Ethereal Ambush
Fate Reforged 152 • common
- Set
- Fate Reforged
- Collector number
- 152
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Lius Lasahido
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Manifest the top two cards of your library. (To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
The energies of the Temur lands are readily unleashed upon intruders.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ethereal Ambush was released in early 2015 as part of the Fate Reforged expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a common instant, it was designed to support the set's limited play environment, specifically the green-white archetype which focused on the morph mechanic. The card allowed players to manipulate combat math unexpectedly, fitting into the set's theme of temporal instability and the clash between the Tarkir clans and the dragons of the past.
The artwork was commissioned from Lius Lasahido, an illustrator known for his dynamic depictions of fantasy subjects. Lasahido aimed to visualize the sudden appearance of Abzan scouts emerging from the desert landscape, utilizing a color palette that reflected the arid, weathered aesthetic of the Tarkir setting. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility tool for draft formats, valued for its efficiency in ambush-style gameplay rather than for competitive constructed play.
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