---
name: "Scepter of Empires"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "M12"
set_name: "Magic 2012"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "377d9245-9a70-4e35-9ed1-308565fc1acc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scepter-of-empires-m12"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scepter of Empires
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{T}: This artifact deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. It deals 3 damage instead if you control artifacts named Crown of Empires and Throne of Empires.

> *"Con questo scettro, punisci i tuoi nemici." —Iscrizione sullo scettro*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crown of Empires](/printing/crown-of-empires-plst.md) — Artifact
2. [Throne of Empires](/printing/throne-of-empires-m12.md) — Artifact
3. [Telim'Tor's Darts](/printing/telimtors-darts-mir.md) — Artifact
4. [Razortip Whip](/printing/razortip-whip-gtc.md) — Artifact
5. [Rod of Spanking](/printing/rod-of-spanking-unh.md) — Artifact
6. [Sentinel Tower](/printing/sentinel-tower-bbd.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2012 (M12) #216
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`