---
name: "The Monarch"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Card"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "TMOC"
set_name: "March of the Machine Commander Tokens"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "7c934091-1bc7-4458-acef-fdac62ec3df1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-monarch-tmoc"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Monarch
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Card

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, its controller becomes the monarch.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Archivist of Gondor](/printing/archivist-of-gondor-ltc.md) — Creature — Human Advisor
2. [Marchesa's Decree](/printing/marchesas-decree-plst.md) — Enchantment
3. [Court of Ambition](/printing/court-of-ambition-plst.md) — Enchantment
4. [Court of Ire](/printing/court-of-ire-ltc.md) — Enchantment
5. [Garrulous Sycophant](/printing/garrulous-sycophant-pz2.md) — Creature — Human Advisor
6. [Grave Venerations](/printing/grave-venerations-ecc.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine Commander Tokens (TMOC) #46
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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