---
name: "The Wandering Emperor"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "PWCS"
set_name: "Planeswalker Championship Promos"
collector_number: "2022-4"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Takayuki Futami"
oracle_id: "0c7f18d5-36cb-4bc6-a358-443b97666215"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-wandering-emperor-pwcs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Wandering Emperor
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker
- **Starting Loyalty:** 3
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
As long as The Wandering Emperor entered this turn, you may activate her loyalty abilities any time you could cast an instant.
+1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. It gains first strike until end of turn.
−1: Create a 2/2 white Samurai creature token with vigilance.
−2: Exile target tapped creature. You gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Eternal Wanderer](/printing/the-eternal-wanderer-pone.md) — Legendary Planeswalker
2. [Ajani, Caller of the Pride](/printing/ajani-caller-of-the-pride-m14.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani
3. [Ajani Resolute](/printing/ajani-resolute-fra.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani
4. [Basri Ket](/printing/basri-ket-pm21.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Basri
5. [Elspeth, Undaunted Hero](/printing/elspeth-undaunted-hero-thb.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
6. [Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants](/printing/ajani-adversary-of-tyrants-m19.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeswalker Championship Promos (PWCS) #2022-4
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Takayuki Futami
- **Total Printings:** 38 across all historical editions

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