Embalmed Ascendant
Creature — Zombie · 
Embalmed Ascendant is part of 128 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Junji, the Midnight Sky and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician.
Embalmed Ascendant
Creature — Zombie
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
When this creature enters, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Max speed — Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
- Mana value
- 3
- Power/Toughness
- 1/2
- Keywords
- Max speed, Start your engines!
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Embalmed Ascendant in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Embalmed Ascendant can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Embalmed Ascendant provides to the combos it is part of.
- Gain life on Creature Death (Blood Artist)
Combos with Embalmed Ascendant
128 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Gravecrawler
Embalmed Ascendant
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Pitiless Plunderer
Reassembling Skeleton
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Zahur, Glory's Past
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Creature with Undying
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Pawn of Ulamog
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Creature with Undying
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Sifter of Skulls
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Creature with Undying
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Havengul Lich
Rooftop Storm
Warren Soultrader
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Zombie Creature
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Pitiless Plunderer
Bloodsoaked Champion
Embalmed Ascendant
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Pitiless Plunderer
Cult Conscript
Embalmed Ascendant
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Viscera Seer
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Bartolomé del Presidio
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Ashnod's Altar
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Open the Graves
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Creature with Undying
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Fumulus, the Infestation
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Creature with Undying
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Phyrexian Altar
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Carrion Feeder
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Woe Strider
Karmic Guide
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Field of Souls
Embalmed Ascendant
+ Creature with Undying
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Near-infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Viscera Seer
Metamorphosis Fanatic
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite lifeloss
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Bartolomé del Presidio
Metamorphosis Fanatic
Embalmed Ascendant
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
