Increasing Ambition
Dark Ascension 69 • rare
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $2.72
What it does
Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, instead search your library for two cards and put those cards into your hand. Then shuffle.
Flashback 7 generic mana black mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Increasing Ambition was released in early 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension set, the second expansion in the Innistrad block. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the set leaned heavily into gothic horror tropes and mechanics that rewarded players for interacting with their graveyards. The card was specifically crafted as a powerful tutor effect, utilizing the block's signature flashback mechanic to allow players to search their library for spells multiple times, reflecting the theme of relentless, dark obsession.
The artwork was provided by Volkan Baǵa, a veteran illustrator known for his detailed, atmospheric fantasy style. Baǵa chose to depict a hunched, sinister figure cloaked in shadow, surrounded by scrolls and arcane light, which perfectly encapsulates the card's mechanical flavor of digging deeper into one's resources. Upon release, the card was received as a robust utility tool for Commander and casual formats, valued for its ability to generate significant card advantage over the course of a long game.
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