---
name: "Aspiring Champion"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Astartes Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Menace", "Ruinous Ascension"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "71★"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Miguel Sacristan"
oracle_id: "d343c116-b33a-4ed6-ad15-d7270e739b04"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aspiring-champion-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aspiring Champion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Astartes Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Menace, Ruinous Ascension

## Oracle Text
Menace
Ruinous Ascension — When this creature deals combat damage to a player, sacrifice it. If you do, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle the rest into your library. If that creature is a Demon, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ardyn, the Usurper](/printing/ardyn-the-usurper-fin.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble
2. [Desecration Demon](/printing/desecration-demon-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Ashling, the Extinguisher](/printing/ashling-the-extinguisher-eve.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental Shaman
4. [Vexing Devil](/printing/vexing-devil-uma.md) — Creature — Devil
5. [Star Athlete](/printing/star-athlete-dsc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Rakdos, the Muscle](/printing/rakdos-the-muscle-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #71★
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Miguel Sacristan
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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