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Ambition's Cost

~$0.10 low · ~$18.59 high

Black. Sorcery

three generic manaone black mana

Ambition's Cost

Foundations Commander #84 · Illustrated by Zezhou Chen

What is Ambition's Cost worth?

Cheapest copy

~$0.10

Non-foil · Starter Commander Decks #66

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Highest TCGplayer price

~$18.59

Non-foil · Portal Three Kingdoms #67

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17 prices from $0.10 to $18.59. Every price is in the printings table below.

TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.

Oracle text

You draw three cards and lose 3 life.

"When you give offense to heaven, to whom can you pray?" —Cao Cao, quoting Confucius

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal

All 16 printings of Ambition's Cost

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)
The List #C15-113
The List
plst #C15-113· 2024uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11
uncommon$0.18No foil printing€0.11
March of the Machine Commander #246
March of the Machine Commander
moc #246· 2023uncommon· Cardmarket €0.16
uncommon$0.34No foil printing€0.16
Starter Commander Decks #66
Starter Commander Decks
scd #66· 2022uncommon· Cardmarket €0.18
uncommon$0.10No foil printing€0.18
Dominaria United Commander #110
Dominaria United Commander
dmc #110· 2022uncommon· Cardmarket €0.16
uncommon$0.34No foil printing€0.16
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate #110
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
clb #110· 2022uncommon· Cardmarket €0.13 · €0.44 foil
uncommon$0.14$0.34€0.13€0.44 foil
Commander 2021 #134
Commander 2021
c21 #134· 2021uncommon· Cardmarket €0.02
uncommon$0.28No foil printing€0.02
Kaldheim Commander #47
Kaldheim Commander
khc #47· 2021uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11
uncommon$0.21No foil printing€0.11
Commander 2020 #129
Commander 2020
c20 #129· 2020uncommon· Cardmarket €0.30
uncommon$0.28No foil printing€0.30
Commander 2017 #95
Commander 2017
c17 #95· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.17
uncommon$0.33No foil printing€0.17
Commander Anthology #46
Commander Anthology
cma #46· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.29
uncommon$0.44No foil printing€0.29
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis #38
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis
ddr #38· 2016uncommon· Cardmarket €0.13
uncommon$0.31No foil printing€0.13
Commander 2015 #113
Commander 2015
c15 #113· 2015uncommon· Cardmarket €0.25
uncommon$0.36No foil printing€0.25
Eighth Edition #118
Eighth Edition
8ed #118· 2003uncommon· Cardmarket €0.19
uncommon$0.33No foil printing€0.19
Eighth Edition #118★
Eighth Edition
8ed #118★· 2003uncommon
uncommonNo non-foil printing$6.28—
Portal Three Kingdoms #67
Portal Three Kingdoms
ptk #67· 1999rare· Cardmarket €8.71
rare$18.59No foil printing€8.71

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Card details

First printed
1999
Printings
16
Mana value
4
EDHREC rank
#3,712 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artists
Zezhou Chen, Junko Taguchi

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