Despotic Scepter
Artifact
Printings & Editions
Premodern-legal editions of Despotic Scepter — old-border printings plus any period-appropriate foil promos (Arena/Judge, through Scourge). Hover to preview an edition on the card; click to select it.
Old-border editions + pre-Scourge promo foils (Arena/Judge). Modern-frame reprints (8th Edition onward) exist but are not period-appropriate printings.
Critical Rulings
"You own a nontoken permanent if it started the game in your deck. If it started the game in no one's deck (for example, it was brought into the game by Living Wish), you own it if you brought it into the game."
— 2008-10-01
"A token's owner is the player under who created it."
— 2012-10-01
Price History
91d · USDTracks this card’s preferred printing: the old-border edition shown by default (block-expansion printings first, e.g. Urza’s, Tempest, Mirage). It doesn’t re-price when you select a different edition above. Per-edition history is planned.
Decks playing Despotic Scepter (2)
- TrixJos A#3The Magic Online Society - July League #22024-08-04×3
- Stasistsptsp#9Premodern Challenge 32 - Contraption (2026-01-06)2026-01-06×1
