Canal Courier (CN2 #28) MTG

Canal Courier is a common printing from Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2 #28), a Creature — Human Rogue. Illustrated by Raymond Swanland.

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When this creature enters, you become the monarch.

Whenever this creature and another creature attack different players, this creature can't be blocked this combat.

The most effective roadways in Paliano aren't roads at all.

As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.23, foil $0.81 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.

August 23, 2016 — Attacking a planeswalker isn’t the same thing as attacking a player. Both Canal Courier and the other creature must attack different players for the last ability to trigger.
August 23, 2016 — 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.
August 23, 2016 — Being the monarch carries two inherent triggered abilities. “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.”
August 23, 2016 — Abilities that trigger whenever you “become the monarch” trigger only if you aren’t already the monarch. For example, if you are already the monarch as Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, its last ability won’t trigger.
August 23, 2016 — 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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