Denethor, Ruling Steward
$0.24
$0.24Legendary 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
#2474
Current Rank
#2497
Last Week
#2354
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.
Send in the Pest+9% Synergy
$0.19
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist+7% Synergy
$0.42
Social Snub+5% Synergy
$0.11
Tragedy Feaster+3% Synergy
$0.27
Fix What's Broken-1% Synergy
$0.32
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Denethor, Ruling Steward's abilities and overall game plan.
Faramir, Field Commander+36% Synergy
$0.12
Mirkwood Bats+35% Synergy
$1.72
Horn of Gondor+35% Synergy
$2.91
Bastion of Remembrance+34% Synergy
$0.28
Nasty End+28% Synergy
$0.20
Lash of the Balrog+27% Synergy
$0.10
Castle Ardenvale+25% Synergy
$0.24
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+23% Synergy
$0.23
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+23% Synergy
$0.24
Gollum, Patient Plotter+23% Synergy
$0.26
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Denethor, Ruling Steward decks.
Zulaport Cutthroat+21% Synergy
$0.93
Morbid Opportunist+19% Synergy
$0.27
Village Rites+18% Synergy
$0.59
Teysa Karlov+18% Synergy
$2.65
Cruel Celebrant+13% Synergy
$0.91
Blood Artist+9% Synergy
$1.72
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+8% Synergy
$2.43
Skullclamp+5% Synergy
$6.61
Path to Exile-15% Synergy
$1.11
Swords to Plowshares-26% Synergy
$1.21
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$104.64
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$17.96
Teferi's Protection-9% Synergy
$52.65
Smothering Tithe-12% Synergy
$58.09
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Denethor, Ruling Steward's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gríma Wormtongue+22% Synergy
$0.25
Reassembling Skeleton+21% Synergy
$0.32
Fleshtaker+21% Synergy
$0.14
Priest of Forgotten Gods+20% Synergy
$0.50
Mentor of the Meek+20% Synergy
$0.41
Doomed Traveler+18% Synergy
$0.09
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+18% Synergy
$5.30
Westfold Rider+18% Synergy
$0.19
Corpse Knight+17% Synergy
$1.03
Baron Bertram Graywater+16% Synergy
$0.37
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+15% Synergy
$5.57
Pitiless Plunderer+14% Synergy
$5.91
Lossarnach Captain+14% Synergy
$0.70
Easterling Vanguard+14% Synergy
$0.12
Hunted Witness+13% Synergy
$0.25
Protector of Gondor+13% Synergy
$0.10
Marauding Blight-Priest+12% Synergy
$0.35
Syr Konrad, the Grim+12% Synergy
$0.81
Doomed Dissenter+12% Synergy
$0.17
Rosie Cotton of South Lane+12% Synergy
$0.33
Cirith Ungol Patrol+11% Synergy
$0.15
Hardened Tactician+10% Synergy
$0.24
Bartolomé del Presidio+9% Synergy
$0.32
General Kudro of Drannith+9% Synergy
$0.89
Teysa, Orzhov Scion+8% Synergy
$2.76
Cathar Commando+8% Synergy
$0.26
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar+8% Synergy
$2.25
Xathrid Necromancer+8% Synergy
$0.33
Aron, Benalia's Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.14
Samwise the Stouthearted+7% Synergy
$0.25
Ophiomancer+6% Synergy
$0.78
Vengeful Bloodwitch+6% Synergy
$0.33
Nadier's Nightblade+6% Synergy
$0.32
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+5% Synergy
$2.55
Butcher of Malakir+5% Synergy
$0.33
Falkenrath Noble+5% Synergy
$0.30
Keeper of the Accord+5% Synergy
$0.41
Viscera Seer+4% Synergy
$0.36
Umbral Collar Zealot+3% Synergy
$0.33
Starscape Cleric+2% Synergy
$1.46
Marionette Apprentice+2% Synergy
$0.94
Athreos, God of Passage+2% Synergy
$15.49
Elenda, the Dusk Rose0% Synergy
$5.11
Solemn Simulacrum0% Synergy
$0.25
Kambal, Consul of Allocation-1% Synergy
$8.75
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-1% Synergy
$4.47
Suture Priest-2% Synergy
$5.77
Welcoming Vampire-5% Synergy
$3.14
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff-7% Synergy
$15.43
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose-9% Synergy
$11.86
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Denethor, Ruling Steward safe.
