---
name: "Royal Decree"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "fca14cbd-5ffc-441f-bccb-7ec22b03acbb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/royal-decree-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Royal Decree
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever a Swamp, Mountain, black permanent, or red permanent becomes tapped, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that permanent's controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment
2. [Heart of Bogardan](/printing/heart-of-bogardan-wth.md) — Enchantment
3. [Ritual of Subdual](/printing/ritual-of-subdual-me2.md) — Enchantment
4. [Magmatic Core](/printing/magmatic-core-csp.md) — Enchantment
5. [Infernal Darkness](/printing/infernal-darkness-me2.md) — Enchantment
6. [Dystopia](/printing/dystopia-me2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #14
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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