Bloodchief Ascension

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Bloodchief Ascension is $14.43 (TLE #23, Borderless), and the most expensive is $33.78 (CMM #504, Inverted, Etched). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $20.95, up 45.8% over 7 days, up 1.2% over 30 days, up 54.2% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $21.56 (2026).

Bloodchief Ascension has 6 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil, foil and etched finishes, including borderless and inverted treatments.

TLE #23 Borderless

$14.43

CK $21.99 / $12.50 13%

MP $14.58 13 avail

TLE #23 Borderless Foil

$16.64 +15%

CK $24.99 / $12.50 25%

MP $18.65 8 avail

CMM #139 Foil

$20.82 +44%

CK $29.99 / $15.00 28%

MP $19.48 6 avail

ZEN #82

$20.95 +45%

CK $27.99 / $16.00 24%

MP $18.74 44 avail

CMM #139

$21.46 +49%

CK $24.99 / $14.50 32%

MP $17.35 136 avail

PLST #ZEN-82

$21.56 +49%

CK $27.99 / $17.50 19%

MP $20.31 24 avail

CMM #636 Borderless

$29.61 +105%

CK $37.99 / $21.00 29%

MP $25.52 65 avail

CMM #636 Borderless Foil

$32.64 +126%

CK $39.99 / $20.00 39%

MP $30.03 19 avail

ZEN #82 Foil

$33.42 +132%

CK $37.99 / $19.00 43%

MP $23.89 5 avail

CMM #504 Inverted Etched

$33.78 +134%

CK $27.99 / $16.80 50%

MP $30.18 7 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $21.00 cash for CMM #636; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 45% (wide).

• Oct 1, 2009 Bloodchief Ascension's first ability checks how much life was lost by each opponent over the course of the entire turn, even if Bloodchief Ascension wasn't on the battlefield the whole time.
• Oct 1, 2009 Bloodchief Ascension's first ability checks only whether life was lost. It doesn't care whether life was also gained. For example, if an opponent lost 4 life and gained 6 life during the turn, that player will have a higher life total than they started the turn with — but Bloodchief Ascension's first ability will still trigger.
• Oct 1, 2009 Bloodchief Ascension's first ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." It won't trigger at all unless an opponent has already lost 2 or more life by the time the end step begins.
• Oct 1, 2009 Bloodchief Ascension's second ability doesn't behave like a leaves-the-battlefield triggered ability, since the card put into an opponent's graveyard may come from anywhere. If a Bloodchief Ascension with three quest counters on it and a permanent an opponent owns are destroyed at the same time, for example, the game will not "look back in time" at the game state, and Bloodchief Ascension's second ability won't trigger.
• Oct 1, 2009 For the first ability to trigger, a single opponent must have lost 2 life. Two opponents each losing 1 life won't cause it to trigger. It will trigger a maximum of once per turn, no matter how many opponents have lost 2 or more life.

Bloodchief Ascension has been reprinted 10 times. The Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal reprint cut the price 48% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
TLE #23	2025-11-21	Mythic	Borderless	$6.13	$5.43	$7.05	$8.77
TLE #23	2025-11-21	Mythic	Borderless	$17.98	$13.42	$9.28	$9.65
CMM #636	2023-08-04	Rare	Borderless	—	—	—	—
CMM #504	2023-08-04	Rare	Inverted	—	—	—	—
CMM #636	2023-08-04	Rare	Borderless	—	—	—	—
CMM #139	2023-08-04	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
CMM #139	2023-08-04	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
PLST #ZEN-82	2022-04-29	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
ZEN #82	2009-10-02	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—
ZEN #82	2009-10-02	Rare	Standard	—	—	—	—

Bloodchief Ascension is the #742 most-played card on EDHREC, down 4 places over the last 30 days.