Magic: The Gathering · starter
Ambition's Cost
Portal Three Kingdoms · #67 · rare · 1999
Sorcery
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Market reference
$18.20
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 67 / 180
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Junko Taguchi
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- white
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1999-05-01
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Sorcery
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ambition's Cost plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Ambition's Cost
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Junko Taguchi
This card was illustrated by Junko Taguchi.
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Type: Sorcery
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
""When you give offense to heaven, to whom can you pray?" —Cao Cao, quoting Confucius"
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $18.20 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €9.44 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ambition's Cost is real?
Ambition's Cost is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ambition's Cost worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ambition's Cost is $18.20; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ambition's Cost from?
Ambition's Cost is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Portal Three Kingdoms" in the starter series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Ambition's Cost?
Ambition's Cost is a rare card in the Portal Three Kingdoms set.
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