Crown of Empires — ruling 1

Whether or not you control the correct artifacts is determined when the ability resolves.

Crown of Empires — ruling 2

If any of the named cards stops being an artifact, it won’t be considered by these abilities.

Crown of Empires — ruling 3

If you control artifacts named Scepter of Empires and Throne of Empires, the targeted creature won’t be tapped. You’ll just gain control of it.

Crown of Empires : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Crown of Empires is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

, : Tap target creature. Gain control of that creature instead if you control artifacts named Scepter of Empires and Throne of Empires.

How it works : Crown of Empires

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1September 22, 2011· Wizards of the Coast
Whether or not you control the correct artifacts is determined when the ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2September 22, 2011· Wizards of the Coast
If any of the named cards stops being an artifact, it won’t be considered by these abilities.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3September 22, 2011· Wizards of the Coast
If you control artifacts named Scepter of Empires and Throne of Empires, the targeted creature won’t be tapped. You’ll just gain control of it.
Card named in this ruling
Throne of Empires Scepter of Empires Throne of Empires

Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

#1
Throne of Empires + Scepter of Empires + Crown of Empires + Filigree Sages
Gain control of all creaturesInfinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite damage
1Activate Throne of Empires by paying and tapping it, creating five 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
2Activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing four Soldiers, adding .
3Activate Filigree Sages by paying , untapping Throne of Empires.
4Repeat.
5Once you have infinite Soldiers and mana, you may activate either Scepter of Empires or Crown of Empires' abilities instead.

#1
Throne of Empires + Scepter of Empires + Crown of Empires + Filigree Sages
Gain control of all creaturesInfinite colored manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite damage
1Activate Throne of Empires by paying and tapping it, creating five 1/1 Soldier creature tokens.
2Activate Phyrexian Altar four times by sacrificing four Soldiers, adding .
3Activate Filigree Sages by paying , untapping Throne of Empires.
4Repeat.
5Once you have infinite Soldiers and mana, you may activate either Scepter of Empires or Crown of Empires' abilities instead.

Interactions with other cards

These cards' text mentions Crown of Empires.

Throne of Empires

{1}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. Create five of those tokens instead if you control artifacts named Crown of Empires and Scepter of Empires.

Scepter of Empires

{T}: This artifact deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. It deals 3 damage instead if you control artifacts named Crown of Empires and Throne of Empires.