Academic Ascent
~$0.11 low · ~$0.24 high
White. Instant
Reality Fracture #2 · Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
Reality Fracture #2 · Illustrated by Randy GallegosWhat is Academic Ascent worth?
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Oracle text
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
Empower Jace 2. (Put two loyalty counters on a Jace token you control. If you don't control one, first create a blue Jace planeswalker token with "[−1]: Surveil 1" and "[−3]: Draw a card.")
The Theorist takes notice of innovative battlemages.
Format legality
The only printing of Academic Ascent
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reality Fracture fra #2· 2026common· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.06 foil | common | $0.11 | $0.24 | €0.02€0.06 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2026
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #24,922 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Surveil, Empower Jace
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
Rulings (4)
2026-08-21
To empower Jace N, if you don't control a Jace planeswalker token, create a blue Jace planeswalker token with 0 loyalty, "[−1]: Surveil 1," and "[−3]: Draw a card." Choose a Jace planeswalker token you control. Put N loyalty counters on it.
2026-08-21
If you control a Jace planeswalker token, you can't choose to create a new one when you empower Jace. You have to put the loyalty counters on your existing Jace planeswalker token. In the rare case that you control multiple Jace planeswalker tokens, you'll choose one of those tokens to put the loyalty counters on.
2026-08-21
Some spells and abilities that empower Jace may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't empower Jace.
2026-08-21
Empower Jace won't let you put loyalty counters on nontoken Jace planeswalkers. However, if you control a Jace planeswalker token that you got another way (such as an effect that creates a token that's a copy of a permanent), empower Jace will put loyalty counters on that.
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