tap target creature. Gain control of that creature instead if you control artifacts named Scepter of Empires and Throne of Empires.

> *"With this crown, assert your authority."
—Crown inscription*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scepter of Empires](/printing/scepter-of-empires-m12.md) — Artifact
2. [Throne of Empires](/printing/throne-of-empires-m12.md) — Artifact
3. [Helm of Possession](/printing/helm-of-possession-tmp.md) — Artifact
4. [Crown of Doom](/printing/crown-of-doom-c14.md) — Artifact
5. [Hylda's Crown of Winter](/printing/hyldas-crown-of-winter-woe.md) — Legendary Artifact
6. [Kefnet's Last Word](/printing/kefnets-last-word-phou.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #M12-203
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`