The Dalek Emperor

The Dalek Emperor

{5}{B}{R}Legendary Artifact Creature — Dalek6/6

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Affinity for Daleks (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each Dalek you control.)

Other Daleks you control have haste.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each opponent faces a villainous choice — That player sacrifices a creature of their choice, or you create a 3/3 black Dalek artifact creature token with menace.

What it does

Tagged as Tokens — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Get it in a precon

One preconstructed deck includes this card.

Keyword reminders

Affinity. This costs {1} less to cast for each of the stated permanent you control. · CR 702.41

Official rulings

  1. A player facing a villainous choice can always choose either option, even if one or both of the options are impossible. For example, if one of the options is to sacrifice a creature, a player who controls no creatures can still choose that option. (2023-10-13)
  2. When a player faces a villainous choice, they first choose one of the two options, then all actions in the chosen option are performed. (2023-10-13)
  3. If a spell or ability requires multiple players to face a villainous choice, the result is a little different from other effects in Magic. In that case, the first player in turn order makes their choice and the action for that choice is performed before the next player makes their choice. Then each of the remaining players repeat this process in turn order. (2023-10-13)

Printings & prices

Every set The Dalek Emperor has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.

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