Emissary's Ploy
CN2Conspiracy: Take the Crown/#4/2016Rare
MV 0
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.11
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.18
Paper retail history (USD)
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Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
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Market overview
$0.18TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-08
7d▲ 28.6%30d▲ 28.6%90d▲ 20.0%
90d high
$0.18
90d low
$0.12
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.18
Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Up 28.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.18.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 428% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Conspiracy
(Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.)
Before drawing your opening hand, choose 1, 2, or 3.
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast creature spells with mana value equal to the chosen number.
Format legality
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Rulings (7)
wotc23 Aug 2016
Conspiracies are never put into your deck. Instead, you put any number of conspiracies from your card pool into the command zone as the game begins. These conspiracies are face up unless they have hidden agenda, in which case they begin the game face down.
wotc23 Aug 2016
You can look at any player's face-up conspiracies at any time. You'll also know how many face-down conspiracies a player has in the command zone, although you won't know what they are.
wotc23 Aug 2016
A conspiracy's static and triggered abilities function as long as that conspiracy is face-up in the command zone.
wotc23 Aug 2016
You don't have to play with any conspiracy you draft. However, you have only one opportunity to put conspiracies into the command zone, as the game begins. You can't put conspiracies into the command zone after this point.
wotc23 Aug 2016
A conspiracy doesn't count as a card in your deck for purposes of meeting minimum deck size requirements. (In most drafts, the minimum deck size is 40 cards.)
wotc23 Aug 2016
Conspiracies are colorless, have no mana cost, and can't be cast as spells.
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About this card
Emissary's Ploy
Emissary's Ploy is a Conspiracy (mana value 0).
Format legality: Commander: banned, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: banned, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.18 (up 28.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Emissary's Ploy FAQ
How much is Emissary's Ploy worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Emissary's Ploy is $0.18. It is up 28.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.12 to $0.18.
What is the cheapest printing of Emissary's Ploy?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Conspiracy: Take the Crown at $0.18 on TCGplayer.
What set was Emissary's Ploy first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CN2 #4, released 2016-08-26.
Is there a foil version of Emissary's Ploy?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.95 versus $0.18 for nonfoil, which is 428% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Emissary's Ploy legal in Commander?
No, Emissary's Ploy is currently banned in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Emissary's Ploy legal in Modern?
Emissary's Ploy is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Emissary's Ploy legal in Standard?
Emissary's Ploy is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Emissary's Ploy do?
Emissary's Ploy is a Conspiracy. Its Oracle text reads: "(Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) Before drawing your opening hand, choose 1, 2, or 3. You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast creature spells with mana value equal to the chosen number.".