Denethor, Ruling Steward
$0.20
$0.20Legendary Creature — Human Noble
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2480
Current Rank
#2563
Last Week
#2476
Past 2 Years
Orzhov Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Denethor, Ruling Steward.
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New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Denethor, Ruling Steward decks.
Stir Up Trouble+10% Synergy
$0.17
Troop of Ponies+9% Synergy
$0.27
Head of the Hunt+6% Synergy
$0.38
Lake-town Lookout+4% Synergy
$0.15
Belladonna Took+3% Synergy
$2.67
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Denethor, Ruling Steward's abilities and overall game plan.
Mirkwood Bats+36% Synergy
$1.93
Faramir, Field Commander+34% Synergy
$0.15
Bastion of Remembrance+34% Synergy
$0.39
Horn of Gondor+33% Synergy
$3.11
Nasty End+28% Synergy
$0.19
Lash of the Balrog+24% Synergy
$0.14
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+24% Synergy
$0.24
Castle Ardenvale+23% Synergy
$0.24
Gríma Wormtongue+22% Synergy
$0.22
Gollum, Patient Plotter+22% Synergy
$0.25
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Denethor, Ruling Steward decks.
Zulaport Cutthroat+20% Synergy
$1.21
Morbid Opportunist+19% Synergy
$0.35
Teysa Karlov+18% Synergy
$2.82
Village Rites+15% Synergy
$0.71
Cruel Celebrant+13% Synergy
$2.14
Blood Artist+8% Synergy
$2.76
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+7% Synergy
$2.08
Skullclamp+5% Synergy
$6.00
Path to Exile-18% Synergy
$1.43
Swords to Plowshares-26% Synergy
$1.52
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring0% Synergy
$121.57
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$16.23
Enlightened Tutor-5% Synergy
$35.97
Teferi's Protection-8% Synergy
$49.60
Smothering Tithe-11% Synergy
$59.07
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Denethor, Ruling Steward's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Fleshtaker+21% Synergy
$0.27
Reassembling Skeleton+20% Synergy
$0.27
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+20% Synergy
$0.26
Mentor of the Meek+19% Synergy
$4.85
Priest of Forgotten Gods+18% Synergy
$0.62
Westfold Rider+17% Synergy
$0.30
Doomed Traveler+17% Synergy
$0.09
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+17% Synergy
$6.73
Baron Bertram Graywater+16% Synergy
$0.36
Corpse Knight+16% Synergy
$0.69
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+14% Synergy
$5.59
Syr Konrad, the Grim+14% Synergy
$1.78
Lossarnach Captain+14% Synergy
$0.39
Marauding Blight-Priest+13% Synergy
$0.30
Easterling Vanguard+13% Synergy
$0.11
Hunted Witness+13% Synergy
$0.30
Doomed Dissenter+12% Synergy
$0.20
Pitiless Plunderer+12% Synergy
$4.78
Protector of Gondor+11% Synergy
$0.12
Rosie Cotton of South Lane+11% Synergy
$0.37
Hardened Tactician+11% Synergy
$0.26
Bartolomé del Presidio+10% Synergy
$0.32
Cirith Ungol Patrol+9% Synergy
$0.17
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar+9% Synergy
$2.90
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist+8% Synergy
$0.34
Vengeful Bloodwitch+8% Synergy
$0.28
Nadier's Nightblade+7% Synergy
$0.28
Aron, Benalia's Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.26
Cathar Commando+7% Synergy
$0.22
General's Enforcer+7% Synergy
$0.36
Falkenrath Noble+6% Synergy
$0.28
Teysa, Orzhov Scion+6% Synergy
$3.39
Samwise the Stouthearted+5% Synergy
$0.25
Keeper of the Accord+5% Synergy
$0.64
Ophiomancer+5% Synergy
$1.08
Butcher of Malakir+5% Synergy
$0.32
Viscera Seer+4% Synergy
$0.38
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+4% Synergy
$4.72
Starscape Cleric+4% Synergy
$1.33
Umbral Collar Zealot+2% Synergy
$0.34
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus+2% Synergy
$7.16
Marionette Apprentice+1% Synergy
$2.24
Elenda, the Dusk Rose+0% Synergy
$5.75
Suture Priest0% Synergy
$4.37
Solemn Simulacrum-1% Synergy
$0.29
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-2% Synergy
$4.70
Kambal, Consul of Allocation-2% Synergy
$9.19
Welcoming Vampire-2% Synergy
$3.08
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff-7% Synergy
$10.59
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose-9% Synergy
$11.32
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Denethor, Ruling Steward safe.
