---
name: "Embalmed Ascendant"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Max speed", "Start your engines!"]
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "201"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo"
oracle_id: "2f4d7988-3f5b-45d7-9838-02897d7180be"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/embalmed-ascendant-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Embalmed Ascendant
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Max speed, Start your engines!

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Risen Necroregent](/printing/risen-necroregent-dft.md) — Creature — Zombie Cat Knight
2. [Walking Sarcophagus](/printing/walking-sarcophagus-dft.md) — Artifact Creature — Zombie Cat
3. [Zahur, Glory's Past](/printing/zahur-glorys-past-dft.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Cat Warrior
4. [Gastal Thrillseeker](/printing/gastal-thrillseeker-dft.md) — Creature — Lizard Berserker
5. [Pride of the Road](/printing/pride-of-the-road-dft.md) — Creature — Zombie Cat Warrior
6. [Gas Guzzler](/printing/gas-guzzler-pdft.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #201
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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