Ambition's Cost
Commander 2015 113 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Collector number
- 113
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Junko Taguchi
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
You draw three cards and lose 3 life.
The waters of wisdom are as dust in the mouth of one who thirsts for power.
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 in the 2015 Commander expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a functional reprint of a card originally appearing in Portal: Three Kingdoms, it was designed to provide black-aligned decks with a reliable source of card advantage through life expenditure, fitting the thematic 'at any cost' identity of the color. The inclusion in the 2015 preconstructed decks was part of Wizards of the Coast's ongoing effort to reprint staple utility spells for the Commander format.
The card features illustration by Igor Kieryluk, who has contributed extensively to the game's aesthetic. His work on this piece emphasizes the visceral, dark nature of black mana, utilizing stark shadows and dramatic composition to convey the theme of power gained through sacrifice. Upon its release in the Plunder the Graves deck, the card was well-received by players for its straightforward utility and ability to refill a hand in the mid-to-late stages of a game.
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