Corrupted Conviction+19% Synergy
$0.36
Tragic Slip+10% Synergy
$0.34
Murder+8% Synergy
$0.30
Raise the Alarm+8% Synergy
$0.21
Deadly Dispute+8% Synergy
$0.36
Mortify+7% Synergy
$0.20
Call the Coppercoats+6% Synergy
$7.23
Altar's Reap+5% Synergy
$0.40
Orcish Medicine+5% Synergy
$0.25
Final Payment+4% Synergy
$0.08
Fake Your Own Death+4% Synergy
$0.24
Shelob's Ambush+4% Synergy
$0.18
Reprieve+4% Synergy
$1.95
Slip On the Ring+4% Synergy
$0.21
Dire Tactics+4% Synergy
$0.56
Make Your Move+4% Synergy
$0.23
Undying Malice+3% Synergy
$0.30
Hero's Downfall+3% Synergy
$0.28
Go for the Throat+3% Synergy
$0.62
Disenchant+2% Synergy
$0.10
Unbreakable Formation+2% Synergy
$1.51
Plumb the Forbidden+2% Synergy
$0.41
Duty Beyond Death+2% Synergy
$0.35
Utter End-2% Synergy
$0.30
Erode-3% Synergy
$6.59
Stroke of Midnight-3% Synergy
$0.37
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.37
Dark Ritual-10% Synergy
$6.17
Generous Gift-10% Synergy
$0.93
Fracture-11% Synergy
$0.32
Inkshield-11% Synergy
$5.72
Despark-12% Synergy
$0.36
Anguished Unmaking-23% Synergy
$1.45
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Denethor, Ruling Steward's game plan and control the board.
Martial Coup+12% Synergy
$0.23
Sam's Desperate Rescue+12% Synergy
$0.20
Shadow Summoning+11% Synergy
$0.25
Increasing Devotion+11% Synergy
$0.32
Eaten Alive+9% Synergy
$0.25
Claim the Precious+9% Synergy
$0.26
Visions of Glory+8% Synergy
$0.28
Bone Splinters+8% Synergy
$0.18
Victimize+8% Synergy
$1.25
Mordor Muster+8% Synergy
$0.19
Sunset Revelry+6% Synergy
$0.22
Macabre Waltz+6% Synergy
$0.22
Gather the Townsfolk+5% Synergy
$0.18
Now for Wrath, Now for Ruin!+5% Synergy
$0.18
Captain's Call+5% Synergy
$0.04
Feed the Swarm+4% Synergy
$0.21
The Battle of Bywater+3% Synergy
$3.26
Rite of Oblivion+3% Synergy
$0.35
Dread Return+3% Synergy
$0.45
Dusk // Dawn+2% Synergy
$0.30
Fix What's Broken+2% Synergy
$0.38
Fumigate0% Synergy
$0.32
Exsanguinate0% Synergy
$0.45
Diabolic Intent0% Synergy
$17.18
Debt to the Deathless-1% Synergy
$0.44
Austere Command-3% Synergy
$0.37
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.31
Sign in Blood-4% Synergy
$3.64
Vindicate-4% Synergy
$0.76
Night's Whisper-7% Synergy
$5.45
Reanimate-7% Synergy
$9.30
Toxic Deluge-8% Synergy
$4.25
Damn-17% Synergy
$2.03
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Ashnod's Altar+9% Synergy
$16.65
Oketra's Monument+8% Synergy
$6.26
Ravenous Amulet+5% Synergy
$0.16
Witch's Cauldron+4% Synergy
$0.20
Andúril, Flame of the West+3% Synergy
$5.73
Sinister Monolith+3% Synergy
$0.31
Vat of Rebirth+2% Synergy
$0.34
Bontu's Monument+1% Synergy
$4.82
Phyrexian Altar0% Synergy
$58.53
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$5.04
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$2.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Denethor, Ruling Steward's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Vampiric Rites+17% Synergy
$0.12
Hidden Stockpile+16% Synergy
$0.30
Feast of the Victorious Dead+13% Synergy
$0.29
Tolls of War+12% Synergy
$0.19
Lunar Convocation+11% Synergy
$0.73
Intangible Virtue+10% Synergy
$0.32
Anointed Procession+9% Synergy
$59.78
Oath of the Grey Host+8% Synergy
$0.19
Agent of the Iron Throne+6% Synergy
$0.59
Barrensteppe Siege+6% Synergy
$0.36
Cathar's Call+6% Synergy
$0.28
Call of the Ring+5% Synergy
$4.76
Grave Pact+5% Synergy
$33.37
Banishing Light+4% Synergy
$0.51
Flowering of the White Tree+4% Synergy
$11.45
War of the Last Alliance+4% Synergy
$1.58
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+4% Synergy
$5.70
Dawn of a New Age+3% Synergy
$9.16
Dawn of Hope+3% Synergy
$0.56
Muster the Departed+3% Synergy
$0.30
Dreadhorde Invasion+2% Synergy
$0.98
Life Insurance+2% Synergy
$0.28
Sanguine Bond+2% Synergy
$7.29
Dictate of Erebos+1% Synergy
$15.39
Bitterblossom0% Synergy
$31.84
Black Market0% Synergy
$6.17
The Meathook Massacre-1% Synergy
$24.87
Glasswing Grace-1% Synergy
$0.35
