wotc
Bloodchief Ascension's first ability has an "intervening 'if' clause." It won't trigger at all unless an opponent has already lost 2 or more life by the time the end step begins.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #ZEN-82
Bloodchief Ascension
plst·#ZEN-82·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Adi Granov
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Nov '21
4 yr ago
Value
$21.02+$1 (+4.2%)
30 days high $22 · low $20
NM$21.0
LP—
MP—
HP—
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$19–$22modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $21low $15range 42.8%n 53
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #734 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent lost 2 or more life this turn, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, if this enchantment has three or more quest counters on it, you may have that player lose 2 life. If you do, you gain 2 life.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
wotc
Bloodchief Ascension's first ability checks how much life was lost by each opponent over the course of the entire turn, even if Bloodchief Ascension wasn't on the battlefield the whole time.
wotc
Bloodchief Ascension's first ability checks only whether life was lost. It doesn't care whether life was also gained. For example, if an opponent lost 4 life and gained 6 life during the turn, that player will have a higher life total than they started the turn with — but Bloodchief Ascension's first ability will still trigger.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $21.02. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $15.03 and $21.47 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — 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 #ZEN-82 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2021 The List release.
Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #734 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Adi Granov. Rarix catalogs 28 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Adi Granov
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