Corrupted Conviction+20% Synergy
$0.35
Tragic Slip+13% Synergy
$0.17
Raise the Alarm+10% Synergy
$0.21
Deadly Dispute+8% Synergy
$0.39
Murder+8% Synergy
$0.24
Call the Coppercoats+8% Synergy
$7.40
Mortify+7% Synergy
$0.23
Reprieve+7% Synergy
$1.89
Altar's Reap+7% Synergy
$0.44
Disenchant+6% Synergy
$0.11
Dire Tactics+6% Synergy
$0.33
Slip On the Ring+6% Synergy
$0.27
Orcish Medicine+6% Synergy
$0.23
Shelob's Ambush+6% Synergy
$0.20
Final Payment+5% Synergy
$0.05
Go for the Throat+4% Synergy
$0.61
Fake Your Own Death+4% Synergy
$0.29
Undying Malice+4% Synergy
$0.32
Plumb the Forbidden+3% Synergy
$0.28
Unbreakable Formation+3% Synergy
$1.13
Duty Beyond Death+3% Synergy
$0.29
Stroke of Midnight-3% Synergy
$0.31
Utter End-3% Synergy
$0.32
Fell the Profane-7% Synergy
$2.81
Generous Gift-9% Synergy
$1.63
Dark Ritual-11% Synergy
$3.95
Inkshield-11% Synergy
$4.69
Fracture-11% Synergy
$0.31
Despark-12% Synergy
$0.33
Anguished Unmaking-21% Synergy
$0.89
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Denethor, Ruling Steward's game plan and control the board.
Sam's Desperate Rescue+14% Synergy
$0.19
Martial Coup+11% Synergy
$0.24
Shadow Summoning+11% Synergy
$0.17
Increasing Devotion+11% Synergy
$0.36
Claim the Precious+10% Synergy
$0.29
Victimize+9% Synergy
$2.12
Mordor Muster+9% Synergy
$0.14
Visions of Glory+9% Synergy
$0.34
Eaten Alive+8% Synergy
$0.10
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.22
Bone Splinters+7% Synergy
$0.19
Macabre Waltz+6% Synergy
$0.23
Captain's Call+6% Synergy
$0.11
Sunset Revelry+6% Synergy
$0.22
The Battle of Bywater+5% Synergy
$3.29
Now for Wrath, Now for Ruin!+5% Synergy
$0.14
Gather the Townsfolk+5% Synergy
$0.18
Rite of Oblivion+4% Synergy
$0.36
Dread Return+4% Synergy
$0.44
Dusk // Dawn+3% Synergy
$0.35
Lingering Souls+2% Synergy
$0.32
Fumigate+1% Synergy
$0.31
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$2.11
Unearth0% Synergy
$0.54
Exsanguinate-1% Synergy
$0.42
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$16.89
Debt to the Deathless-2% Synergy
$0.41
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.27
Sign in Blood-4% Synergy
$3.20
Austere Command-4% Synergy
$0.41
Vindicate-5% Synergy
$0.82
Reanimate-7% Synergy
$8.51
Night's Whisper-8% Synergy
$0.27
Toxic Deluge-9% Synergy
$5.41
Damn-18% Synergy
$2.40
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Ashnod's Altar+9% Synergy
$16.89
Oketra's Monument+8% Synergy
$5.57
Ravenous Amulet+6% Synergy
$0.17
Witch's Cauldron+5% Synergy
$0.16
Andúril, Flame of the West+4% Synergy
$5.05
The Golden Throne+4% Synergy
$10.58
Vat of Rebirth+3% Synergy
$0.34
Tarrian's Journal+2% Synergy
$0.50
Bontu's Monument+1% Synergy
$5.33
Phyrexian Altar-1% Synergy
$54.11
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.27
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$2.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Denethor, Ruling Steward's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Vampiric Rites+18% Synergy
$0.16
Tolls of War+17% Synergy
$0.16
Hidden Stockpile+14% Synergy
$0.33
Lunar Convocation+13% Synergy
$0.51
Feast of the Victorious Dead+13% Synergy
$0.19
Intangible Virtue+12% Synergy
$0.37
Anointed Procession+9% Synergy
$64.78
Oath of the Grey Host+9% Synergy
$0.11
Agent of the Iron Throne+8% Synergy
$0.44
Call of the Ring+7% Synergy
$5.06
Flowering of the White Tree+6% Synergy
$9.86
Cathar's Call+6% Synergy
$0.29
Grave Pact+5% Synergy
$30.39
Dawn of Hope+5% Synergy
$0.53
Barrensteppe Siege+5% Synergy
$0.35
War of the Last Alliance+5% Synergy
$1.68
Dawn of a New Age+5% Synergy
$3.66
Fog on the Barrow-Downs+5% Synergy
$0.12
Tale of Tinúviel+5% Synergy
$0.26
Banishing Light+4% Synergy
$0.16
Dreadhorde Invasion+4% Synergy
$1.05
Grave Venerations+4% Synergy
$0.79
