First printed in Ice Age (1995)
All 2 prints
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Masters Edition II (ME2) #206, 2008 (digital)
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Ice Age (ICE) #316, 1995
Despotic Scepter 
Artifact
: Destroy target permanent you own. It can't be regenerated.
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
MTGO price: 0.14 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
4 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Target opponent loses the game: Despotic Scepter + Harmless Offering + Nefarious Lich
- Target opponent loses the game: Despotic Scepter + Donate + Nefarious Lich
- Target opponent loses the game: Despotic Scepter + Nefarious Lich + Role Reversal
- Target opponent loses the game: Despotic Scepter + Nefarious Lich + Zedruu the Greathearted