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Embalmed Ascendant Aetherdrift MTG card
DFT #201 · Art by Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo
DFT set symbol, UncommonAetherdrift#201Uncommon

Embalmed Ascendant

Creature · ZombieMax speed, Start your engines!
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#15,854 Up 25 in 30 days
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Embalmed Ascendant Price Summary

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Embalmed Ascendant Printings & Prices

Embalmed Ascendant has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Embalmed Ascendant Rules Text & Legality

Embalmed Ascendant

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)

When this creature enters, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Max speed — Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Embalmed Ascendant is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.

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Embalmed Ascendant Rulings

  • Feb 7, 2025

    A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.

  • Feb 7, 2025

    Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.

  • Feb 7, 2025

    If an effect needs to know what a player’s speed is and that player doesn’t have a speed, their speed is considered 0.

  • Feb 7, 2025

    Start your engines! isn’t a triggered ability. Increasing your speed to 1 is something that happens as a state-based action as soon as you control a permanent with the ability. Notably, this includes gaining control of a permanent with the ability that another player controls.

  • Feb 7, 2025

    Your speed doesn’t change until a spell or ability says so, such as the inherent triggered ability that cares about opponents losing life during your turn. Notably, losing control of permanents with start your engines! doesn’t affect your speed.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Embalmed Ascendant has been reprinted 2 times. The Aetherdrift reprint cut the price 76% in 30 days.

  • Feb 14, 2025DFT set symbol, UncommonAetherdrift · foilDFT #201
  • Feb 14, 2025DFT set symbol, UncommonAetherdriftDFT #201

Embalmed Ascendant in Commander

Embalmed Ascendant is the #15,854 most-played card on EDHREC, up 25 places over the last 30 days.

#15,854 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Up 25 in 30 days

Embalmed Ascendant FAQ

How much is Embalmed Ascendant worth?

Embalmed Ascendant is worth about $0.28 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Embalmed Ascendant legal in Commander?

Yes. Embalmed Ascendant is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Embalmed Ascendant been reprinted?

Yes. Embalmed Ascendant has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Embalmed Ascendant cheap?

Embalmed Ascendant trades at about $0.28; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#15,854 on EDHREC).