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+3% Synergy
$5.90
Life Insurance+3% Synergy
$0.29
Muster the Departed+3% Synergy
$0.31
Sanguine Bond+1% Synergy
$6.00
Bitterblossom0% Synergy
$33.97
Dictate of Erebos0% Synergy
$20.22
Skrelv's Hive0% Synergy
$2.54
The Meathook Massacre-1% Synergy
$25.34
Black Market-1% Synergy
$5.88
Glasswing Grace-3% Synergy
$0.37
Exquisite Blood-4% Synergy
$37.11
Blind Obedience-5% Synergy
$6.53
Land Tax-5% Synergy
$14.59
Authority of the Consuls-10% Synergy
$4.60
Ghostly Prison-10% Synergy
$4.65
Phyrexian Arena-12% Synergy
$4.08
Black Market Connections-12% Synergy
$20.19
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Denethor, Ruling Steward to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion+12% Synergy
$1.86
Elspeth, Storm Slayer+2% Synergy
$39.77
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Minas Tirith+17% Synergy
$6.34
Barad-dûr+12% Synergy
$1.77
Great Hall of the Citadel+7% Synergy
$0.34
Westvale Abbey+6% Synergy
$2.99
Kor Haven+5% Synergy
$18.86
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.47
Restless Fortress+2% Synergy
$0.75
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.26
Shambling Vent+1% Synergy
$0.35
Windbrisk Heights0% Synergy
$0.29
High Market-2% Synergy
$0.47
Castle Locthwain-2% Synergy
$3.58
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$33.08
Phyrexian Tower-5% Synergy
$27.25
Rogue's Passage-11% Synergy
$0.38
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-12% Synergy
$62.43
Vault of the Archangel-14% Synergy
$0.52
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$2.84
Bojuka Bog-23% Synergy
$0.72
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.35
Inherited Envelope+6% Synergy
$0.26
Pristine Talisman+4% Synergy
$0.38
Charcoal Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.32
Marble Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.30
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.29
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$2.41
Fellwar Stone-9% Synergy
$2.16
Orzhov Signet-13% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Signet-18% Synergy
$0.38
Talisman of Hierarchy-19% Synergy
$0.46
Sol Ring-21% Synergy
$1.20
Lands
The mana base foundation for Denethor, Ruling Steward decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Scoured Barrens+18% Synergy
$0.17
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.36
Orzhov Guildgate+8% Synergy
$0.13
Forsaken Sanctuary+6% Synergy
$0.30
Thriving Heath+6% Synergy
$0.15
Insomnia, Crown City+6% Synergy
$0.21
Thriving Moor+5% Synergy
$0.13
The Grey Havens+5% Synergy
$0.30
Terramorphic Expanse+4% Synergy
$0.17
Silverquill Campus+3% Synergy
$0.26
Forlorn Flats+3% Synergy
$0.30
Ash Barrens+3% Synergy
$0.20
Neglected Manor+3% Synergy
$0.15
Swamp+1% Synergy
$2.00
Plains+1% Synergy
$0.08
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.34
Sunlit Marsh0% Synergy
$0.26
Snowfield Sinkhole0% Synergy
$0.40
Glasswing Grace-3% Synergy
$0.37
Temple of Silence-4% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-4% Synergy
$0.24
Scrubland-4% Synergy
Concealed Courtyard-6% Synergy
$1.22
Fell the Profane-7% Synergy
$2.81
Witch Enchanter-7% Synergy
$3.07
Orzhov Basilica-9% Synergy
$0.29
Desolate Mire-10% Synergy
$0.28
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.23
Shadowy Backstreet-12% Synergy
$12.16
Bleachbone Verge-15% Synergy
$11.24
Tainted Field-16% Synergy
$0.36
Shineshadow Snarl-16% Synergy
$0.29
Shattered Sanctum-17% Synergy
$1.53
Marsh Flats-19% Synergy
$31.72
Brightclimb Pathway-19% Synergy
$4.93
Command Tower-20% Synergy
$0.23
Vault of Champions-22% Synergy
$15.52
Caves of Koilos-25% Synergy
$0.54
Isolated Chapel-26% Synergy
$0.35
Fetid Heath-27% Synergy
$0.38
Godless Shrine-30% Synergy
$9.96
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