---
name: "Ascent of the Worthy"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "KHM"
set_name: "Kaldheim"
collector_number: "202"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "James Arnold"
oracle_id: "d748bad4-dd4c-4553-9fcc-e462260f6ff3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ascent-of-the-worthy-khm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ascent of the Worthy
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Choose a creature you control. Until your next turn, all damage that would be dealt to creatures you control is dealt to that creature instead.
III — Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it. That creature is an Angel Warrior in addition to its other types.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Firja's Retribution](/printing/firjas-retribution-khm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The Princess Takes Flight](/printing/the-princess-takes-flight-woe.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [Triumph of Gerrard](/printing/triumph-of-gerrard-dom.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Night of the Doctor](/printing/the-night-of-the-doctor-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The War in Heaven](/printing/the-war-in-heaven-40k.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Naktamun Shines Again](/printing/naktamun-shines-again-ydft.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim (KHM) #202
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** James Arnold
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`