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Archmage Ascension

{2}{U}

Enchantment

ZENZendikar#42rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Christopher Moeller
Found in
Zendikar MTGO Redemption Foil · Zendikar MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings1Combos2EDHREC rank#8,192
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Card DrawDraw PayoffTutor
Market · per finishspark updated 23m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-1.0%
$4.73
$1.99 low$0.49 gapTCGplayer
Foil+4.1%
$15.48
$11.15 low$2.15 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$4.73· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Oct 1, 2009
  • WotCOct 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.

  • WotCOct 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.

  • WotCOct 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.

  • WotCOct 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.