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Pyromancer Ascension

Enchantment

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that has the same name as a card in your graveyard, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell while this enchantment has two or more quest counters on it, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Modern Masters 2017
Price
$0.25
EDHREC rank
#11525
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Pyromancer Ascension card art
Once Pyromancer Ascension goes active, every instant or sorcery you cast makes a free copy — that's a 2-for-1 on everything from a Lightning Bolt to a Regrowth, at zero additional mana. Two mana to set up, two spells already in the graveyard to charge it: the cost is trivial for what it returns.

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

Pyromancer Ascension sees its most meaningful play in Modern, where Izzet storm and spell-chain lists can reliably charge it in the first few turns and close out games by copying cantrips into critical mass. In Legacy and Vintage it's outpaced by faster, more redundant storm engines, so it rarely makes the cut. Commander is a sweet spot for casual to mid-power spell-slinger builds — the singleton format means you have plenty of targets to copy, and Pyromancer Ascension punishes any turn where opponents leave you alone to untap with it active.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.25 bulk tier

At $0.25, Pyromancer Ascension is deep bulk — cheap enough to throw into any spell-heavy list without a second thought. Demand isn't high enough to push the price up, so it should stay in this range indefinitely.

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