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Thorn of the Black RoseutilityBudget$0.12It also makes you the monarch on entry and helps support the monarch game plan in blue-black shells. It is a common budget-friendly way to gain the crown at a similar mana cost.Court of Cunningutility$4.11This is a monarch-granting blue card that repeatedly benefits from being the monarch, much like Keeper of Keys supports a monarch strategy. It is slower but more scalable in multiplayer.Court of Graceutility$2.48It enters and gives you the monarch, then continues to reward you for keeping it. While it is in white, it fills the same monarch-centric role and is a strong upgrade in token production.Skyline DespotfinisherBudget$0.47It creates a monarch-style advantage by making you the monarch and generating repeated pressure while you keep it. It serves a similar finisher/engine role in decks that can support it.Palace JailerremovalBudget$0.25It grants you the monarch on entry and also removes an opposing creature, making it an efficient monarch engine. It is one of the strongest functional equivalents despite being white.Custodi LichutilityBudget$0.46This also makes you the monarch when it enters and punishes opponents if they take the crown from you. It is a comparable midrange monarch creature with a stronger disruption angle.Marchesa's DecreeprotectionBudget$0.86It creates the monarch while also deterring attacks, which mirrors the defensive advantage Keeper of Keys provides once you are the monarch. It is a lower-cost noncreature alternative.Queen MarchesautilityBudget$1.09It enters and makes you the monarch, then provides ongoing value if you can keep the crown. Though it is four colors away in identity, it is a premier monarch value engine.
