Royal Warden
40KWarhammer 40,000 Commander/#52★/2022Rare
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
ManaPool$1.78
TCGplayer$1.73
Paper retail history (USD)
2 providers
Latest $1.78High $1.78Low $1.10▲ 35.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.73TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 1.7%30d▲ 8.1%90d▲ 51.7%
90d high
$1.76
90d low
$1.14
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.56
Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Up 8.1% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact Creature — Necron
Phalanx Commander — When this creature enters, create two tapped 2/2 black Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
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Keywords
Phalanx CommanderUnearth
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (5)
wotc7 Oct 2022
If a permanent returned to the battlefield by an unearth ability would leave it for any reason, it's exiled instead—unless the spell or ability that's causing it to leave the battlefield is actually trying to exile it. In that case, the spell or ability succeeds at exiling the permanent. If the spell or ability later returns the card to the battlefield, it will return as a new object with no relation to its previous existence. The unearth effect will no longer apply to it.
wotc7 Oct 2022
Activating a permanent card's unearth ability isn't the same as casting it as a spell. The unearth ability is put on the stack, but the card is not. Spells and abilities that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle) will interact with unearth, but spells and abilities that interact with spells (such as Cancel) will not.
wotc7 Oct 2022
Unearth grants haste to the permanent that's returned to the battlefield. However, neither of the "exile" abilities is granted to that permanent. If that creature loses all its abilities, it will still be exiled at the beginning of the end step, and if it would leave the battlefield, it is still exiled instead.
wotc7 Oct 2022
At the beginning of the end step, a permanent returned to the battlefield with unearth is exiled. This is a delayed triggered ability, and it can be countered by effects that counter triggered abilities. If the ability is countered, the permanent will stay on the battlefield and the delayed trigger won't trigger again. However, the replacement effect will still exile it if it eventually leaves the battlefield.
wotc7 Oct 2022
If you activate a card's unearth ability but that card is removed from your graveyard before the ability resolves, that unearth ability will resolve and do nothing.
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Shares Artifact, Creature, Graveyard interactionMV 5 vs 5
Shares Artifact, Creature, Graveyard interactionMV 4 vs 5
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Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionSame colour identity
Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionSame colour identity
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About this card
Royal Warden
Royal Warden is an Artifact Creature — Necron, with mana cost {3}{B}{B} (mana value 5). 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: $1.73 (up 8.1% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Royal Warden FAQ
How much is Royal Warden worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Royal Warden is $1.73. It is up 8.1% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.14 to $1.76.
What is the cheapest printing of Royal Warden?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Warhammer 40,000 Commander at $0.56 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Royal Warden?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Warhammer 40,000 Commander at $1.73 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Royal Warden are there?
Royal Warden has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Royal Warden first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 40K #52★, released 2022-10-07.
Is Royal Warden legal in Commander?
Yes, Royal Warden is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Royal Warden legal in Modern?
Royal Warden is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Royal Warden legal in Standard?
Royal Warden is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.








