Ascend from Avernus is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Return all creature and planeswalker cards with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile Ascend from Avernus.
How it works : Ascend from Avernus
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Goblin Bombardment + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Holding priority, activate Goblin Bombardment by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Ascend from Avernus
- 6Resolve the Ascend from Avernus copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
#2
Ashnod's Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying
.
- 3Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, creating a copy of Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage, adding
.
- 5Resolve the copy of Ascend from Avernus, returning all creature and planeswalker cards with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
#3
Phyrexian Altar + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying
.
- 3Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, creating a copy of Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage, adding one mana of any color.
- 5Resolve the copy of Ascend from Avernus, returning all creature and planeswalker cards with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
#4
Altar of Dementia + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite magecraft triggers
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
.
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying
.
- 3Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, creating a copy of Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage, causing target player to mill cards equal to Dualcaster Mage's power.
- 5Resolve the copy of Ascend from Avernus, returning all creature and planeswalker cards with mana value three or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6Repeat from step 3.
#5
Viscera Seer + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Ascend from Avernus
- 6Resolve the Ascend from Avernus copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
#6
Blasting Station + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it and Blasting Station trigger, with Dualcaster Mage targeting Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
- 5Holding priority, activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 6Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Ascend from Avernus
- 7Resolve the Ascend from Avernus copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat from step 3.
#7
Thermopod + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Holding priority, activate Thermopod by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Ascend from Avernus
- 6Resolve the Ascend from Avernus copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
#8
Umbral Collar Zealot + Dualcaster Mage + Ascend from Avernus
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Ascend from Avernus by paying
- 2Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Ascend from Avernus.
- 4Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- 5Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Ascend from Avernus
- 6Resolve the Ascend from Avernus copy, returning Dualcaster Mage from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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Legal formats
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