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Obscura Ascendancy

{W}{U}{B}

Enchantment

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Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 2100
Illustrator
Igor Krstic
Found in
Streets of New Capenna MTGO Redemption Foil · Streets of New Capenna MTGO Redemption · 6 more
Printings5
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever you cast a spell, if its mana value is equal to 1 plus the number of soul counters on this enchantment, put a soul counter on this enchantment, then create a 2/2 white Spirit creature token with flying. As long as there are five or more soul counters on this enchantment, Spirits you control get +3/+3.

Plays as: Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+5.3%
$0.20
$0.01 low-$0.02 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.08
$0.01 low-$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 5 printings

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 29, 2022 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 29, 2022

    If there are no soul counters on Obscura Ascendancy, its ability triggers if you cast a spell with mana value 1. If there is one counter, its ability triggers if you cast a spell with mana value 2, and so on.

  • WotCApr 29, 2022

    Obscura Ascendancy's triggered ability has an “intervening ‘if'” clause. This means that it checks the number of counters both when the ability triggers and when it resolves. Notably, this means that casting two instants in a row with mana value 1 will never cause a player to create two tokens or put two counters on Obscura Ascendancy.