Ambition's Cost

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.89. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.30 and $6.55 across 360 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 8ED — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #118★ of *Eighth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2003 Eighth Edition release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,437 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Junko Taguchi. Rarix catalogs 12 other cards credited to this artist.