The Golden Throne
40KWarhammer 40,000 Commander/#157★/2022Rare
MV 4
Current paper retail
ManaPool$23.72
TCGplayer$24.12
Paper retail history (USD)
2 providers
Latest $23.72High $29.16Low $21.70▲ 9.3%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$24.12TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 0.8%30d▼ 6.3%90d▼ 4.8%
90d high
$26.07
90d low
$24.12
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$7.67
Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Down 6.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 7% below its 90 day high of $26.07.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Artifact
Arcane Life-support — If you would lose the game, instead exile The Golden Throne and your life total becomes 1.
A Thousand Souls Die Every Day — , Sacrifice a creature: Add three mana in any combination of colors.
Keywords
Arcane Life-supportA Thousand Souls Die Every Day
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (7)
wotc7 Oct 2022
In a Two-Headed Giant game, The Golden Throne's ability set's the team's life total to 1, but only you gain or lose life.
wotc7 Oct 2022
The Golden Throne's effect does nothing if you concede the game. A player who concedes leaves the game.
wotc7 Oct 2022
If an effect says that you can't lose the game, The Golden Throne's first ability doesn't apply.
wotc7 Oct 2022
For your life total to become 1, you will gain or lose the appropriate amount of life. For example, if your life total is -4 when The Golden Throne's ability applies, it will cause you to gain 5 life. Alternatively, if your life total is 20 when it applies (perhaps because you tried to draw a card from an empty library), you will lose 19 life. Other cards that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly. Notably, this means that if you can't gain life or the life gain event is modified by another replacement effect, you might still have 0 or less life and still lose the game.
wotc7 Oct 2022
The Golden Throne's effect applies any time you would lose the game while it is on the battlefield, even if you're not losing due to your life total being 0 or less. If you would have lost the game because you tried to draw from an empty library, your life total becomes 1 and you won't lose again until you try to draw again and still can't do so. If you would have lost the game due to having ten or more poison counters, your life total becomes 1, but you will lose the game immediately afterward because you still have ten or more poison counters.
wotc7 Oct 2022
If an effect states that an opponent wins the game, The Golden Throne's effect doesn't apply.
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About this card
The Golden Throne
The Golden Throne is a Legendary Artifact, with mana cost {4} (mana value 4). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $24.12 (down 6.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Golden Throne FAQ
How much is The Golden Throne worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Golden Throne is $24.12. It is down 6.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $24.12 to $26.07.
What is the cheapest printing of The Golden Throne?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Warhammer 40,000 Commander at $7.67 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of The Golden Throne?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Warhammer 40,000 Commander at $24.12 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of The Golden Throne are there?
The Golden Throne has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was The Golden Throne first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 40K #157★, released 2022-10-07.
Is The Golden Throne legal in Commander?
Yes, The Golden Throne is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Golden Throne legal in Modern?
The Golden Throne is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Golden Throne legal in Standard?
The Golden Throne is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.