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Archmage Ascension Zendikar MTG card

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Archmage Ascension

ENCHANTMENT Rare
Zendikar ZEN #42 EDHREC #8,136
$4.79
+0.2% 7 days

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Archmage Ascension Price Summary

Archmage Ascension's current headline price is $4.79.

Archmage Ascension Printings & Prices

1 printings

Archmage Ascension has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Card Kingdom ZEN #42 Foil
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CoolStuffInc ZEN #42 Nonfoil
Card Kingdom ZEN #42 Nonfoil

Archmage Ascension Rules Text & Legality

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Enchantment — mana cost {2}{U}

At the beginning of each end step, if you drew two or more cards this turn, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment.

As long as this enchantment has six or more quest counters on it, if you would draw a card, you may instead search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Archmage Ascension is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Archmage Ascension Rulings

4 most recent
  • Oct 1, 2009 Archmage Ascension’s first ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause.” It won’t trigger at all unless you’ve already drawn two or more cards by the time the end step begins.
  • Oct 1, 2009 If a spell or ability causes you to put cards in your hand without specifically using the word “draw,” Archmage Ascension’s abilities ignore it.
  • Oct 1, 2009 If an effect would cause you to draw multiple cards while Archmage Ascension has six or more quest counters on it, each individual draw may be replaced by Archmage Ascension’s effect. Process the draws one at a time. Even if you use the reasonable shortcut of finding all of the cards at once and only physically shuffling once, the game will consider you to have searched and shuffled once per card.
  • Oct 1, 2009 If two or more replacement effects would apply to a card-drawing event, the player who’s drawing the card chooses what order to apply them. It’s possible that after applying one of them, the others will no longer be applicable because the player would no longer draw a card. For example, if you control more than one Archmage Ascension with six quest counters on it and you would draw a card, each Archmage Ascension’s replacement effect could apply. Once you use one, the rest are no longer applicable.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Archmage Ascension has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
ZEN #42 2009-10-02 Rare Standard
ZEN #42 2009-10-02 Rare Standard

Archmage Ascension in Commander

Archmage Ascension is the #8,136 most-played card on EDHREC, up 376 places over the last 30 days.

Archmage Ascension FAQ

How much is Archmage Ascension worth?

Archmage Ascension is worth about $4.79 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 24, 2026.

Is Archmage Ascension legal in Commander?

Yes — Archmage Ascension is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.

Has Archmage Ascension been reprinted?

Yes — Archmage Ascension has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Archmage Ascension cheap?

Archmage Ascension trades at about $4.79 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,136 on EDHREC).