Embalmed Ascendant
Creature — Zombie
Mana cost: {1}{W}{B}
How we read this card
Start your engines!
triggered — raises your speed
When this creature enters, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
triggered — makes a token
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life
triggered — gains you 1 life
triggered — drains each opponent
Causes: create a Zombie creature token, put a Zombie creature token onto the battlefield, make a player lose life, gain life.
Cares about: a creature dies, life is lost.
Works well with
a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Embalmed Ascendant is one).
- Undead Alchemist — When Embalmed Ascendant deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card
a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Embalmed Ascendant is one).
- Varina, Lich Queen — When Embalmed Ascendant attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Embalmed Ascendant is one).
- Necroduality — When Embalmed Ascendant enters, Necroduality makes a token
a Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 797 cards in the game can cause this.
- Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Embalmed Ascendant an extra ability
796 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Embalmed Ascendant is one).
When a Zombie enters thanks to Embalmed Ascendant:
- Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
- Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
- Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Embalmed Ascendant is one).
- Staff of the Storyteller — When Embalmed Ascendant makes a Zombie token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself
3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this.
- Shriveling Rot — When a creature dies thanks to Shriveling Rot, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Blasting Station — When you sacrifice a creature to Blasting Station, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Fire Navy Trebuchet — When a Construct dies thanks to Fire Navy Trebuchet, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Dalkovan Encampment — When a Warrior dies thanks to Dalkovan Encampment, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Relic Vial — When you sacrifice a creature to Relic Vial, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Erebos, Bleak-Hearted — When you sacrifice another creature to Erebos, Bleak-Hearted, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Plumb the Forbidden — When a creature dies thanks to Plumb the Forbidden, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Terisiare's Devastation — When a creature dies thanks to Terisiare's Devastation, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Jinxed Ring — When you sacrifice a creature to Jinxed Ring, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Bubbling Cauldron — When you sacrifice a creature to Bubbling Cauldron, Embalmed Ascendant makes each opponent lose 1 life
2,820 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this.
- Far Fortune, End Boss — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Far Fortune, End Boss raises your speed
- Zahur, Glory's Past — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Zahur, Glory's Past raises your speed
- Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Mendicant Core, Guidelight raises your speed
- Aether Syphon — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Aether Syphon raises your speed
- Vnwxt, Verbose Host — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Vnwxt, Verbose Host raises your speed
- Slick Imitator — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Slick Imitator raises your speed
- Nesting Bot — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Nesting Bot raises your speed
- Howlsquad Heavy — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Howlsquad Heavy raises your speed
- Hour of Victory — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Hour of Victory raises your speed
- Walking Sarcophagus — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Walking Sarcophagus raises your speed
- Brainstealer Dragon — When Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Massacre Girl, Most Wanted — When Massacre Girl, Most Wanted makes a player lose life, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Glaring Fleshraker — When Glaring Fleshraker makes a player lose life, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Lux Artillery — When Lux Artillery makes a player lose life, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Wispdrinker Vampire — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Wispdrinker Vampire, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Suture Priest — When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Suture Priest, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Poisonbelly Ogre — When a player makes a player lose life thanks to Poisonbelly Ogre, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
- Gideon the Oathless — When Gideon the Oathless makes a player lose life, Embalmed Ascendant raises your speed
838 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Embalmed Ascendant is one).
When Embalmed Ascendant attacks:
- Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
- Saw — sacrifices a creature
202 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this.
- Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Zombie enters thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
- Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Embalmed Ascendant enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
- The Neutrinos — When a Zombie enters thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
- Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire, it makes a token
- The Cauldron of Eternity — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to The Cauldron of Eternity, it makes a token
- Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery, it makes a token
- Grave Researcher // Reanimate — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Grave Researcher // Reanimate, it makes a token
- Fix What's Broken — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Fix What's Broken, it makes a token
- The War in Heaven — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to The War in Heaven, it makes a token
- Strands of Night — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Strands of Night, it makes a token
- Chainer, Dementia Master — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Chainer, Dementia Master, it makes a token
- Phyrexian Delver — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Phyrexian Delver, it makes a token
- Sheoldred's Restoration — When Embalmed Ascendant enters thanks to Sheoldred's Restoration, it makes a token
- Aetherstorm Roc — When a Zombie enters thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
- Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Zombie enters thanks to Embalmed Ascendant, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library
343 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.