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◇ Catalog #38

Ambition's Cost

ddr·#38·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Zezhou Chen

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '16

10 yr ago

Value

$0.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.35 · low $0.32

NM$0.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.31–$0.36modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.34low $0.29range 17.2%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,437 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.34

Gameplay

Sorcery

You draw three cards and you 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

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.29 and $0.34 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DDR — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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 #38 of *Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2016 Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis 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 Zezhou Chen. Rarix catalogs 360 other cards credited to this artist.