Garrulous Sycophant PZ2

Other printings of "Garrulous Sycophant": PZ2 #17 CN2 #43

Card

id	84092
artist	Lake Hurwitz
artistIds	3677c64b-55e6-4a0d-a952-bdbb05531220
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	B
colorIndicator
colors	B
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	14755
edhrecSaltiness	0.25
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faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText	"Marchesa's poison is delivered by more than daggers." —Adriana, Captain of the Guard
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly	1
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}{B}
manaValue	3
name	Garrulous Sycophant
number	17
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText
otherFaceIds
power	1
printings	CN2, PZ2
promoTypes
rarity	common
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	PZ2
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signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypes	Human, Advisor
supertypes
text	At the beginning of your end step, if you're the monarch, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
toughness	4
type	Creature — Human Advisor
types	Creature
uuid	9c5e36c9-68a1-5fd3-a7d4-61b619b5a126
variations
watermark
setName	Treasure Chest

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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.
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	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	The last ability of Garrulous Sycophant checks to see if you're the monarch as your end step 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 end step 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.