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The Wandering Emperor

First printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022)

All 8 prints

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  • Planeswalker Championship Promos (PWCS) #2022-4, 2022
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #97907, 2022 (digital)
  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #303, 2022
  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #316, 2022
  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #418, 2022
  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #42, 2022
  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos (PNEO) #42p, 2022
  • Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos (PNEO) #42s, 2022

The Wandering Emperor

Legendary Planeswalker

Flash
As long as The Wandering Emperor entered this turn, you may activate her loyalty abilities any time you could cast an instant.
+1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. It gains first strike until end of turn.
−1: Create a 2/2 white Samurai creature token with vigilance.
−2: Exile target tapped creature. You gain 2 life.

Loyalty: 3

Illustrated by
Tommy Arnold

Legality

Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl

Ruling (1)
  • You may still only activate one of The Wandering Emperor's loyalty abilities on the turn she entered the battlefield.

Prices

MTGO price: 1.05 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Premier Draft 66.9% +11.3 +14.8 5437
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Sealed 68.1% +13.8 +14.7 1120
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Pioneer In 27 of 649 decks (4.2%), most in WU (unclassified)

Staple: main deck, 5% of decks (#102)

Share of decks
4.2%
▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 2.8% 2026-08-17: 8.2% 2026-08-24: 6.4% 2026-08-31: 4.4% 2026-09-07: 4.6% 2026-09-14: 5.9% 2026-09-21: 3.2% 2026-09-28: 2.7% 2026-10-05: 3.7% 2026-10-12: 5.6% 2026-10-19: 4.1% 2026-10-26: 3.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
27
26 main, 3 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.5
in the main deck
Win rate
51%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WU (unclassified) 5.1% 70%
WB (unclassified) 3.9% 12%
WR (unclassified) 2.8% 6%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire100%6.8
Get Lost85%22.0
Hallowed Fountain85%13.7
Otawara, Soaring City85%4.0
No More Lies81%21.0
Dovin's Veto73%22.6
Meticulous Archive73%22.6
Temporary Lockdown73%21.6
Supreme Verdict73%21.6
Deserted Beach73%19.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WB
kanara38204 in Pioneer Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
WU
hermanomlg in Pioneer Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
WU
UninspiredMehjagic in Pioneer Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
WU
Dioferreira in Pioneer RC Super Qualifier		 5-3
63%
WU
Dioferreira in Pioneer Challenge 32		 4-3
57%
WU
Pafru in Pioneer Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
WB
kanara38204 in Pioneer Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
WR
olbeda in Pioneer Challenge 32		 3-3
50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WB
kanara38204, 		2 main #11
of 35
4-2
WU
Waffler, 		1 side 5-0
WU
Dioferreira, 		4 main #24
of 160
5-3
WU
Dioferreira, 		4 main #8
of 48
4-3
WU
Pafru, 		1 main #24
of 50
3-3
WU
Javierr, 		4 main #21
of 30
2-3
WU
Tunaktunak, 		3 main #28
of 30
1-4
WU
yutya, 		2 main 5-0

Modern In 85 of 2683 decks (3.2%), most in Azorius Control
Share of decks
3.2%
▲ 2.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 0.9% 2026-08-17: 0.8% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 0.4% 2026-09-07: 0.5% 2026-09-14: 1.4% 2026-09-21: 1.3% 2026-09-28: 1.2% 2026-10-05: 3.3% 2026-10-12: 3.2% 2026-10-19: 3.8% 2026-10-26: 2.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
87
13 main, 74 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
62%
19 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Azorius Control 5.3% 36%
WUR (unclassified) 1.6% 75%
WU (unclassified) 0.4% 9%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Wrath of the Skies100%10.9
Teferi, Time Raveler100%7.6
Meticulous Archive100%7.1
Solitude100%6.5
Hallowed Fountain100%6.3
Thundering Falls100%4.4
Scalding Tarn100%4.4
Flooded Strand100%3.7
Arid Mesa100%2.6
Spell Snare92%8.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Azorius Control
NashEquilibrium1950 in Modern Challenge 16		 7-0
100%
Azorius Control
rossjsg in Modern RC Super Qualifier		 11-1
92%
Azorius Control
Martin_Dominguez in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
Azorius Control
nahuel10 in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
Azorius Control
nahuel10 in Modern Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
WUR
Sam_Lewin in Modern Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
Azorius Control
nahuel10 in Modern Challenge 32		 7-2
78%
WUR
nahuel10 in Modern Challenge 32		 7-2
78%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUR
mei0024, 		1 main #24
of 66
4-3
Azorius Control
nahuel10, 		2 side #1
of 28
7-1
Azorius Control
oosunq, 		1 side #3
of 28
5-2
Azorius Control
nahuel10, 		2 side #12
of 52
4-2
WUR
Bails76, 		1 side #3
of 55
6-2
Azorius Control
mlex, 		1 side #14
of 55
4-2
Azorius Control
nahuel10, 		2 side #25
of 55
3-3
Azorius Control
nahuel10, 		2 side #12
of 50
4-2

Commander In 1 of 6550 decks (0.0%), most in Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Share of decks
0.0%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.0% 2026-08-24: 0.0% 2026-08-31: 0.0% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.0% 2026-09-21: 0.0% 2026-09-28: 0.0% 2026-10-05: 0.0% 2026-10-12: 0.0% 2026-10-19: 0.0% 2026-10-26: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
1
1 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Emmara, Soul of the Accord 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Emmara, Soul of the Accord
Fran, 		1 main #17
of 28
0-2

Duel Commander In 3 of 111 decks (2.7%), most in Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd

Staple: main deck, 6% of decks (#375)

Share of decks
2.7%
▼ 1.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 19.1% 2026-08-17: 2.7% 2026-08-24: 1.9% 2026-08-31: 6.7% 2026-09-07: 8.1% 2026-09-14: 8.1% 2026-09-21: 0.0% 2026-09-28: 3.5% 2026-10-05: 5.7% 2026-10-12: 0.0% 2026-10-19: 0.0% 2026-10-26: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd 2.7% 33%
Aang, Swift Savior 1.8% 50%
Elminster 0.9% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Erode100%5.6
Dust Bowl100%4.1
Reprieve100%2.9
Mana Tithe100%2.8
Solitude100%2.3
Swords to Plowshares100%1.7

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Elminster
kiwy, 		1 main 5-0
Aang, Swift Savior
complexsimpleton, 		1 main 5-0
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
mrthot, 		1 main 5-0