Throne of Eldraine 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
As Throne of Eldraine enters, choose a color.: Add four mana of the chosen color. Spend this mana only to cast monocolored spells of that color.
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Complete guide
Throne of Eldraine is a powerful legendary artifact that serves as a centerpiece for monocolored strategies. By providing a massive burst of mana and card draw, it rewards players who commit to a single color of the Magic multiverse. This artifact is a must-have for decks looking to fuel high-cost spells while maintaining hand size.
Choosing Your Path
When Throne of Eldraine enters the battlefield, you must choose a color. This choice is made as it enters, meaning it does not use the stack and cannot be responded to once the artifact has begun resolving. This choice dictates both the mana the Throne produces and the mana required to activate its drawing ability for the remainder of its time on the battlefield.
Mana with Restrictions
The mana ability provides four mana of the chosen color in one single tap. However, this mana comes with a strict spending restriction: it can only be used to cast monocolored spells of the chosen color. You cannot use this mana to cast multicolored spells, colorless spells, or to pay for abilities, unless those abilities are specifically the Throne's own card-drawing feature.
Step-by-Step Resolution
First, tap the Throne to add four mana to your pool. If you wish to cast a spell, check if the spell is exactly one color and matches your choice. Second, for the card draw ability, you must pay three mana and tap the Throne. Every single point of that three-mana cost must be of the chosen color; you cannot use colorless mana or mana of a different color to satisfy this requirement.
When to Play It
Throne of Eldraine is best utilized in the mid-to-late game when you have powerful monocolored spells ready to resolve. Because it costs five mana to play, it is an investment that usually pays off the following turn. It is particularly effective in Commander or Brawl where high-cost 'bombs' can swing the game in your favor immediately.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumIf you choose Blue for Throne of Eldraine, you cannot use the four blue mana it produces to cast Solemn Simulacrum. Even though Solemn Simulacrum is a spell you can cast with any color of mana, it is a colorless spell, and the Throne's mana can only be spent on monocolored spells.
The One RingSuppose you choose Black for Throne of Eldraine. You cannot use the mana generated by the Throne to cast The One Ring because The One Ring is a colorless artifact spell. Furthermore, you could not use the mana from the Throne to pay for the '3' in the Throne's own draw ability unless that mana was specifically Black.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Throne of Eldraine
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Throne of Eldraine + Vesuvan Duplimancy + Whim of Volrath
- 1Activate Throne of Eldraine by tapping it, adding
that can only be spent to cast monoblue spells. - 2Cast Whim of Volrath with buyback by paying
, targeting Throne of Eldraine. - 3Vesuvan Duplimancy triggers, creating a nonlegendary token copy of Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as the token enters.
- 4Resolve Whim of Volrath, returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat, tapping the Throne of Eldraine token instead.
Orvar, the All-Form + Throne of Eldraine + Mirror Box + Mind Games
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Mind Games with buyback by paying , targeting Throne of Eldraine.
- 3Orvar's first ability triggers, creating a copy of Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as its color as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Mind Games, returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
Orvar, the All-Form + Throne of Eldraine + Mirror Box + Whim of Volrath
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Whim of Volrath with buyback by paying , targeting Throne of Eldraine.
- 3Orvar's first ability triggers, creating a copy of Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as its color as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Whim of Volrath, changing nothing and returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
Displacer Kitten + Throne of Eldraine + Whim of Volrath
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Whim of Volrath with buyback by paying , targeting Displacer Kitten.
- 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Whim of Volrath, returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
Displacer Kitten + Throne of Eldraine + Clockspinning
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Clockspinning with buyback by paying , targeting Displacer Kitten.
- 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Clockspinning, returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
Displacer Kitten + Throne of Eldraine + Mind Games
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Mind Games with buyback by paying , targeting Displacer Kitten.
- 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Mind Games, returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
Orvar, the All-Form + Throne of Eldraine + Clockspinning + Mirror Box
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Clockspinning with buyback by paying , targeting Throne of Eldraine.
- 3Orvar's first ability triggers, creating a copy of Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as its color as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Clockspinning, returning it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
Displacer Kitten + Throne of Eldraine + Mystic Speculation
- 1If able, activate Throne of Eldraine's first ability by tapping it, adding that can only be spent to cast blue monocolored spells.
- 2Cast Mystic Speculation with buyback by paying , targeting Displacer Kitten.
- 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Throne of Eldraine. Choose "Blue" as it enters the battlefield.
- 4Resolve Mystic Speculation, causing you to scry 3 and return it to your hand.
- 5Repeat.
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