Exquisite Blood-3% Synergy
$38.26
Blind Obedience-5% Synergy
$5.59
Land Tax-5% Synergy
$17.56
Authority of the Consuls-10% Synergy
$4.33
Phyrexian Arena-10% Synergy
$4.65
Black Market Connections-13% Synergy
$9.15
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Denethor, Ruling Steward to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+10% Synergy
$2.24
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+2% Synergy
$44.10
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Minas Tirith+14% Synergy
$7.13
Barad-dûr+10% Synergy
$2.48
Great Hall of the Citadel+5% Synergy
$0.39
Kor Haven+4% Synergy
$17.76
Westvale Abbey+4% Synergy
$3.69
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.40
Restless Fortress+1% Synergy
$0.51
Shambling Vent+1% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of the False God+0% Synergy
$0.29
Windbrisk Heights0% Synergy
$0.21
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$4.36
High Market-2% Synergy
$0.49
Cabal Coffers-3% Synergy
$32.99
Phyrexian Tower-4% Synergy
$28.62
Rogue's Passage-11% Synergy
$0.36
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-11% Synergy
$58.12
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$3.79
Vault of the Archangel-14% Synergy
$0.85
Bojuka Bog-22% Synergy
$1.43
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.26
Inherited Envelope+6% Synergy
$0.26
Pristine Talisman+3% Synergy
$0.34
Charcoal Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.36
Orzhov Locket+2% Synergy
$0.27
Marble Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.27
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$2.56
Fellwar Stone-10% Synergy
$0.90
Orzhov Signet-15% Synergy
$0.37
Sol Ring-18% Synergy
$1.57
Arcane Signet-19% Synergy
$0.60
Talisman of Hierarchy-22% Synergy
$0.47
Lands
The mana base foundation for Denethor, Ruling Steward decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Scoured Barrens+18% Synergy
$0.21
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.25
Orzhov Guildgate+7% Synergy
$0.12
Thriving Heath+7% Synergy
$0.24
Insomnia, Crown City+6% Synergy
$0.24
Thriving Moor+6% Synergy
$0.24
Forsaken Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$0.21
Forlorn Flats+4% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse+4% Synergy
$0.25
Misty Palms Oasis+3% Synergy
$0.21
Ash Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.36
Forum of Amity+2% Synergy
$0.13
Neglected Manor+2% Synergy
$0.20
Silverquill Campus+1% Synergy
$0.28
Plains+1% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Snowfield Sinkhole+0% Synergy
$0.32
Sunlit Marsh0% Synergy
$0.29
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.24
Glasswing Grace-1% Synergy
$0.35
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.26
Umbral Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.48
Temple of Silence-4% Synergy
$0.34
Scrubland-5% Synergy
Concealed Courtyard-5% Synergy
$1.23
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.37
Witch Enchanter-6% Synergy
$5.82
Orzhov Basilica-7% Synergy
$0.23
Shadowy Backstreet-10% Synergy
$10.38
Desolate Mire-10% Synergy
$0.33
Exotic Orchard-13% Synergy
$0.19
Bleachbone Verge-15% Synergy
$9.73
Tainted Field-16% Synergy
$0.40
Shineshadow Snarl-18% Synergy
$0.27
Brightclimb Pathway-18% Synergy
$4.52
Marsh Flats-18% Synergy
$32.54
Shattered Sanctum-19% Synergy
$1.90
Command Tower-22% Synergy
$0.30
Vault of Champions-22% Synergy
$16.29
Fetid Heath-27% Synergy
$0.38
Caves of Koilos-28% Synergy
$0.83
Isolated Chapel-28% Synergy
$0.37
Godless Shrine-29% Synergy
$8.17
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Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Noble Heritage
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Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
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Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
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