The Royal Scions
Legendary Planeswalker — Will Rowan
+1: Draw a card, then discard a card.
+1: Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and trample until end of turn.
−8: Draw four cards. When you do, The Royal Scions deals damage to any target equal to the number of cards in your hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $2.64
- EDHREC rank
- #11076
The Royal Scions lands as a three-mana planeswalker that immediately loots, threatens a relevant pump-and-trample effect on the following turn, and ultimates into a Wheel of Fortune variant that refuels your entire hand — the floor is high and the ceiling is a game-swinging seven-card draw. Captain Howler, Sea Scourge decks in particular treat it as a core piece, where the discard-and-loot engine feeds the graveyard and the wheel ultimate can end a game on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge rewards filling the graveyard and punishes opponents for drawing, making The Royal Scions a perfect fit — the +1 loot fuels the yard every turn, and the ultimate drops a wheel that pairs with Howler's damage trigger to close the game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, The Royal Scions fills a niche role as a repeatable loot engine in Izzet and Grixis shells that care about the graveyard or hand sculpting, though three mana on a planeswalker with a starting loyalty of five is respectable for the 100-card format. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, The Royal Scions never found a home — three mana for a planeswalker that doesn't impact the board or generate immediate card advantage is too slow against linear strategies, and the ultimate requires too many turns to reach against interactive opponents. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more powerful three-mana plays, leaving The Royal Scions essentially unplayed there. Oathbreaker is its most natural home outside Commander, where it can actually serve as the signature spell or a supporting piece in an aggressive loot-based build.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.64 cheap tier
At $2.64, The Royal Scions sits in the budget tier — cheap enough to slot into any Izzet or Grixis Commander build without a second thought. It's unlikely to spike barring a reprint or sudden competitive breakout, so buy it whenever you need it and don't sweat the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.