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◇ Catalog #2

Armored Ascension

shm·#2·uncommon·foil

Illus. Matt Cavotta

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wishlisted

May '08

18 yr ago

Value

$2.95+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.02 · low $1.84

NM$1.95

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.80–$2.06modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.95low $0.03range 6400.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,465 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$1.95

Nonfoil$0.33

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Plains you control and has flying.

"Why enchant feathers to make them sturdy when we can enchant shields to make them fly?" —Braenna, cobblesmith

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 3

2010-08-15wotc

The ability cares about lands with the land type Plains, not necessarily lands named Plains.

2009-10-01wotc

This ability counts the number of Plains controlled by Armored Ascension’s controller, not the enchanted creature’s controller (in case they’re different players).

2009-10-01wotc

This bonus is not fixed; it changes as the number of Plains you control changes.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.95. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.95 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SHM — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #2 of *Shadowmoor*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2008 Shadowmoor release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{W} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,465 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Matt Cavotta. Rarix catalogs 719 other cards credited to this artist.