Crown-Hunter Hireling
CN2Conspiracy: Take the Crown/#50/2016Common
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Cardmarket€0.08
TCGplayer$0.27
Card Kingdom$0.35
ManaPool$0.15
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.26 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.27TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 6.9%30d▼ 6.9%90d▲ 35.0%
90d high
$0.29
90d low
$0.20
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.18
Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Down 6.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 7% below its 90 day high of $0.29.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (2 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing are trading 33% below nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Ogre Mercenary
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
This creature can't attack unless defending player is the monarch.
4 / 4
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (5)
wotc23 Aug 2016
Abilities that trigger whenever you "become the monarch" trigger only if you aren't already the monarch. For example, if you are already the monarch as Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, its last ability won't trigger.
wotc23 Aug 2016
Crown-Hunter Hireling can attack only the monarch or a planeswalker controlled by the monarch. This check is done only as attackers are declared. After that point, Crown-Hunter Hireling won't be removed from combat if that player ceases to be the monarch.
wotc23 Aug 2016
Being the monarch carries two inherent triggered abilities. "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch."
wotc23 Aug 2016
The game starts with no monarch. Once an effect makes one player the monarch, the game will have exactly one monarch from that point forward.
wotc23 Aug 2016
If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack, and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card.
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About this card
Crown-Hunter Hireling
Crown-Hunter Hireling is a Creature — Ogre Mercenary, with mana cost {4}{R} (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: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.27 (down 6.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Crown-Hunter Hireling FAQ
How much is Crown-Hunter Hireling worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Crown-Hunter Hireling is $0.27. It is down 6.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.20 to $0.29.
What is the cheapest printing of Crown-Hunter Hireling?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Conspiracy: Take the Crown at $0.18 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Crown-Hunter Hireling?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from The List at $0.23 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Crown-Hunter Hireling are there?
Crown-Hunter Hireling has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Crown-Hunter Hireling first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CN2 #50, released 2016-08-26.
What is the newest printing of Crown-Hunter Hireling?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PLST #CN2-50, released 2019-11-07.
Is there a foil version of Crown-Hunter Hireling?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.18 versus $0.27 for nonfoil, which is 33% less expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Crown-Hunter Hireling legal in Commander?
Yes, Crown-Hunter Hireling is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.