Crovax, Ascendant Hero

Legendary Creature — Human

Other white creatures get +1/+1.

Nonwhite creatures get -1/-1.

Pay 2 life: Return Crovax, Ascendant Hero to its owner's hand.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

IHATENAMES on No Pain No Lifegain

6 months ago

On one hand. This is what magic was meant to be. I havent played a few of these cards since i first put a deck together. Crusade. won't even show the image.. That is a discussion for another time...

Suggested additions

Loyal Warhound ramp in white

Skullclamp card draw

Sun Titan recursion

Abzan Falconer can give mass evasion

Some amount of board wipes my favorites atm are Tragic Arrogance Martial Coup Vanquish the Horde Ondu Inversion  ^Flip .

Cathars' Crusade it wins games. You may want to not use this so you focus on lifegain but this cards does work

Crested Sunmare lifegain payoff

Crovax, Ascendant Hero Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Soul of Eternity Celestial Mantle Axis of Mortalitykinda slow for my meta but might work for you.

Dawn of Hope card draw and can make tokens

Alseid of Life's Bounty protection w/ lifelink

Well of Lost Dreams card draw

Shattered Angel Angel of Vitality to keep with the angels if u want

Palace Jailer monarch is card draw also fun. and removal

Ajani's Pridemate lifegian payoff. its gets huge here because each attacking creature has its own trigger to grow the pridemate. i think 1 or 2 cards make essentially copies of this card. they might be worth looking for

Blind Obedience staxy and lifegain

Moon-Blessed Cleric you run a lot of enchantments your enchantress sub theme can be supported with this

Akroma's Will protection/ finisher

Noble Purpose unnoticed lifegain card that would be good here maybe

Lunarch Veteran  ^Flip Soul Warden Soul's Attendant Daxos, Blessed by the Sun Suture Priestlifegain dorks

Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr  ^Flip lifegain with enchantment payoff as well

now how do u win? atm you focus on going wide with weenies but have a focus on gaining life. Possible ideas Aetherflux Reservoir Archangel of Thune Felidar Sovereign Serra Avatar Starfield of Nyx Nykthos Paragon True Conviction

this is just some ranting. Its up to you how you want to build your deck! Other areas you should look at it your mana base (use tech lands you have almost all basics), ramp to your bigger stuff and card draw in general.

Megaspell on Elesh Norn's Anthems & Taxes

7 months ago

IHATENAMES thank you for your comment. I will test Expedition Map and Crovax, Ascendant Hero seems really great, too.

Dave-writer90: I absolutely love your suggestion. But before Overwhelming Splendor can be put inside the deck some talking with my playgroup needs to be done. :D

Spell_Slam on Card creation challenge

7 months ago

Remove Soil

Instant

Cast this spell only during your opponent's draw step.

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a land card from it. That player exiles that card.

The mage pulled the stopper from his bottle... Torric was swept off his feet.

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Colour-shift your favourite legendary, like Crovax the Cursed -> Crovax, Ascendant Hero.

PinnedPhoenix on Frontline Guardians (Mono-White Soldier Deck)

8 months ago

this deck is fun! it has nice creature synergies and a solid mana curve.

I would consider getting a few more one drops in there. Figure of Destiny is a great card that only gets buffer as the game goes along. in terms of the late game, Crovax, Ascendant Hero is a personal favorite of mine. Righteousness is also great!

if you ever happen to take the plunge into buying some cards specifically for this deck, consider consolidating the creatures you only have one of into four of the best of em. it'll make your deck run smoother and take some of the guesswork out of how a given game goes.

Cyb3rguerrill0 on

8 months ago

Jabberjaw46 thank you for this awesome suggestion, but I got one question: if I return Crovax, Ascendant Hero during the upkeep I will only be able to let him enter the battlefield during the first main phase resulting in giving away my priorty for instants of opponents and therefore need to speend mana which I might not have (enough) to resolve this combo? Or am I missunderstanding your advice? Thanks.

Jabberjaw46 on

8 months ago

hehe you should run Axis of Mortality, it combos with Crovax, Ascendant Hero. Pay 2 life to return to hand while holding priority, then activate again paying 2 life. Continue until you're at 1 or 2 life then switch life totals.

I know it isnt part of your main strategy but it can be a fun backup win con.

king-saproling on Adeline

9 months ago

You might like these: Mantle of Leadership, Hope Against Hope, Eidolon of Countless Battles, Devout Chaplain, Sanctuary Lockdown, Konda's Banner, Crovax, Ascendant Hero, Palace Jailer, Lotus Petal

king-saproling on Bounce and Ye Shall… Bounce?

1 year ago

Thoughts on these? Cloud Key , Ancestral Statue , Enduring Renewal , Blasting Station , Palace Jailer , Bonders' Enclave , Arch of Orazca , Throne of the High City , Cathars' Crusade , Goldnight Commander , Mantle of Leadership , Skyscanner , Blinking Spirit , Search for Glory (finds monuments), Thalia's Lancers , Crovax, Ascendant Hero