Skyline Despot

Public decks that run Skyline Despot

• Draconic Rage - Forgotten Realms Commander, led by Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
• Reign of Dragons - Foundations Commander, led by Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Commanders that run Skyline Despot most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Obeka, Splitter of Seconds: 9,160 decks
• Queen Marchesa: 6,014 decks
• Lathliss, Dragon Queen: 2,845 decks
• Jared Carthalion, True Heir: 1,373 decks
• Rivaz of the Claw: 1,369 decks
• Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients: 1,031 decks
• Aragorn, King of Gondor: 912 decks
• Atarka, World Render: 732 decks

Often played with Skyline Despot

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Throne Warden
• Protector of the Crown
• Archon of Coronation
• Canal Courier
• Garrulous Sycophant
• Queen Mother Ramonda
• Palace Sentinels
• Entourage of Trest
• Keeper of Keys
• Knights of the Black Rose

Rulings

• 2016-08-23: 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.”
• 2016-08-23: The last ability of Skyline Despot checks to see if you're the monarch as your upkeep begins. If you're not, the ability won't trigger at all. You won't be able to do anything that would make you the monarch during your upkeep in time to have that ability trigger. The ability will also check to see if you're the monarch as it tries to resolve. If you're not the monarch at that time, the ability will have no effect.
• 2016-08-23: 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.
• 2016-08-23: 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.
• 2016-08-23: 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.