Trial of Ambition

Trial of Ambition

Enchantment

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

When this enchantment enters, target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.

triggered —

When a Cartouche you control enters, return this enchantment to its owner's hand.

triggered — bounce

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, an enchantment leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: a Cartouche enters the battlefield.

Works well with

put a Cartouche onto the battlefield — 5 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cartouche of Ambition — When Cartouche of Ambition enters, Trial of Ambition triggers

4 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Trial of Ambition, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Trial of Ambition:

  1. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — makes 2 tokens
  2. Malik, Grim Manipulator — makes a token
  3. Thraximundar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  7. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

22 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

Trial of Ambition puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  4. The Deck of Many Things — graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  5. Afterlife from the Loam — graveyard that Afterlife from the Loam can bring back
  6. Crypt Champion — graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  7. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — graveyard that Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal can bring back
  8. Push // Pull — graveyard that Push // Pull can bring back
  9. Vivien on the Hunt — graveyard that Vivien on the Hunt can bring back
  10. Virtus's Maneuver — graveyard that Virtus's Maneuver can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Trial of Ambition:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  5. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  6. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  7. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  8. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

60 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 (Trial of Ambition is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Trial of Ambition:

  1. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  2. Avatar Destiny — mills a card
  3. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card
  4. Shadows of the Past — scries
  5. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  6. Meathook Massacre II — brings a card back
  7. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  8. Missy — brings a card back
  9. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — brings a card back
  10. Saffi Eriksdotter — sacrifices itself

451 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

When Trial of Ambition is cast:

  1. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  2. Cyclops Superconductor — gets +1/+1
  3. Jeskai Sage — gets +1/+1

262 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

When Trial of Ambition enters:

  1. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  2. Unwilling Vessel — puts a possession counter on itself
  3. Infernal Phantom — gets +2/+0

85 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Trial of Ambition, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Trial of Ambition is one).

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Trial of Ambition puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.