Ambition's Cost
Dominaria United Commander 110 • uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United Commander
- Collector number
- 110
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Zezhou Chen
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
You draw three cards and lose 3 life.
"Conquering your first world is the hardest, after all. My power grew as I moved from world to world, taking anything that would make the next taking easier."— Ob Nixilis
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ambition's Cost was introduced as part of the Dominaria United Commander set, released in 2022 to coincide with the return of Magic: The Gathering to its titular setting. The card functions as a reprint of a classic black spell, serving as a staple utility piece that allows players to draw cards at the expense of life, reinforcing the color's thematic philosophy of power gained through sacrifice.
The card features artwork by Wisnu Tan, who captured the grim, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the Dominaria setting. The design intent was to provide Commander players with an efficient, budget-friendly option for card advantage, and it has since been well-received by the community for its reliability and its clear, functional role within black-aligned deck archetypes.
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