Brokers Ascendancy
Enchantment
At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and a loyalty counter on each planeswalker you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2813
Brokers Ascendancy puts a +1/+1 counter on every creature you control and a loyalty counter on every planeswalker you control at the start of each end step — that's a board-wide clock that compounds fast. Three mana is a real ask, but in any shell built around counters, Falco Spara, Pactweaver included, the enchantment pays for itself within two turns and never stops.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
Falco Spara, Pactweaver uses +1/+1 counters as currency to cast spells off the top of the library, and Brokers Ascendancy refills those counters on every creature at each end step — the result is a near-endless draw engine that scales with board size.
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor wants creatures loaded with counters to force opponents into political goad chains, and Brokers Ascendancy delivers a free counter to every creature each turn without requiring any additional investment.
Sophia, Dogged Detective
Sophia, Dogged Detective cares about clue tokens and board presence, and Brokers Ascendancy's end-step counters on every creature steadily convert a wide token board into a lethal one.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice already proliferates at end step, and stacking Brokers Ascendancy on top means every creature and planeswalker grows twice each turn — the combination accelerates both combat damage and planeswalker ultimates at a pace opponents struggle to race.
Aragorn, the Uniter
Aragorn, the Uniter rewards casting multicolored spells with triggered abilities, and Brokers Ascendancy — itself a three-color enchantment — fits neatly into a wide, multicolored shell where the steady counter accumulation turns a go-wide strategy into a late-game threat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Brokers Ascendancy is legal in Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it has never found a competitive home outside of Commander. In faster formats like Modern and Legacy, three mana for a do-nothing-immediately enchantment is simply too slow — you need to survive to see the first end step, let alone compound over several turns. Commander is where Brokers Ascendancy actually lives: games go long, wide boards are common, and the enchantment's symmetrical counter distribution snowballs into a decisive advantage over the course of four or five turns.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Brokers Ascendancy isn't currently available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow Commander-focused demand and the absence of any competitive format presence, it has historically sat in the budget-to-mid range — worth picking up before you need it rather than waiting.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Falco Spara, Pactweaver
- Kros, Defense Contractor
- Sophia, Dogged Detective
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
- Aragorn, the Uniter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.