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Beastmaster Ascension

Enchantment

Whenever a creature you control attacks, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment.
As long as this enchantment has seven or more quest counters on it, creatures you control get +5/+5.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
New Capenna Commander
Price
$3.89
EDHREC rank
#564
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Beastmaster Ascension card art
Beastmaster Ascension turns any token-swarm attack into a one-shot kill — seven quest counters and your whole board hits for +5/+5, which ends games on the spot. The cost is real: you need seven attacking creatures across as many as two or three combats before the payoff lands, so slower builds and Zombie Infestation-style discard engines that need immediate pressure won't love it, but Hazel of the Rootbloom decks that flood the board in a single turn charge it in one swing.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Hazel of the Rootbloom

Hazel of the Rootbloom

76.9% of decks · synergy 0.65

Hazel of the Rootbloom generates a token on every spell trigger, so a single productive turn can drop seven or more creatures and charge Beastmaster Ascension to full in one attack step.

02
Shroofus Sproutsire

Shroofus Sproutsire

74.8% of decks · synergy 0.65

Shroofus Sproutsire's token production scales with spells cast, meaning Beastmaster Ascension frequently hits seven counters within the first full swing and closes the game before opponents can answer it.

03
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven

Jasmine Boreal of the Seven

61.6% of decks · synergy 0.50

Jasmine Boreal of the Seven goes wide through vanilla creature synergies that naturally field the seven attackers Beastmaster Ascension needs in a single combat, converting an unassuming board into a lethal pump.

04
Edric, Spymaster of Trest

Edric, Spymaster of Trest

48.4% of decks · synergy 0.45

Edric, Spymaster of Trest runs a wide swarm of cheap, evasive creatures that attack every turn — exactly the repeated-attack pattern that charges Beastmaster Ascension the fastest and then leverages the +5/+5 to push through for card draw kills.

05
Rin and Seri, Inseparable

Rin and Seri, Inseparable

53.8% of decks · synergy 0.44

Rin and Seri, Inseparable floods the board with both cats and dogs on every creature cast, giving Beastmaster Ascension the critical mass of attackers it needs while the enchantment then makes every subsequent swing lethal.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Beastmaster Ascension is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. In Modern and Legacy the three-mana enchantment demands too many combat steps to activate before faster decks close out the game, and creature-based aggro shells in those formats have no shortage of more reliable finishers. Commander is where Beastmaster Ascension earns its slot: the multiplayer table gives you the wide boards and repeated attack steps to stack counters quickly, and one fully charged swing across three opponents turns every 1/1 token into a legitimate threat. Oathbreaker can support it in token-focused shells, but the 20-life starting total shortens the window considerably.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$3.89 cheap tier

At $3.89, Beastmaster Ascension sits in the cheap tier — affordable enough to slot into any token or go-wide build without a second thought. It's a casual staple with broad Commander demand, so the price is stable rather than speculative.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.