Jared Carthalion, True Heir 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
When Jared Carthalion enters, target opponent becomes the monarch. You can't become the monarch this turn. If damage would be dealt to Jared Carthalion while you're the monarch, prevent that damage and put that many +1/+1 counters on it.
How it works : Jared Carthalion, True Heir
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If damage that can't be prevented is dealt to Jared Carthalion while you're the monarch, the damage is dealt and you'll simultaneously put that many +1/+1 counters on it, all before the game checks for lethal damage.
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- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you're the monarch and damage would be dealt to Jared Carthalion at the same time combat damage is dealt to you, Jared Carthalion's last ability will prevent damage and put counters on it before the triggered ability that makes another player the monarch resolves.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If the first ability resolves but the target opponent can't become the monarch (perhaps because they also had a Jared Carthalion enter the battlefield earlier in the turn), the current monarch stays the monarch, even if that player is you.
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- #4· Wizards of the Coast
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. As a player becomes the monarch, the current monarch (if any) ceases being the monarch.
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- #5· Wizards of the Coast
There are two inherent triggered abilities associated with being the monarch. These triggered abilities have no source and are controlled by the player who was the monarch at the time the abilities triggered. The full texts of these abilities are "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."
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- #6· Wizards of the Coast
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.
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- #7· Wizards of the Coast
If the monarch leaves the game during another player's turn, that player becomes the monarch. If the monarch leaves the game during their turn, the next player in turn order becomes the monarch.
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- #8· Wizards of the Coast
If combat damage dealt to the monarch causes that player to lose the game, the triggered ability that causes the controller of the attacking creature to become the monarch doesn't resolve. In most cases, the controller of the attacking creature will still become the monarch as it is likely their turn.
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Popular combos
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Jared Carthalion, True Heir + Animation Module + Earthcraft + Goblin Bombardment
- 1Activate Earthcraft by tapping any other creature you control, untapping a basic land you control.
- 2Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding
.
- 3Activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing the tapped creature, targeting Jared and putting a +1/+1 counter on Jared.
- 4Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 5Repeat.
Jared Carthalion, True Heir + Animation Module + Earthcraft + Blasting Station
- 1Activate Earthcraft by tapping any other creature you control, untapping a basic land you control.
- 2Activate the basic land by tapping it, adding
.
- 3Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing the tapped creature, targeting Jared and putting a +1/+1 counter on Jared.
- 4Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 5The Servo enters the battlefield, triggering Blasting Station, untapping Blasting Station.
- 6Repeat.
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