Royal Decree
ALLAlliances/#14/1996Rare◆ Graded data
Reserved listColour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.49
Cardmarket€1.07
ManaPool$0.25
TCGplayer$0.73
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.60
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.49High $1.49Low $0.69▲ 115.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.73TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 1.4%90d▼ 4.0%
90d high
$0.76
90d low
$0.73
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.73
Alliances
- Down 1.4% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 4% below its 90 day high of $0.76.
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
CGCGrade 10
$69.99
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$27.00
AnyGrade 9
$24.99
AnyGrade 7
$20.00
Raw market
$0.93
CGC 10
$69.99+7,426%
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever a Swamp, Mountain, black permanent, or red permanent becomes tapped, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that permanent's controller.
Keywords
Cumulative upkeep
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Oct 2008
Royal Decree’s ability will trigger a maximum of once for each permanent that becomes tapped, even if that permanent meets multiple criteria. (For example, Badlands is both a Swamp and a Mountain.)
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About this card
Royal Decree
Royal Decree is an Enchantment, with mana cost {2}{W}{W} (mana value 4).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.73 (down 1.4% over 30 days).
This exact printing has CGC 10 market price $69.99. The CGC 10 slab commands a +7,426% premium over the raw market ($0.93) for this exact printing. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Royal Decree FAQ
How much is Royal Decree worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Royal Decree is $0.73. It is down 1.4% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.73 to $0.76.
What is the cheapest printing of Royal Decree?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Alliances at $0.73 on TCGplayer.
What set was Royal Decree first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ALL #14, released 1996-06-10.
Is Royal Decree legal in Commander?
Yes, Royal Decree is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Royal Decree legal in Modern?
Royal Decree is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Royal Decree legal in Standard?
Royal Decree is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Royal Decree do?
Royal Decree is an Enchantment with mana cost {2}{W}{W}. Its Oracle text reads: "Cumulative upkeep {W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever a Swamp, Mountain, black permanent, or red permanent becomes tapped, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that permanent's controller.".