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Academic Ascent
InstantSurveil, Empower Jace
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$0.10 −16.7% −$0.02, 7 days
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- 30 days
- −28.6%
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- #22,903 Up 2,982 in 30 days
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Academic Ascent Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.10, down 16.7% over 7 days, down 28.6% over 30 days.
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Academic Ascent Printings & Prices
Academic Ascent has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Academic Ascent Rules Text & Legality
Academic Ascent
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
Empower Jace 2. (Put two loyalty counters on a Jace token you control. If you don't control one, first create a blue Jace planeswalker token with "[−1]: Surveil 1" and "[−3]: Draw a card.")
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Academic Ascent is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
- AlchemyLegal
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- Competitive BrawlLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- Future StandardLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- Pauper CommanderLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PioneerLegal
- StandardLegal
- Standard BrawlLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PreDHNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
Academic Ascent Rulings
- Aug 21, 2026
Empower Jace won't let you put loyalty counters on nontoken Jace planeswalkers. However, if you control a Jace planeswalker token that you got another way (such as an effect that creates a token that's a copy of a permanent), empower Jace will put loyalty counters on that.
- Aug 21, 2026
If you control a Jace planeswalker token, you can't choose to create a new one when you empower Jace. You have to put the loyalty counters on your existing Jace planeswalker token. In the rare case that you control multiple Jace planeswalker tokens, you'll choose one of those tokens to put the loyalty counters on.
- Aug 21, 2026
Some spells and abilities that empower Jace may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't empower Jace.
- Aug 21, 2026
To empower Jace N, if you don't control a Jace planeswalker token, create a blue Jace planeswalker token with 0 loyalty, "[−1]: Surveil 1," and "[−3]: Draw a card." Choose a Jace planeswalker token you control. Put N loyalty counters on it.
Academic Ascent in Commander
Academic Ascent is the #22,903 most-played card on EDHREC, up 2,982 places over the last 30 days.
#22,903
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 2,982 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Up 2,982 in 30 days
Academic Ascent FAQ
How much is Academic Ascent worth?
Academic Ascent is worth about $0.10 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is Academic Ascent legal in Commander?
Yes. Academic Ascent is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has Academic Ascent been reprinted?
No. Academic Ascent has not been reprinted; its single printing is tracked on The Index.
Why is Academic Ascent cheap?
Academic Ascent trades at about $0.10, and Commander demand is modest (#22,903 on EDHREC).