Secrets of the Golden City
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Blue. Sorcery
Rivals of Ixalan #52 · Illustrated by Jason Felix
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Oracle text
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
Draw two cards. If you have the city's blessing, draw three cards instead.
Stolen knowledge can never be stolen back.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Secrets of the Golden City
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #RIX-52· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.19 | common | $0.26 | No foil printing | €0.19 | |
 Rivals of Ixalan rix #52· 2018common· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.33 foil | common | $0.23 | $0.45 | €0.09€0.33 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2018
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #15,085 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Ascend
- Artist
- Jason Felix
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Rivals of Ixalan card (#52).
052 · RIX · C · EN
- 052Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- RIXSet code for Rivals of Ixalan
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (5)
January 19, 2018
If you cast a spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city’s blessing.
January 19, 2018
A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren’t permanents.
January 19, 2018
Once you have the city’s blessing, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your permanents. The city’s blessing isn’t a permanent itself and can’t be removed by any effect.
January 19, 2018
If your tenth permanent enters the battlefield and then a permanent leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the “Legend Rule” or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get the city’s blessing before it leaves the battlefield.
January 19, 2018
If you control ten permanents but don’t control a permanent or resolving spell with ascend, you don’t get the city’s blessing. For example, if you control ten permanents, lose control of one, then cast Golden Demise, you won’t have the city’s blessing and the spell will affect creatures you control.
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